Holidays and celebrations

By Alejandro Bernales
The Brazilian carnival
The Brazilian carnival is an annual festival in
Brazil held 40 days before Easter. In general,
groups of people dressed in costumes or special t-
shirts parade and dance in the street.
Hanukkah
Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is
an eight-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th
day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar,
which may fall anytime from late November to
late December. It celebrates the re-kindling of
theTemple seven-branch candelabrum at the time
of the Maccabee rebellion
Halloween
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October
31th.
Traditional activities include ‘Trick-or-Treating’, bonfires,
costume parties, visiting ’haunted houses’ and carving
jack-o-lanterns. The term Halloween is shortened from
All-hallow-even, as it is the eve of ‘All Hallows’ Day’, All
Saints’ Day. Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions
of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth
century. Halloween is now celebrated in several parts of
the Western world, including Latin America
St Valentine’s Day
Saint Valentine’s Day is a holiday on February 14th. It
is the traditional day on which lovers express their love
for each other; sending Valentine’s cards, donating to
charity or gifting candy. The holiday is named after
two early Christian martyrs named Valentine.
Ramadán Mubarak
Ramadan is a Muslim religious observance that
takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic
calendar. The name Ramadan is taken from the
name of this month and is derived from an Arabic
word for intense heat, scorched ground, and
shortness of rations. It is considered the most
venerated and blessed month of the Islamic year.