The document discusses various religious and cultural festivals celebrated around the world, including Eid, Chinese New Year, and Chanukah. It provides details on the Islamic festivals of Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, and Eid-ul-Adha, which commemorates Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son. For Chinese New Year, the document explains its importance as the most celebrated Chinese holiday, during which families gather and give gifts, and how it follows the Chinese lunar calendar of 12 animal zodiac signs.
2. Different types of festivals
• Chinese New Year (Chinese festival)
• Eid (Islamic festival)
• Music festivals (e.g The Proms in London )
• Chanukah (Festival of Lights, Jewish festival)
• Food festivals (e.g Organic food festival), Film
festivals (e.g Sundance film festival)
• Birthday of Buddha (Chinese festival)
• Evangelismou (Greek festival)
• Pumpkin Festival
• Running of the Bulls (Pamplona, Spain )
• Holi festival (Hindu festival)
4. Eid-Ul-Fitr & Eid-Ul-Adha
• People all around the world celebrate this festival.
• Eid "is an important religious festival celebrated by
Muslims all around the world.
• Eid is about spending time with friends and family,
sacrifice, and thanksgiving for being able to afford
housing and food etc…
• Eid-ul-fitr is a three-day Muslim holiday that comes
at the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of
fasting (sawm).
• Eid-ul-adha meaning "Festival of Sacrifice" or
"Greater Eid" is to celebrate the willingness of
Ibrahim (pbuh) to give up his son Ishmael as an act of
duty to God.
• Eid ul-adha is celebrated yearly on the 10th day of
the month of Dhu al-Hijjah.
5. Eid-Ul-Fitr & Eid-Ul-Adha
• The first day of Eid-Ul-Fitr, is on the first day of
the month Shawwal.
• Eid is the Arabic word meaning "festivity“, Fi r is theṭ
Arabic word meaning "conclusion of the fast“.
7. Chinese New Year
• Each new year, people will decorate
their homes with many New Year
Graphics; the best of which are from
the small town called Yangliuqing.
• Yanliuqing paintings were first
produced between 1573 and 1620.
• 2008 is known as the Year of the Rat.
2009 is the Year of the Ox.
2010 is the Year of the Tiger
There are 12 animal names; so by this
system, year names are repeated every
12 years.Google: Chinese new year:
http://www.chinapage.com/newyr1.ht
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8. Chinese New Year
• Chinese New Year is the most important of the
Chinese holidays, and is a time of feasting with the
family, celebration, fireworks, and gift-giving. It is a
15-day holiday, beginning on the first day of a new
moon and ending with the full moon on the day of the
Lantern Festival.
Google: Chinese new year:
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/ch
inese_new_year.htm
Google images :Chinese new year
9. Chinese New Year
Every traditional
Chinese household
should also have live
blooming plants to
symbolize rebirth
and new growth.
Flowers are believed
to be symbolic of
wealth and high
positions in one's
career.
On New Year's Day, the
Chinese family will eat a
vegetarian dish called
jai. Although the various
ingredients in jai are
root vegetables or
fibrous vegetables, many
people attribute various
superstitious aspects to
them
Google: Chinese new year:
http://education2.uvic.ca/Fac
ulty/mroth/438/china/decorati
ons.html
Google: Chinese new year:
http://education2.uvic.ca/Faculty/mr
oth/438/china/traditional_foods.html
10. Chinese New Year
Every traditional
Chinese household
should also have live
blooming plants to
symbolize rebirth
and new growth.
Flowers are believed
to be symbolic of
wealth and high
positions in one's
career.
On New Year's Day, the
Chinese family will eat a
vegetarian dish called
jai. Although the various
ingredients in jai are
root vegetables or
fibrous vegetables, many
people attribute various
superstitious aspects to
them
Google: Chinese new year:
http://education2.uvic.ca/Fac
ulty/mroth/438/china/decorati
ons.html
Google: Chinese new year:
http://education2.uvic.ca/Faculty/mr
oth/438/china/traditional_foods.html
