Holidays Around the World

Girls in this country dress up as "Lucia brides" to honor St. Lucia:

This religious Christian holiday is celebrated all over the world in different ways:

This is a massive "party" holiday celebrated in Brazil:

People carry lanterns and join in a huge parade led by a silk dragon for this holiday:

Ancient Greeks celebrated the new year on this day:

These holidays are celebrated by Jewish people in September or October:

This European traditional holiday is celebrated the day after Christmas:

This holiday is celebrated by African Americans & is based on ancient African harvest festivals

The Buddhist water festival celebrated in Thailand is called:

In this country a straw man is dressed up on December 31st and then burned:

This holiday means "first fruits"

This Jewish holiday lasts 8 days: