miércoles, 14 de diciembre de 2011

Hanukkah


The Hanukkah is a relijious holiday celebrated by Israelitians. This is celebrated because the Jewis win over the king Antiochus, the king of Siria in the 2nd century. This festival is celebrated in 25th day of the Hebrew month "Kislev", and it lassts for eight days. In the festival the people decorate his houses with a "Memorah" and with "Dreidels". In this days the Islaelitians eat traditional food like "Latkes", jelly donuts and "Gelt".

KWANZAA

The name of this festival, is Kwanzaa. The Afrikan Amerikan people celebrate it and to greet say habarigani which means "what is new" They celebrate rthis festival with a special candles, this candles have three diferent color, three red, one black and three green, this people light the candles .
This festival begins in December 27th to January 1st.
The us governament has issued two kwanza stamps: one in 1997 and another 2004.

Woman Wearing a Uwole and Lighting Candles in a Kinara



HANUKKAH


hanukkah, is a jewish party celebrated on december, mostly in Jerusalen. It's name cames from the phrase of "the party of the lights". It's a religious celebration:

The date of this party in 2011 is on the 20th-28th of december. It lasts for eight days.
The people celebrates it decorating their houses with a menorah, because it's the symbol of the jewish victory over the King Antioclus.
The tradicional food of Hanukkah are latkes:





The traditional gretting for the holiday is Chag sameach, Happy holiday.




CHAG SAMEACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


lunes, 12 de diciembre de 2011

Chinese new year

 The Chinese New Year !!!
 The meaning of the name in Chinese is, Chún jie. It is not a religious or a secular holiday , is simply a new year celebration. The people who celebrate this celebration celebrate the difference between western and traditional Chinese. 
It starts on the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar. It lasts for fifteen days. Chinese new year is also called Spring Festival. It starts on February 3 and ends on February 17. 
People celebrate in their houses with lanterns made from paper. And they also buy new clothes. They don´t repeat any food. 

THANKSGIVING DAY

THANKSGIVING
 In the United States, Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in 4th thursday of  November.
The clebration takes one day.
It was first celebrated in the autumn of 1621.
Many people watch on NFL football game.


People eats turkey , stuffing, washed potatoes, yams, corn, cranberry sauce, gravy.

miércoles, 7 de diciembre de 2011

Hanukkah festival. Ander.v urko

The name of this holiday is Hanukkah. The people celebrate in mostly in Israel. They celebrate it because the Jewis win over the

Kwanzaa

The name of the holiday is kwanzaa,  Kwanzaa is Swahili and means "first fruits.". It is a culture festival, African americans celebrate it and they celebrate an african american heritage. Kwanzaa was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga of United Slaves Organization in 1966.
It´s celebrate fron December 26 to January 1 and it last seven days. The decoration of this holiday include African art, Kinaras ( there´re seven candels three red, three green and one black)and they wear a uwole, it is a brightly colored article clothing warn by women in African. They eat fresh fruits. During Kwanzaa people say Habari Gani, which means "What´s the News?", it is a tradicional greeting
 for the holiday.


Endika Ramos and Sandra Ruano.
Kwanzaa TableWoman Wearing a Uwole and Lighting Candles in a Kinara