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Halloween
Halloween or Hallowe'en (/ˌhæləˈwin, -oʊˈin, ˌhɒl-/; a contraction of "All Hallows' Evening"),[5] also known as All Hallows' Eve,[6] is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It initiates the triduum of Hallowmas, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed believers.[7]
According to many scholars, All Hallows' Eve is a Christianized feast initially influenced by Celtic harvest festivals,[8][9] with possible pagan roots, particularly the Gaelic Samhain.[6][10][11] Other academics maintain that it originated independently of Samhain and has solely Christian roots.[12]
Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (or the related "guising" or "trunk-or-treating"), attending costume parties, decorating, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
President's Day
President's
Day is a United
States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in
honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
Presidents'
Day.
Presidents' Day
was started by President Nixon, to honor all past presidents of the
United States, and set on the day when Washington's Birthday was
celebrated. Both Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays are in February
Pancake Day February 12th 2013
Pancake
Day or Shrove Tuesday is the day
preceding Ash Wednesday,
the first day of Lent.
Shrove Tuesday is determined by Easter;
its date changes annually. Pancakes
are associated with the day preceding Lent because they were a way to
use up rich foods such as eggs, milk, and sugar, before the fasting
season of the 40 days of Lent. Shrove Tuesday was once known as a
"half-holiday" in England. It started at 11:00am with the
ringing of a church bell. On Pancake Day, "pancake
races" are held in villages and
towns across the United Kingdom. Participants with frying pans race
through the streets tossing pancakes into the air and catching them
in the pan whilst running.
Chinese New Year 2013
Chinese
New Year is the longest and most important festival in the Chinese
calendar. In China,
it
is also known as the 'Spring Festival'. The origin of Chinese New
Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of
several myths and traditions. Chinese New Year is celebrated in China
and in countries and territories with significant Chinese
populations, including Hong Kong, Macau,
Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius,
Philippines, and
also in Chinatowns
elsewhere.
Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and
has had influence on the lunar new year celebrations of its
geographic neighbours.
The next Chinese New Year's Day falls on 10 February 2013. The new
year will be the year of the snake.
Within
China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of
the Chinese new year vary widely. People will pour out their money to
buy presents, decoration, material, food, and clothing. It is also
traditional for every family to thoroughly cleanse the house, in
order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for good incoming
luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red colour paper-cuts
and couplets with
popular themes of “good
fortune” or “happiness”, "wealth",
and "longevity." On the Eve of Chinese New Year, supper is
a feast with families. Food will include such items as pigs, ducks,
chicken and sweet delicacies. The family will end the night with
firecrackers. Early the next morning, children will greet their
parents by wishing them a healthy and happy new year, and receive
money in red paper envelopes. The Chinese New Year tradition is to
reconcile, forget all grudges and sincerely wish peace and happiness
for everyone.
Black Friday
Black
Friday is the name given to the day following Thanksgiving Day in the
United States, traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping
season. On this day, many shops offer promotional sales to kick off
the holiday shopping season.
In
Spain, Mediamarkt has announced Black Friday in its leaflet.
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