The Tour of South America, China and India Experience
July 31st, 2010 July 31st, 2010 Posted in Consumers, Travel CenterComments Off
Going overseas is a wonderful adventure, irrespective which destination is selected. Every culture has its own crotchets and eccentricities, but is of level importance to all other threads in the quilt of humanity. The mix of each regions’ culture creates a spectacular cultural story of the world. Different cultures celebrate their holidays very differently depending on where they are from. In this article we will look at the three prominent cultures, South Americans, Chinese and Indians in the way they celebrate their holidays.
South America holidays are normally Catholic in nature. Some of the most celebrated holidays in South America are Saints carnivals; holidays like Dia de Todos Los Santos celebrate all Catholic saints, but each day of the year celebrates a specific saint. South Americans usually get their names based on the saint whose day they were born on. Carnaval is one of the most well-known festivals in South America, the equivalent of Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday. Carnaval celebrates the day before the forty-day Catholic festival of Lent and involves massive celebrations of excess, samba music, and parades.
Holidays in China can be very different for the locals and are very different to other regions. China is a nation where the religious and traditional meets the contemporary and the eccentric. Holidays observed in China are of good spiritual importance in the traditional culture. Chinese New Year is the largest holiday celebrated in China. Almost everyone in China hold the day sacred, partaking in rituals and ceremonies to ensure a lucky and healthy year ahead. A more modern holiday is Woman’s Day, a day that all women in China are allowed to take off work.
Holidays in India are very much different from the aforementioned countries. These holidays range from those related to Hinduism to Christian holidays, to Muslim festivities. For Indian people, holidays come every day of the year. A civic holiday celebrated by most is the birthday of celebrated civil rights leader, Mohandas K. Gandhi. Gandhi’s natal day has been declared as a day of non-violence, and no liquor is sold on this day in his honor.
World travel is made more interesting when you learn a little bit about the culture in which you’ll be visiting. These holidays are a short list of the many marvelous and exciting holidays seen abroad.