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Holidays & Celebrations from Around the World

Coming of Age  Celebration in  Miyazaki, Japan
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Writers from around the world describe special days that are celebrated in their countries.

Write us about a special holiday, festival, or celebration in your country. Tell us how you celebrate it and why it is special.

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Holidays, Celebrations, and Festivals by Countries

Angola

Christmas Spirit in Angola

Lourenço Domingos Martins

Brazil

Brazil's Famous Carnival Holiday

Renata Pauperio

China

Chinese New Year's Paper Cutting

Cheng Jiang-Jiang

Our Chinese New Year

Liao Wei Nong

The Chinese New Year's

Yian Mai

Torch Day in China

Yi Xie

Colombia

Independence Day in Colombia

Danilo Quiñones

Congo

Independence Day in the Congo

Eulalie Tungu

El Salvador

Independence Day in El Salvador

Blanca Salmerón

Gabon

Labor Day in Gabon

Kenneth Nduka Ukah

Germany

October Fest in Germany

Siggi Siebold

Hong Kong

Chung Yueng Festival

Tse-Kin (Pantium) Wong

Ireland

An Irish Christmas:The Night Before

Brigit Haggerty

Japan

Coming of Age Ceremony

Yukiko Hattori

Hanami: Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Keiko Ichibashi

Cherry Blossom Season

Chifuyu Omma

Japanese Ceremonies for Children

Chifuyu Omma

Coming of Age Ceremony (2)

Hiroko Yamane

Momo no Sekku: Girls' Festival

Maki Kubo

Celebrating New Year's in Japan

Keiko Imai

Seijin-no-hi (Coming-of-Age Day)

Manabu Ozawa

Setsubun (Bean Throwing Festival)

Jun Yoshizawa

Shichi-Go San: 7, 5, 3 Ceremony

Chifuyu Omma

Worship at a Jinjya on New Year's

Jun Yoshizawa

Korea

Children's Day in Korea

Gui Hee Hwang

Ch'u Sok (Thanksgiving) in Korea

Soon Lee

Dae-Bo-Rum

Kyu-Jin Lee

Eating Tekguk

Sue

New Year's in Korea

IckChan Lee

Shul, the Korean New Year

Minjung Song

Pakistan

Independence Day in Pakistan

Deepak Jewani

Peru

Festivals and Celebrations in Peru

Lida Muñoz

Independence Day in Peru

Aleida Lopez

Philippines

Maskarra Festival in Bacolod City

Adelfa McCoy

Qatar

Independence Day in Qatar

Hassan Al Hayek

Spain

A Celebration in Spain: Easter Week

Carmen Cafferena

Sweden

Celebrating Santa Lucia Day

Sarah Lucas

Syria

Independence Day in Syria

Amer Joubarani

Thailand

Loy Krathong

Udomsak Boonyanurak

Songkran Festival: Water Festival

Anotai Udomwittayakrai

Thai New Year

Sakpetch Anglanapiwat

Turkey

Children's Day in Turkey

Mehmet Ali

Ramadan and Kurban

Turhan Ece

Independence Day in Turkey

Riecep

Turkish New Year's

Edibe B. Ciftci

Ukraine

Independence Day in Ukraine

Vladmir Nepochatov

Venezuela

Christmas in Venezuela

Maricira Marcano

Carnival at El Callao, Venezuela

Sabrina Volante

La Paradura del Niño

Sabrina Volante

Los Tambores de Barlovento

Sabrina Volante

Carnival in La Chimana, Venezuela

María Alejandra Pacheco

Vietnam  

New Year's Day in Vietnam

Suong Huynh

New Year's Festival

Ngoc-Anh (Annie) Ho

Western Samoa  

Teuila Festival in Western Samoa

Chester Etuale

Holidays, Celebrations, and Festivals by Type

Christmas

New Year's

Independence Day

Valentine's



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