Festivals
This state has an annual celebration that involves carving cheese.
What is Wisconsin?
The first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
What is New Year's Day?
A celebration of Christianity, new beginnings, and the changing of seasons.
What is Easter?
A Spanish festival that features a massive tomato food fight.
What is La Tomatina?
An eight-day and night celebration commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem.
What is Hanukah?
This celebration begins on the first day at sundown, when family members gather for a special dinner called a seder.
What is Passover?
A South Korean festival where festivalgoers can soak in mud-filled pools and ski over mud courses.
What is the Boryeong Mud Festival?
This holiday is celebrated at the end of the 12 days of Christmas.
What is the Epiphany or Three Kings Day?
This holiday, known as the festival of colors, is celebrated on the last full moon in the lunar month of Phalguna.
What is Holi?
This country has a celebration dedicated to those who have red hair.
What is the Netherlands?
A week-long celebration that was introduced to the United States in 1966.
What is Kwanzaa?
Water plays a major role in the festival. Symbolically it washes away the previous year so people can get ready for the next one.
What is Songkran? (A celebration marking the Thai New Year).
A five day celebration that is also referred to as the "Festival of Lights".
What is Diwali?
Also referred to as "the Spring Festival" and is said to be the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays.
What is Chinese New Year?
A holiday marking the beginning of spring (also known as the Persian New Year).
What is Nowruz?