Kat's Creations: Celebration Time~Come on!!

Holidays can be a hard time for people. Some don't celebrate at all. Some go way overboard and celebrate like crazy. Our family has chosen not to celebrate Halloween...we celebrate Harvest time.

Did you know that some people don't celebrate birthday's? What about Christmas? or Passover...Should Christians celebrate? Why would we politically correct in saying 'Happy Holiday' vs 'Merry Christmas'? Boxing Day..what is that-Do I need to start Celebrating that?

I think we can learn more about ourselves when we are open to seeing and hearing about what people celebrate and why. So I challenge you....why do you celebrate what you celebrate??

Whenever I questions things it helps me to define what the terms are. Here are some definitions:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday: A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law in which normal activities, especially business or work, are to be suspended or reduced.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration_(party):A birthday party is a celebration of the anniversary of the birth of the person who is being honored. The tradition started in the mid-nineteenth century but didn't become popular until the mid-twentieth century

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_day:Boxing Day is traditionally the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would receive gifts from their bosses^[1] or employers, known as a "Christmas box".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover:The Jewish people celebrate Passover as a commemoration of their liberation over 3,300 years ago by God from slavery in ancient Egypt that was ruled by the Pharaohs, and their birth as a nation under the leadership of Moses.

http://web.crownrelo.com/relo/in/india.holidays.html:Diwali - Diwali's original name is Deepawali and it is known as the "Festival of Lights." There are so many different stories about Diwali. One of the main customs is to light small candles called Diyas. Diwali is officially a one day holiday but it is celebrated for many days.

National Unity Day / День народного единства [dyehn' nah-rohd-nah-vah yeh-deen-stvah]
This holiday commemorates the liberation of Moscow from Polish occupation in 1612 as a result of the uprising led by Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky. In a broader sense, the day signifies the end of the time of foreign intervention in Russia. It is celebrated in place of the former Revolution Day.
Read more: http://learningrussian.net/holidayscustoms/russian_holidays.php#May Day#ixzz2jdNygncV

Each family has their own traditions, histories, reasons, memories, and Fun!! I am looking forward to all the fun of the holidays the way we celebrate them. Here are some pictures of year's past: