What festivals
are there in your country? When are these festivals? What do people do on these
days?
In the streets
On the same day,
there's a carnival in Venice in Italy. At this time of year, it's summer in
Brazil, but it's winter in Italy. The weather in Italy is colder than in
Brazil. At the Venice carnival, some people wear long dresses or cloaks. They
want to have fun, but they don't want to be cold. The day after the carnival,
Christians start the time of Lent.
Come to the
carnival! The carnival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is one of the biggest
festivals in the world. It's always in February or March. There's a parade with
big floats. There's music in the streets. People wear colorful costumes. They
dance and have fun.
Lights
For many festivals,
people decorate their homes. In India, people put lots of pretty lamps in their
homes for the festival of Diwali. They Iook at the lamps and think about their
family and other people in the world. Diwali is usually in October or November.
It's a very big festival for Hindu people in India, and for Hindus all around
the world.
At the Jewish
festival of Hanukkah, people light candles on eight nights. One night, they
light one candle. The next night they light two candles. On the last night of
Hanukkah, they light all the candles. Hanukkah is usually in December. Children
have presents. Many families eat pancakes made with potatoes. They sometimes
eat donuts, too.
Families and
friends
Eid is the Arabic
word for festival. Eid is a big Muslim feslival. At Eid, people give presents
to children and friends. Eid presents are usually money, or things like toys,
candy, and new clothes. At Eid, Muslims think about other people in the world.
They give food and money to hungry people and sick people.
People wear new
clothes at Eid. In the morning, they get up, wash, and put on their new
clothes. They eat dates and cookies for breakfast. Then they go to pray at the
mosque. Lots of people hug their friends. Later, they eat with their family.
They also visit their grandparents, and say, 'Happy Eid!'
Three kings
In the story of
Jesus Christ, three good people visited Jesus when he was a baby. They gave him
presents. Later, Christians called these people the Three Kings. In January,
Christians have a festival called Twelfth Night. It's called Twelfth Night
because it's 12 nights after Christmas. At this time, Christians think about
the Three Kings who visited Jesus with their presents. In some countries,
people eat a big cake.
Twelfth Night is a
big festival in Spain. There are lots of parades, with people in costumes.
People throw candy to children in the streets.
Spring
Spring is a very
pretty season. Maybe it's the prettiest season of all. It's usually sunny and
there are lots of flowers. In Japan, people love cherry blossom. These pink
flowers open in spring, between January and April. People have picnics under
the cherry trees. They sit and eat, and they look at the cherry blossom.
In Ghana, the rainy
season starts in May. This is a good time for farmers, so they have a big
festival called Homowo. There are parades in the streets, with music and
dancing. Vila Franca do Lima is in Portugal. In May, there's a festival here,
with lots of flowers. Girls carry flowers on their head. The flowers are heavy.
Thank you
Fall is a season of
festivals all around the world. It's the season of the harvest. Farmers cut the
crops and pick the fruit. After the harvest, people want to say thank you for
the good things in the world. In South Korea there's a big festival called
Chuseok in September or October. Families eat traditional food like rice cakes.
Sometimes people also dance.
In the USA, the
festival of Thanksgiving is in November. In Canada, it's in October. People
have dinner with their family. They eat turkey and pumpkin pie. In Europe,
there are lots of festivals after the harvest. In Poland, girls wear crowns
made of flowers. They dance and sing songs. In Italy, people wear traditional
costumes and they dance with wreaths. The wreaths are made of wheat.
Birthdays
Christmas is the
birthday of Jesus Christos and it's a big festival for Christians. Many pe pIe
have a Christmas tree in their homes, and there are pretty decorations in the
streets.
All around the
world, Sikhs have a festival for Guru Nanak's birthday in November. Guru Nanak
was a great teacher. Some Sikhs go to the Golden Temple in India. On Guru
Nanak's birthday there are thousands of lamps at this temple.
Vesak day is
sometimes called Buddha's Birthday. On this day, Buddhists think about Gotama
Buddha - he was a great teacher in India. They decorate statues of Gotama
Buddha. Vesak Day is usually in May.
Midsummer
In June, it's summer
in Europe. It's usually warm. The nights are short and the days are long. The
longest day in the year is June 2 1 st. It's called Midsummer. At this time,
there are many festivals in Europe. People make big bonfires.
In Russia at
Midsummer, people sing and dance all night. Girls pick flowers and make pretty
crowns. They throw the crowns into a lake or a river. Midsummer is one of the biggest
festivals in Sweden. People decorate their homes with leaves. They make a big
pole with flowers and leaves. They dance around the pole and sing songs. They
wear traditional Swedish costumes. Girls make pretty crowns with flowers.
Halloween
October 3 1st
is Halloween. Children wear costumes. In the evening, they knock on doors and
people give them candy. At Halloween, some people buy a pumpkin. They cut holes
in the pumpkin, to make eyes, a nose, and a mouth. They put a candle in the
pumpkin, to make a lantern - a lantern and a scary face! Stores sell Halloween
toys, like skeletons and spiders. People aren't really scared at Halloween.
It's fun!
The day after
Halloween is a Christian festival called All Saints Day. This is a very big
festival in Mexico. People think about their families, and visit the cemetery.
It's not a sad festival. People have fun. Children have candy and they play
with their brothers and sisters.
New year
All around the world
there are big festivals for New Year. People in different countries do
different things. In Spain and Portugal, people eat 12 grapes at midnight on
December 31 st. In Japan, people like laughing at midnight. They say, 'Start
the year with a laugh, then all the year is happy.' In Thailand, people throw
water in the streets. They have water all over them, but it's not a problem.
The weather in Thailand is always hot at New Year.
At New Year, many
people watch fireworks. Little children sit on their mother's or father's
shoulders so that they can see the fireworks. The fireworks go up, and all the
people say 'Happy New Year!'
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