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Holidays and superstitions - Coggle Diagram
Holidays and superstitions
Religious Holidays
Christmas
We celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ
Carol singers appears
Traditional Christmas dinner
Fish soup
Stuffed cabbage
Roast turkey
poppy-seed cake
Christmas in English speaking countries
They give their presents on 25th December
Santa claus brings the presents
December 26: Boxing Day
In Hungary Santa comes on December 6
Advent
Vaiting for Christmas - for 4 weeks we light a candle up to Christmas
Easter
We celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Boys set out to sprinkle girls
Epiphany (Januar 6)
Lent
People don't eat meat
End of Lent is Good Friday
The beginning of Passion week is Palm Sunday
Pentecost (Sunday 7)
Associated with the coming of the Holy Spirit
All Saint's Day and Day of the Dead
New Year's Eve
People stay up until after midnight
They have a party with friends
At midnight they sing the national anthem, clink glasses and drink champagne
Some people make New Year's resolutions
Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday)
The last day before Lent
Thanksgivng (inthe United States)
4th Thursday of November
Thanksgiving dinner
Turkey, yams and cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie
People celebrate thet the Indians showed the Pilgrims what food they could eat and harvest in order to survive
Children's Day, Mother's Day
Mother's Day
The first Sunday of May
People give flowers to their mothers and grandmothers
Children's Day
Last Sunday of May
Public Holidays
March 15 - Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848-49
Celebrations around the Country
We always wear a rosette
6th October - The day when the Hungarian generals of the war of independence were executed in Arad in 1849
May 1 - International Labour Day
August 20 - The foundation of our state is commemorated on this day
Fireworks
Also associated with the new bread after harvest
The holiday of our first king, St. Stephen
The holiday of the Constitution
October 23
Revolution of 1956
The declaration of our republic in 1989
July 4
Independence Day (in the United States)
Parades, patriotic speeces, organized firing of guns and cannon, fireworks
People commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia
Valentine's Day (February 14)
A special day dedicated to lovers
Lovers send flowers and chocolate to each other
People send anonymously greeting cards or gifts
Comes from Britain
My Nameday
Halloween (the evening of October 31)
Back in the day people thought that on this day, ghosts could be seen
People have parties in costumes
Children also dress up, and they go from house to house, shouting trick or treat
Groundhog Day (February 2)
The groundhog comes out from its cave - if it sees is shadow it goes back to sleep - it means, there will be 6 more weeks winter
Superstitions
Chimneysweep - Shake his hand
Spilled salt - quarrels soon
Unmarried people on the corner of the dining table - they will never marry
Mascots - brings good luck
Walking under a ladder; leaving the umbrella open in the house - brings you bad luck
Break a mirror - 7 years of bad luck
Tooth fairy - takes away your outfallen tooth from under your pillow and exchanges it to something valuable
Hiccoughing - If someone is talking about me