Countries to Visit on a World Tour
Travelling abroad is always an breathtaking and wonderful adventure. Each culture has its own crotchets and eccentricities, but is of even importance to all other threads in the quilt of humanity. The cultural story of the world is all weaved together by each regional color. Every culture is different in their customs, festivities and most interestingly, their holidays. In this article we will look at the three prominent cultures, South Americans, Chinese and Indians in the way they celebrate their holidays.
South America holidays are primarily Catholic in nature. South American holidays such as Saints festivals are very celebrated; Dia de Todos Los Santos for instance celebrates all Catholic saints, but each day of the year celebrates a specific saint. Individuals in South America are oftentimes named for the saint whose day they were born on. One of the most celebrated festivals in South America is Carnaval, the equivalent of Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday. This festival celebrates the day before the forty-day Catholic festival of Lent and involves massive celebrations of excess, samba music, and parades.
Holidays in China are very distinct in comparison to other regions. China is known for its unique culture where the religious and orthodox meets the modern-day and the eccentric. The chinese celebrate their holidays with great spiritual importance. Chinese New Year is the largest holiday celebrated in China. Nearly everyone in China hold the day sacred, partaking in rituals and ceremonies to ensure a lucky and healthy year ahead. A more modern holiday is Woman’s Day, a day that all women in China are allowed to take off work.
Holidays in India are very much different from the aforementioned regions. These holidays range from those associated to Hinduism to Christian holidays, to Muslim celebrations. For people in India, holidays come every day of the year. A civic holiday celebrated by most is the birthday of celebrated civil rights leader, Mohandas K. Gandhi. Gandhi’s natal day has been declared as a day of non-violence, and no booze is sold on this day in his respect.
Travelling is made more interesting when you learn more about the unique cultures. These are just a handful of the many wonderful and exciting holidays seen abroad.
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