Cultural Holidays
The idea behind cybergiftideas.com is to give you information on how certain festivals came into existence, and if possible give gift ideas as well.
In the Cultural Holidays category the whereabouts of some popular festivals are given.
April Fools Day: This is one festival that is popular across the world, and yet is not celebrated by the adults as much as children or teenagers! Though there isn’t one single story behind this festival, it is used a day where people don’t mind being fooled around! Infact, someone who pulls a trick on his/her friend is seen as the April Fool!
Chinese New Year: This festival is celebrated by the world’s most populated county with great pomp, on the day of amalgamation of lunar and solar movements. The fact that the festival occurs on different solar days of every year makes this festival even more special. Fireworks make the festival night even more special.
Earth Day: In 1970, March 21st was celebrated as the first Earth Day, an idea given by John McConnell to show veneration Mother Earth after a major earthquake in California.
However there have been other dates noticed as Earth day as well.
French Holidays: The French enjoy atleast 11 holidays every year with their 11 festivals. And what more, the French employees enjoy their holidays with the immense support they get from the government! And unlike many other regions the public transport is extremely busy or extremely unavailable during and around the holidays! But French enjoy their holidays with great pomp.
May Day: As soon as one hears May Day, one is easily reminded of Communism and Russia! But more than than, May Day is celebrated through out the world, as a day that commemorates the struggles of working class! Be it the Communist Russia or be it the Capitalist America or the Democratic India, laborers of al the countries see this day as a day where they can voice issues that concern them.