The Different Holidays in South America, China and India
It does not matter where you are travelling to, going overseas is always a fantastic adventure. One of the valuable lessons travelling abroad is learning that each country and culture has its own crotchets and eccentricities, but is of level importance to all other threads in the quilt of humanity. Every regional color works together in weaving a cultural tale of the world. Different cultures celebrate their holidays very differently depending on where they are from. In this article we will look at the three prominent cultures, South Americans, Chinese and Indians in the way they celebrate their holidays.
South America holidays are primarily Catholic in nature. Because of this, Saints carnivals are some of the most popular holidays in South America; holidays like Dia de Todos Los Santos celebrate all Catholic saints, but each day of the year celebrates a specific saint. People are oftentimes named for the saint whose day they were born on. One of the most well-known festivals in South America is Carnaval, the equivalent of Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday. Carnaval celebrates the day before the forty-day Catholic festival of Lent and involves vast celebrations of excess, samba music, and parades.
Holidays in China can be very different for the locals and are very different to other countries. China has a unique blend of cultures where the religious and orthodox meets the trendy and the eccentric. In the conventional culture of China, holidays are of massive spiritual importance. The spring festival, or Chinese New Year, is the largest holiday celebrated in China. Almost everyone in China hold the day sacred, partaking in rituals and ceremonies to ensure a prosperous and healthy year ahead. Modern holidays like Women’s Day are also adopted where all women in China are permitted to take time off.
Holidays in India have a different tone than either of the aforementioned nations. These holidays range from those related to Hinduism to Christian holidays, to Muslim celebrations. For the Indian population, holidays come every day of the year. A civic holiday celebrated by most is the birthday of celebrated civil rights leader, Mohandas K. Gandhi. Gandhi’s birthday has been declared as a day of non-violence, and no liquor is traded on this day in his honour.
Half of the experience when traveling is researching about the culture of the country that you will be visiting. These holidays are a short list of the many marvelous and exhilarating holidays seen abroad.
