Julia Deegan Ngan Do Eva Fraga November 15‚ 2012 Compare and Contrast New Year Eve in Different Countries Wouldn’t it be fun to travel around the world and celebrate the New Year all year long? All over the world‚ people celebrate the New Year; This is one of the oldest of all holidays. Most New Year celebrations focus on family and friends‚ food and traditions‚ but not all of the celebrations take place on the same day or in the same way! Because people in different
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The Vietnamese lunar New Year festival‚ Tet Nguyen Dan‚ is the most significant holiday taking place within the first three days of the New Year. The nearer New Year comes the more excited and enthusiastic people are. In general‚ preparation for Tet starts one week before New Year’s Day. There are three main activities in this week: shopping‚ cleaning and decorating houses‚ and "Tat Nien" parties. Shopping is the most interesting activity before Tet. There is a number of items must be bought. In
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It’s that time again‚ a new year‚ as the year approach the end‚ the Hmong New Year is celebrated by many Hmong people throughout the world in different months where Hmong people live‚ either that be in October‚ November‚ or December. But no matter what‚ where you find a large population of Hmong people‚ you know there’s going to be some sort of Hmong New Year event taking place that year. From what I remember‚ when I was little‚ my parents took me to the Soccer Tournament (another Hmong event)‚ where
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Chinese New Year? Is it Real or Fake? This year’s Chinese New Year is going to be on: 2013 | 2013-02-10 | Snake (2013-02-10—2014-01-31) | | | | Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China‚ it is also known as the Spring Festival‚ the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally ran from Chinese New Year’s Day itself‚ the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar‚ to the Lantern
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Chinese New Year China is the first one of the cradles of world civilization‚ 5000 years of history makes China more powerful. There are many China’s unique festivals‚ like Mid-Autumn Festival‚ Ching Ming Festival‚ Dragon Boat Festival‚ Winter Festival and Chinese New year. Especially Chinese New Year remains the most important social and economic holiday in China. The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Beginning of Spring. Its origin is too
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Lord Whale Festival‚ the death anniversary of the founder of jewelry‚… Among them‚ Tet is the most important and popular holiday. Because Vietnam is a country in the Eastern hemisphere that was influenced by China for many years‚ the Chinese New Year and Tet‚ the Vietnamese New Year has many similarities. Tet often falls between late January and the beginning of February in the Gregorian calendar because Vietnamese are using the Chinese calendar. In developing society‚ everyone are very busy‚ children
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MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION Very often we all hear about New Year resolutions and I have also tried making New Year resolutions. Basically a New Year resolution is made when one wants to correct the mistakes they have done the past year or do something in a more organized manner. I have also made resolutions before‚ but just like anybody else‚ I too break it up. But this time I am going to stick to my resolutions and make sure that I change myself. I have noted down a few resolutions that I would
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19 November 20 Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah is about giving peace‚ forgiveness‚ and hope; it is the Jewish New Year. The book Night‚ Rosh Hashanah is a cursed year. It is between “life and death”. It’s referred to one of the high holy days. It is the last year of the others. The word “last” had an odd ring to it. They always asked what if it is the last day of the year. Rosh Hashanah is a very important holiday‚ It is where everyone comes together to pour out there sins‚ and ask for
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Persian New Year There are holidays in many cultures that have historical roots (not religious). No Rooz‚ is a example of a holiday with historical origins. What is No Rooz ? Iranian new year as known No Rooz is very unique for several characteristics. It is very unique because of its history‚ time‚ traditions‚ and decorations. First of all‚ I consider the history of the Persian New Year .The history of the Persian New Year has special importance for Iranian people. No Rooz‚ in word‚ means New Day with
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New resolution for year 2011 A new moment‚ new day‚ new month and new year; everything is looking fresh and rejuvenate to me as a new sun shining after one whole year. The year 2010 is over and now we are moving forward in 2011 with lots of new opportunities for everyone. There were a lot of good and bad memories of last year‚ but I will grab good memories and move onward with this current year. Most of people have new tasks and ideas for new year and I also have some new resolution for this
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