Festivals Around the World 🌏🌒

  💞 By Yeonhwa Easter is significant Christian festival that celebrates the miraculous resurrection of Jesus Christ. According to the Bible, it take place on the third day after His crucifixion. It is the most important day in Christianity, which symbolize eternal life. Moreover, Easter occurs annually on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the Spring Equinox that means the date changes each year, but always falls between March 22 and April 25. Historically, Easter is rooted in the sacred resurrection of Jesus Christ, which happened around 30-33 AD in ancient Jerusalem. Early Christians originally celebrated it as part of Passover, Jewish festival. Additionally, over time, it spread from Jerusalem to Rome, Europe, and the wider world through Christianity. In the past, people would attend early morning church services to celebrate amazing event. Moreover, children would participate in fun and exciting games, such as rolling eggs down fresh, grassy hills. Families w...

By Priyanka Diwali is the Indian's biggest and most important festival of the year. The festival gets name from the Deepa means lamps. All people would light outside their homes to symbolized the inner light that protects from spiritual darkness same like today. people used to decorates  their homes with light and oil lamps called diyas .  This festival is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains for light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. According to legend, Diwali is celebrated to respect of the return of Lord Rama, the king of Ayodhya after a 14-year.The people of Ayodhya welcomed Rama by lighting diyas and decorating their homes with flower and Rangoli. people celebrate for one week.  Diwali celebration used to begin in one week advance. people would clean, and decorate their homes with Rangoli, flowers and lamps same like now. People would also prepare traditional sweets, snacks, such as samosas, Gulab jamun, and laddus. People would worship ...

By Shabana   Eid ul fitr is the holy day for the religion of Islam and  celebrated after the month of Ramadan. Eid ul fitr is the three-day festival that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the islamic holy month of fasting and celebrated by muslims worldwide as a time of enjoyment, gratitude,and togetherness. The first eid ur first was celebrated byProphet Muhammed (PBUH) and is followers in 624 CE, after they completion of first ramadan On The Eid day people would like to pray in  mosques and give they Zakat al -fitr, which is given to the poor to allow them to join in the celebration.In this festival people feel very happy. In conclusion, the Eid  festival is magnificent for the religion of Islam. Eid ul fitr is still celebrate  now. On this festival people wear beautiful clothes, and make lots of different food, sweet dishes. In the past  Muslim did not celebrate  as they celebrate now.Now when people see a moon they like to  go  ...

   By Arafa  Today I would like to describe with my classmate how we celebrates Eid-al Fitr? Eid al-Fitr is one of the most important and popular  celebration in islam, marking the ramadan , is a moth of fasting for all Muslim around the world . ramadan is a time when Muslims fast from dawn until sunset ,we will refraining from food, drink , and other physical as need  as cultivate self discipline and be more closer with god. The celebration of Eid al Fitr is on the first day the month that fallows Ramadan . so on this time we establish our tradition as a day of joy Eid -al Fitr is not only a time for fasting but also for giving charity we called (Zakat al- Fitr) for people in need and will ensure everyone can join the celebration and is depend on their financial status. In the past Eid al Fitr celebration people often marked by visit the mosque for special prayers with familles and all the community people wear their best clothes and we will prepare a large...

 The Dragon Boat Festival This festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th Chinese lunar month. In the past, people would celebrate it with simple but meaningful traditions. Villagers would hang fresh, green herb leaves on doors to keep bad luck away. Children would wear small, colorful, silk pouches with some specific herbs around their necks or pin them to their clothes. Women would wrap "zongzi" by hand using bamboo leaves. "zongzi" is a sticky, traditional food on this special day with some rice, beans and other ingredients. In different areas, "zongzi" can be either savory or sweet. People would cook them slowly over a wood fire. Also, people would watch the dragon boat races with old, wooden boats painted with bright dragon heads. The boats would be painted with color and pattern.  Normally, on the first day before the dragon boats enter the water, people would hold ceremonies by the river. An elder would paint the dragon's eyes, and people believe...

Easter in Ukraine: Now and Then      by Hanna Easter in Ukraine is one of the most important Christian holidays in the country, and it occurs every year in the springtime. It is a celebration linked to the time when Jesus Christ came back to life and symbolizes renewal and hope for everyone. In the past, families would prepare for Easter with the special customs that had been passed down through generations. Ancient people would prepare for the holiday by fasting for forty days and spending days baking paska (sweet Easter bread) and decorating eggs with wax, and they boiled them in onion skin to dye them; those eggs were called “pysanky”. The last week before Easter was considered the strictest part of the 40-day fast,  with each day having special significance. On Holy Wednesday, people would clean their homes thoroughly. Holy Thursday, also called Clean Thursday, would begin before sunrise, as families would take a ritual bath with a prayer to ensure good health fo...