FESTIVAL
COUNTRY AND
DATE
EVENTS
CUSTOMS
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Rio de Janeiro Carnival
In Brazil, it´s always in
Februaty or March
There´s a parade with big
floats. There´s music in
the streets.
People wear colorful costumes.
They dance and have fun.
The carnaval is all day and all
night. Many people don´t go to
bed that night.
It is a very important holiday in Brazil that
is celebrated before Lent. It is an
opportunity for people to have fun, relax and
celebrate life through music, dance and
costumes.
Diwali
In India. Diwali is
usually in October or
November.
People decorate their
homes with lamps,
candles and lights.
People put lots of pretty lamps in
their homes for the festival.
They look at the lamps and think about their
family and other people in the world.
It´s a very big festival for Hindu people in
India, and for Hindus all around the world.
It is celebrated with great enthusiasm and
joy.
Eid
Date depends on the
lunar calendar, it is
celebrated throughout the
Islamic world. Eid is a
big Muslim festival.
People give presents to
children and Friends. Eid
presents are usually
money, or things like
toys, candy, and new
clothes.
At eid, Muslims think about other
people in the world. They give
food and money to hungry people
and sick people.
People wear new clothes.
They get up, wash, and put on their new
clothes. They eat dates and cookies for
breakfast. Then they go to pray at the
mosque. Lost of people hug their Friends.
Later, they eat with their family. They also
visit their grandparents, and say, ‘Happy
Eid!’.
Twelfth Night
Three kings is celebrated
by Christian people in
Spain and around the
world, and the Date is in
the month january, 12
nights after Christmas.
In some countries,
people eat and make a
big cakes.
There are lots of parades, with
people in costumes. People throw
candy to children in the streets.
On twelfth Night, Spanish children put their
shoes under the Christmas tree. In the
morning, they find presents in their shoes.
Cherry Blossom
In Japan, it is a
celebrated in the spring
between January and
April.
They sit and eat, and
they look at the Cherry
blossom.
People have picnics under the
Cherry tres.
In Japan, people love Cherry blossom,
Maybe it´s the prettiest season of all. It´s
usually sunny and there are lots of flowers.
