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Holidays and Traditions Around the World

Festivals and celebrations from many countries and cultures, told respectfully.

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  • New Year's DayHoliday
    January 1; many countries celebrate the new calendar year
  • Lunar New YearHoliday
    A spring festival in many East Asian cultures, with family meals, red decorations and the zodiac animal year
  • DiwaliHoliday
    The Hindu, Sikh and Jain festival of lights, in autumn
  • HoliHoliday
    The Hindu spring festival of colors in India
  • HanukkahHoliday
    A Jewish eight-day festival of lights
  • PassoverHoliday
    A Jewish spring holiday remembering the exodus from Egypt
  • Rosh HashanahHoliday
    The Jewish New Year
  • Yom KippurHoliday
    The Jewish Day of Atonement
  • ChristmasHoliday
    December 25; Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus
  • EasterHoliday
    A Christian spring holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus
  • RamadanHoliday
    The Muslim holy month of fasting from dawn to sunset
  • Eid al-FitrHoliday
    The Muslim festival that ends Ramadan
  • Eid al-AdhaHoliday
    The Muslim festival of sacrifice, linked to the pilgrimage to Mecca
  • KwanzaaHoliday
    A week-long celebration of African American culture, December 26 to January 1
  • Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos)Holiday
    A Mexican celebration to remember loved ones, with marigolds and altars
  • Thanksgiving (US)Holiday
    Fourth Thursday of November; a day to give thanks and share a meal
  • Canadian ThanksgivingHoliday
    Second Monday of October
  • Independence Day (US)Holiday
    July 4; marks the Declaration of Independence in 1776
  • Bastille DayHoliday
    July 14; France's national day
  • Canada DayHoliday
    July 1
  • HalloweenHoliday
    October 31; costumes, jack-o'-lanterns and trick-or-treating
  • Bonfire NightHoliday
    November 5 in the UK, with fireworks
  • Valentine's DayHoliday
    February 14; a day for sharing cards and kind words
  • St. Patrick's DayHoliday
    March 17; Irish culture and green clothes
  • April Fools' DayHoliday
    April 1; a day for harmless pranks
  • Mother's DayHoliday
    A day to honor mothers, held in different months in different countries
  • Father's DayHoliday
    A day to honor fathers
  • Earth DayHoliday
    April 22; a day to care for the planet
  • Cinco de MayoHoliday
    May 5; remembers a Mexican victory in 1862 and celebrates Mexican culture
  • Mexican Independence DayHoliday
    September 16
  • OktoberfestHoliday
    A beer and folk festival in Munich, Germany, held in late September and October
  • CarnivalHoliday
    A pre-Lent festival with parades, famous in Rio de Janeiro
  • Mardi GrasHoliday
    The day before Lent begins; New Orleans has parades and beads
  • SongkranHoliday
    Thai New Year with water splashing
  • ObonHoliday
    A Japanese summer festival to honor ancestors
  • TanabataHoliday
    A Japanese star festival on July 7
  • Cherry Blossom FestivalHoliday
    Spring celebration of flowering cherry trees in Japan
  • Mid-Autumn FestivalHoliday
    East Asian harvest festival with mooncakes and moon watching
  • Dragon Boat FestivalHoliday
    Chinese festival with boat races and rice dumplings
  • ChuseokHoliday
    Korean harvest festival
  • VesakHoliday
    Buddhist celebration of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and passing
  • NowruzHoliday
    Persian New Year at the spring equinox
  • Lantern FestivalHoliday
    End of Lunar New Year celebrations with lanterns
  • HogmanayHoliday
    Scottish New Year's Eve party
  • St. Lucia DayHoliday
    December 13 in Sweden, with candles and white gowns
  • Three Kings DayHoliday
    January 6; celebrated in Spain and Latin America
  • Guy Fawkes NightHoliday
    Another name for Bonfire Night in the UK
  • JuneteenthHoliday
    June 19; marks the end of slavery in the US in 1865
  • Martin Luther King Jr. DayHoliday
    Third Monday in January in the US
  • Veterans DayHoliday
    November 11 in the US; honors those who served in the military
  • Remembrance DayHoliday
    November 11 in Commonwealth countries
  • Groundhog DayHoliday
    February 2; a groundhog 'predicts' spring in the US and Canada
  • Labor DayHoliday
    First Monday in September in the US; honors workers
  • Pi DayHoliday
    March 14, a math fan holiday for the number 3.14
  • Boxing DayHoliday
    December 26 in the UK and Commonwealth countries
  • Bonfire of San JuanHoliday
    Midsummer bonfires in Spain on June 23
  • MidsummerHoliday
    A Scandinavian celebration of the longest days with flowers and dancing
  • Pancake DayHoliday
    The day before Lent; people eat pancakes in the UK
  • PongalHoliday
    Indian harvest festival in January, especially in Tamil Nadu
  • OnamHoliday
    A harvest festival in Kerala, India

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