3. CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• MEXICO (DAY OF THE DEAD FESTIVAL)
• RUSSIA (WHITE NIGHT FESTIVAL)
• SPAIN (BULL FIGHTING)
• AUSTRALIA (NEW YEAR EVE CELEBRATION)
• ITLALY (CARNIVAL OF VANICE)
• TAIWAN (LANTERN FESTIVAL)
• USA (MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL)
• CHINA (ICE AND SNOW FESTIVAL)
• JAPAN (CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL)
• BRAZIL (RIO CARNIVAL)
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
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4. INTRODUCTION
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
•IT IS DIFFERENCES AMONG PEOPLE BECAUSE OF
THEIR RACIAL OR ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS,
LANGUAGE, DRESS AND TRADITIONS IN A
SOCIETY.
FESTIVAL
• A FESTIVAL OR GALA IS AN EVENT ORDINARILY STAGED
BY A COMMUNITY, CENTERING ON AND CELEBRATING
SOME UNIQUE ASPECT OF THAT COMMUNITY AND ITS
TRADITIONS, OFTEN MARKED AS A LOCAL OR
NATIONAL HOLIDAY, MELA OR EID.
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5. CULTURAL DIVERSITY THROUGH FESTIVALS IN
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
1. MEXICO
2. RUSSIA
3. SPAIN
4. AUSTRALIA
5. ITLALY
6. TAIWAN
7. USA
8. CHINA
9. JAPAN
10. BRAZIL
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7. DAY OF DEAD FESTIVAL, MEXICO
• IN MEXICO IT IS A JOYOUS AND SACRED TIME, A TIME
TO WELCOME THE SOULS OF THE DEAD.
• THE DEAD ARE NOT REMEMBERED OR
COMMEMORATED, INSTEAD THEY ARE CONSIDERED
PRESENT. THIS IS A CELEBRATION WITH THE DEAD,
NOT OF THE DEAD.
• LOVE RULES THE HOLIDAY AS FAMILIES BELIEVE THAT
THE SOULS OF THE DEPARTED RETURN TO VISIT LIVING
RELATIVES. THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF FOOD AND
DRINK, THE FAVORITES OF THE DECEASED.
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11. WHITE NIGHT FESTIVAL, RUSSIA
• THE "STARS OF THE WHITE NIGHTS" ART FESTIVAL WAS ORIGINALLY
STARTED BY THE FIRST MAYOR OF ST. PETERSBURG, AND HAS BEEN
HELD EVERY YEAR SINCE 1993.
• IT CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF CLASSICAL BALLET, OPERA AND MUSIC
EVENTS AND INCLUDES PERFORMANCES BY RUSSIAN DANCERS,
SINGERS, MUSICIANS AND ACTORS, AS WELL AS FAMOUS
INTERNATIONAL GUEST STARS.
• EVERY SUMMER IN ST. PETERSBURG THE PALACE SQUARE BECOMES A
STAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL STARS OF POPULAR MUSIC. 11
15. BULL FIGHTING ,SPAIN
• BY THE 18TH CENTURY BULL FIGHTING IN THE SPAIN STARTED
• THE MODERN STYLE OF SPANISH BULLFIGHTING IS CREDITED BY
JUAN BELMONTE, GENERALLY CONSIDERED THE GREATEST
MATADOR OF ALL TIME.
• THE RUNNING OF THE BULLS IS A PART OF THE FAMOUS SAN
FERMIN FESTIVAL - A PRACTICE THAT INVOLVES RUNNING IN
FRONT OF A SMALL GROUP OF BULLS THAT HAS BEEN SET LOOSE
ON A COURSE OF A SECTIONED-OFF SUBSET OF A TOWN'S
STREETS.
• EVERY YEAR BETWEEN 200 AND 300 PEOPLE ARE INJURED
DURING THE RUN ALTHOUGH MOST INJURIES ARE CONTUSIONS
DUE TO FALLS AND ARE NOT SERIOUS
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19. NEW YEARS EVE SYDNEY HARBOR,
AUSTRALIA
•THE EVENT WAS FIRST STARTED ON NYE 1996–97.
•ITS MAIN FEATURES ARE THE TWO PYROTECHNIC
DISPLAYS, THE 9PM FAMILY FIREWORKS AND THE
MIDNIGHT FIREWORKS.
• EACH YEAR THE EVENT TAKES ON A NEW THEME
AND IS REGULARLY VIEWED BY MORE THAN ONE
MILLION PEOPLE AT THE HARBOR.
•ONE BILLION WORLDWIDE FOR THE TELEVISED
MIDNIGHT FIREWORKS. 19
23. CARNIVAL OF VENICE, ITALY
• VENICE’S CARNIVAL GOT ITS START IN 1162, WHEN
TOWNSPEOPLE CELEBRATED A VICTORY OVER THE
PATRIARCH OF AQUILEIA.
• THE TRADITION OF CARNIVAL DATES BACK OVER 900
YEARS.
• THIS CARNIVAL IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CELEBRATIONS IN
ITALY—AND FROM VENETIAN MASKS TO MASQUERADE
BALLS, NO PLACE DOES IT LIKE VENICE.
• IN 2014, IT RUNS FROM JANUARY 26 TO FEBRUARY 12
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27. LANTERN FESTIVAL, TAIWAN
•THE LANTERN FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY
ON THE 15TH DAY OF THE FIRST LUNAR MONTH.
•THE FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED WITH FANFARE
EVENTS IN TAIWAN, IN A SPIRIT OF PEACE,
PROSPERITY AND JOY.
•PEOPLE USUALLY CELEBRATE THIS FESTIVAL BY
ENJOYING FAMILY DINNER TOGETHER, CARRYING
PAPER LANTERNS, AND SOLVING THE RIDDLES ON
THE LANTERNS.
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31. MARDI GRASS FESTIVAL ,USA
• THE FIRST MARDI GRAS PARADE WAS HELD IN NEW
ORLEANS ON FEB. 24, 1857 BY THE KREWE OF COMUS.
• REX, THE KING OF CARNIVAL, SELECTED THE MARDI GRAS
COLORS AND ASSIGNED MEANING TO THEM IN 1892.
PURPLE STANDS FOR JUSTICE, GREEN FOR FAITH, AND
GOLD FOR POWER.
• EVERYONE WEARS PURPLE, GREEN, AND GOLD & SIT ON
THE GROUND THROWING BALLS, PLAYING MUSIC, HAVING
A PICNIC, AND WATCHING THE CROWDS WALK BY
BETWEEN PARADES .
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35. ICE AND SNOW FESTIVAL CHINA
• THE FESTIVAL OF ICE AND SNOW IS CELEBRATED IN
HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE OF CHINA, NAMED HARBIN. THE
FESTIVAL HAS ITS ROOT IN YEAR 1985.
• THE MAIN CELEBRATION TRIGGERS ON 5TH JANUARY AND
LASTS FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS.
• THE ALLURES OF FESTIVAL INCLUDE EXUBERANT OPENING
CEREMONY WITH HUGE FIREWORKS, ICE SCULPTURE ART
EXPO, SNOW SCULPTURE COMPETITIONS, ICE SKIING,
WINTER SWIMMING, SNOW SAFARI, DOG SLEDDING AND
MUCH MORE.
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39. CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL,JAPAN
• HANAMI IS AN IMPORTANT JAPANESE CUSTOM, IT LITERALLY
MEANS VIEWING FLOWERS, BUT IT GENERALLY INDICATES
CHERRY BLOSSOM VIEWING.
• THE ORIGIN OF HANAMI DATES BACK TO MORE THAN ONE
THOUSAND YEARS AGO DURING THE NARA PERIOD (710–794)
• FESTIVAL DATES ARE USUALLY DETERMINED WITH REFERENCE TO
CHERRY BLOSSOM FORECASTS AND VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
• A VARIETY OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE PERFORMING ARTS
PRESENTED IN THIS FESTIVAL CAN'T BE MISSED.
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42. Rio Carnival, Brazil
• THE CARNIVAL IN RIO DE JANEIRO IS A WORLD FAMOUS
FESTIVAL HELD BEFORE LENT EVERY YEAR, THE FIRST FESTIVALS
OF RIO DATE BACK TO 1723.
• THE TYPICAL RIO CARNIVAL PARADE IS FILLED WITH REVELERS,
FLOATS AND ADORNMENTS FROM NUMEROUS SAMBA
SCHOOLS WHICH ARE LOCATED IN RIO .
• GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM THE SCHOOL THAT APPEAR FIRST AND
INTRODUCES THE SCHOOL AND SETS THE MOOD AND STYLE OF
THEIR PRESENTATION.
• THESE PEOPLE HAVE CHOREOGRAPHED DANCES IN FANCY
COSTUMES THAT USUALLY TELL A SHORT STORY. 42
44. CONCLUSION
CULTURAL FESTIVITES ON ONE HAND ILLUSTRATES THE
DIVERSITY AMONG PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
WHILE ON THE OTHER HAND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND
DEVELOP A SENSE OF PATIENCE ,TOLERANCE AND HARMONY
WORLD WIDE.
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