Coming of Age & Birthdays
In Korea, this 100th-day celebration marks a baby's survival and health.
What is Baek-il?
This traditional Korean wedding attire features vibrant colors and long sleeves.
What is Hanbok?
Koreans eat this warm soup on their birthday and after giving birth for good health.
What is Miyeok-guk (Seaweed Soup)?
On Korean Lunar New Year (Seollal), children bow to elders to receive blessing money called this.
What is 세뱃돈 (sebaetdon)
In Korea, money for weddings or funerals is given inside one of these.
What is an envelope?
In Ethiopia, this green grass is spread on the floor during New Year and birth celebrations.
What is Ketema?
In South Asia, this large festive party filled with dancing takes place before the wedding day.
What is Sangeet?
In India and Pakistan, this sweet rice pudding spiced with cardamom is eaten during festivals.
What is Kheer (or Phirni)?
Held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this massive pre-Lenten festival is famous for its Samba music, grand parades, and extravagant costumes.
What is Carnival?
During this celebration, elders give children gifts or cash allowances, known as this in South Asia.
What is Eidi?
At children's birthdays in Canada and America, children often play a game where they have to pin a tail on this animal.
What is a donkey?
In Korea, the groom traditionally gives the mother-in-law a wooden pair of these animals.
What are geese (or ducks)?
In Ethiopia, this sourdough flatbread is used to scoop up stew during holiday feasts.
What is Injera?
This festival, also known as the Lunar New Year, is celebrated with massive dragon dances and red envelopes in China.
What is Chinese New Year (or Spring Festival)?
At a Korean Doljanchi, a baby picks an item from a tray. Picking a thread symbolizes this.
What is a long life?
In Pakistan and Bangladesh, this red dye made from leaves is painted on hands for celebrations.
What is Mehndi (or Henna)?
In Canada and America, friends throw this grain on couples after they marry, symbolizing prosperity and fertility.
What is rice?
In Western countries during Christmas and New Year’s, people often drink this festive beverage made with eggs, milk, sugar, and sometimes alcohol.
What is eggnog?
This spring festival, celebrated widely in South Asia, involves throwing colored powders.
What is Holi?
This holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and is often associated with eggs, bunnies, and sunrise services.
What is Easter?
In India, this sacred thread ceremony marks a young boy's transition into student life.
What is Upanayana?
In Bangladesh, this "yellow ceremony" involves applying turmeric paste to the couple.
What is Gaye Holud?
In Bangladesh and Pakistan, this rich, spiced rice-and-meat dish is essential for Eid and weddings.
What is Biryani?
This Hindu "Festival of Lights" features clay lamps called diyas and colorful rangoli.
What is Diwali?
In South Asian weddings, a groom's sisters often steal these and demand money to return them.
What are his shoes?