Worldwide Holidays

In the United States we have many holidays, from Halloween to National Doughnut Day. Although our main holiday is Christmas, we have many other less important ones throughout the year. A lot of our holidays are exclusive to us, including Memorial Day, Columbus Day, and the Fourth of July. There are also many holidays exclusive to other countries around the world.

One of these holidays is Ramadan. It is celebrated in the Islam world by about 1.6 billion people. Most of these followers live in the Arabic regions of Northern Africa and the Middle East. The main focus of Ramadan is to cleanse your body of evil by not eating when the sun is up for a month. They go on this fast to commemorate the first revelation of the Koran to Muhammad. The Koran is the Muslim equivalent to the Bible. To learn more about Ramadan, go to History.com.

Another one of these holidays is Kwanzaa. In Swahili, this word means first, which means the first fruits of the harvest. It is celebrated across Africa and the USA. It was founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga. Kwanzaa celebrates seven core principles, including crops, faith, creativity, and responsibility. To learn more about Kwanzaa, go to The Official Kwanzaa Website.Kwanzaa Penn State via Compfight

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