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Around the world and in Australia there are many different celebrations embraced by cultures and religions. This collection explores celebrations in Australia, Asia and Europe. It considers the beliefs, rituals and foods associated with popular celebrations.

 

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Celebrations around the World

Saint Patrick’s Day is a popular holiday celebrated on March 17. The holiday honors Saint Patrick, the man who brought Christianity to Ireland. Saint Patrick’s Day is a national holiday in Ireland. Yet people in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and other countries enjoy the holiday, too.

Saint Patrick’s Day. (2019). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Saint-Patricks-Day/400170

Easter is the holiest day of the year for Christians. It celebrates their belief in the resurrection, or the rising from the dead, of Jesus Christ. Jesus was the founder of the religion of Christianity. Easter is always observed on a Sunday in the spring, but its date varies. It can fall on any Sunday between March 22 and April 25.

Easter. (2019). In Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved from https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Easter/353077© nito/Shutterstock.coThe week before Easter Sunday is known as Holy Week. During this week, Christians remember the events they believe took place at the time of Jesus’ death. Palm Sunday recalls the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem shortly before his death. Holy Thursday marks the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, or followers. Good Friday remembers the crucifixion, when Jesus was killed by being nailed to a cross. Christians believe that Jesus was resurrected on the third day after his death. Easter is therefore a celebration of new life.

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On Easter, Christians attend special church services. A number of popular folk customs are also associated with Easter. These have to do with rabbits and colored eggs, which are ancient symbols of new life. In some countries children color eggs and then the eggs are hidden for them to find. According to tradition the Easter Bunny also leaves eggs and candy for children on Easter mornin

Anzac Day is a holiday observed on April 25 each year in Australia and New Zealand to honor war veterans. The first Anzac Day was commemorated on April 25, 1916, one year after troops from those two countries landed at the Gallipoli Peninsula in what is now Turkey during World War I. ANZAC (an acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) was initially used to refer to only those soldiers who fought at Gallipoli, but later the term came to mean any Australian or New Zealander who served in World War I. In the 1920s Anzac Day became established as a national day of remembrance in Australia, and in 1927 it was recognized in all states as a public holiday. Anzac Day became a public holiday in New Zealand in the early 1920s.

Anzac Day. (2019). In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved from https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Anzac-Day/609306

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