Festivals
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 4:32 amDay of the innocents: The day of the Innocents is celbrado December 28 and is a commemoration of Christianity to remember the killing of children under two years, ordered by King Herod I, who wanted to get rid of the messiah, the new born Jesus of Nazareth; It is celebrated with jokes between families and friends in the Hispanic countries.
Anzac Day: The ANZAC Day is a national holiday of Australia and New Zealand that is celebrated every April 25th in honor of the soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces who fought in the battle of Gallipoli in 1915 against the Ottoman Empire during the World War I. This commemoration day is celebrated in two ways. The first is with the so-called Service at Dawn where a memorial service is held at the exact time at which the first military landing was made, it is a military ceremony that takes place in almost all the monuments to the war that exist in Australia , The second celebration takes place later in the day and is a military parade.
The inns: Las Posadas are popular festivals that are celebrated in Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama during the nine days before Christmas, that is, from December 16 to 24. These festivals recall the pilgrimage of Mary and Joseph from their departure from Nazareth to Bethlehem, where they seek a place to stay and await the birth of the baby Jesus. The Posadas were created from the first evangelizers: the friar Agustino Diego Soria obtained from Pope Sixtus V indulgences for the completion of the nine Christmas gifts in the days before Christmas.
Valentine's Day: Valentine's Day is a traditional celebration that has been assimilated by the Catholic Church with the designation of Valentine as patron of lovers. On this day couples in love express their love and affection to each other. It is celebrated on February 14, the Valentine's Day. In some countries it is known as Valentine's Day and in others as the day of love and friendship. During the antiquity a pagan feast dedicated to fertility, called Lupercalia, was celebrated in Rome. During this party the women expected to be beaten with whips made of the skin of goats and dogs, drenched in the same blood of these animals, since they believed that this ritual granted them fertility. Centuries later, in 496, Pope Gelasius I banned the celebration of Lupercalia and established February 14 as the day of the feast of St. Valentine.
Groundhog Day: Groundhog Day 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 goes out of hibernation on February . The day of Groundhog signals (approximately) half the period between the solstic.
Easter: Easter is the Christian festival in which the resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated. After Christ died on the cross, they placed his body in a sepulcher; there he remained, separated from His spirit, until His resurrection, when His spirit and His body came together again. Easter marks the end of Holy Week, which commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus. Holy Week is followed by a period of fifty days called Easter Time, which ends on Pentecost Sunday.
Cinco de Mayo: Cinco de Mayo commemorates the victory of Mexico over France at the Battle of Puebla, in the war between France and Mexico. Mexicans were poorly supplied and outnumbered while preparing for the French. But in the end, almost 500 French soldiers died and less than 100 Mexicans were killed. The biggest celebration of May 5 in the world takes place in Los Angeles. The Broadway Festival Festival brings together some 300,000 people. Cities such as New York, Denver and Houston of England are celebrated in Mexico, especially in puebla dode, also celebrate large parties on the occasion of this date.
Tet Nguyen Dan: The exact date of celebration varies every year, since it is determined by the lunar calendar, although it oscillates between January 19 and February 20, approximately. In any case, it is the most important holiday in the country, to the point that the first commemorative events start a week ago before nguyen dan. Heir to the Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian traditions, the faithful believe that the gods visit Earth in this period, after which they return to heaven coinciding with the eve of the new year. To protect themselves from the evil spirits during these days, the peasants place in front of their houses the so-called cay neu (or 'sign-tree'), a bamboo pole from whose end hangs a clay tablet with a piece of yellow cloth. Also, until its ban in 1995, the population threw firecrackers to scare away the demon Na A and his consort. On the first day of the Têt, the population usually worships their ancestors. Both the eve of the New Year and the three following days are festive.
Anzac Day: The ANZAC Day is a national holiday of Australia and New Zealand that is celebrated every April 25th in honor of the soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces who fought in the battle of Gallipoli in 1915 against the Ottoman Empire during the World War I. This commemoration day is celebrated in two ways. The first is with the so-called Service at Dawn where a memorial service is held at the exact time at which the first military landing was made, it is a military ceremony that takes place in almost all the monuments to the war that exist in Australia , The second celebration takes place later in the day and is a military parade.
The inns: Las Posadas are popular festivals that are celebrated in Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama during the nine days before Christmas, that is, from December 16 to 24. These festivals recall the pilgrimage of Mary and Joseph from their departure from Nazareth to Bethlehem, where they seek a place to stay and await the birth of the baby Jesus. The Posadas were created from the first evangelizers: the friar Agustino Diego Soria obtained from Pope Sixtus V indulgences for the completion of the nine Christmas gifts in the days before Christmas.
Valentine's Day: Valentine's Day is a traditional celebration that has been assimilated by the Catholic Church with the designation of Valentine as patron of lovers. On this day couples in love express their love and affection to each other. It is celebrated on February 14, the Valentine's Day. In some countries it is known as Valentine's Day and in others as the day of love and friendship. During the antiquity a pagan feast dedicated to fertility, called Lupercalia, was celebrated in Rome. During this party the women expected to be beaten with whips made of the skin of goats and dogs, drenched in the same blood of these animals, since they believed that this ritual granted them fertility. Centuries later, in 496, Pope Gelasius I banned the celebration of Lupercalia and established February 14 as the day of the feast of St. Valentine.
Groundhog Day: Groundhog Day 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 goes out of hibernation on February . The day of Groundhog signals (approximately) half the period between the solstic.
Easter: Easter is the Christian festival in which the resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated. After Christ died on the cross, they placed his body in a sepulcher; there he remained, separated from His spirit, until His resurrection, when His spirit and His body came together again. Easter marks the end of Holy Week, which commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus. Holy Week is followed by a period of fifty days called Easter Time, which ends on Pentecost Sunday.
Cinco de Mayo: Cinco de Mayo commemorates the victory of Mexico over France at the Battle of Puebla, in the war between France and Mexico. Mexicans were poorly supplied and outnumbered while preparing for the French. But in the end, almost 500 French soldiers died and less than 100 Mexicans were killed. The biggest celebration of May 5 in the world takes place in Los Angeles. The Broadway Festival Festival brings together some 300,000 people. Cities such as New York, Denver and Houston of England are celebrated in Mexico, especially in puebla dode, also celebrate large parties on the occasion of this date.
Tet Nguyen Dan: The exact date of celebration varies every year, since it is determined by the lunar calendar, although it oscillates between January 19 and February 20, approximately. In any case, it is the most important holiday in the country, to the point that the first commemorative events start a week ago before nguyen dan. Heir to the Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian traditions, the faithful believe that the gods visit Earth in this period, after which they return to heaven coinciding with the eve of the new year. To protect themselves from the evil spirits during these days, the peasants place in front of their houses the so-called cay neu (or 'sign-tree'), a bamboo pole from whose end hangs a clay tablet with a piece of yellow cloth. Also, until its ban in 1995, the population threw firecrackers to scare away the demon Na A and his consort. On the first day of the Têt, the population usually worships their ancestors. Both the eve of the New Year and the three following days are festive.