It is an amazing adventure when travelling overseas. One of the best lessons a person can acquire by travelling overseas is that every culture has its own quirks and eccentricities, but is of equal importance to all other threads in the quilt of humanity. Each regional color works together in weaving a cultural tale of the world. Different cultures celebrate their holidays very differently depending on where they are from. Looking at the three prominent regions, we can visualize how South Americans, Chinese and Indians celebrate holidays.

South America holidays are normally Catholic in nature. South American holidays such as Saints festivals are very popular; holidays like Dia de Todos Los Santos fete all Catholic saints, but each day of the year celebrates a specific saint. People in South America are oftentimes named for the saint whose day they were born on. Carnaval is one of the most known festivals in South America, the equivalent of Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday. Carnaval celebrates the day before the forty-day Catholic festival of Lent and involves massive celebrations of excess, samba music, and parades.

Holidays in China are passably unusual for the locals. China is recognized for its unique culture where the religious and orthodox meets the contemporary and the eccentric. The chinese celebrate their holidays with great spiritual importance. The spring festival, or Chinese New Year, is the biggest holiday celebrated in China. Nearly all of the various ethnic groups in China hold the day sacred, partaking in many rituals and ceremonies to make sure luck in the coming year. More modern holidays such as Women’s Day is also celebrated, this is where all women in China are allowed to take time off work.

Holidays in India have a different tone than either of the aforementioned countries. These holidays range from those related to Hinduism to Christian holidays, to Muslim festivities. For people in India, holidays come every day of the year. A civic holiday celebrated by most is the birthday of celebrated civil rights leader, Mohandas K. Gandhi. Gandhi’s natal day has been declared as a day of non-violence, and no booze is sold on this day in his respect.

Travelling is made more interesting when you learn more about the unique cultures. These holidays are a short list of the many wonderful and breathtaking holidays seen abroad.