We (Ms. Meyers' Grade 1 class) conducted a survey based on your question. Here are the results:

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Geumsan is in the middle of Korea, about 2 hours from the capital, Seoul. Our school has 43 students, and they all celebrate Christmas!

Thanks!

- Katie, Lauren, Ayana, and Amber

Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.

Feel free to ask us some questions too!

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Mr. Towse 

Seisen International School, Tokyo, Japan.

We look forward to connecting, further, in the New Year!

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Be sure to check back later this week for some informational videos about Japanese celebrations.

To Ms. Meyer's Grade 1 Class: Here are some responses to your questions from Miss Waser's First Grade Class in New York.

What do we eat at different celebrations?

At Thanksgiving we eat a big dinner with our family and friends. We eat turkey,
dinner rolls, mashed potatoes, stuffing, ham, green beans, cranberry sauce, and
corn casserole. For dessert we eat pumpkin pie, apple pie, and ice cream. We
eat many of these foods on Christmas as well.

For birthdays we usually get to tell our families what we would like to eat for our special dinner. Some of our top choices are pizza, roasted chicken, grilled
cheese, and macaroni and cheese. For dessert we have cake and ice cream.

How do we celebrate birthdays?

On our birthday, we eat cake, we open gifts, we eat pizza, we play games, and we whack piñatas. Sometimes we sing the “Happy Birthday” song and blow out candles on our cake. A lot of people give you cards and sometimes they have money in them. We spend the money on toys or games that we want. On birthdays we have a party at home or a fun place. Some of the fun places we have parties at are the Fun-E Farm (bouncy houses), Bounce (trampolines), and Wood’n Wheels (roller skating).In the classroom we celebrate birthdays every month and we eat cupcakes.

Hope you have great birthdays!!!

How do we celebrate Valentine’s Day?

On Valentine’s Day we give cards to our family to show them that we love and care about them. We also give cards to our friends to show that we value our
friendships. Sometimes we give candy with our cards. Some of the popular
candies are Smarties, lollipops, and Nerds. We make sure we brush our teeth
after! In the classroom we decorate bags to put our valentines in and celebrate
our friendships and teamwork.

In the Tamil language the word Pongal means "overflowing," signifying abundance and prosperity.During the festival milk is cooked in a vessel. When it starts to bubble and overflow out of the vessel, freshly harvested rice grains are added to the pot. At the same time other participants blow a conch and shout "Pongalo Pongal!

Easter: It always starts on Sunday in March or April. At Easter the Easter bunny hides chocolate eggs in your house. The Easter bunny gives great gifts.

Mother's Day: The day of Mother's Day is the second Sunday of May. Mother's Day lasts for 1 whole day. Moms can lay down and do what they want to do. They get gifts.

Father's Day: It's on the third Sunday of June. Father's Day is where fathers don't have to do anything. Father's Day also means that they have fun and kids make stuff for them.

Canada Day: Canada Day is July 1. Whenever there is Canada Day there is a parade! Canada Day is celebrating Canada's birthday. At night people light up fireworks. On Canada Day people wear red and white shirts.

Halloween: Halloween is celebrated on October 31. People carve pumpkins and put them on their porch. People dress up on Halloween. People go to homes to get candy. They say trick-or-treat.

Remembrance Day: Remembrance Day is on November 11. Remembrance Day is important because we remember the people who fought for us. We wear poppies. We have an assembly at school for Remembrance Day. We sing O' Canada.

Christmas: Christmas is on the 25th of December. You put a Christmas tree up and put lights, ornaments and a star at the top of the tree. You spend time with your family and friends. We also get presents from family and Santa. You open presents. We often have snow for Christmas. You can play in the snow. You can make snow angels and have snowball fights with family and friends.