Description:
The Balinese Galungan Festival is a 10-day celebration that occurs twice a year in Bali, Indonesia. It marks the victory of dharma (good) over adharma (evil) and is a time for honoring ancestral spirits. Families prepare offerings, decorate their homes with Penjor, and visit temples to pray and give thanks. The streets come alive with traditional dances and ceremonies.

Fun Fact:
During Galungan, Balinese Hindus believe their ancestors' spirits return to Earth and visit their family shrines. The final day, Kuningan, is when these spirits return to the afterlife.

Kwanzaa is celebrated every year from December 26 through January 1, Kwanzaa is a week of festivities honoring African American culture and heritage. Friends and family gather each day to give thanks, exchange gifts, and share feasts.

Fun Fact

Kwanzaa is a strictly secular holiday. Although its seven-pronged kinara bears a resemblance to the eight-pronged Jewish menorah, as it has no connection to Judaism. And although Kwanzaa is celebrated immediately after Christmas, it is neither related to nor intended to supplant the Christian holiday.

fun facts: In Hawaiian Makahiki war forbidan warriors kept their skills by partaking in games and events like boxing, foot races and spear throwing.

fun fact: sometimes they will have big christmas parades 1 day a year but the army does not do anything

Loy Krathong is a Thai festival celebrated annually throughout Thailand and other countries with significant South Western Tai

cultures.

Fun Fact

The name could be translated as "to float ritual vessel or lamp," and comes from the tradition of making krathong or buoyant, decorated baskets, which are then floated on a river.

Fun Fact

Each of the five days of Diwali is associated with specific activities, all of which involve lighting lights and spending time with friends, family, and the wider community. First day, cleaning their homes. second day, decorating with clay candles and different lights.