Schauerman Library Web Guides - World Holidays, Festivals & Traditions

These sites are just a few of the sites representing holidays and festivals from around the world and their origins. These are by no means ALL the sites available, or even necessarily the �best� ones. They are just meant as a jumping off point for your own searches. You can search further by putting the name of the holiday, custom, or tradition you are interested in in any Search tool you prefer and following the links from the Results. NOTE: Over time some of these URL�s may change or become obsolete.

Russian Folk Holidays and Traditions. A brief overview of about six traditional Russian holidays. http://www.moscow-guide.ru/Culture/Folk.ht

National Arbor Day Foundation. Tells you when Arbor Day began, what it is, etc..http://www.arborday.org/

Rosh Hashanah. One of the holiest days in the Jewish tradition. This pretty page is very informative. http://www.joi.org/celebrate/rosh/

Japanese Cultural Calendar http://www.jun-gifts.com/others/culturalcalendar1/culturalcalendar.htm

India Express Network. Faith, Religion, Festivals .http://www.indiaexpress.net/faith

Festivals of India . http://www.andhratoday.com/festival/festi.htm

Zulu Nation. http://www.kwazulunatl.co.za/peoples/zulu

Holidays on the Net. A good starting place.http://www.holidays.net/index2.htm

Kwaanza. http://home.inreach.com/machv/kwaanza.htm

Groundhog Day History. Detailed and informative I didn�t know the groundhog is a woodchuck�.http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm

Guy Fawkes Day. Traitors, Gunpowder Plots, bonfires�what more could one ask for? http://web.idirect.com/~redsonja/guy

Origins of Valentines Day. http://www.flowernet.com/v4/val.html

Winter Solstice. http://www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/WinterSolstice.html

Yahooligans Around the World Holidays. Excellent site.http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/Holidays/

Mexican Holidays : Cinco de Mayo . http://www.mexonline.com/cinco.htm

Mexican Holidays : Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) http://www.mexonline.com/daydead.htm

Holiday Traditions�mainly Christmas traditions from around the world. http://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/

Holiday traditions. Similar to the above site. http://www.dunkerton.k12.ia.us/curriculum/holiday.html

Hannukah. History and traditions. http://www.aarp.org/ftd/hannukah.htm

Thanksgiving. http://www.aarp.org/ftd/thanks.htm

The China Experience: China Culture Index. http://www.chinavista.com/experience

Cultures and Cuisine of Eastern Europe. Each country in this region has its own unique traditions.http://www.unc.edu/depts/slavic/funds/brochure2.html

Festivals: Hindu, Muslim, Parsi, Sikh, Jain. http://www.ashram.net/festivals.htm

Wiccan, Pagan and Witchcraft Holiday Index. http://www.wicca.com/celtic/akasha/holindex.htm

An American Thanksgiving. Includes information on the first Thanksgiving .http://www.night.net/thanksgiving

Islam: the Haj. http://www.inter-islam.org/Hajj.htm

Essentials of Ramadan. http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/pillars/fasting/tajuddin/fast_1.html

Halloween : the Fantasy and Folklore of All Hallows. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/halloween.html

Judaism 101: Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah� http://www.jewfaq.org/barmitz.htm

Quinceanera. http://www.csumb.edu/faculty/PhilleyGeri/Tutor%20Examples/Skibinskipresentation/Olgaspage.html

Quinceanera. Very scholarly paper. http://www.tamiu.edu/~necantu/quincean.htm

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