Sometimes what one country celebrates as a holiday has a very connotation in another country. One such observance is Liberation Day in Vietnam. No American over 45 or so can forget the images of Americans, foreign nationals, and South Vietnamese who had worked for the Americans being airlifted off of the roof of the […]
April 29 is Shōwa Day in Japan. It is the anniversary of the birth of the Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito), who reigned from 1926 until his death in 1989. Hirohito’s reign saw Japan move from a primarily rural country into an industrial power. He also oversaw the turbulent years of Japan’s involvement in World War II, […]
April 13 begins the three-day New Year’s celebration throughout many Southeast Asian countries including Thailand. The holiday, called “Songkran,” in Thai is a day for honoring one’s elders, decorating statues of Buddha and giving rice and other food to Buddhist monks, and throwing water as a sign of good luck and prosperity.
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Just before dawn on April 9, 1942, General Edward Edward King, Jr. surrendered more than 75,000 Filipino and almost 12,000 American soldiers to the Japanese, following the Allied defeat during the Battle of Bataan in the Philippines. The exhausted men were stripped of their belongings, many were beaten, and most were forced to march 90 […]
April 4 is the Qing Ming Festival in China. This traditional holiday to honor one’s ancestors falls on the 15th day after the spring equinox (April 4 in leap years; April 5 on other years). The day, called Tet in Vietnam, is celebrated in China and throughout southeast Asia by sweeping and decorating the graves […]
March 14 is White Day in many Asian countries, including Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Celebrated a month after Valentine’s Day, it is a day when men repay the attention and generousity shown them by women on February 14 (traditionally a day when women give men presents) by giving chocolate and other gifts of affection.
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The Snow Festival in Sapporo, Japan, is being held this week, from February 5 to 11. One of the largest winter events in Japan, the Sapporo Snow Festival began in 1950. The highlight of the festival, which takes place around Odori Park in the central part of the city, is the 400+ large snow sculptures, […]
February 7 begins a new year in the Chinese calendar and the start of the 15-day Chinese New Year celebration. In China and in Chinese communities all over the world, the day is marked with fireworks, traditional dragon dances, and meals with family and friends. Red is worn and used in decorations, symbolizing the warding […]
February 4 is Independence Day in Sri Lanka, the small island formerly known as Ceylon, located south of India in the Indian Ocean. 2008 is the 60th anniversary of the island nation’s independence from British rule in 1948.
Sri Lanka is a nation of approximately 20 million people, the majority of whom are Buddhists. The […]
The third Sunday in January is the Ati-Atihan Festival, one of the most colorful festivals in the Philippines. The celebration has its roots in the 13th century, when a handful of families escaped Borneo for a new life in the Philippines. These new arrivals, members of the Ati tribe, were darker skinned than the existing, […]
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