>Winter Festivals from Around the World

Posted on December 5, 2010 | Leave a comment

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Winter Festivals from Around the World
(… just a list, a place to start)

If you were a fly on my Grade 5 classroom wall you would see students experiencing winter festivals of light from around the world almost daily.

Together we share and learn – we read, play, sing, discuss, explore …

Below you will find a list of those festivals and celebrations that we currently recognize. Please add to our list should you have a moment … we would love to do more!

Cheers,
Ally

Winter Festivals from Around the World:
Yule Germanic Winter Solstice Festival
St. Martin’s Day (Saint Maarten) in Holland
Loi Krathong Festival in Thailand
Diwali in India
Le Re’veillon (France & Canada)
St. Lucia’s Day (Sweden) 
Saint Nicholas’ Day (December 6th)
Bodhi Day (December 8th)
St. Lucia Day (December 13th)
Los Posados (Mexico – from Dec. 16th)
Hanukkah (celebrated in the month of December)
Yalda (December 21st)
Winter Solstice (December 21st-22nd)
Christmas (December 25th)
Pancha Ganapati (December 21st–25th)
Kwansaa (African-American celebration from around December 26th – January 1st)
New Year’s Eve (31 December)
Sites to check out:

Christimas
http://dltk-holidays.com/xmas/index.html
http://crafts.kaboose.com/holidays/christmas/xmas-printables.html
http://akidsheart.com/holidays/christms/chgames.htm
http://www.printactivities.com/Seasonal_Activities/Christmas_Activities.html

Hanukkah
http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/jewish/index.htm
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/hanukkah_for_kids.htm
http://www.chabad.org/kids/article_cdo/aid/354748/jewish/Chanukah.htm
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/links/hannuakahlinks.htm

Kwanzza
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/kwanzaa/index.htm
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/kwanzaa_for_kids.htm
http://holidays.kaboose.com/kwanzaa-index.html
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/links/kwanzalinks.htm

Diwali
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/newyear/index.html
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/diwali%20crafts.htm
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Holidays/diwali/
http://www.kidsgen.com/events/diwali/crafts/

New Year’s Eve
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/newyear/index.html
http://crafts.kaboose.com/crafts/new-year/happy-new-years-crafts.html
http://www.easy-child-crafts.com/new-years-crafts-for-kids.html
http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/new-years-party-for-kids.htm

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