St. Valentine's Day (February 14)
Fool's Day (April 1)
Easter (the first Sunday after the equinox)
Mother's Day (the second Sunday in May)
Mother's Day - 1905 A.D. First Sunday)
Mother's Day (Second Sunday in May)-Mother's Day-
In 1905 A.D., Miss Anna Gavis of Philadelphia, U.S.A., lost her dear mother. Her great grief made her recall the hardships of her mother in bringing up her children and the love that they should give to their mother. This led her to the belief that a day should be set aside to show the love of children to their mothers, and in 1906, Miss Gavis took the initiative to establish a Mother's Day for the community!
At first, people didn't understand that an ordinary woman could initiate a holiday. After all, in Western history, only God was worthy of a holiday. Ms. Gavis worked hard, she appealed to the parliament and spoke everywhere ...... She even quit her career in an insurance company in order to have more time to work. Her efforts were not in vain, and the community was moved.In 1907, Mother's Day was first celebrated in a magnificent church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. People came from all directions to bless their mothers and congratulate all mothers on the holiday. More and more cities and regions gradually joined in the celebration of Mother's Day. 1914, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved a bill in Congress to designate the second Sunday of May as Mother's Day. Soon, this holiday spread, and so far has been recognized as a holiday celebration in 43 countries, while becoming a worldwide holiday.
Father's Day (the third Sunday in June)
Halloween (November 1)
Thanksgiving (the last Thursday of November)
Thanksgiving (the last Thursday of November)-American Thanksgiving Day-
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the last Thursday of November every year, and it is a holiday that is particularly important to Americans. Thanksgiving Day, which is particularly important to Americans. Legend has it that in 1602, a group of English Puritans crossed the Atlantic Ocean by ship to escape persecution by the authorities, arriving on the coast of Massachusetts in the United States on the last Thursday of November, with almost half of the group dying on the way. The following year, local Indians came to the settlement of these European immigrants, gave them gifts, and helped them to produce, resulting in a good harvest in the fall. In order to thank the Indians for their favor, they arrived in the American continent on the first anniversary of the day held a feast, entertaining the Indians, will be this day as Thanksgiving. After the founding of the United States, still follow this ancient custom. People must eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day, so it is also known as "Turkey Day".
Christmas Eve (December 24)
Christmas Day (December 25)
Christmas Day (December 25)
December 25 is the celebration of the birthday of Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity, and it is the largest and most popular holiday in the United States.
According to the Bible, the holy book of Christians, God decided to have his only son, Jesus Christ, be born on earth, find a mother, and then live on earth so that people could better understand God, learn to love God, and better love each other." Christmas" means "celebration of Christ" and celebrates the moment when a young Jewish woman, Maria, gave birth to Jesus.
Boxing Day (December 26)
Carnaval (Brazil, mid- to late February) - Brazilian Carnival -
Every year in February and March, Brazil celebrates the world's largest mass festival of spectacular, colorful, bizarre and enthusiastic celebrations.
Every year in February and March, Brazil holds a large-scale, spectacular, colorful, strange and enthusiastic atmosphere, which is the "world's best" mass celebration. It is the only Brazilian regardless of color and race, regardless of men and women, young and old, regardless of the poor and rich, the universal celebration of the holiday, but also the only can forget all the troubles, the full vent of the day.
Brazilians spend huge sums of money on costumes, masks, food and drink before Carnival, even if they have to borrow money and go into debt. Rio de Janeiro is the center of Carnival. When the festivities begin, stores close, factories stop working, and laws are nullified in favor of the principle of "no one belongs to anyone and no one is in charge". The fixed relationships between husband and wife, neighbors, factory owners and workers can be temporarily disrupted and reassembled. During the festival, there were no spectators, nor tourists. The best and most enthusiastic spectacle of Carnival is the samba competition. It is the "national dance" of Brazil, which evolved from the black African dance. The competition is held in the streets and judges are hired by the government. The winner of the competition receives millions of dollars.
Adults Day (Japan, January 15)
Octoberfest (Germany, October 10)
Ramadan (Muslims, September in the Islamic calendar)
MardiGras (United States, etc.
Day of the Dead (Mexico, November 1-2)
Day of the Dead (Mexico, November 1-2)
Day of the Dead (Mexico, November 1-2) November 1-2)
The Day of the Dead is a traditional Mexican holiday influenced by the two cultures of Christianity, Halloween and the Indian custom of paying tribute to the ancestors, where people pay tribute to their deceased loved ones through wakes and tributes. Pictured is the market neatly stacked skeleton chocolate. Skeletons are a symbol of death, like the Halloween pumpkin head, it is the Mexican Day of the Dead during the most representative and expressive image.
From October 31, Mexico celebrated the "Day of the Dead" (also called "Day of the Dead"). Mexico's holiday, both with the Western "Halloween" has similarities, but not exactly the same. Performance of a strong Indian national cultural characteristics.
Mexico's famous writer, Nobel Prize winner Octavio Paz said: "Death is actually a reflection of life. If death is meaningless, then its life must be the same." "It is death that shows the highest meaning of life; it is the opposite of life and the complement of life." Not only has this become a cultural phenomenon with Mexican national characteristics, but it also expresses the values and philosophical concepts of Mexicans. The Mexicans inherited this view of life from the philosophy of the ancient Indians. Therefore, they joyfully celebrate the completion of the life cycle, once a year to welcome the living and the dead reunion. The annual Day of the Dead is the influence of such an Azteca philosophical concept and custom. People pay tribute to the dead, but are never sad, and even sing and dance all night long, with the intention of celebrating the holiday with their dead loved ones.
According to folk custom, November 1 is the "young spirit" festival; 2 is the "adult spirit" festival. People scatter yellow flower petals on the road leading from the cemetery to the village or town, so that the dead can follow the fragrant path back to their homes. In the evening, pumpkin lanterns are lit in front of homes to guide the spirits to the door, and offerings such as corn custard, chocolate, bread, dumplings, chili sauce, pumpkins, sweets and desserts are placed on the altar for the spirits to enjoy. "The bread on the altar on the Day of the Dead is different from the usual bread. Different shapes have different meanings. Some are made in the shape of a "man", while others are made in the shape of a "man" without "legs", which means "ghosts". The spiral-shaped bread called "roscette" represents the cycle of life; the lasagna-shaped bread with decorations, "ohaldra", is meant to welcome back the dead. During the festival, all men, women and children are allowed to wear masks and garments of ghosts and ghouls with white bones on them and parade through the streets to signify the return of the dead.
On the Day of the Dead, people place flowers on the graves of their deceased loved ones. People express their grief for their departed loved ones in many ways.
In Mexico, children are told about this tradition from an early age. The Day of the Dead is listed as one of the most important traditions in Mexico in the Civics textbook for 4th graders. Children learn from their textbooks that "The Day of the Dead, November 2, is a holiday we celebrate for those who are no longer with us. It's not a sad holiday, on the contrary, it's a holiday full of color; people decorate altars for the dead with food and other things; play music in the cemetery and write 'skeleton' poems to make fun of each other. This is an Indian custom, an Indian culture that existed before the Spanish colonial era; this is how the Aztecas celebrated it."
Newspapers also devote full-page caricatures of skeletons of presidents, cabinet ministers, and celebrities on the Day of the Dead, accompanied by epitaphs. Being painted as a skeleton of people also proud of luck, showing the Mexican nation's optimistic and open-minded character and a humorous attitude towards death. In the capital city of Mexico City, the government departments concerned in order to show this ancient culture, but also specially organized by the cultural sector of each district in the city center of the Constitution Square set up a variety of altars. Participating units "eight immortals over the sea, each show their skills", digging out their minds, the altar to build a beautiful and artistic. This is to show the inheritance of the national cultural identity. Vendors are also allowed to sell various traditional foods around the square. The people who visited the festival were in full bloom and it was like a festival.
Although the Mexican "Day of the Dead" has similarities with other Western countries, with the Spanish colonization of the pre-Indian Indian nations and the Spanish dual origin, but, in essence, is still inherited from the Indian traditions, showing the characteristics of the Indian culture, as well as their unique humor and ideas. It is generally recognized in Mexico that this culture is largely an inheritance of ideas from the ancient Indians, especially the Maya or Azteca. It also originates from the most advanced period of what is now known as "Mesoamerican culture". Although, as a cultural phenomenon, it was also influenced by the European culture of the colonial era. However, Mexicans have always been willing to distinguish themselves from other Western countries by referring to the ancient civilizations and cultures that they have inherited as their national identity. This consciousness is y rooted.
Kwansaa (Americas, December 26 - January 1 of the following year)