Holidays Around the World

This is a traditional English holiday that extents Christmas & can be traced to the Middle Ages

In Pakistan boys celebrate spring with kite-flighting contests during

Another word for the following holiday is Day of Atonement, a day set aside to atone for sins.

This celebrates a great Jewish military victory & a miraculous supply of oil for the Temple.

Ramadan is a holy month of ______, reflection & prayer.  Ramadan is the holiest month of Islam.

This spring holiday celebrates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt

In Ecuador families burn a straw man dressed in old clothes at midnight to celebrate

Catholics from Mexico pay pilgrimage to see an image of Mary in the Basilica of Guadalupe

Hindu holiday - Great Festival of Shiva - marked with fasting, vigil & gifts to the god Shiva

Which of the following celebrations is held on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday?

Japanese people float lanterns on the river to keep alive the memories of their ancestors for

In Hebrew this means Head of the Year & is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve

What is the Muslim festival held after Ramadan involving prayer, henna, family & eating sweets?

People gather to remember & pray for the dead on The Day of the Dead. It's traced back to the:

This is an ancient Hindu festival known as the festival of colours or the festival of love.

People carry lanterns in a parade led by a silk dragon to celebrate

Historically, children in England dance around tall poles decorated with ribbons to celebrate

This is a festival observed by many African Americans to celebrate cultural heritage & values

Holiday in ___ remembers St Lucia who was a young Christian girl who was martyred for her faith

This day celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ & is the holiest day of the Christian year

Ancient Hindu festival celebrated with prayer, gift giving, feasts with family & light displays

This holiday is one of the oldest winter celebrations known and marks the winter solstice.

___'s Birthday is known as Vesakha and is the most important festival of the Buddhist calendar.

Individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees on this day annually

Mandela Day is celebrated each July 18 to recognize the former__contribution to peace & freedom

Period before Christmas when Christians prepare for birth of Jesus Christ.Means COMING in Latin

Thanksgiving was first celebrated in what country?

1st called Armistice Day to commemorate the end of WWI by Woodrow Wilson in 1919

Celebrated in more than 190 countries around the world with goal of protecting our environment

In January, Three Kings Day or___is a day of feast to celebrate the revelation of Jesus Christ