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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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Hello everyone,
I would like to talk about the traditions of my great country, Yemen.
There are many famous traditions in Yemen. First, weddings are full of traditions. Yemenis typically marry between the ages of 16 and 18, and they follow many traditions, such as eating certain foods before the wedding, as they believe it will bless their lives after marriage.
Secondly, Yemenis, including myself, often chew qat. Qat is a substance that makes anyone who chews it feel strong and energetic. You start to imagine things that seem impossible happening in your life. There are various things that I can't mention now. Finally, once a week, we go to a special place to do things that will be very meaningful. Yemen's traditions are very interesting if you think about them.
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Reading all of these amazing comments about tradition was realy toughtfull.I am from Finland and we have Midsummer Festival in between 20-26 june.In the past times Finland people belived bonfire keeps away the bad spirits and demons. The important part of the tradition is being close to nature and spending some time with your friends and your family.On Seurasaari island traditional celebration with a bonfire tourists can come and join.On festival time I always go to island to ride canoe and watch bonfire.
Hello everyone, It's me bryan
This article is very interesting for me, because in my country colombia, as you know, we have many traditions like: Battle of boyaca or fair flowers and we celebrate every year but in this article is perfect cause they know how to tell us their history or situation, but i want to tell you our tradition most important in my country is: "Semana santa" That week we celebrate -The birth of jesus- this start every year on march Sunday 29 and during 7 days, however, we eat fishes, nothing from animals because is respect about jesus and their beliefs...
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Thanks for sharing, Bryan! 🙌 Semana Santa sounds like a beautiful and meaningful tradition in Colombia.
Hello everyone,
It's nice to read every comment with the tradition of each country. I am Ann. I am from Thailand. As you know, Thailand has a lot of beautiful traditions in a year. The most famous tradition is 'Songkran Festival' which it held on every April. That is summer in Thailand.
The origin of Songkran Festival is come from 'Holi Festival' in India which people will splash with paint to drive away evil things. Same in Thailand, our Songkran tradition is need to drive away evil things but April is in Summer and very hot. So we splash the water instead of paint. Nowadays, the later generations don't know the true origin and splash water as a funny festival. However, the older generations just sprinkle water onto Buddha images during Songkran festival to receive blessings.
I think my post will make some people to know our Songkran Festival in Thailand. Additional, I excuse if I know the wrong information about 'Holi Festival'.
Have a nice day.
Nowruz, yes, and without further word, we begin with its name because it is the beginning of beginnings and the greatest day in the history of the Kurds and their traditions in the Middle East from which I originate as a Kurd.
Thousands of years ago, Kurdish legend tells us that a brave man named Kawa, who worked as a blacksmith, decided to kill the tyrant who was torturing the Kurdish people, He went inside the tyrant's palace and killed him with his hammer, then lit a large fire to signal to his oppressed people that they had become free.
Since then, the Kurdish people have celebrated on the night of March 20, by lighting fires and torches, dancing, and singing. The next day, they go out into nature to express their love and freedom through dancing, singing, and drinking until evening. Nowruz is a great day in history, and every year many love stories emerge among the youth because for the Kurds, Nowruz is life.
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Reading about all your different traditions is super cool and really interesting.
I'm from Colombia, and we have a beautiful tradition on December 7th called “Noche de Velitas” (Night of the Little Candles). That night, everyone lights candles—usually in front of their houses—sets off fireworks, and prepares different snacks.
Even though this tradition started as a Catholic celebration to mark the eve of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, nowadays people see it as a time to reflect on the year that's ending and make wishes for the new one—no matter what religion they follow.
Its incredibly interesting to read the various traditions every person has in his country. I am from Ethiopia and we have a very rich culture of celebrating the baptism of Jesus Christ every year. It's a mix of culture and religion blended together.
It's celebrated in every corner of the country mostly by the followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido church. Singers from Sunday schools of every church led by priests carrying the Ark march to the rivers or lakes where the celebration is held.
The celebration also attracts an influx of tourists from every corner of the globe. So besides being a religion festival it helps in generating income from the tourists that come to the country to be part of the celebration.
Hello, my name is Andrea, and I lived in Ecuador. In my opinion, the best tradition we have is drinking colada morada with guagua de pan. This is a celebration held every November 2nd for the dead. Food is also brought to their graves and people talk to them. I really like colada morada and look forward to it every year.