Different Occasions Celebrated Around the World
DIFFERENT OCCASIONS CELEBRATED AROUND THE WORLD
ulture Quest World Tour:- From IPL Kidspace, join Parsifal and Ophelia as they sample the delicious cuisines, play the games, see the museums full of arts, crafts and history, hear the folktales and learn about the holidays & festivals of many of the world's cultures.
April Fool's Day:- Provides a brief explanation of the history of April's fool day and how it is celebrated around the world.
Arbor Day:- Read the history of Arbor Day. Find out the many uses of trees, learn how to make your own paper, and learn how to plant a tree.
Boxing Day:- Provides an explanation about the history of Boxing Day and how it celebrated in some countries around the world.
Carnevale:- Provides information about the history of Carnevale with links to different places in Italy, masks and more.
Thanksgiving (USA):- The American Thanksgiving holiday began as a feast of thanksgiving in the early days of the American colonies almost four hundred years ago. Thanksgiving (Canada):- The Canadian Thanksgiving Day came about because of a combination of traditions.
Valentine's Day:- Each year, on February 15, the Luperci priests gathered on the Palantine at the cave of Lupercal. Here, according to legend, Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome, had been nursed by a mother wolf. In Latin, the word lupus is the word for wolf.
Factmonster: Holidays:- What holidays do they celebrate around the world? Where can I find out the history of a holiday? When is Easter this year? Ramadan? What is the origin of Valentine's Day? Halloween? Why do people decorate Easter Eggs? What are the major religious holidays?
Chinese Festivals and Dragon Lore:- Provides information about Chinese New Year; Chinese Lantern Festivals; Animals of the Zodiac and Dragon Lore.
Day of the Dead (Mexico):- Provides information about this Mexican celebration. 4th of July (United States):- Provides a brief explanation of this American holiday.
ulture Quest World Tour:- From IPL Kidspace, join Parsifal and Ophelia as they sample the delicious cuisines, play the games, see the museums full of arts, crafts and history, hear the folktales and learn about the holidays & festivals of many of the world's cultures.
April Fool's Day:- Provides a brief explanation of the history of April's fool day and how it is celebrated around the world.
Arbor Day:- Read the history of Arbor Day. Find out the many uses of trees, learn how to make your own paper, and learn how to plant a tree.
Boxing Day:- Provides an explanation about the history of Boxing Day and how it celebrated in some countries around the world.
Carnevale:- Provides information about the history of Carnevale with links to different places in Italy, masks and more.
Thanksgiving (USA):- The American Thanksgiving holiday began as a feast of thanksgiving in the early days of the American colonies almost four hundred years ago. Thanksgiving (Canada):- The Canadian Thanksgiving Day came about because of a combination of traditions.
Valentine's Day:- Each year, on February 15, the Luperci priests gathered on the Palantine at the cave of Lupercal. Here, according to legend, Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome, had been nursed by a mother wolf. In Latin, the word lupus is the word for wolf.
Factmonster: Holidays:- What holidays do they celebrate around the world? Where can I find out the history of a holiday? When is Easter this year? Ramadan? What is the origin of Valentine's Day? Halloween? Why do people decorate Easter Eggs? What are the major religious holidays?
Chinese Festivals and Dragon Lore:- Provides information about Chinese New Year; Chinese Lantern Festivals; Animals of the Zodiac and Dragon Lore.
Day of the Dead (Mexico):- Provides information about this Mexican celebration. 4th of July (United States):- Provides a brief explanation of this American holiday.