Some interesting festivals

女孩节（ Peach Flower Festival/Doll’s Festival ）  The Doll’s Festival, takes place on March 3, is a time to pray for the health and well being of young girls. Most homes with young girls will set up a display of hinaningyo (hina dolls). The dolls were originally made from straw and grass but have since become mass produced. The celebration of this festival in Japan is traceable to the Edo Period ( ).hinaningyo

男孩节 (Boy’s Day)  Procession in the "goddess of grain", led by the mighty walking forward. When the "goddess of cereals" come soon begins harvesting the wheat harvest, the music is that the cheers everywhere. People put the "goddess of grain," surrounded, the walls. Joyful crowd belting intoxicated dance, totally immersed in a harvest of joy.

(Songkran Festival Day ) 宋干节 泰国新年 4 月 13 日  Songkran is a Thai word which means "move" or "change place" as it is the day when the sun changes its position in the zodiac. It is also known as the "Water Festival" as people believe that water will wash away bad luck.

. Songkran is a Thai traditional New Year which starts on April 13 every year and lasts for 3 days. Songkran festival on April 13 is Maha Songkran Day or the day to mark the end of the old year, April 14 is Wan Nao which is the day after and April 15 is Wan Thaloeng Sok which the New Year begins. At this time, people from the rural areas who are working in the city usually return home to celebrate the festival. Thus, when the time come, Bangkok temporarily turns into a deserted city.

TThe Songkran tradition is recognized as a valuable custom for the Thai community, society and religions. The value for family is to provide the opportunity for family members to gather in order to express their respects to the elders by pouring scented water onto the hands of their parents and grandparents and to present them gifts including making merits to dedicate the result to their ancestors. The elders in return wish the youngsters good luck and prosperity.

Maple Sugar Festival 枫糖节 加拿大， 3-4 月  Maple Syrup Festival is a traditional folk festival in Canada, Every year in March,the farm which produces maple syrup is decorated for the festival newly,everybody taste the sweet gift that nature gives them together. 。

MMaple Syrup Festival are traditional to open to visitors from home and abroad, in particular, children welcome. During the festivals, local residents also enthusiasm for the visitors a variety of folk songs and performances, and lead them to appreciate the beautiful lush leaves Fenglin.

WWhat’s more, Some farms also reserved the old Indian collection and the production of maple syrup maple liquid apparatus used in the festivals, the production of the oldest methods of performing system for tourists maple syrup process,some over the weekend also provided free of charge to tourists Mple cake and “toffee” enjoy being.

Maslenitsa 谢肉节（送冬节） 俄罗斯 2—3 月  Slavic peoples of the Middle Ages agreed that, when the Titan 雅利拉 defeated coldness and darkness, Spring was approaching. For farmers, spring means beginning to work. Each year by the end of February 、 early March ， and that result in the Maslenitsa

IIt is one of the most popular holidays in Russia, and it will last a total of seven days. it has different names every day. 1st day is for the welcome, the next day is for the beginning of the Carnival, the 3rd day is for the great feast, the fourth day is for Finger-guessing game on; the fifth day is for the meeting of mothers-in-law evening, the sixth is for the meeting of sisters-in-law, the seventh day is the day of Farewell.

MMaslenitsa indicates that they have to farewell to the total cold winter and usher in a sunny spring. During the Maslenitsa, people hold each kind of joyful entertainment,dance the mask dance, and do the masses dramatic games. In that days they always eat the pies which are the symbol of the sun. and celebrate the sun’s recovery.

Midsummer Festival 仲夏节 瑞典 6 月 24 日 MMidsummer Festival Origin 仲夏节的由来 OOn the origins of Midsummer Festival, a beautiful legend : ancient Greek and Roman mythology, there was the Goddess named color Antilles. She seeds nothing earth, and blessed land of rich natural resources : trees, flowers, cereals.... To thank the women look Antilles, it was decided to sacrifice her devout pray her mid gave rise to a bumper harvest. Now people have not believe the spirits, passed down the story has become a folk customs.

MMidsummer Festival features 仲夏节特色 TThis story reflects the lives of the people better aspirations. Midsummer Festival has become a wish cereal harvest festival, which attracted broad masses of the people. Now, every day midsummer festival, dressed in national costumes of each joyous people flooded went to the central square, participate in the festival procession. A beautiful girl dressed as a "goddess of grain," the image of her wearing a bottle-yellow cauliflower woven garland, wearing the costume, dressed in colorful shawls.

PProcession in the "goddess of grain", led by the mighty walking forward. When the "goddess of cereals" come soon begins harvesting the wheat harvest, the music is that the cheers everywhere. People put the "goddess of grain," surrounded, the walls. Joyful crowd belting intoxicated dance, totally immersed in a harvest of joy.