Some age-old Christmas traditions are still being followed, but very few people know about their origins or how they got associated with Christmas.
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Some age-old Christmas traditions are still being followed, but very few people know about their origins or how they got associated with Christmas.
Germany is the home of many age old Christmas traditions. Germany is also famous for its Christmas markets which are set up in every town, village and city.
Gone are the days when men dutifully accept utility items (socks, sweaters, shirts, and lighters) as Christmas gifts.
The Cambodian Water Festival Bonn Om Tuk is celebrated to mark one of the truly amazing natural occurrences; the reversing of rivers the Tonle Sap and the Mekong Rivers.
The Chilim Jusht Festival is celebrated by the Kalash people residing in the valleys of Birir, Rumbur and Bumburate in Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Every year on August 14th, Pakistan celebrates its independence day from the British Rule. It is also known as the “Yom-e-Istiqlal”.
The “Bay to Breakers” is almost a century old race run in San Francisco. It is run over a course of 12 km, beginning from the San Francisco bay area and ending at the breakers of the Pacific Ocean beach.
The ANZAC Day is celebrated in Australia and New Zealand to honor those who lost their lives in the Gallipoli expedition during World War 1.
Art festival seems to be a festival that emphasis on the visual arts that could be related and can be of any type. But the important thing is that it should also center on or comprise of other arts.
The Anastenaria is another festival with deep pagan roots blended with Christian rituals. The Christian Orthodox festivals revolve around various Christian saints.