Date
Christmas
December 25
Hannukah
Lasts 8 days in
December
Celebrates
Jesus’ birthday
 The miracle (oil
supply of one
day lasted for 8
days)
 Celebration of
good over evil
 Celebration of
light over
darkness
Decorations
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Traditions
 give presents
 families get
together
 cards are sent
 mistletoe
 carolers
 santa brings
Manger
Tree
Stocking
Wreathes
Ramadan & Eid
Diwali
th
 9 month of the  Changes with
Islamic calendar
Hindu calendar
year
 In October or
 Ramadan ends
November
with the
 No moon
appearance of the
new mood, and
Eid begins
Chinese New Year
Late January or
early February
Festa de Lamanja
December 31st or
in February
 Remember how  Celebrates the
Mohammed
return of King
received the
Rama
words of the
 Celebrates the
Qur’an from Allah triumph of good
over evil and light
over darkness
A good year full of
plenty
Honour the
 Girls in the
goddess of the sea
family
 Growth and
happiness
 Menorah
 Lamps
 Clay candles
(diyahs)
 Decorations over
door
 Rangoli patterns
 Offering plates
 flowers
 children play with  fast from dawn to
dreidel
sunset
 light the menorah  eat dates
 go to mosque to
pray
 new clothes
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 Double luck
decorations
 Red decorations
 lanterns
clean houses
 give red
envelopes with
presents
money (hongbao)
sparklers
wear new clothes  dragon dance
 traditional
fireworks
Chinese dancing
Girl’s Day
March 3rd
Boy’s Day
May 5th
Kwanzaa
December 26th –
January 1st
 Boys in the
family
 Happiness of
children
 Gratitude toward
mom
Ancient harvest
Lighted candles in
the sand
 display dolls in
house
 seven steps of
dolls
 koi/carp
streamers
 flags in wind
look like fish
swimming
 red, black and
green
 7 candles
 Straw mat
 Ears of corn,
unity cup
 Candle holders
 Fruit and
vegetables
Wear long white
robes and glass
beads on
necklaces
 special dolls
brought to tea
party
 dolls handed
down from
generation to
generation
Families fly kites
(biggest fish for
dad, then eldest
song…the
youngest son gets
the smallest fish)
 open gifts
 light a candle
everyday for 7
days
 7 principles
(creativity, be
careful with
Foods
presents
 think of ways to
help others
 presents
 feast (turkey,
 potato pancakes
mashed potatoes, (latkes)
vegetables, pie)  applesauce
 eat dates
 feast for Eid
 parade
 firecrackers
 sweets
 vegetarian curry
 dumplings (Jiaozi)
 feast (chicken,
fish, crab, rice,
shrimp,
vegetables,
peking duck)
money, think
about your
actions, work
together, faith)
Toss perfume,
beads, and fruit
into the waves
 rice crackers
offered to dolls
 coloured rice
cakes in shape of
diamond
 soup and
crackers
Rice cakes
wrapped in oak
leaves and filled
with jam
Feast (corn, fruit
and vegetables,
food from Africa)