Nikita Dikshit 
Chifuyu Omma from Japan A place in my memory is a shrine. In Japan, November 15 is Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three) ceremony. That means girls at seven years, boys at five years, and boys and girls at three years are celebrated at a shrine to show appreciation for good growth and wishes for better growth … Read more
At the beginning of February every year, we celebrate the “Bean Throwing Festival” at temples in Japan. Selected men and women throw beans from the stage at the temple to the crowds wishing to drive the evil spirit away and bring the good luck that year. Those men and women are called “Toshi-otoko” and “Toshi-onna” … Read more
Cannelle and Ewat describe how people celebrate this famous Irish holiday and encourage readers to come and experience it. On the 17th of March every year, Ireland celebrates a special day called Saint Patrick’s Day. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and brought Christianity to this country. Cannelle and Ewat describe how people … Read more
In Hong Kong there is a holiday called the Chung Yueng Festival. It is celebrated on September 9th of the Lunar calendar. The story of this holiday was about a family. On that day, a family went to a hill to do something. When they came back home, they found all their animals had died. … Read more
The Oktoberfest is very big celebration. It celebrates a time when the King of Bayern (Bavaria) had a big wedding. This wedding lasted eight days and lots of people went to see it. Now it is a big celebration every year in Munchen (Munich), which is a very nice, old city. It has lots of … Read more
The Yi people in China have a holiday named Torch Day every year from August 5 to 8. Why do we have that holiday? Because we have a myth. Three thousand years ago in August near harvest time, our Yi people had a wrestling competition. One Yi person was very strong and kind. His name … Read more
January 15th is Seijin-no-hi, the Coming-of-Age ceremony, in Japan. On that day, Japanese people celebrate being 20 years old as reaching adulthood, like 21 years old in America. When I had this ceremony. I wore a “kimono.” A kimono is a traditional Japanese dress. Commonly most Japanese do not wear it now, but many women … Read more
Brazil Brazil’s Famous Carnival Holiday – Renata Pauperio Bulgaria Legend of the Martenitsa – Rositsa Ruseva China Torch Day: A Festival of the Yu People – Anonymous Germany October Fest in Germany – Siggi Siebold Hong Kong Chung Yueng Festival – Tse-Kin (Pantium) Wong Ireland Saint Patrick’s Day – Cannelle and Ewa Japan Setsubun: Bean Throwing Festival – Jun Yoshizawa Shichi-Go San: … Read more
Many times I ask myself, “What is the most beautiful name?” “If I had a child, what name would I give to her/him?” “What is more important? How the name sounds or what it means?” In the past, people in my country gave names to their children because of the meanings. Up to the end of … Read more
Tesfanesh Abate from Ethiopia Ageresh Abate and Awoke Abate from Ethiopia helped with the preparation. Alicha is like a stew or casserole, and the Ethiopian name for this is a wat. Stews are very popular in my country. Alicha, a more delicately seasoned Wat (stew), contains no berbere (chili). It is often eaten at home, and it is also served … Read more