Five Holidays Around the World
By: Caleb
Kashmir Solidarity
- Public processions and special prayers
- Political speakers speak out
- Create a human chain
- Cultural programs and festivals
- Special TV programs and Kashmiri songs
- School organized debates
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013, 12:00 AM
Pakistan
Why it is Celebrated
- Against Indian occupation of Kashmir
- Started in 1990
- Celebrated for the freedom of Kashmir
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/lahore/05-Feb-2013/kashmir-solidarity-day-today
Celebrating Kashmir Solidarity http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/15927/why-the-kashmir-solidarity-day-facade/
http://www.demotix.com/news/1773036/jamait-ulma-e-islam-burning-indian-flags-kashmir-solidarity-day#media-1773020
Waitangi Day
- main celebration: Waitangi Treaty Grounds Bay of Islands, Northlan
- Māori culture performs
- Speeches: Māori, Pakeha (European) dignitaries
- Ceremonial wakas (war canoes), Waitangi grounds
- three day festival: music, dancing, food and other Māori customs
- Waitangi park different cultures celebrate nationhood: mix of entertainment, arts and crafts, and food
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013, 12:00 AM
New Zealand
Why it is celebrated
- Commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840
- Established in 1974
People performing a ritual on Waitangi Day http://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2011/03/09/byers_new_zealand_a_kinder_gentler_canada.html
People celebrating Waitangi Day http://www.geo.mtu.edu/rs4hazards/jerdem/public_html/new_zealand.htm
Play being performed during Waitangi day http://www.krazykiwi.com/NZHolidays.html
Ching Ming Festival
- Ching Ming means clean and bright
- Days celebration depend on family
- People go to graveyards or cemeteries
- People sweep the graves of their ancestors
- Ancestor worship rituals
- Weed graves, make offerings: food, light incense
- Touch up headstone inscriptions
- Burn paper offerings
Thursday, Mar 21, 2013, 12:00 AM
Hong Kong
Why it is Celebrated
- one day to their honor ancestors
Celebrating Ching Ming Festival http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/see-do/events-festivals/chinese-festivals/ching-ming-festival.jsp
Celebrating Ching Ming festival http://www.theodmgroup.com/2012/03/29/chinese-national-holiday-tomb-sweeping-holiday-%E6%B8%85%E6%98%8E%E8%8A%82-2nd-4th-april/
Celebrating Ching Ming Festival http://publicholiday.org/calendar/qingming/
Ram Navami
- fast on this day
- Fast builds self discipline and power
- They read the Ramayana
- Ayodhya, birth place of Ram, has decorated chariots
- Take ritual baths in the sea
Saturday, Apr 20, 2013, 12:00 AM
India
Why it is Celebrated
- Lord Ram, seventh incarnation: Dashavatara of Vishnu
- Lord Ram born to Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya of Ayodha
- Lord Ram’s dynasty considered themselves descended from sun
- people pray: morning to the sun
- afternoon, Lord Ram was born, special prayer performed in temples
Girls celebrating Ram Navami http://www.glitters20.com/category/indian-festivals/ram-navami/page/4/
Lord Ram http://omgtoptens.com/misc/gifts/top-10-most-popular-festivals-of-hindu-religion/
Girls dressed up for Ram Navami http://newshopper.sulekha.com/india-hindu-festival_photo_1230942.htm
Childrens Day
- Celebrates children
- Childrens day: big deal
- Children: all ages celebrate
- Festivals: community
- Kids spoiled: gifts and trips
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013, 12:00 AM
South Korea
Why it is Celebrated
- Created by author Bang Jeong Hwan
- Bang Jeong Hwan believed children were future
- “Children are the heroes of tomorrow. May they grow to be gentle, vigorous, and wise.”
Celebrating Childrens Day http://wolidays.com/south-korean-childrens-day-2013/
Event on Childrens Day http://newshopper.sulekha.com/south-korea-childrens-day_photo_1812547.htm
Children celebrating Childrens Day http://teacherspage.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/childrens-day-in-south-korea/
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