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How to Celebrate Holi

By Anish

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Holi (also called Holaka or Phagwa) is the Hindu Festival of Colors. Held over several days in early March (the Hindu month of Phalguna), the festival celebrates the coming of spring and is known for merrymaking and mischief. Social norms are ... more »

How to Celebrate Robert Burns Night

By Paul Geraghty, eHow UK

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Robert Burns (or Rabbie Burns as he’s often known) is Scotland’s national poet. Each year, his birthday, January 25, is celebrated in Scotland and further afield by the holding of Burns suppers. Burns was a man who loved company, and his ... more »

How to Handle Fireworks on Bonfire Night

By Edward Mellett

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More fireworks are set alight on Bonfire Night than other night of the year. Consequently, there are more firework related accidents than any other night of the year too. If you stick to the safety guidelines, protect yourself from possible ... more »

How to Make Jeera Rice for Diwali

By rose4mom

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Method Wash rice well and soak in salt water for 30 minutes. Heat ghee in a heavy or nonstick pan. Add cashews to ghee. Fry to a light brown, drain, keep side. Add jeers, peppercorns, bayleaf to same ghee. Stir fry for a few seconds, ... more »

How to Win a Heritage or Festival Related Pageant

By newslawreport

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Besides the basic how-to’s of winning any pageant, heritage, festival or parade related pageants require that you learn as much as you can about the community you are likely to represent if chosen as queen. Here are a few pointers to help you on ... more »

How to Get Good Luck for the New Year

By Amelie

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Traditionally, with the New Year’s Day approaching, people become more superstitious when it comes to luck. All around the globe there are so many traditions and customs that are supposed to bring good luck to folks. Many persons believe strongly ... more »

How to Go to Lollapalooza

By John O'Mahony

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The Lollapalooza experience has settled into Chicago’s Grant Park where it looks set to become a city institution, serving up the best mix of pop, indie, funk, avant-garde, garage and rock to hundreds of thousands of fans for the foreseeable ... more »

How to Learn About Festivals of Light

By virtualibrarian

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Nearly every culture has some sort of holiday or festival that revolves around lights like candles, lanterns, or even bonfires. Not coincidentally, most of these festivals seem to take place at the very darkest time of year, right around the ... more »

How to Determine Your Animal Sign on the Chinese Calendar

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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One of several Chinese legends has it that Buddha proposed a race for all the animals: The first 12 animals to cross a river of his choice would each be appointed one of 12 years, constituting one cycle of the Chinese calendar. Thus, it is said ... more »

How to make "conch salad" made from the BAHAMAS...Yummy!!!

By intellect27

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How to make conch salad from the Bahamas!.. more »

How to Make a Hot Pot of Tea Irish Style

By TheHairDresser

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In this writing you will learn the very important steps in making a truly hot pot of tea in the old Irish ways. When I write of this proper way to make a pot of tea, I am honouring the cultural heritage of my Irish born Mother. Thank you for reading... more »

How to Celebrate an Argentinian Christmas

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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In Argentina, the Christmas celebration takes place during the summer season... more »

How to Celebrate Bastille Day

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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The French nation celebrates Bastille Day on July 14 to memorialize the 1789 storming of the Bastille, a Paris prison. The Bastille symbolized the oppressive regime of the French monarchy and its storming planted the root of the nation's ... more »

How to Celebrate May Day

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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May Day, celebrated on the first of May, heralds the return of sunlight and fertility after the cold gray of winter. Ancient Europeans knew it as Beltane and honored the occasion with rowdy celebrations. You can stage festivities tame enough for ... more »

How to Celebrate St. Lucia Day

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Lucia Day ' aka Saint Lucy's Day ' on December 13 ranks among the most important days on the Swedish calendar. It honors a young Christian girl, martyred in ancient Rome, who is always portrayed with her head encircled by a halo of lights. Though ... more »

How to Plan Greek Party Games

By Allana Baroni

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Ancient Greek-themed parties may have their roots in ancient orgies--making them a bit out there for modern parties--but you can still spice up your party with Greek-themed party games and festivities. Here are a few to try... more »

How to Celebrate an Egyptian Christmas

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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In Egypt, the Coptic (Orthodox) Church celebrates the birth of Jesus on January 7. This is a festive day on which family and friends come together... more »

How to Celebrate Diás de los Muertos

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Like most holidays throughout the world, Diás de los Muertos mingles the rituals of ancient and modern religions with a hefty dose of rowdy fun. The Aztecs believed that when people die, their souls live on as birds and butterflies. So, on ... more »

How to Celebrate Saint Nicholas Day

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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A real-life bishop in what is now Turkey, Saint Nicholas earned his sainthood for numerous miracles, but his neighbors knew him best as a kind and generous man with a great fondness for children. Today, in many parts of the world Saint Nicholas ... more »

How to Celebrate Twelfth Night

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Twelfth Night on Jan. 5 marks the official end of the holiday season. Throughout the world it's a time for light-hearted fun, rowdy games and dressing up in outrageous costumes - all customs descended from the Saturnalia celebrations of ancient Rome... more »

How to Enjoy SmallTown Cultural Festivals

By TheHairDresser

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In this writing, I hope to convey the great experience of attending those wonderful festivals, usually annual, that involve one culture in particular. For example, Italian, Greek, Irish to name but a few... more »

How to Enjoy the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC

By virtualibrarian

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The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., is held every spring to commemorate the gift of Japanese cherry trees to the city from the mayor of Tokyo. The original cherry trees were donated in 1912 to celebrate the friendship ... more »

How to Have a Bastille Day Celebration for Kids

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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The US isn't the only country with a colorful past that gets celebrated in July. On July 14, 1789, angry citizens stormed the Bastille in Paris, France and declared their independence from their traditional monarchy. This July 14th, why not ... more »

How to Plan Greek Party Games

By monalisamyheart

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Whoever threw the first Greek party in America wanted to do something unique and creative. So be sure that when you throw your own, your party will be hopping! Greeks love to get down and have fun, and they also have a huge variety of cultural ... more »

How to Appreciate New Year's Day!

By w1z111

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In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day falls on January 1st, exactly seven days after Christmas Day. Most observers of the Gregorian New Year recognize the day as a typical holiday, (these days without religious connotation in most cases). ... more »

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