Holiday customs in the world

1. Western Christian countries: Easter, a holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

In the Western Church tradition, Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. In the Eastern Church, Easter is delayed by one week if the full moon falls on a Sunday. Thus, the feast falls roughly between March 22nd and April 25th.

Easter is one of the oldest and most meaningful Christian holidays, celebrating the resurrection of Christ, and is celebrated annually by Christians around the world. Easter also symbolizes rebirth and hope.

2. Traditional festivals in Europe and the United States:? Valentine's Day, also known as St. Valentine's Day or St. Valentine's Day, which is celebrated on February 14 every year, originated from Christianity.

It is a holiday about love, romance, and flowers, chocolates, and greeting cards Men and women give each other gifts on this day to express love or friendship. A Valentine's Day dinner date usually represents the key to the development of a couple's relationship. It has become a favorite holiday for young people in Europe and the United States, and has also become popular in other countries.

3. United States: Independence Day (Independence Day): one of the main legal holidays in the United States, the date of July 4 each year, to commemorate the July 4, 1776 Continental Congress in Philadelphia formally adopted the Declaration of Independence.

4. Western countries such as the United States, the British Isles, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand:Halloween: The day before All Hallows' Day, which falls on October 31 each year, is a traditional holiday in the Western world, with celebrations generally taking place in the evening.

That night children will wear costumes and masks, and go door-to-door to collect candy and so on. The symbol of All Hallows' Eve is the pumpkin lamp (also called jack-o'-lantern and jack-o'-lantern), and there is also the story of the pumpkin carving a hollow as a lantern.

5.Western countries in Europe and the United States, as well as Malaysia, Singapore and other countries in Asia: Christmas (Christmas Day): also known as Christmas Day, the birth of Jesus, the translation of the name of the "Christ Mass", is a traditional Western holiday, originating in Christianity, on December 25th each year. December 25th.

Christmas is a religious holiday, because it is celebrated as the birth of Jesus, so the name "Christmas". Most Catholic churches celebrate Christmas Eve, December 24, with a midnight Mass, while some Christian churches celebrate the Annunciation and then Christmas Day on December 25th.

6. United States, Canada: Thanksgiving Day (Thanks giving Day): It is an ancient holiday created by the people of the United States of America, and it is also a holiday for Americans to get together as a family.

In the beginning, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving, and it was decided on an ad hoc basis by each state in the United States. It was not until 1863, after the independence of the United States, that President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. In 1941, the U.S. Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of November as "Thanksgiving Day". The Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.

In 1879, the Canadian Parliament declared November 6 to be Thanksgiving Day and a national holiday. In the years that followed, the date of Thanksgiving changed several times until on January 31, 1957, the Parliament of Canada proclaimed the second Monday in October as Thanksgiving Day each year.

Expanded:

1. The Christmas tree is one of the most famous traditions of the Christmas celebration. Usually people get an evergreen plant such as a pine tree inside or outside around Christmas time and decorate it with Christmas lights and colorful ornaments. And put an angel or star on top of the tree.

2. The Declaration of Independence begins by stating that all men are created equal and are endowed with the natural right to pursue happiness and liberty; it exhaustively enumerates the crimes committed by the British colonialists on the American continent; and it concludes by solemnly proclaiming the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain. The Declaration of Independence is a great document of world historical significance. The day of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence has also become a holiday that will be commemorated forever by the people of the United States, and is designated as American Independence Day.

3. Thanksgiving Customs: On Thanksgiving Day, every American family eats turkey, and they usually eat some traditional dishes, such as zucchini, creamy onions, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie. Family members rush home for the holiday no matter where they are.

References:

Calendar.com: Western Festivals

Traditional Western Festivals and Cultures published by Shanxi Publishing Group in March 2008

Baidu Encyclopedia - Easter

Baidu Encyclopedia --Halloween Eve

Baidu Encyclopedia --Christmas

Baidu Encyclopedia --Thanksgiving

Baidu Encyclopedia --Valentine's Day

Baidu Encyclopedia -- American Independence Day