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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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Before I read about Bonfire Night, I didn't know that a tradition like that exist, I live in Mexico and here sounds a bit weird a tradition that celebrate a missed king killing attempt, I think that is like that because here in America We had several revolutions war, so It's normal here celebrate for battles won and the revolutionary dates of our history, maybe It could be the different between us and other countries like England, where Monarchy is still alive like politic system.
Some of our holydays in Mexico are for example Mexican revolution in November 20th or September 16th when We commemorate our independence from Spain, in those dates usually at school kids go dressed like a historical character, like Miguel Hidalgo, Emiliano Zapata, Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez or Adelita, also is common to eat traditional dishes and drinks.
Hello everyone! İ read a lot of comments and there's so strange traditions. Our traditions strange too :)
İ'm from turkey and we celebrating eid al-adha day every year. We cutting a lamb or cow and we sharing it in this day. İt's not only one we doing. We visiting each other. İt's the second most important thing. (The third one is MEAT. ) This day everyone is happy. Everyone Forgets their problems and becomes happy.
That's all what will i say. İf there's some grammar mistakes i'm sorry for that. Have a great day...
It's great to read about everyone's home traditions. I'm from Myanmar, also known as Burma and I have been living in Singapore for 7 years. Since I'm away from my home country, I miss my country's traditional festivals and foods. We celebrated many festivals around the year and the festival I like the most is water festival, also called as Thingyan which held in April. During the festival, some splash the water on each other and visit around the city the whole day. Some go to monasteries to perform the good deeds and donations. And we enjoy the traditional Thingyan dance at night. We believe the Thingyan's water clean away the dirty and bad things from us. The following day after Thingyan's last day is Myanmar new year and we start the new year with clean and good soul. During the festival, I have a lot of happy memories with my beloved family and friend in my childhood. Therefore, Thingyan is my favorite festival.
It is great to read about all the different home traditions. I´m from Mexico City and the tradition I like the most is Day of the Dead, which is celebrated the November 1st and 2nd. On those days, we set up something called and “altar” to remember family members who are no longer with us. It usually is decorated with colored paper decorations, cempasúchil flowers and food so that the souls of our relatives can eat something that they used to love. This tradition is very meaningful not only for people who live in Mexico but also for people living in other countries.
It is great to read about your tradition. I would like to experience it someday because it is very famous in South America. I am from Colombia, and our most famous tradition is the 'Flower Festival'. This tradition is celebrated from August 1st to 10th every year. There are many events, but the best one is the 'Flower Parade', where people carry wooden frames on their backs called 'silletas', decorated with beautiful and varied flowers. They also write messages about life, the environment, and other topics. People vote for the best 'silleta', and the government awards prizes to the winners. During those days, there are also other events, such as concerts, classic car parades, and antique car exhibition
There are several traditions in our country, aren’t there? I'm from Mexico too! I think Independence Day is another important day to remember. It’s quite similar to Bonfire Night because we also have fireworks all day.
Wow, there are so many home traditions around the world. In Vietnam, we have one too. It's beautiful, fun and a little bit weird: traditional Tet cleaning rules.
As you may know, Vietnamese people - along with some communities in Asia such as Chinese, Singaporeans, and Korean - also celebrate the Lunar New Year based on the lunar calendar.
In Vietnam, we call the Lunar New Year 'Tet'. It's the biggest celebration of the year, marked by many traditional customs and rituals - one of them is 'cleaning'.
Before New Year's Eve, the house must to be cleaned from top to bottom - especially the 'bàn thờ tổ tiên', the ancestral altar where we place old framed photos or tablets to honor and remember our ancestors. This tradition is meant to sweep away the dirt (and bad luck) of the old year and welcome good fortune in the new one. However, during the first 3 days of the new year, sweeping is avoided, even if the house becomes a bit dirty, because it's believed that doing so could sweep away good luck.
This can sometimes lead to funny situations, which we call 'National Cleaning Days'. You clean your house together with your family, and the street with your neighbors. It's tiring but fun. And during Tet, if you accidentally sweep the house, you might get in trouble with he elders.
It's so wonderful to read about everyone's traditions.I am from Myanmar but I've been living in Korea for five years.I miss my country's traditions and foods very much. Myanmar is very famous for its delicious cuisine and beautiful cultures. We have many festivals, with the most famous being The Water Festival, aslo known as Thingyan and Thadingyut Festival. We celebrate water festival in April.During water festival, we make a lot of delicious foods that everyone can enjoy all the food while participating the festival. We splash water on each other and some visit to the monasteries to perform good deeds . The water festival is celebrated to cleanse away the bad things and welcome The Myanmar new year with good luck.You can also enjoy traditional dance performances at night.The Water Festival brings back many childhood memories for me. Therefore it's the festival I miss the most when I am away from home.
It is fascinating to read about other countries’ traditions. I am from Myanmar, which was called Burma in the 90s. Our country, Myanmar, has many traditions according to each month. Among them, I like the Thadigyut festival most. The Thadingyut festival, also known as the Lightening festival, is held on the full moon day of the Burmese Lunar month of Thadingyut. As a custom, it is held at the end of the Buddhist Subbath (Vassa) and is the second most famous festival in Myanmar after Thingyan festival (Myanmar New Year festival). People enlighten and festoon he streets, houses, and public buildings with candles, colored electric bulbs for three days, which are the day before the full moon day, the full moon day, and the day after the full moon day. Children play with firecrackers during the festival. On full moon day, some people go to pagodas and monasteries to pay homage to the Triple Gems, pay respect to monks, and offer food. Young people usually pay respect to their parents, teachers, and elderly relatives and offer them some fruits and other gifts. Also, while paying homage, the younger people usually ask for forgiveness for the wrongdoings they have caused to their parents or the other elderly relatives throughout the year. Traditionally, the elders tell their youngsters that they forgive any of their wrongdoings and continue to bless them with good luck and gift pocket money. It is also usual for younger siblings to pay homage to their older siblings. In return, the elder ones wish good luck for them and give them some pocket money.