New Jersey – Holiday Traditions
What food do Chinese families make together for New Year? On what holiday do people in Japan tie strips of paper with wishes written on them to bamboo trees? What is the “Festival de la Luz” in Costa Rica, and how do you make Ensalada Navidena?
Curious?
Watch our “Holiday Traditions” projects that we created as part of our midterm exam. Learn something new about China, Mexico, Japan and Costa Rica!
February 11th, 2012 at 6:03 am
This is a great idea to show the diversity in your communities. I live in Alberta Canada where we have people whose relatives moved here 100 years ago to have a better life than they had in places like England Germany and the Ukraine. The Ukrainian culture recognizes a different calendar that puts Christmas about 10 after ‘our’ Christmas. Many Ukrainian Canadian families celebrate both. Their tradition involves eating 12 different meatless dishes. I don’t know a lot because I am not Ukrainian. You could google it if you are interested.
Have you talked about which holiday you would like to celebrate with different criteria?
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March 2nd, 2012 at 6:30 pm
I think that this is a really great idea! Learning about different cultures and how other people around the world spend their time in different events is truly mesmerizing! I think it’s also pretty neat that Japan ties strips of paper with wishes to the bamboo trees. Such an amazing idea. Definitely different.
April 17th, 2012 at 5:20 pm
I like this idea. There is a lot of diversity in the world, and a lot of it is very potent and observable during the holidays. Many cultures have different holiday traditions or beliefs that impact how life functions in the every day. It would be a really good idea to explore some of these traditions.
April 19th, 2012 at 5:23 pm
this is a good idea to let the students to understand the different culture. if we know different culture, our life will become morecolorful