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Holi is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love, and Spring. It celebrates the eternal and divine love of the deities Radha and Krishna.Additionally, the day signifies the triumph of good over evil, as it commemorates the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha over Hiranyakashipu.Holi originated and is predominantly celebrated in the Indian subcontinent, but has also spread to other regions of Asia and parts of the Western world through the Indian diaspora

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Festivals Around the world (By Bonnie Chan)

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Festivals Around the world (By Bonnie Chan)

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Christmas is an annual festival.It is on December 25. People eat Turkeys , exchanging gifts, decorating their homes, celebrating with parades or parties, dedicating prayer, and sharing food and drink together whit their friends.

A feast central to the liturgical year in Christianity, it follows the season of Advent (which begins four Sundays before) or the Nativity Fast, and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season surrounding it.

I like Christmas very much T can eat yummy Turkey and get a lot of gifts.But I still need to study hard to prepare the exams.

(By Bonnie Chan)

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Songkran is one of the most popular festivals.This is a three-day celebration for the Thai New Year, which takes place in April every year. What makes it special is that during this festival, people throw water at each other and spray scented water in honor of cleansing, purification, and blessings.

You can witness colourful markets with traditional music, dance and rituals.Everyone around the county will be armed with water guns and buckets to get soaked!People will mark their faces with white paste for protection against bad luck for the coming year, as well as visiting temples for special blessings from monks. Aiden5A22

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Festivals Around the world(by Ginny Wong)

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Festivals Around the world(by Ginny Wong)

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I think the Thai New Year's national holiday. Songkran is on 13 April every year, but the holiday period extends from 14 to 15 April. In 2018 the Thai cabinet extended the festival nationwide to seven days, 9–16 April, to enable citizens to travel home for the holiday.[1] In 2019, the holiday was observed 9–16 April as 13 April fell on a Saturday.[2] The word "Songkran" comes from the Sanskrit word saṃkrānti,[3] literally "astrological passage", meaning transformation or change. It coincides with the rising of Aries on the astrological chart[4] and with the New Year of many calendars of Southeast and South Asia, in keeping with the Buddhist and Hindu Calendar. The New Year takes place at around the same time as the new year celebrations of many regions of South Asia like China (Dai people of Yunnan Province), India, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal......

5A(23)Wong Chin Yau,Ginny

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Melon Festival is a Australian Chinchilla traditional food festival .Chinchilla Melon Festival is one of the best festival experiences on offer. It is the world’s biggest melon festival, and it will be back to celebrate its 16th biannual event in 2025.People will be crazy when they playing aremelon related activities such as Melon Skiing and Melon Bungee, and so much more.Of course,all of these are so much fun! By Wong Hau Yau, Minnie (5A 24)

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This festival I believe everyone likes it very much. It is Children’s Day.Children’s day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, whose date of observance varies by country.

In Egypt, Children's Day is celebrated every 20 November with festivals and games for children, but not in every city like Cairo, Alexandria, etc.

In Nigeria Children’s day is a public holiday for Primary and Secondary school children. .The children are usually given treats such as an outing or doing jobs that adults would normally do. In some situations, primary and secondary school children compete in military parades format for a prize which will be given at the end of the competition. Religious groups in Nigeria also celebrate children's day in grand style. Many private and public organizations usually put together children's party for privileged and less privileged children in a bid to give them a sense of belonging. It is also a day media organizations analyze the plight of children in the society and efforts government and non-government agencies make to better a lot of children

Children's Day is celebrated across India to increase awareness of the rights, care and education of children. It is celebrated on 14 November every year as a tribute to India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.Fondly known as "Chacha Nehru" among children, he advocated for children to have a fulfilling education. On this day, many educational and motivational programs are held across India, by and for children.

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Songkran is in April .In a similar vein, this festival in celebration of the Thai new year is essentially an officially sanctioned excuse to drench complete strangers from head to foot. The water is meant to be cleansing, but it’s essentially just an excuse for a water fight: high-powered water pistols, water bombs, hoses and buckets are all acceptable weapons in the Songkran arsenal. Every town holds its own Songkran celebrations: many people head for Bangkok, but the capital can be a little wild, so the smaller northern city of Chiang Mai makes a less hectic alternative. The whole city goes water-mad for a day, and farang (non-Thais) are a favourite target. You’ll be in danger wherever tourists tend to gather, especially around Tha Phae Gate, the Ping River and the moat that encircles the old city. For safety, hang around one of the city’s temples, where the water cleansing is altogether more polite.

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Thai New Year or Songkran (Thai: เทศกาลสงกรานต์, pronounced [tʰêːt.sā.kāːn sǒŋ.kr āːn]) is the Thai New Year's national holiday. Songkran is on 13 April every year, but the holiday period extends from 14 to 15 April. In 2018 the Thai cabinet extended the festival nationwide to seven days, 9–16 April, to enable citizens to travel home for the holiday.In 2019, the holiday was observed 9–16 April as 13 April fell on a Saturday.The word "Songkran" comes from the Sanskrit word saṃkrānti,literally "astrological passage", meaning transformation or change. It coincides with the rising of Aries on the astrological chart and with the New Year of many calendars of Southeast and South Asia, in keeping with the Buddhist and Hindu Calendar. The New Year takes place at around the same time as the new year celebrations of many regions of South Asia like China (Dai people of Yunnan Province), India, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

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New Year celebration, Rot Nam Dam Hua, a traditional celebration of elders

Official nameSongkran FestivalObserved byThai and Malaysian Siamese SignificanceMarks the Thai New YearBegins13 AprilEnds15 AprilDateApril 13FrequencyAnnualRelated to South and Southeast Asian solar New Year

Songkran in Thailand, traditional Thai New Year festival

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

People performing water pouring on Buddha statues during Songkran in Wat Pho, Bangkok

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A girl cleaning a Buddha statue in front of a Temple during Songkran, Koh Samui

Thai dancers in traditional dress perform a cleansing ritual for US Navy sailors during Songkran festival.

Water fights, Chiang Mai

Songkran festival in Laplae, Uttaradit

In Thailand, New Year is now officially celebrated 1 January. Songkran was the official New Year until 1888, when it was switched to a fixed date of 1 April. Then in 1940, this date was shifted to 1 January. The traditional Thai New Year Songkran was transformed into a national holiday.[5] Celebrations are famous for the public water fights framed as ritual cleansing.

Huang Cheuk Lok,Anson 5A(11)

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Hinamatsuri (also known as Doll’s Day or Girls’ Day) is an annual festival in Japan to celebrate the health and happiness of young girls. They celebrate this special day by decorating with hina dolls and enjoying festive foods, such as chirashi sushi, clam soup, and strawberry daifuku. Every year on March 3rd in Japan, they celebrate Hinamatsuri to wish and pray for the health and well-being of all young girls. Unlike Children’s Day, observed on May 5, Hinamatsuri is not an official holiday, but it is widely celebrated in Japan. In fact, the festival is a unique and joyous occasion that Japanese girls eagerly anticipate.

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Songkran is an annual event that marks the beginning of the Thai New Year. It's the largest celebration throughout the whole country and is also famous for being one of the wildest water fights you may ever participate in. While Holi in India can probably claim the title for the messiest festival, Songkran in Thailand is certainly the wettest of festivals in Asia.

Every year on this holiday, which takes place between April 13 and 15 every year, strangers come together in the playful pursuit of getting one another absolutely soaked.

By Kary Wong

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Holi is celebrated with great fanfare in India. Not only is it a time of merriment, but it is also considered a sacred holiday that brings communities together.

Holi is one of the most anticipated celebrations in the Hindu calendar, most widely recognised as being India's (if not the world's) most colourful festival.

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Christmas is an annual festival.It is on December 25. People eat Christmas cake, exchanging gifts, decorating my house, celebrating with parades or parties, dedicating prayer and sharing food and drink together whit their friends.

A feast central to the liturgical year in Christianity, it follows the season of Advent (which begins four Sundays before) or the Nativity Fast, and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season surrounding it.

I like Christmas because I can eat yummy Christmas cake and get a lot of gifts.I feel happy every year of the Christmas because I can get a lot of gifts and I can decorating my house beautifully.

(By Vincy Wong)

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The Gion Festival (Gion Matsuri) is one of the largest and most famous festivals in Japan, taking place annually during the month of July in Kyoto.Many events take place in central Kyoto and at the Yasaka Shrine, the festival's patron shrine, located in Kyoto's famous Gion district, which gives the festival its name.It is formally a Shinto festival, and its original purposes were purification and pacification of disease-causing entities.There are many ceremonies held during the festival, but it is best known for its two Yamaboko Junkō processions of floats, which take place on July 17 and 24.

The three nights leading up to each day of a procession are sequentially called yoiyoiyoiyama, yoiyoiyama, and yoiyama. During these yoiyama evenings, Kyoto's downtown area is reserved for pedestrian traffic, and some traditional private houses near the floats open their entryways to the public, exhibiting family heirlooms in a custom known as the Folding Screen Festival, Byōbu Matsuri). Additionally, the streets are lined with night stalls selling food such as yakitori(barbecued chicken on skewers), taiyaki, takoyaki(fried octopus balls), okonomiyaki, traditional Japanese sweets, and many other culinary delights.

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The Fuji Pink Moss Festival is one of the best and most popular occasions nationwide to see pink moss. The venue of the festival, called Fuji Motosuko Resort, is located about three kilometers south of Lake Motosuko in the Fuji Five Lakes area, offering breathtaking views of vast fields of shibazakura, with Mount Fuji in the backdrop on clear days.

The festival is held typically from mid April to late May or early June. The best time to see the flowers varies from year to year but usually falls into the first three weeks of May. Approximately 800,000 stalks of shibazakura of five varieties are on display, producing delightful fields of pink, white and purple colors in different hues. Festival stalls selling pots of pink moss, shibazakura-themed souvenirs, food and local produce complete the experience.

As the venue of the Fuji Shibazakura Festival can get quite crowded due to its popularity, it is advisable to avoid visiting on weekends or over the Golden Weekholidays. Visiting early in the mornings is generally good to avoid congestion and for good visibility, although lighting for photos tends to be better in the afternoon.

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Festivals Around the World(by Ashley Cheng )

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Festivals Around the World(by Ashley Cheng )

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A water fight on a national scale, Songkran inThailand is the celebration of the Buddhist New Year. Initially, water played a part in this auspicious day by being poured over statues of Buddha, but these days, the drenching isn’t just reserved for deities and its purpose of purification is applied to everyone who doesn’t take shelter. Although still a spiritual and religious festival with everyone paying a visit to their local monastery, Songkran has morphed into a joyous occasion for revelry across the kingdom. Wherever you are in Thailand – anywhere from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, Ayutthaya, Krabi or Koh Samui – you can expect to get thoroughly wet with everything from water guns to elephant trunks being employed for the purpose.

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Rio Carnival,Brazil, an electrifying extravaganza, needs little introduction. Held in the bustling city of Rio de Janeiro, the festival is a riotous celebration of Brazilian culture, with samba parades, extravagant costumes, and pulsating rhythms echoing through the streets. it is a dazzling display of unity and unbridled joy.

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Festival Around the World - Day of the Dead [by Yuki Lui / 5A (16)]

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Festival Around the World - Day of the Dead [by Yuki Lui / 5A (16)]

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Day of the Dead (Spanish: El Día de los Muertos) is a day when family and friends gather together to pray for the deceased. In Mexico, Day of the Dead is an important holiday. The celebrations take place from 31st October to 2nd November. The traditional way of commemorating the death is to build a private altar with sugar skulls, marigolds and the deceased’s favourite foods, and then take these items to the cemetery to pay homage to the deceased.

According to scholarly research, the origins of this traditional Mexican festival can be traced back to hundreds of years of indigenous commemorations and an Aztec festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl. In Spain, festivals and processions are held, and at the end of the day, people gather in cemeteries to pray for their dead relatives. Similar observances occur elsewhere in Europe, and there are similarly themed celebrations in many Asian and African cultures.

I think ‘Day of the Dead’ is an interesting festival because it celebrates the cycle of life and death and honors the deceased with joy and humor.  It is a unique blend of ancient Aztec traditions and Christian holidays, and it showcases the rich and diverse culture of Mexico and other Latin American countries. Some of the activities that people do during Day of the Dead are:

1. Creating colorful altars with candles, flowers, food, and personal items to welcome the spirits of their loved ones.

2. Painting their faces as skulls or dressing up as La Catrina, a famous symbol of the festivity.

3. Writing funny and witty verses called calaveras literarias to poke fun at living friends or celebrities.

4. Eating special foods like bread of the dead and sugar skulls.

5. Visiting cemeteries and having picnics with their families and friends.

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Christmast is an annual festival . It''s on December 25. People usually exchanging gifts, decorating their homes, celebrating with parades or parties and sharing food and drink together with their friends.
For our family ,we not only do it. We had to play the firework🎆 . We had a yummy dinner too! (Had cicken wings, a chocolate cake, mngo pudding and my favorite fried rice with sausages. )
I'm like 🎄 Christmases because I will have lots of gifts 🎁 !
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Festivals around the world(by Morton Chan)

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Festivals around the world(by Morton Chan)

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Thai New Year or Songkran (Thai: เทศกาลสงกรานต์, pronounced [tʰêːt.sā.kāːn sǒŋ.kr āːn]) is the Thai New Year's national holiday. Songkran is on 13 April every year, but the holiday period extends from 14 to 15 April. In 2018 the Thai cabinet extended the festival nationwide to seven days, 9–16 April, to enable citizens to travel home for the holiday.[1] In 2019, the holiday was observed 9–16 April as 13 April fell on a Saturday.[2] The word "Songkran" comes from the Sanskrit word saṃkrānti,[3] literally "astrological passage", meaning transformation or change. It coincides with the rising of Aries on the astrological chart[4] and with the New Year of many calendars of Southeast and South Asia, in keeping with the Buddhist and Hindu Calendar. The New Year takes place at around the same time as the new year celebrations of many regions of South Asia like China (Dai people of Yunnan Province), India, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

Songkran

New Year celebration, Rot Nam Dam Hua, a traditional celebration of elders

Official nameSongkran FestivalObserved byThai and Malaysian SiameseSignificanceMarks the Thai New YearBegins13 AprilEnds15 AprilDateApril 13FrequencyAnnualRelated toSouth and Southeast Asian solar New Year

Songkran in Thailand, traditional Thai New Year festival

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

People performing water pouring on Buddha statues during Songkran in Wat Pho, Bangkok

CountryThailandDomainsSocial practicesReference01719RegionAsia and the PacificInscription historyInscription2023 (18th session)ListRepresentative

A girl cleaning a Buddha statue in front of a Temple during Songkran, Koh Samui

Thai dancers in traditional dress perform a cleansing ritual for US Navy sailors during Songkran festival.

Water fights, Chiang Mai

Songkran festival in Laplae, Uttaradit

In Thailand, New Year is now officially celebrated 1 January. Songkran was the official New Year until 1888, when it was switched to a fixed date of 1 April. Then in 1940, this date was shifted to 1 January. The traditional Thai New Year Songkran was transformed into a national holiday.[5] Celebrations are famous for the public water fights framed as ritual cleansing. This had become quite popular among Thai and foreigners.