Tour of South America, China and India
It is an amazing adventure when traveling overseas. One of the best lessons someone can learn by going overseas is that each culture has its own quirks and eccentricities, but is of level importance to all other threads in the quilt of humanity. The mix of each regions’ culture creates an amazing cultural story of the world. Each culture is different in their customs, celebrations and most interestingly, their holidays. 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 principally Catholic in nature. Because of this, Saints festivals are some of the most popular holidays in South America; Dia de Todos Los Santos for instance celebrates all Catholic saints, but each day of the year celebrates a specific saint. People are often named for the saint whose day they were born on. Carnaval is one of the most best-known festivals in South America, the equivalent of Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday. This festival celebrates the day before the forty-day Catholic festival of Lent and involves massive celebrations of excess, samba music, and parades.
Holidays in China are reasonably different for the locals. China has a unique blend of cultures where the religious and orthodox meets the modern-day and the eccentric. In the conventional culture of China, holidays are of massive spiritual importance. Chinese New Year also known as the spring festival is the biggest holiday celebrated in China. Virtually everyone in China hold the day sacred, partaking in rituals and ceremonies to ensure a lucky and healthy year ahead. Modern holidays like Women’s Day are also embraced 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 associated to Hinduism to Christian holidays, to Muslim festivities. For the Indian population, holidays come every day of the year. The most famous civic holiday celebrated is the birthday of celebrated civil rights leader, Mohandas Gandhi. Gandhi’s birthday has been declared as a day of non-violence, and no booze is sold on this day in his respect.
World travel is made more interesting when you research a little bit about the culture in which you’ll be visiting. These holidays are a short list of the many marvelous and exhilarating holidays seen abroad.