Celebration in Istanbul, Turkey, within the Hagia Sophia.
Eid Al-Fitr by: chuheng wen 804
During the end of Ramadan (also known as Ramadhan), there is a 3-day celebration―after this month of fasting to give the followers of Islam a better understanding of those less fortunate―a holiday known as Eid Al-Fitr. In Arabic, the holiday means "the feast of breaking the fast". This celebration often begins with a community prayer and the custom of wearing traditional clothes. Afterward, family members often greet one another, even exchanging gifts. Foods dined during this holiday often include sugary treats.
Of course, this is merely a simplified version of Eid; it varies from location to location. Eid is celebrated or even called differently from country to country. For reference, in Turkey, Eid is a week-long holiday, and the celebrators often hang out along the shores of Anatolia. While in Egypt, it remains a 3-day festival that includes common visitations to the elderly and local communities. Eod Mubarak everyone!
April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day
April Fools’ Day or All Fools’ Day, occurs on April 1st each year. It is an annual custom consisting of playing practical jokes and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting “April Fools!” at the recipient to clue in the subject of the April Fools’ Day prank. Mass media can be involved in these pranks, which may be revealed as such the following day. The custom of having a day aside for playing harmless pranks upon others has also been relatively common in the world. Although the origins of April Fools’ is unknown, there are many theories surrounding it. Some historians believe that it dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar. In the Julian Calendar, as in the Hindu Calendar, the new year begins with the spring equinox around April 1st. People that weren’t quick to get the news or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1st and kept celebrating during the last week of March through April 1st, became the butt of jokes and hoaxes and were called “April Fools.” Historians have also linked April Fools' Day to festivals such as Hilaria, which is Latin for joyful, that was celebrated in ancient Rome at the end of March by followers of the cult of Cybele. It consisted of people dressing up in disguises and mocking fellow citizens and even magistrates and was said to be influenced by the Egyptian legend of Isis, Osiris and Seth. There’s also a theory that April Fools’ Day was linked to the vernal equinox, or first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when Mother Nature fooled people with unpredictable, changing weather.
April Fools’ Day is an event that happens every year. The day has been celebrated for several centuries by plenty of different people. Even though the origin of the day is not well known, the main tradition of the day is to play some sort of hoax or practical joke on one another, and then often saying “April Fools!” to indicate the day. Although the origin isn’t confirmed, it has still been a life long tradition for so many people. There are lots of historians who believe that the origin of April Fools’ Day goes all the way back to 1582 when the country of France switched out the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as it was called by the council. In the Julian calendar as the Hindu calendar, the new year began with the spring equinox around April 1st. A whole lot of people who hadn’t processed the new calendar change of the new year starting on January 1st, celebrated it during the last week of March to April 1st. Eventually, it became a day of hoax and jokes and it was labeled “April Fools!”. Other historians theorize that the origin of the day had come from a festival such as Hilaria, (meaning joyful, in Latin), followers of the Cult of Cybele celebrated which in Ancient Rome at the end of March. It involved people dressing up in costumes or disguises mocking and joking around with the citizens and even magistrates; it was believed to be inspired by the Egyptian legend of Isis, Osiris, and Seth.There is also a speculation that April Fools’ Day was related to the vernal equinox, or the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when Mother Nature had fooled people with the changing, very unpredictable weather around. Other than that, there are plenty of pranks you can pull off, but if you ever do, at least be sure it won’t hurt anyone seriously.
Passover
Passover
Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is a major Jewish holiday that commemorates the story of the Israelites' departure from slavery in ancient Egypt. Passover is traditionally celebrated in the Land of Israel for a week and for eight days among many Jews in Diaspora, based on the concept of yom tov sheni shel galuyot. Jews celebrate the holiday with a variety of important rituals, including a traditional Passover meal known as a seder, the substitution of matzo for bread, removal of leavened products from their home, and the retelling of the Exodus tale. The start date of Passover varies each year since the date is set not by the Gregorian Calendar, but by the lunar-based Hebrew Calendar. It always occurs during the Hebrew month of Nisan. Passover in 2023 will start at sundown on April 5th and will continue until sundown on April 13th.
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