december holidays around the world holidays celebrated longer than one day
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December Holidays December Holidays Around the WorldAround the World
Holidays celebrated Holidays celebrated longer than one daylonger than one day
AdventAdvent
• Advent is a Christian holiday that begins 4 weeks before Christmas on November 30 or the nearest Sunday to it.
• Advent is considered the New Year’s Day for the church year.
• Colors associated with Advent are purple, royal blue, white, and pink.
• Advent wreaths are used as decoration.
HanukkahHanukkah
• Hanukkah is a celebrated by Jewish people in honor God saving the Jews from their enemies, the Syrian-Greeks in 165 B.C.
• The word Hanukkah comes from a Hebrew word that means “and they rested.”
• Hanukkah lasts for eight days.
RamadanRamadan
• Ramadan is a Muslim holiday that takes places during the 9th month of the Muslim calendar at the beginning of a full moon.
• It is a time for worship and contemplation.• Muslims fast during daylight hours during
the month of Ramadan.• At the end of the month, there
is a 3-day feast called Eid-al-Fitr.
Las PosadasLas Posadas
• Las Posadas is a nine-day celebration from December 16-24th that takes place in Mexico.
• “Posada” means lodging or shelter.• It is a religious and cultural
celebration that acts out Mary & Joseph’s search for shelter.
KwanzaaKwanzaa• Kwanzaa is an African-American
celebration that began in 1966.• It begins on December 26th and
last for seven days. • During this time seven principles
are honored.• Red, black, and green are the
official colors of Kwanzaa.
SourcesSources• Let’s Celebrate Christmas by Peter & Connie Roop
• http://www.acadiawreath.com/t-advent-traditions.aspx
• http://www.msichicago.org/scrapbook/scrapbook_exhibits/catw2004/traditions/countries/ramadan.html
• http://www.archaeolink.com/kwanzaa_traditions.htm
• http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/christmas.html