We finished our travels around the world, and got onto the polar express. We were all cozy, watched the movie, drank hot cocoa, got our tickets, bells, and even some popcorn and candy canes to celebrate the magic of Christmas in the north pole! We learned so much about how people around the world celebrate in many different ways, highlighted the amazing families in our own classroom and how they celebrate with many traditions; some the same and many different!
We ended our travels with Pakistan and learning about Ramadan and Eid.
1. Ramadan is marked the cresent moon.
2. During Ramadan many people fast, which means they do not eat during the day (sunrise to sunset).
3. Eid is a celebration that marks the ending of Ramadan.
4. Eid can last from 1-3 days. The first day is the biggest celebration. Many people will dress up and celebrate with henna.
5. Many people decorate their houses with lights.
To celebrate we made the cresent moon.
We moved to India next for our travels.
1. Christmas is a very small festival in India.
2. They decorate banana or mango trees.
3. Some people celebrate Diwali which means row of lights.
4. Diwali happens in October-November and is celebrated for 5 days.
5. Many people celebrate by giving gifts, decorating their houses with lights, and henna.
To remember our time in India, we made a henna tattoo.
We celebrated Chinese New year by going to China.
1. They celebrate the spring festival. This day changes every year because it follows the lunar calendar.
2. Chinese new year starts a new animal zodiac year. 2023 is the year of the Rabbit
3. The celebration lasts for 15 days till Lantern festival.
4. Most decorations are in red.
We made a lantern to remember our time in China.
We went to Holland today.
1. Christmas is celebrated on December 6th.
2. Some families have a feast after the Christmas service.
3. They use pine cones and frosted bells for decorations.
4. They sing Christmas carols.
5. Santa Claus is called St. Nicholas.
To celebrate our time in Holland we made frosted bells.
