Holidays, festivals and celebrations by country Brazil Brazil's Famous Carnival Holiday - Renata Pauperio Bulgaria Legend of the Martenitsa - Rositsa Ruseva China Torch Day: A Festival of the Yu People - Anonymous Germany October Fest in Germany - Siggi Siebold Hong Kong Chung Yueng Festival - Tse-Kin (Pantium) Wong Ireland Saint Patrick's Day - Cannelle and Ewa Japan Setsubun: Bean Throwing Festival - Jun Yoshizawa Shichi-Go San: 7, 5, 3 Ceremony - Chifuyu Omma Authentic Ceremonies for Children - Chifuyu Omma Fresh Look: Coming of Age Ceremony - Yukiko Hattori Coming of Age Ceremony - Hiroko Yamane Seijin-no-hi (Coming-of-Age Day) - Manabu Ozawa Hanami: Viewing Cherry Blossoms - Keiko Ichibashi Cherry Blossom Season - Chifuyu Omma Momo no Sekku: Girls' Festival - Maki Kubo Korea Ch'u Sok: A Korean Thanksgiving Celebration - Soon Lee Daeboreum: Full Moon Celebration - Kyu-Jin Lee Children's Day and Parents' Day - Gui Hee Hwang Mexico Noche de Rabanos - Carla Isarel Estrada Clemente Día de los Muertos - Francisco Javier Montes Three Kings Day - Ivan Fernandez Hernandez Mother's Day - Galdino Prez Jimenez New Zealand New Zealand Celebration: Waitangi Day - Sara Reed Peru Festivals and Celebrations in Peru - Lida Muñoz The Philippines Maskarra Festival in Bacolod City - Adelfa McCoy Spain Semana Santa: Easter Celebration - Carmen Cafferena Sweden Celebrating Santa Lucia Day - Sarah Lucas Thailand Loy Krathon: Full Moon - Udomsak Boonyanurak Turkey Children's Day in Turkey - Mehmet Ali Ramadan in Turkey - Turhan Ece Venezuela Los Diablos de Yare: Devils of Yare - Evelyn Infante Tambores de Barlovento: - Sabrina Volante Carnival in La Chimana - María Alejandra Pacheco La Paradura del Niño - Sabrina Volante Carnival in El Callao - Sabrina Volante Western Samoa Teuila Festival - Chester Etuale |