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Expositions of celebrations (Thanksgiving Day (Thanksgiving prayers and…
Expositions of celebrations
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving prayers and special Thanksgiving ceremonies are common to almost every culture after the harvest and on other occasions
The party began to be officially celebrated in 1863 at the initiative of President Abraham Lincoln
Valentine's Day
It is a festival of Christian origin that is celebrated annually on February 14 as a commemoration of good works performed by St. Valentine of Rome that are related to the universal concept of love and affection.
In the year 496, Pope Gelasius I prohibited the celebration of Lupercalia and established February 14 as the day of the feast of Saint Valentine.
The Catrina
The garbanceras / os were the indigenous people who stopped selling corn to sell chickpeas pretending to be Europeans and thus denying their own race, heritage and culture. Therefore, the catrina represents a criticism to many poor Mexicans, who want to pretend a style of European life that does not correspond to them. This is noted by the fact that the skull has no clothes but only the hat
This female figure has more than 100 years of history. This character, in its beginnings, emerged as a mockery to the Indians who had become rich and despised their origins and custom
Mardi Gras
The first record of Mardi Gras being celebrated in Louisiana was at the mouth of the Mississippi River in what is now lower Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on March 2, 1699. Iberville, Bienville, and their men celebrated it as part of an observance of Catholic practice. The date of the first celebration of the festivities in New Orleans is unknown.
The tradition began when Louisiana was colonized by the French. The first celebration that has documentary evidence was in 1699. Even so, it is not known exactly when such festivities really began. However, by 1743 it already seemed a well-established tradition.
Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland), the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in genera
Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland), the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in genera
Hanukkah
Hanukkah is about God's protection of the Israelites, and the miracles that happened that day. The day celebrates the triumph of faith and courage over military power, when a band of Israelites defended their right to be Jews.
Held for eight days, commemorates the defeat of the Hellenes and the recovery of Jewish independence at the hands of the Maccabees on the Seleucid Greeks, and the subsequent purification of the Second Temple of Jerusalem of the pagan icons, in the second century BC. C.
Halloween
The ancient Celts believed that on the night of October 31, the souls of the dead returned to our world. In order not to be attacked by the souls of the dead, people dressed up in masks and horrendous clothes. In addition, they were offered jellybeans to these souls with the aim of entertaining and pleasing them so that they would not unleash their fury against the living. In this way, this tradition began that the Romans adopted when they invaded the Celtic people
What we know today as Halloween or Halloween was celebrated more than 3000 years ago by the Celts, a warrior people who lived in areas of Ireland, England, Scotland and France. Precisely on October 31, the Celts celebrated the end of the year with the Samhain, a pagan festival.
A religious festival is a time of special importance marked by adherents to that religion. Religious festivals are commonly celebrated on recurring cycles in a calendar year or lunar calendar. Hundreds of very different religious festivals are held around the world each year and a religious festival is about celebrating something that is special to that religion