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So cool to read about everyone's home tradition they miss the most! I'm from England but I've been living in the States for five years and the thing I miss the most is Bonfire Night on November 5th.
The best thing about Bonfire Night is the fireworks, oh, and the bonfires! … and the history behind it. Basically, Guy Fawkes and his friends tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I. They nearly did it too – they hired a room under the House of Parliament and filled it with explosives. But someone told the royal palace. The authorities found Guy Fawkes in the room guarding the explosives, and he was sentenced to torture and death.
So it's a tradition that celebrates the fact that the king survived. It also means people don't forget what happens if you plot against your country. There's a kind of poem about it that starts 'Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot.' That's why we build a 'guy' – a life-size model of Guy Fawkes – and burn it on the bonfire. Pretty dark and horrible when you think about it!
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It is awesome to read and get familiar with other cultures. By the way, I am from Iran and want to write about Norooz. In Iran, the first day of the new year which is also the first day of spring is called Norooz. Usually, all members of families gather together at the house of the elder person and prepare a table that includes seven things whose names start with 's', it is called 'haft sin'.
Also, a few minutes before the year turns around people pray and wish health for all alive creatures in the world because they believe at these moments God schedules the whole next year of its creators.
When the year turns around, they kiss and hug each other and celebrate the new year and spend happy moments together.
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It is interesting to read about your traditions because all of them are incredible and each one is different from the others, and I would like to talk about the traditions of my town. My town is called Santa Clara Durango. Firstly Santa Clara has a tradition on August 12 every day in honor of the ¨Virgin of Santa Clara¨, which is a great tradition where people from other states can come. Moreover, people do cockfights and horse races, and in the center of the town, there are mechanical games where people and children can play and have fun all night after the parents can go dancing to ¨La explanada¨ where singers play and sing all night.
So cool to read about everyone's home traditions they miss the most. My name is Huy and I currently live in Viet Nam. Really proud for me to talk about the most notable festivals in my country, Tet and Lunar new year. It is celebrated in late January or early February yearly. People usually use the Lunar calendar to count the dates. It is springtime. So the weather is very suitable for this festival. I have been enjoying many Tet and I feel like each age will have different ways of loving Tet. Currently, after a whole year of working hard, I want to spend time with my family and take breaks.
I'm honestly surprised by the amount of people sharing informations on their favorite traditions of their country, what's even better is the fact that there's people from almost every corner of the world.
Since I'm already here let me share my favorite tradition too, it's deewali. It's from India, which has nothing to do with me since I'm Italian right? Well actually I discovered it after a very close friend of mine invited me to join him on a deewali party, he told me it was a religious festival organized to celebrate an occurrence by hindus. Basically everyone(youngsters and elders too) dressed in white and tried to hit each other with colored powder, it surprised me at first but it gradually made me happy and feel like a little kid playing tag, then everyone sat together and ate delicious Indian food and drank lacchi(which is an alcoholic beverage) after that time it became recurrence to partecipate every year.
I'm planning to go to India and spend my holidays there experiencing the true deewali with my family.
Wish me luck,
Hi everyone.your comments was interesting.in my country Iran we have a firewoke traditional has known as Chahar-shanbe Soori.its the last Wednesday of the year.we make fire and jump on it.
I'm from México and the tradition that I miss the most is independence day on September 15th.
The best thing about independence day is the 'grito' basically, the México's president leans out of the presidential balcony and rolls up the heroes who fought for independence. And after that we wnjoy a delicious mexican dinner.
I didnt know about this tradition but i had heard about it before. i think is an interesting tradition and historical topic about bonfire and most of times people use it to keep calm down or make the peace with others and talk for a while. I mean, it´s like the zen way but with a horrible context.
In my country there are many traditions and festivals. A very interesting traditional festival is the sardine festival. At this festival, people are offered sardines and the local drink ouzo. People dance all night long together.
Hi, I'm so happy to be part of English Learning . I learned a lot of things and i think i start to improve my English .
I reggeized that while I'm reading or listening
Thank you for all ELBC team
Hi! I read all your traditions and find them interesting. I'm from México and one of the most famous tradition is Day of Dead but there's another tradition that mexicans loves, is King's Day. It's about to commemorate the adoration of Baby Jesus on January 6th. I know that other countries celebrates that too but in Mexico, we celebrate it by getting together as a family or friends to cut a sweet bread called Rosca de Reyes, inside it have Baby Jesus toys and if you get a toy, you must invite the tamales for everyone on February 2nd. =)