Happy St. Patrick's Day! St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th. St. Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland and used the shamrock to explain the trinity to Irish people. According to legend St. Patrick drove snakes out of Ireland. Traditionally St. Patrick's Day was a…
Holi, the Indian “Festival of Colors” is celebrated across India during the full moon of the Hindu Lunar calendar. The Holi festival symbolizes the beginning of Spring and the conquest of good over evil. During this fun filled festive time, Indians throw brightly colored powder and colored-water on each other.…
Happy St David's Day! St David's Day is celebrated in Wales on March 1st, in honour of St David, the patron saint of Wales. St David was a Celtic monk, who spread Christianity across Wales in the sixth century. To mark the day, Welsh people wear daffodils and leek, the…
Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will face-off at Super Bowl LVI or the 56th Super Bowl in Glendale Arizona on Sunday 5th February. The Super Bowl is the most popular and watched sporting event in the United States. It is the annual championship game of the National Football League…
The Lantern Festival marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations, also known as Spring Festival. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. Releasing lanterns into the sky, symbolizes people letting go of their past selves and embracing their…
Every year on February 2nd Groundhog Day is celebrated in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The day derives from an old tale that each year a groundhog will poke its head up out of its den around this time. If it sees its shadow, indicating that it is a clear…
Burns Night marks the anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth, Scotland's most famous poet. Many Scots celebrate Robert Burns and his contribution to Scottish culture by going to a traditional Burns supper. The highlight of the evening is the arrival of Scotland's national dish, the haggis. At a traditional Burns Suppers,…
WeChat red envelopes combine Chinese tradition with modern technology. Traditionally during the New Year Chinese handed out of red envelopes or hong bao, containing “lucky money” to children, relatives, the children of friends, ayi or maids, adult children until they are employed, elderly parents and employees. Now, the increasingly popular…
Pongal is a four-day-long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India in from January 14th to 17th. The word 'pongal' in Tamil literally translates to "to boil. People boil freshly-harvested rice, along with milk and jaggery in a new clay pot. They let the boiling concoction…
Located in the northeast of China, Harbin International Ice and Snow festival is the largest ice and snow festival in the world. The opening ceremony is held on January 5 and the festival lasts for more than a month. To build the frozen city, tens of thousands of ice blocks…
