1. Shichi-Go-San
Shichi-go-san is the annual festival is held every year in mid-November, to mark the maturity of the child when they round 3, 5 and 7 years old. For Japan, this is considered to be the most important milestone in the early stage of each child. Apart from taking their children to the temple to pray for peace, parents buy for their children are also the chitose-ame (translation: candy thousand years). Rod-shaped candies, wrapped in colorful bags, turtles and flamingos image, symbolizing longevity in Japan. The candy also symbolizes wishes of parents, eager for their children to live long, healthy life.
Just to December 11, the Japanese baby eagerly attend in traditional costume.
2. On St. Lucia
If to Sweden in December, look to St. Lucia, the saint of light eyes and very popular in this country. On 13/12, at sunrise, people here used to hold a festival in honor of St. Lucia. In each family, the girls dressed like St. Lucia: a long white skirt and crown topped by seven candles. Then, both will turn out the lights, lit 7 candles on the crown and girls to give to parents coffee and traditional pastries.
Pictures of girls in traditional costumes of St. Lucia holidays with long skirts and 7 candles on the crown.
3. Diwali
Diwali (also called Deepavali) is one of the most important festivals are annual and special culture of Indians, coincided with the lunar night October 30, the night is considered the dark moon most of the year, so there will be several degrees difference in calendar time. As dawn on 1st night 30 Tet in Vietnam, on the night of Diwali, the Indian people are rarely the road without the necessary. Diwali takes place in one day, but the Indians took a month to prepare. They all turned to conduct refinishing work, decorating the house to catch the Diwali festival. According to the traditional concept, on the night of Diwali, the Indian people often spill into the clay lamps for lighting and so on throughout the night in order to welcome Goddess Laskhmi - Gods symbolize wealth, prosperity prosperity, good luck and is the embodiment of beauty.
Diwali, distinctive culture of the country of the Ganges.
4. St. Andrew's Day
Taking place annually on October 30/11, St Andrew's Day is considered the country's Independence Day in Scotland. During this day, all activities are in honor of the Scottish Saints with fun activities, traditional food, dance performances with trumpet ...
Activities singing, dancing and trumpets are characteristic of this festival
5. Songkran Festival
From 13 to 15/4 annual time when millions of people in Thailand's most anticipated of the year because this is the time for the water festival - Songkran but who are falling more and more, the more fortunate. Early morning ceremony, traditionally Thais brought flowers and food offerings to Buddhist lectures and waiting queue in order of monks holding a tree flakes blessed with significant water blessed, lucky for everyone . Then all the streets main, using all: water pumps, buckets, pots, especially water gun to draw, fall, spraying each other with water. According to the Thai people, who are falling notion in many countries who are unlucky will last, fortune all year, so everyone tries to hilarious curtain falls.
During the festival, people fall into surface water and apply powder together to symbolically cleanse the sins of the old year and new year wish a good luck and prosperity.
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