Exploring festivals while studying abroad

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Exploring festivals while studying abroad

Facts about celebrations

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Diwali (Hindu Festival of Lights) - India

One of the most popular celebrations in India is Diwali.

Known as the "Festival of Lights," and is celebrated by lighting lamps and bursting crackers. It is a celebration honoring Lord Rama's triumphant return to Ayodhya after rescuing his wife Sita from the demonic king Ravana.

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La Tomatina - Buñol, Spain

The quirky Spanish festivals are wellknown, and La Tomatina is the wackiest of them all.

It's the biggest food fight in the world.

Over the span of an hour, visitors throw about 100,000 kilograms of spoiled tomatoes at one another.

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Halloween Day

Halloween is a festival that is celebrated in many parts of the world.

People dress up in hilarious, spooky costumes for Halloween and go Trickor-Treating.

Halloween is a time for celebrations, including parties. Some people think that Halloween is a time to mark the harvest

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Merry Christmas

Every year on December 25, people celebrate Christmas. The event celebrates the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Christmas is a time when people get together, sing, and dance. People also shower friends and family with presents. The festivities begin with Christmas tree decorations. The most significant aspect of Christmas is the lighting and decoration of the tree.

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Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday is a day that celebrates Jesus Christ's resurrection. Thousands of people visit St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday to hear the Pope's blessing from the balcony of the church.

In the U.K. we consume chocolate eggs. In Britain, about 80 million chocolate eggs are consumed annually, with Easter Sunday being the main day for consumption.

On Easter Sunday, kids in Sweden and Finland dress up as Easter witches and knock on doors with bundles of willow branches.

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