Every year, people celebrate so many holidays ranging from the special ones to the most ordinary ones. There are holidays that are celebrated by countries all over the world and that on that particular day, countries and their people celebrate it with festivities. Christmas and New Year are two of these worldwide holidays. During these occasions, people around the world have Christmas dinner, exchange presents and witness spectacular fireworks display. And as proof of these massive celebrations, every news channel is brimming with worldwide news on these events. Not only that, online blogs, online newsrooms and forums are filled with talks and pictures of the celebrations.
But aside from these worldwide holidays, there are also some celebrations that are unique to a particular group of countries. For instance Thanksgiving Day. The USA, Canada and Brazil are among some of the countries that celebrate thanksgiving, every November. During this time, people celebrate through picnics and parties with relatives and friends. Citizens of these countries, just like Christmas and New Year, would make an effort to prepare food and go to nice places to have a picnic even if they have no funds and need money themselves.
In Asia, some countries celebrate Chinese New Year every January 26th and 27th. China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Bhutan, and the Philippines are some of Asian countries that consider these days special. Nations that have great concentrations of ethnic Chinese also witness this celebration. Examples are US and Canada and other places that have Chinatowns or Chinese communities. During this festival, especially the Chinese, people spend so much money on presents, foods, clothing, decors and parties. A lot of them save up for an entire year and even loan money just to be spent on this very special occasion. This is also a very special moment for them to reconcile with families and catch up with everyone in the clan including children and the old ones.
However, each country has its own holidays that are unique to it exclusively. Examples are Japan’s Coming of Age Day and Respect for the Aged Day; Philippine’s EDSA Day and Rizal Day; Australia’s Anzac Day and Boxing Day; and Malaysia’s Awal Muharam and Hari Raya Qurban. Additionally, aside from these traditional occasions, there are also some bizarre holidays in the world such as National Oatmeal Month, Peculiar People Day and International Skeptics Day.
