Holidays: A Sampler from Around the World

From America to Scandinavia to the Far East, people celebrate holidays with special rituals and festivities. Take a quick tour of some holiday traditions throughout the year.

National Holidays Around the World

The table from InfoPlease lists the date and name for select national holidays in countries around the world.

Christmas Around the World

Christmas Traditions around the world and how Christmas is celebrated in different countries and cultures.

Multicultural winter holiday celebrations

Learn to respect other people's traditions and cherish your own with this guide to multicultural winter celebrations.

Winter Holidays Around the World

The winter holidays are linked to religious festivals that are celebrated in a unique way all over the world. Here are some interesting ones.

Santa's Net

Christmas Traditions around the World.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Learning How to Code

Code Studio- New to coding? This is the place to start.

Codelabs-provides an easy and convenient environment to learn a new programming language quickly.Learn to build websites, apps, and games in a fun and effective way with the help of this platform. Doesn’t matter if you are a beginner or an experienced programmer.

HTML Tutorials-learn how to write HTML, CSS, Javascript, and PHP. If you're just getting started, work through the tutorials in sequences. Each tutorial has a little interactive section where you can test your new knowledge.

Code for Life- contains more than 100 challenges that students can complete through Code for Life's Rapid Router program.

Scratch- Scratch is a coding program designed by MIT. It works the same as Code Studio, but it will be easier if you have done some practice on Code Studio before you use Scratch.

Tynker- Learn the fundamentals of programming by creating games. Sign in to Ms. Casassa's Tynker Classroom Classroom Codes: Grades K-3: 23506695, Grades 4/5: 76960909, Grades 6-8: 78954566

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Holidays Around the World

Holidays: A Sampler from Around the World From America to Scandinavia to the Far East, people celebrate holidays with special rituals and festivities. Take a quick tour of some holiday traditions throughout the year.