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Celebration of lights in Canada🇨🇦

╰┈➤ what is the celebration of lights in Canada?
✮The Honda Celebration of Light (formerly known as Benson & Hedges Symphony of Fire and The HSBC Celebration of Light) is an annual musical fireworks competition in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

╰┈➤ How long is the Honda Celebration of Light?
✮ 25-minutes

╰┈➤Why are fireworks banned in Vancouver?
✮In 2019, a motion for an outright ban, brought forward by Coun. Pete Fry, was passed. Fry said a majority of councillors agreed that fireworks were a nuisance and a source of potential harm rather than a fun activity. Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services (VFRS) says the permit system wasn't effective enough

╰┈➤Where can you see the fireworks in Vancouver?
✮addition to the pyrotechnics at Canada Place, fireworks also occur most years at the exact same time on the North Shore off Dundarave as part of West Vancouver's Canada Day celebrations. Other fireworks venues include Abbotsford, Surrey, White Rock, Burnaby, Coquitlam's Lafarge Park and Whistler

╰┈➤how long does the celebration of lights in canada last?

✮begins= July 23
ends= July 30

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What is Hogmanay?
Hogmanay is what Scots call New Year's Eve - 31 December - the big night that marks the arrival of the new year. Its origins reach back to the celebration of the winter solstice among the Vikings with wild parties in late December.

When did they celebrate Hogmanay?
31 December.

What is the meaning of Hogmanay?
Hogmanay  is the Scots word for the last day of the old year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner.

How to celebrate Hogmanay?
There's no right way or wrong way to celebrate Hogmanay, but if you want to do what many Scots do you'll have a nice meal with family and/or friends, plenty to drink – including whisky, of course – to toast the new year, and a steak pie for dinner the following day when you finally emerge from your bed.

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࣭✧ 🧩 ༄ ❝ Basler Fasnacht - Switzerland ❞ ✧

Where did they celebrate Basler Fasnacht ?
-> Basel,Switzerland

When did they celebrate this festival?
-> The colorful festival begins with Morgenstreich at 4am during a predawn ritual where the lights of Basel’s Old Town go out. The main Basel Fasnacht parade occurs on Tuesday and is participated only by families and children. Basel also stages one of the best lantern festivals in the world from Monday evening until Wednesday morning when intricate lanterns are showcased at the Münsterplatz for locals and visitors alike.

What is the popular festivals in Switzerland?
-> schäggättä, Sechseläuten, Finale Nationale de la Race d'Hérens, Swiss Yodelling Festival

How old is Fasnacht?
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The Fasnacht Committee, founded in 1910, consists of ten to fifteen honorary members and is responsible for the organization of the “three best days of the year”.

Why is the carnival of Basel celebrated?
-> Carnival in Basel is part of the city's identity – culturally speaking, it is at the heart of its creative energies and represents three days when the city goes wild. Owing to its uniqueness and
quality, the largest carnival of Switzerland has been added to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list.

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Country-New Zealand
Festival-Pasifika Festival

🌼What
Pasifika Festival is a Pacific Islands-themed festival.

🌼When
Annually but don't have a regulation time.

🌼Where
In Western Springs, Auckland, New  Zealand.

🌼Why
Pasifika Festival is to celebrate the cultures of the South Pacific came to realisation.

🌼How
As well as showcasing traditional dance and music, the festival features contemporary art forms such as hip hop.

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❀ 𝙶𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚒 𝙳𝚊𝚢𝚊𝚔/ 𝙳𝚊𝚢𝚊𝚔 𝙵𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚊𝚕❀

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Country: Malaysia

What is Gawai Dayak ?
Gawai Dayak  is a yearly festival celebrated by all Dayak people. 'Gawai' means festival while 'Dayak' means a collective name for the indigenous peoples of Sarawak, Indonesian Kalimantan and the interior of Borneo. The Iban called this festival 'Ari Gawai' while the Bidayuh called this 'Andu Gawai'.

When is the Gawai Dayak ?

The Gawai Dayak  is celebrated every year on June 1st and 2nd.

Who celebrate Gawai Dayak ?
The Gawai Dayak is celebrated by all Dayak people. Dayak is a collective name for the tribes of Iban,Bidayuh,Kayan,Kenyah,Kelabit, Murut and more.

Where do we celebrate Gawai Dayak ?
Gawai Dayak is celebrated in Sarawak(Malaysia),Kalimantan
(Indonesia) and the interior of Borneo.

What food is serve during Gawai Dayak ?
Guest who enter an open house usually will be serve with the brewing of 'Tuak' which is a rice wine,'kek Sarang Semut' , 'Penganan Jala', and  'Kuih Penganan' which is made from rice flour,sugar and coconut milk. People also make  glutinous rice mixed with sugar and later roasted in bamboo on the on Gawai Eve. With big ritual festivals, they may need to plant extra paddy .

How do the Dayak people celebrate Gawai Dayak?
-The festival focuses on food and drink, dancing and the wearing of traditional dress.
-Those who are Christian Dayaks will pray and celebrate the occasion in the local churches.
-Ngajat and Ajat dances are performed on Gawai Festival by men and women. The Ngajat dance is accompanied by a traditional band comprising percussion, a small and big gong, and a drum.
-On the 1st day of June, Dayak homes are opened to guests and this is called 'ngabang'. As soon as a guest enter an open house,they will be serve with variaties of food.
- Men and women may wear "nigepan", the traditional costume, especially when guests are arriving. In Bidayuh Dayaks society, Dayung Boris are the maidens of the Gawai Festival.

Why do the Dayaks celebrate this festival?
It's because it is a day to give thanks to the gods after the rice harvesting season is over. In short, this is a thanksgiving and harvest festival .

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The Day of Respecting the Aged (Myanmar)

What is 'The Day of Respecting the Aged' ?
~'The Day of Respecting the Aged' is a
designated public holiday celebrated annually to honor elderly citizens.

How did Myanmarese celebrate this festival?
~People will return home to visit and pay respect to the elders.
~Some people volunteer in neighborhoods by making and distributing free lunch boxes to older citizens.

Why did Myanmarese celebrate this festival?
~To express respect for the elders in the community, and to recognise and thank them for their contributions to society and last but not least, celebrate their long lives.

Who celebrate this festival?
~ Myanmarese

When did Myanmarese celebrate this festival?
~15th September

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COUNTRY : England
FESTIVAL : Saint George's Day

WHAT IS SAINT GEORGE’S DAY ?
St George's Day in England is to remember St George, England's patron saint. The anniversary of his death is seen as England's national day. According to legend, he was a soldier in the Roman army who killed a dragon and saved a princess.

WHO CELEBRATES SAINT GEORGE’S DAY ?
It celebrates by Christian of several nations, old kingdoms, regions, states, countries and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint.- including Bulgaria, England, Georgia, Portugal, as well as the Spanish communities of Cáceres, Alcoy, Aragon and Catalonia.

WHEN IS SAINT GEORGE’S DAY ?
Saint George's Day is normally celebrated on 23 April. However, Church of England rules denote that no saints' day should be celebrated between Palm Sunday and the Sunday after Easter Day so if 23 April falls in that period the celebrations are transferred to after it. 23 April is the traditionally accepted date of the saint's death in the Diocletianic Persecution of AD 303.

HOW DID THEY CELEBRATE SAINT GEORGE’S DAY ?
St George's Day used to be a national holiday in England. It is now an observance that is celebrated with parades, dancing and other activities. Flags with the image of St George's cross are flown on some buildings, especially pubs, and a few people wear a red rose on their lapel. Church services on the Sunday closest to April 23 often include the hymn 'Jerusalem', written by the poet William Blake. The words describe a supposed visit to Glastonbury, England, by Jesus Christ during his youth.

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How to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival?

People will eat many rice dumplings (zongzi), drink realgar wine (xionghuangjiu), and race dragon boats. Other activities include hanging icons of Zhong Kui (a mythic guardian figure), hanging mugwort and calamus, taking long walks, writing spells and wearing perfumed medicine bags.

Why Hong Konger celebrate Dragon Boat Festial?

It is said that Qu Yuan, a poet of Chu Kingdom during the Warring States Period, committed suicide by jumping on the Miluo River on May 5th.Later generations take the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan.There are also sayings to commemorate Wu Zixu, Cao E, and Jie Zitui.

What is Dragon Boat Festival?

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional cultural festival that is popular in the Chinese character culture circle and other countries.

When did Hong Konger celebrate Dragon Boat Festival?

The Hong Konger will celebrate Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the May of the lunar calender.

Who will celebrate this festival?

All Chinese nation will celebrate this festival.

Which countries celebrate this festival?

Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, Japan (Ryukyu), Vietnam, etc.

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Country : Vietnam

Festival : Tet Nguyen Dan (Lunar New Year)

What is Tet Nguyen Dan:🇻🇳

Tet Nguyen Dan is a way of saying Lunar New Year in Vietnam, and it literally means, “the first morning of the first day of the New Year”. It is one of the most important festivals for the Vietnamese people and is a national holiday as well.

Who celebrate the festival❤️‍🔥 :Vietnamese

When do they celebrate the festival🎗:

January/February (on the same day as Chinese New Year)

Why celebrate the festival🎊:

Vietnamese would like to thank Gods for the arrival of spring with a variety of blooming trees and flowers after a cold and harsh winter.

How to celebrate the festival✨:

1.Enjoy traditional games

2.Indulge in some quality television

3.Visit Ho Chi Minh City

4.Rising of the Cay Neu

-Cay neu is a variety of bamboo which is wrapped in red paper to ward off evil.

5. Try the World Famous Vitenamese Cuisine

-Xoi(sticky rice)

-Canh(Vietnamese Soups)

-Banh Chung(this meal is only served during Tet, and is made of tightly packed  sticky rice.)

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Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival-Taiwan
When did Taiwanese celebrate Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival？
The Lantern Festival is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the first lunar month to mark the grand finale of the Chinese New Year celebrations. It is also the very first full moon day of the New Year, symbolizing the coming of the spring.

How to celebrate Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival？
-People usually celebrate this festival by enjoying family dinner together, eating Yuanxiao (glutinous rice dumpling), carrying paper lanterns, and solving the riddles on the lanterns.
-Taiwanese people write their wishes on the lanterns with a belief to bring an abundant crop. These lanterns fly to the sky, bring their wishes to the Gods, and alternatively speak all dreams them that being blessed with luck and good things.
-The festival is celebrated with fanfare events in Taiwan, including the internationally famed Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in New Taipei City, Bombing Lord Han Dan in Taitung, and Yanshui Beehive Rockets Festival in Tainan, to welcome the New Year in a spirit of peace, prosperity and joy.

What is the history of Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival？
The tradition dates back to the Qing dynasty, when Pingxi was a remote but affluent district that had to deal with bandits. Villagers often took to the mountains to escape these dangers in winter. When the worst of the winter had passed, sky lanterns were flown to signal that it was safe for them to return.This became the Lantern Festival, now Pingxi’s most important cultural event.

Which food does the people eat in lantern festival？
The most necessary of all Lantern Festival foods is tangyuan, which translates to something like “soup ball”. Tangyuan contains glutinous rice balls that are filled, usually with something sweet on the inside. Popular variations are filled with chopped peanuts, red beans or black sesame paste.

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The Day of The Dead-Mexico

What is The Day of The Dead?
-The Day of The Dead is a celebration of life and death.

Who celebrate this festival?
-The Mexican in Mexico

How did Mexican celebrate this festival?
-There will be people dressed in colourful costumes to celebrate the moment.There are also a bunch of people painting their faces like skulls.The Day of The Dead celebration is very chaotic because there will be giggling and buzzing sounds of the crowd.

Why did Mexican celebrate this festival?
-Assured that the dead would be insulted by mourning or sadness.

When did Mexican celebrate The Day of The Dead?
-1st and 2nd  November

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Lantern Floatng Festival - Hawaii

🕯Who join this lantern floating festival?

🌱 Hawaiian to honour both those who have fallen in   service , as well as friends and family who have passed.

🕯What is the purpose of lantern festival?

🌱 To carry prayers to be granted.

🌱 To bring messages for deceased love ones written on the sides.

🕯When did Hawaiians celebrate this festival?

🌱 In late summer where lots people are free during that time.

🕯What is the process of floating those lanterns?

🌱 It begins with the sounding of the Pu ( conch shell ) and is followed by the playing of Taiko (Japanese drums) and an Oli (Hawaiiian chant).

🌱 The fist to float are the Parent Lanterns which is symbolize gratitude and carry prayers for all.

🌱The Collective Lanterns are the next to go. These are filled with all of the prayers and messages that were submitted online & at the temple. Those with an individual Lantern will follow next wading in to the water to set it afloat.

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China-Chinese New year

1.What is Chinese New Year?🧧
☆Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year.It is the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar.In Chinese tradition, each year is named after one of 12 animals, which feature in the Chinese zodiac: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.So the animals will have a year dedicated to them once every 12 years, in a cycle.

2.Who celebrates the Chinese New Year?🎆
☆The Chinese New Year is said to be the most important and longest holiday celebrated in China.

3.When did China celebrate Chinese New Year?🎇
☆First day of the first month of the Chinese calendar (between 21 January and 20 February)

4.Why red is the colour of Chinese New Year?✨
☆Chinese people think red is a lucky color, they use red for most of biggest events, including wedding, Chinese New Year and some other activities.
Red symbolizes happiness, passion, success and good fortune. Chinese people like to use red color as the main color for Chinese New Year decoration, meanwhile, auspicious to dress in red during Chinese New Year. By this way, bad luck will be scared away, and good luck will come to you.

5.How to celebrate Chinese New Year?🎉
☆Lion dances,dragon dances,fireworks, family gathering, family meal, visiting friends and relatives, giving red envelopes,decorating with chunlian couplets.

6.Which country does not celebrates Chinese New Year?🎊
☆Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, or the United States.

7.Where does Chinese New Year come from?🎋
☆Chinese New Year has a far-reaching history of over 3,800 years. The origin of the festival can be traced back to the worshiping activities in China's ancient agrarian society. The date for the ceremony wasn't fixed till the Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD), when Emperor Wudi commanded to use the lunar calendar.

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• Who celebrate Eid?
Muslims celebrate Eid to celebrate the end of the fasting month and to commorate the incident of Prophet Ibrahim and Prophet Ismail.

• When do Muslims celebrate Eid?
Muslims celebrate Eid during the Islamic month Shawwal and on the 10th of Zhul-Hijjah.

• Where is Eid celebrated?
Eid is celebrated around the globe by all muslims.

• Why do muslims celebrate Eid?
Muslims celebrate Eid to celebrate the end of fasting in Shawwal and to commemorate the incident of Prophet Ibrahim when he was ordered to give his son, Prophet Ismail, for sacrifice to test his faith. When he cut the neck of his son, instead of his son in front of him was a goat that was slaughtered and Prophet Ismail was safe. This is why muslims slaughter a sheep or goat and give it to the poor.

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GANESHA CHATURTHI
IN INDIA

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Holy week-Spain
Holy Week is an important time for Christians throughout the world. But not everyone knows every detail about why it's celebrated or what exactly it's composed of. So here are the answers to questions about Holy Week.

☆What is Holy Week?
Holy Week is a time when Catholics gather to remember and participate in the Passion of Jesus Christ. The Passion was the final period of Christ's life in Jerusalem. It spans from when he visited Jerusalem to when He was crucified.

☆How do Catholics celebrate Holy Week?
There are four important ceremonies during Holy Week.
a) Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem. On this day, Catholics organize processions with olive branches and blessed palms.
b) Holy Thursday commemorates the betrayal of Judas and the Last Supper, where Jesus instituted the Eucharist. In the morning, the bishops gather with the priests of their dioceses and bless the holy oils. The washing of the feet takes place later in the day during the Mass of the Last Supper.
c) Good Friday is the most solemn day of the year for Catholics. It commemorates the agony and suffering of Jesus' arrest, trial and death. There is no Mass on this day; Jesus has died.
d) In the evening on Holy Saturday, the main Christian celebration of the year takes place: the Easter Vigil. It commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus.

☆Why is my Church decorated the way it is?
On Good Friday and Holy Saturday, noticeable changes to take place in the way churches are decorated. Many churches cover decorations in purple or black, or simply remove the decor. In Italy, crosses are covered a week before. Holy water and the Eucharist are also taken from churches on Good Friday and Holy Saturday.

☆When did Catholics start celebrating Holy Week?
Holy Week celebrations have existed since the beginnings of the Church. As early as the 4th century, reports existed of Christians in Egypt, Palestine, and present-day Turkey and Armenia reenacting the Passion. It's likely that the celebrations took place for years before the initial recorded reports. Holy Week celebrations spread to Europe by the 5th century.

☆When is Holy Week?
Holy Week is the final week before Easter. Put another way, it's the last week of Lent. Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Saturday. This year, Holy Week takes place from March 29 to April 4. Easter takes place on the first Sunday after the first full moon after March 21. This year, it is on April 5.

☆When did the original Holy Week occur?
The Resurrection occurred on Sunday, April 9. This means that Holy Thursday would have taken place on April 6.

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Rick Steves’ European Easter: Palm Sunday in Sevilla

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Greenery Day

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Seoul Lantern Festival (Korea)

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Thanksgiving (USA)
What is it about?
- Thanksgiving is an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year.

Where?
- Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States of America 🇺🇸.

When?
⁃ In the United States it's usually celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.
- as for this year (2021), Thanksgiving is on Thursday, 25 November

Who?
⁃Thanksgiving is mostly celebrated by Americans and it's a christian tradition.

How?
⁃Family and friends gather for a feast on Thanksgiving. Traditional fare in America often includes turkey 🦃, cranberries and pumpkin pie 🎃🥧.

Why?
⁃To celebrate the harvest and other blessings of the past year.

What is the true history of thanksgiving?
- In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states.