The South America, China and India Travelog
July 28th, 2010 by
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It doesn’t matter where you are travelling to, going abroad is always a wonderful adventure. One of the prime lessons one can acquire by travelling overseas is that every culture has its own crotchets and eccentricities, but is of level importance to all other threads in the quilt of humanity. The cultural story of the world is all weaved together by each region’s diverse culture. Each culture is different in their traditions, festivities 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 mainly Catholic in nature. Some of the most celebrated holidays in South America are Saints carnivals; Dia de Todos Los Santos for example fetes all Catholic saints, but each day of the year celebrates a specific saint. Individuals are often named for the saint whose day they were born on. One of the most celebrated festivals in South America is Carnaval, the equivalent of Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday. This festival celebrates the day before the forty-day Catholic festival of Lent and involves huge celebrations of excess, samba music, and parades.
Holidays in China are passably different for the locals. China is a country where the religious and traditional meets the trendy and the eccentric. Holidays observed in China are of good spiritual importance in the conventional culture. The spring festival, or Chinese New Year, is the largest holiday celebrated in China. Nearly everyone in China hold the day sacred, partaking in rituals and ceremonies to ensure a lucky and healthy year ahead. More modern holidays such as Women’s Day is also celebrated, this is where all women in China are allowed to take time off work.
Holidays in India are very much different from the aforementioned nations. These holidays range from those associated to Hinduism to Christian holidays, to Muslim celebrations. 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 alcohol is traded on this day in his respect.
Half of the experience when traveling is learning about the culture of the country that you will be visiting. These holidays are a short list of the many wonderful and breathtaking holidays seen abroad.