What is the biggest national holiday in your country? When is the holiday celebrated? Is it celebrated as a family or a group? Where do people gather? What kinds of activities do you do? Are there any specific food that people eat on that day? Do people play special music to dance and show your happiness? What kinds of programs are shown on TV that day?
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Mitra H .
10/30/2013 06:39:38 am
The biggest National Holiday in my country is called Nowruz. Nowruz means "new day". it is the new day that starts the year, and the beggining of the year. Nowruz is the name of the event, "sal tahvil"is a second term which stands for the act of Nowruz, sal tahvil is a byproduct of the Nowruz day. this event Nowruz has been celebtrated for the past 3000 years. before the new year they start cleaning their homes and prepare by purchasing new clothes and decorations for their homes get ready for Nowruz. A major part of the new year is setting the "Haft Seen". With seven specific items. All the seven items start with letter "S".these seven things usually are: (Sib) Apple,(Sabze) Green grass, (Serke) Vinager, (Samanoo) a melt made out of weat, Senjed (A Special kind of berry), Seke (Coin) , and Seer which means Garlic. Sometimes instead of Serke they put somak which also an iranian spice.Weat or lentil, representing new growth in a flat dish, a few days before the new year and is called Sabze, (Green Shoots) Decorated with colourful ribbons, a few live gold fish Mirrors are place are as a symbol of Fire, Most of people used to place quranon their sofreh to bless new year, after saal tahvil people hug and kiss eachotherand wish eachother great happy new year. then people tend to visit their families and pay chilidren money. in conclusion, Nowruz is a Fun event.
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SHAMAZ
10/30/2013 04:38:36 pm
Very nice Mitra i like it. i just want to know is that same ENGLISH date such as 1 Jan is NEW YEAR.
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Everardo L.
10/31/2013 03:04:12 pm
The biggest and the most important holiday in Mexico is Independence Day. Mexico got its independence from Spain on September 16 of 1910. Spain used to control Mexico for many years. They tried to implement their laws and traditions to the Mexican natives. Some people agreed, but the majority didn’t like other people to control them. Most of them liked to have their own laws and continuous with their culture. Most of the Indians started to protest against the government. The government was made by the royal family from Spain that controlled the majority of the Mexican states. The king that controlled the Mexico City by that time didn’t listen to them. On September 16 of 1910 a lot of people decided to meet in front of the government’s building in the City of Mexico. They went it to the government’s offices and possessed the control of the city. That day Mexico became free and started their own constitution and created a new government and laws. The Independence Day is celebrated in the whole country as a big success.
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Ruqia.E
11/1/2013 08:23:51 am
What is the biggest national holiday in your country?
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SHAMAZ MOUEED
11/1/2013 12:41:26 pm
There are three most important holidays for celebration. One of the biggest holidays we celebrate, is in the end of Ramadan by Islamic calendar. And the second one is about two and half months later. We celebrate these holidays together with family and friends. We gather at Mosque in the morning for Eid prayer and then spend time with family. There is no specific food that people eat on that day but there is special kind of sweets that we eat on that day. It’s called MATHAI, SWAIYAN and KHEER. We also celebrate Independence Day on August 14. It’s our national holiday. We also celebrate together with friends and family and go out at night for outing and dinner. There are also fun entertainments on the TV according to the holiday.
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Shane Keqi
11/1/2013 04:06:38 pm
In my country a new year is a biggest a holiday.In my country a new year begins on January 1.People may clean house put on new clothes and eat special food.We perpared differentt types of food and make beautiful dekoration.We always singingin,dancing and wacht TV.This is also a time for families to be together.It is traditional for people to go see their relatives.Evryone wishes each other doog luck in the coming year.New year is a very happy time.
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Vitalii Brunza
11/2/2013 03:49:31 am
In our country most people celebrate three great festivals. It's a New Year, Christmas and Easter. These days’ people are prepared in advance. Purchases the products cited in the house orders send greeting. Easter early in the morning people go to church keep the Passover. After the consecration we sit at the banquet table. During the celebration all family and friends gather together. In these days of TV show exciting movies and shows. After the meal all go into town which conducts local concerts and Fireworks. I also love these holidays celebrate and I miss these holidays.
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Lucia Elisena Sarvide
11/2/2013 07:42:42 am
The biggest national holiday is Independence Day, on September 15. It celebrated throughout the country and people cook Mexican food typical dishes such as pozole, tamales, and tacos chicken in green sauce. They meet in the Zocalo of Mexico City. People meet with family and celebrate in downtown. The particular food that is customary to eat that day is pozole. The ingredients are boiled corn, chicken, oregano, onion, garlic, red chili, and salt. It is also used to drink in this day authentic tequila of the Mexico. People listen to mariachi, and different artist who sing during the party. In the TV, there are programs that show celebrations of Independence Day, presentations of various artists singing, and enjoy the Mexican snacks.
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Alla Brunza
11/2/2013 01:52:47 pm
«New Year» is a very popular holiday in my country for most people and for me as well. Holiday begins December 31 and continues until January 1. Before this holiday I buy a holiday tree and gifts for the family. In the morning, the thirty-first of December I decorate the tree and house. Then I cook traditional dishes such as salad "Olivier", "Fur Coat" and many others. While I cook, I watch TV. On this day I look concerts by famous Ukrainian stars and movies for the «New Year». In the evening, my friends visit me and we together celebration. They bring gifts and candy for children. Then we together serve table and eat food. At twelve o'clock we raise our glasses with champagne and guess desire. After that, we go together to downtown to look at the fireworks. At this time, in the downtown are a lot of people who celebrate the "New Year". "New Year" is a special treat for me because I enjoy conducted with their family and friends.
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VITALIE T.
11/2/2013 05:10:58 pm
Independence Day is the national day of Moldova, which celebrates the Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union.Moldova's Independence Day is celebrated on August 27 every year. It is celebrated since 1991, following the collapse of the USSR; Moldova declared its independence, becoming a sovereign and independent state.
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ALIONA T.
11/3/2013 09:10:24 am
Christmas is a very important holiday in our country. This is the celebration of joy, peace and spiritual tranquility. It is the time of rejoicing, forgive are forgiven, we also give joy to those around us.
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Elizabeth
11/3/2013 10:05:06 am
The biggest national holiday in my country is Christmas, and a new year, all families celebrates this important days, celebration with all my family members. we have traditional food, such as tamales, punch, rice, turkey, and many different desserts, we also invite our neighbors to share accomplishments. throughout the year, this celebration is a combination to the old year and welcoming of the new Year .
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Jose O
11/3/2013 11:29:07 am
In my country the biggest holiday is Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. We celebrate this day giving thanks to everyone in families, friends, neighbors by eating, and spending time with one another and wait for the stroke of midnight. Midnight, in my country is the time when Jesus was born and we celebrate the coming of his birth. My family makes tamales, chicken mole, and rice. We all gather to eat together and spend all day talking and give gifts. We put on Christmas music. The children go around house to house collecting candy, as though it is Halloween, but this is more of respect to Jesus and the innocent of children. We really do not watch TV because of too many visitors that come over to spend time with us.
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Liubov Fichkina
11/3/2013 01:46:57 pm
One of the national holidays in our country is May 9. It is a festival called the Day of the Victory over Nazi Germany. On this day, a lot of people go to the parade at the monument to Soviet soldiers who bring in their graves fresh flowers. All students of the school are also taking part in this program. They read poems about the victory in an unjust war , because their grandparents also did not return from the front. There is music about the war and say kind words about the memories of their heroic deeds . On television all day show historical films about the war.
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Iryna S
11/3/2013 03:15:15 pm
In my country, the biggest national holiday is New Year's Eve. It is celebrated from Dec. 31st to Jan. 1st, just like in many other countries. It is an important celebration. Most people spend it at home with their families. During the night, people have dinner, play games, dance, and play with fireworks. The dinner table is full of our traditional and festive dishes. All of these dishes are homemade. Champagne is also on the table. On that day, there are many live shows and t.v. programs that are dedicated to celebrating this great holiday. We also open our presents on New Year's Eve.
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Olexandra T
11/3/2013 03:53:54 pm
The biggest national holidays in my country is Christmas and New Year Day. New Year Day is celebrated on January 1. Christmas is on January 7. They both are family holidays, but often people celebrate them with friends. On January 1 people gather at home, but after midnight they go to the Christmas Tree in downtown. People love to give gifts, remember the past year and wish all the best in a new year. There's no specific food for those holidays, but the tables are always full with all kinds of very delicious food. Many people sing famous Christmas songs on Christmas. There are many entertainment programs, cartoons and movies for children and comedies on New Year Day. You can see movies and documentaries about birth and life of Jesus Christ on Christmas.
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Asgar Khosravifar
11/21/2013 04:09:37 pm
The biggest National Holiday in Iran is first day of New Year that just happens with beginning of spring. This Holiday is named “Nowruz “and it take 13 days. Nowruz means "new day". Nowruz is an event that change the course of year. New Year moment that named "Sal tahvil." is not fixed at a moment and every year 5.244 hour ahead of the previse year. For example if "Sal tahvil." This year happen at 4:00 pm, next year will happen at 9:244 pm. And next year at 2:488 AM. This event has celebrated in Iran for thousands of years. Before the New Year, the last month of the year, people start cleaning their homes and prepare to buy new clothes and change their homes decorations and get ready to Nowruz. An interesting part of the Nowruz is, setting the "Haft Seen" table with seven specific things. Name of the seven things start with letter "S." These seven things usually are: Sib (Apple), Sabzeh (Green grass), Serkeh (Vinegar), Camano (a melt made out of wheat), Senjed (A Special kind of berry), Sekeh (Coin), and Seer (Garlic) or Somagh (kind of spice) .Of course Haft seen table in addition has a Quran, a mirror and two goldfish in a bowl of water inside.
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Parivash javidmehr
11/21/2013 09:15:10 pm
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Moslem Goodarzi
12/10/2013 09:59:16 am
The biggest national holiday in my country is the nowruz which is the our new year.The holiday is celebrated in begining of spring of my country which is march 23. It is celebrated as a family . The people gaterd in father house . Actually we hug the other , say happy new year to each other and after that we eat sweeties and lunch or dinner together , and also give gift to younger people . On tv shown happy cartons on thoese days .
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nazzi
12/12/2013 06:55:25 am
The biggest national holiday in my country is the nowrooz and this is our new year
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