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April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day

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April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day

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Turkish Grand National Assembly is established on 23 April 1920. April 23 is a significant day in terms of giving sovereignty to the community from padishah. Also, the day is presented to children by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk who is the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Atatürk loved kids and cared about them in terms of the future of Turkey. For this reason, April 23 is celebrated as National Sovereignty and Children’s Day.

So many activities intended for kids are done on the week of April 23. It is pointed out that April 23 is the only feast that is intended for kids.

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May 19 the Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports day

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May 19 the Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports day

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Mustafa Kemal, who was an officer on the army, went to Samsun from İstanbul. Mustafa Kemal went to Samsun as a soldier of the Ottoman Empire. He took the lead of national struggle beginning with Samsun on Anatolia. He organized the people to defeat foreigner soldiers. The first step of today’s Turkey was taken on 19 May 1919.

So May 19 is celebrated by both commemorating Atatürk and making activities about the youth and sports that are important for Atatürk.

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Religious fasting, which is one of five pillars of Islam, is done in Ramadan. The believers do not eat anything until nearly from 5 a.m to 7 p.m. They can eat in the period of time between evening adhan and morning adhan. The religious fasting ends in the end oh 30th day, and the Ramadan Feast begins. All public and government agencies are on the holiday during the 3-day long feast.

Relatives and friends are visited during Ramadan Feast. The older people’s hands are kissed. Desserts and candies are served and eaten. It is a special feast in terms of social solidarity.

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The Republic of Turkey Government was established on 29 October 1923. Turkey Government was officially announced in consequence of gradually developments such as; establishing Turkish Grand National Assembly are established on 23 April 1920 and expelled the Greek’s soldiers from Anatolia on 30 August 1922. The first president of the Republic of Turkey was Mustafa Kemal.

October 29  Republic Day is celebrated enthusiastically in Turkey, representation offices of Turkey, and foreign cities that many Turkish people lived in.

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It is a national day in Poland celebrated on 11 November to commemorate the anniversary of the restoration of Poland's
sovereignty as the Second Polish Republic in 1918. Following
the partitions in the late 18th
century, Poland ceased to exist for 123 years until the end of World War I, when the
destruction of the neighbouring powers allowed the country to reemerge. It is a non-warking day in Poland.

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The Radom Air Show is a biannual celebration in the city of Radom, Poland, which began in 2000. Every other year during the last weekend of August, military planes from the air forces of Europe and Russia gather in Radom for the show, which entertains visitors through elaborate stunts and performances from the aircraft. Since its founding, the Radom Air Show has become the most popular air show in Poland. Its aim is to entertain the citizens of Radom and all of Poland, as well as to bring much needed investors to the city.

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Traditional Kaziukas fair is Lithuania's oldest and largest fair.It fills towns with traders (selling traditional candies, artwork, crafts and other things) and tons of visitors. It is likely the best opportunity to buy something traditionally Lithuanian. The beginnings of Kaziukas fair likely lie in 1636 when the remains of Lithuania's patron saint Casimir were brought to be interred in Vilnius Cathedral.

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It's a UNESCO-recognized quadrennial mass event where ~30 000 professional and amateur singers and dancers from all over Lithuania and diaspora communities come to Vilnius to sing Lithuanian songs and to dance together.

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One of the most important holidays to Lithuanians is the Feast of Saint John. It's a celebration of the oncoming summer solstice. People get together on this day and celebrate the ancient Pagan tradition of wishing the luck on others by letting the flower wreaths float about in Rivers. As soon as the dusk falls, bonfires are set up and with lots of singing and dancing, the Lithuanians bid goodbye to the cold and dark days.

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This unusual festival i is one of those Lithuanian festivals that revolves around smoked, fried or pickled fishes to which strangers and tourists are also invited to participate. Fishermen take to the main Street for two days serving their best catch to customers along with some fresh vegetables.

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In the tradicion of Polish St. Andrew’s Day, we celebrate November 29. During this holiday, mainly girls make predictions to learn something about love. A lot of different andean divinations are known. The most famous tradition is pouring wax into the keyhole and then you need to read the shadow cast by the casting. It is also known to set shoes towards the open door and whoever the shoe will be at the door will be successful in love.

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The Lajkonik is one of the unofficial symbols of the city of Kraków. It is represented as a bearded man resembling a Tatar in a characteristic pointed hat, dressed in Mongol attire, with a wooden horse around his waist. It takes place each year on the first Thursday after the religious holiday of Corpus Christi.  The legend associated with him dates back to the historical events of 1287.

In 2014 this festival was inscribed on the National List of Intangible Culural  Heritage.

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In 1966 the newspaper "Express Wieczorny" announced 21st January  as "Grandma's Day". Later the tradition of celebrating Grandpa's Day on 22nd January was also established. On this holiday, grandchildren thank their grandparents for their effort in bringing up, for caring and having fun. Preschoolers and young students prepare performances dedicated to grandparents. They make laurels and drawings. Older grandchildren visit their grandparents and They give them some gifts.

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Every year we celebrate Teddy Bear Day on November 25th. The holiday doesn't have a long tradition, we celebrate it only since 2002, when the teddy bear celebrated its hundredth birthday. Celebrations and performances are organized on the occasion of Teddy Bear Day. Lots of schools conduct competitions related to this toy, libraries organize public reading of books about teddy bear. Small children on this day can bring their favourite teddy bears to their kindergartens.

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the light The last day of the year December 31st for ages it has been a mysterious day and night.  These days it is an opportunity to have some fun with friends and celebrate the incoming new year with a big party. The party begins around 8 pm. There's a lot of music so that people can dance. They have fun until almost midnight. Then they all count down the seconds left to the beginning of a new year and when it comes, they celebrate it with champagne and fireworks, but this year in Starachowice there was light shows.

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The modern Santa Claus grew out of traditions surrounding the historical Saint Nicholashi a fourth-century Christian Bishop and gift-giver of Myra.  Nicholas was famous for his generous gifts to the poor.
It's a day when children in Poland expected Santa Clause, who brings gifts. The gifts are put under sleeping children’s pillows to be discovered by them in the morning, on 6th December. People say that Mikolaj only brings gifts for well-behaved children. The naughty ones get switches.

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In Poland June 1st it's a very special day, it's  a day where parents and grandparents celebrate their little loved ones. In some families, people make a big event out of this day however in others it's celebrated symbolicly. When I was younger I would usually go out with my parents or receive a small gift contaning choclate and a toy.  Children just love this day!

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Every year, on 25th December, Poles celebrate Christmas in really unique way. Group of kids in amount between 6 and 10 dress up as different creatures (just like Ox, Satan and Angels). They're knocking to people's doors, singing carols and asking for some sweets or coins. Sometimes, besides carols, they perform a short spectacle about Christmas. All of this is happening in really magic atmopshere - really strictly related to family time, religion, love and home's heat.

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Monday (just after Easter) is a holiday in Poland, it is called in Polish "Lany Poniedzialek" or "Śmigus- Dyngus". Everybody is having fun and throwing water over each other. Some people say that by being splashed with water on Easter Monday will bring you good luck throughout the year.

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Sea festival                   This holiday takes place in summer in Klaipėda. Many concerts take place during this celebration. In the evening, when it's dark, most people go to see the fountains, which as if they were dancing to music, come in a variety of colors. On the first day there is a parade which is different every year and the second evening of the celebration there are very beautiful fireworks. There are many boats on this holiday so you can visit and explore them all. There are also very large fairs where you can buy a lot of different items. 

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Sea festival                   This holiday takes place in summer in Klaipėda. Many concerts take place during this celebration. In the evening, when it's dark, most people go to see the fountains, which as if they were dancing to music, come in a variety of colors. On the first day there is a parade which is different every year and the second evening of the celebration there are very beautiful fireworks. There are many boats on this holiday so you can visit and explore them all. There are also very large fairs where you can buy a lot of different items. 

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alencia.The Tomatina is celebrated on the last Wednesday of August,
It is celebrated in Valencia, more specifically in Bunyol.
It all started when some boys were watching the parade and decided to make a hole inside. They inadvertently pushed a man and he fell on top of a vegetable stand, he got so angry that he started throwing tomatoes at them. People also started throwing tomatoes at each other until the police stopped that battle. The following year they repeated it but on a voluntary basis, so they brought the tomatoes from home.That day people do throw tons of tomatoes.
Because I was funny that there is a tomato party, where I would like to go someday.

Marc Troya 2nB

A PHOTO OF THE TOMATINA

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"Užgavėnės" is a Lithuanian festival (in English also called "the time before Lent"). It takes the place before the seventh week before Easter. The time before Lent begins on the night before Ash Wednesday, when an effigy or winter (Morė in Lithunian) is burnt-it symbolizes the defeat of winter. There is a staged battle between Lašalinis ("porky") personifying winter and Kanapinis ("hempen man") personying spring. Devils, witches, goats, the gypsies, and other joyful and frightening characters appear in costumes. The traditional dish of the holiday is pancakes with a variety of toppings.

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"Užgavėnės" is a Lithuanian festival (in English also called "the time before Lent"). It takes the place before the seventh week before Easter. The time before Lent begins on the night before Ash Wednesday, when an effigy or winter (Morė in Lithunian) is burnt-it symbolizes the defeat of winter. There is a staged battle between Lašalinis ("porky") personifying winter and Kanapinis ("hempen man") personying spring. Devils, witches, goats, the gypsies, and other joyful and frightening characters appear in costumes. The traditional dish of the holiday is pancakes with a variety of toppings.

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tulips and Women's Day in Poland is hold on March 8th every year. The first such a day was celebrated in 1910. In the past women usually got flowers such as carnations, tulips and freesias. Nowdays it's a very special event of the year for every woman. On this day ladies get flowers, sweets, jewellery or other kinds of presents from men, especially who love them. There are a lot of bargains and sales dedicated to women in shops, restaurants etc. In Polish this celebration is called 'Dzień Kobiet'.

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It is celebrated from July 6 at 12:00h until July 14 at 24:00h in Pamplona.
It originated in the medieval Pamplona of the XII century, when the urban nucleus didn't exceed the area of ​​Navarrería.
The people do parties in honor of a saint called San Fermín. They sing every day before the races.
The confinement is the best known act of Sanfermin, they run with bulls with red scarves and white clothes until they reach the enclosure area where they fight.
I choose it because is one of the most important celebrations on Spain and it is very old.

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The fall of Barcelona is commemorated by the Barcelona troops under the Duke of Berwick during the war of Spanish succession on September 11, 1714

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it is an important party on October 12. It is celebrated in Spain,
basically it consists of a parade of the Spanish army, that day is a holiday and people don't work.
I have chosen it because I find it interesting curious and very cool.

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 the origen of saint innocents day is in the VI century and all this is because the king Herod order to kill babies of 2 years or less. He was looking to kill jesus of Nazaret.

and it´s celebrated on 28 of december
the people in the day of innocents,jokes are made to people.
i choose it because It's a day where almost everyone makes jokes and has a lot of fun

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it is a seville fair that is held in spring,
people gather in an anonymous compound "Real De La Feria".
with streets they pass: horse cars, riders etc.

starts on April 26 at 0:00 and thousands of small bulbs light.

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it is an a tradition of Spain. It consist a group of people who wear or not costumes of demons they go in a parade dancing and jumping among fireworks. i chose this celebreated because i like it.

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The festival is celebrated in Cordoba. The competitions began in Cordovan courtyards in 1912. The participants open their courtyard for free, so that they can be visited within the established time frame. I chose this party because they catch my attention

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It is one of the oldest and most historic festivals in the Canary Islands in which the entire city and visitors get involved to celebrate.During these holidays the Gala of the Carnival Queen is celebrated by which the maximum representative of the party is chosen from among the hundreds of attendees dressed in eye-catching feathers and rhinestones. In turn, costume parades can be seen all over the city, bands performing music and dancing, murgas - groups of friends singing songs in a humorous way - and floats parading at all hours.celebrated on 07-Feb-2020 to 01-Mar-2020.i thoose this carnival because its very interesant and beautiful.

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It is a celebration to throw firecrackers it is on the 23 june.in Spain Coca is eaten this day and bonfires are made.
I've taken it because I found it interesting

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is the moment very important that the catolics. Is a conjunt celebrations they are celebrated from the friday of bouquets until easter sunday. It is done between march and april.

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The Alcoy festival celebrates
he thirteenth century to recreate a bloody battle between the Muslim and Christian troopsin the 5000 people participate in this festivity. It is celebrated in Alcoy.

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It is a manifestation of Andalusian Catholic popular religiosity in honor of the Virgen del Rocío. The pilgrimage is celebrated on the weekend of Pentecost Monday. The Virgin is in the hermitage of El Rocío, which is in the Almonte village of the same name, in the province of Huelva. The brotherhood of Almonte is responsible for organizing the cults and pilgrimage of the Virgin Mary.

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It is the most famous and important carnaval of Spain. The people who live there make their costumes during year for this celebration.
Also, they do groups to sign ironic songs about politicians...
Thousands of people go there to enjoy it.

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The Castañada is a popular festival of the Catalan Countries, although in many places the difference of Catalonia has been lost, which is celebrated on All Saints' Day, although lately the celebration has moved on the eve of this day (between 31 October and November 1).

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The Tomatina is a traditional celebration from València, in wich tomatoes are thrown to people.
The origyn because in 1945 some boys were on a fight and near they were a vegetables shop. So they catch some vegetables and throw it to the other. And yes, these vegetables were tomatoes.
We choose this celebration because we want to try it. It looks so fun! :)

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It is a celebrations  in 6th of genuary.
People give gifts or presents for children or adults.
I choose this celebrations because it is a very magic celebrations and I kike it.

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Sant George is celebrated on April 23. It's the pattern of Catalonia. There is a legend that tells how Sant George saved a princess from a dragon, and a rose came out of his blood. That day it is customary for boys to be given a book and girls a rose.

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Fallas is a celebration in Valencia. It is  a party where people burn dolls/figures made of paper, in the street to celebrate the start of spring.

I like this celebration because the figures are very beautiful.