Holiday and Festivals

Holiday and Festivals

Postby Guest » Sat Nov 11, 2017 12:21 am

1. April Fool's Day.

• When is it?
R// is celebrated on December 28 of every year

• Where is it celebrated?
R// It is celebrated at a global level

• How is it celebrated?
R// In almost all places it is day jokes are made to nearby, as a commemoration of the date

• What is the history of it?
R//: The Day of the Innocent Saints is the commemoration of a hagiographic episode of Christianity: the killing of children under two years old born in Bethlehem (Judea), ordered by King Herod I the Great in order to get rid of the newborn Jesus of Nazareth


2. Cinco de Mayo

• When is it?
R// It is celebrated every May 5

• Where is celebrated?
R// It is celebrated in the country of Mexico and United States

• How is it celebrated?
R// Non-Mexican and Mexican people celebrate this day in the United States and in other countries invoking stereotypes of Mexican culture. An example is the donkey-shaped piñatas

• What is the history of it?
R// In Mexico, the anniversary of the battle of Puebla has an important meaning; however, on May 5 is celebrated by Mexicans in the United States as the Day of Latin Pride, acquiring an alternative to the historical meaning of the date


3. Anzac day

• When is it?
R// It is celebrated every April 25

• Where is celebrated?
R// It is a national holiday of Australia and New Zealand is a national holiday of Australia and New Zealand

• How is it celebrated?
R// Currently, in addition to the ceremonies held in the two countries, thousands of Australians and New Zealanders travel to the beach on the Galipoli peninsula in Turkey, with the aim of presenting their tributes to those who defended their countries

• What is the history of it?
R// In honor of the soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces (ANZAC) who fought in the battle of Gallipoli in 1915 against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, and whose commemoration is currently extended to all Australians and New Zealanders " who served and died in all wars, conflicts and peace missions "and in memory of" the contribution and suffering of those who have served "

4. Groundhog Day

• When is it?
R// It is celebrated on February 2

• Where is celebrated?
R// It is celebrated in the United States and Canada

• How is it celebrated?
R// It is a folkloric method used by farmers, from the United States and Canada, to predict the end of winter based on the behavior of the animal when it comes out of hibernation

• What is the history of it?
R// According to the belief, if the marmot, when leaving its burrow, does not see its shadow, because it is a cloudy day, it will leave the burrow, which means that the winter will end soon. If, on the contrary, because it is a sunny day, the marmot "sees its shadow" and goes back into the burrow, it means that the winter will last six weeks more.

5. Valentine day´s

• When is it?
R// It is celebrated on February 14th

• Where is celebrated?
R// This is celebrated in several countries worldwide, each one has similar or different dates depending on the country that is

• How is it celebrated?
R// It is called "Valentine's Day", and the union between couples is celebrated and it is usual to give treats and kisses.

• What is the history of it?
R// Valentine's Day is a traditional celebration that has been assimilated by the Catholic Church with the designation of Valentine as the patron of lovers.1 It became popular in many countries, and in modern times especially in the Anglo-Saxons expanding to other places from the twentieth century mainly the day when couples in love express their love and affection to each other.

6. Easter

• . When is it?
R// The date of celebration varies between March 22 and April 25, as it takes place on the Sunday following the first full moon of the Northern Hemisphere

• Where is celebrated?
R// It is celebrated by those who are believers in Jesus Christ whether Catholic, Christian or other religions

• How is it celebrated?
R// with much prayer and rejoicing

• What is the history of it?
R// Is a festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial after his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance
7. Las posadas

• When is it?
R// beginning December 16 and ending December 24

• Where is celebrated?
R// celebrated chiefly in Mexico and by Mexican-Americans in the United States

• How is it celebrated?
R// With representations during the nine days, resembling the pregnancy and the accommodation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus

• What is the history of it?
R// Las Posadas is Spanish for accommodation, or accommodation, which in this case refers to the inn in the history of the nativity of Jesus. It uses the plural form since the celebration lasts an interval of nine days (called the ninth) during the Christmas season. The novena represents the nine-month pregnancy of Mary, the mother of Jesus celebrated by Christian traditions

8. Tet Nguyen Dan

• When is it?
R// The exact date of celebration varies each year, since it is determined by the lunar calendar, although it ranges from January 19 to February 20, approximately

• Where is celebrated?
R// the most important celebration in vietnam

• How is it celebrated?
R// A Vietnam full of color and festive days await the streets of the big cities are filled with people who make the maximum noise possible with firecrackers, drums and bells

• What is the history of it?
R// It is the most important festivity in the country, to the point that the first commemorative events start a week before. Heir to the Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian traditions, the faithful believe that the gods visit the Earth in this period, after which they return to heaven coinciding with the eve of the new yea


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