Celebrations
22 11 2009Hi
This term, our class us doing an inquiry about celebrations. We had to pick 5 celebrations from 3 different continents around the world.
I chose the Chinese New Year, Running of the Bulls,Yom Kippur,St Patrick’s day and one that lots of people haven’t heard of – the Sentosa flowers festival, held on Sentosa island just off the coast of Singapore.
I’m just going to tell you some facts about these celebrations.
Chinese New Year
- Chinese New Year lasts for 15 days.
- The purpose is to celebrate the start of a new lunar year
- Was called the spring festival hundreds of years ago
Foods
- Bamboo shoots – wealth
- Black moss seaweed – wealth
- Dried Bean Curd – happiness (note: fresh tofu is not served because the color white symbolizes death and misfortune in Chinese culture).
- Chicken – happiness and marriage (especially when served with “dragon foods,” such as lobster. Family reunion (if served whole)
- Eggs – fertility
- Egg Rolls – wealth
- Fish served whole – prosperity
- Chinese garlic chives – everlasting, a long life
- Lychee nuts – close family ties
- Noodles – A long life
- Oranges – wealth
- Peanuts – a long life
- Pomelo – abundance, prosperity, having children
- Seeds – lotus seeds, watermelon seeds, etc. – having a large number of children
- Tangerines – luck
Running of the bulls
- Also called the San Fermin
- Officially begins on 7Th of July every year
- Held in Spain, Portugal, some cities in Mexico and southern France
- The run is 825 metres and takes about 3 mins
Yom Kippur
- One of the holiest days for the Jewish people
- During Yom Kippur Jews fast for 25 hours
- Fasting means that no one cannot eat or drink for 25 hours
- Children under the age of 13 and people who are ill do not have to fast
St Patrick’s day
National holiday in Ireland
When?
24 Jan to 1 Feb
Hope you liked it.
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