National Tea Day is observed in the United Kingdom every year on 21 April to celebrate the drinking of tea. “Fancy a cuppa” is a popular way to offer someone a cup of tea in Britain. Britain has a tea culture and the average British person consumes nearly 2kg of…
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Ching Ming or “Tomb Sweeping Day” is a Chinese national holiday that honours the dead. In the Chinese language, Ching means clean and Ming brightness. On this occasion, Chinese show respect for their ancestors by cleaning and beautifying the graves and urns of their ancestors. Weeds are removed from grave…
Ugadi marks the New Year in the southern Indian states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. On this day southern Indian Hindus clean their homes, decorate their entrances with mango leaves and colourful floral designs, take ritual showers and buy new clothes. Extended families and friends celebrate this festival with…
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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 coloredpowder and colored-water on each other. Culture Buff Indian Values…
National Panda Day celebrates and promotes the protection of pandas. Pandas are native only to China. There are an estimated 1,800 giant pandas in the wild in China, mostly in Sichuan Province, and some 600 in zoos and breeding centers. Pandas symbolize peace and friendship. The black and white colour of the…
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…
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