We All Celebrate by Teresa Jennings Music K-8 volume 12, no. 2 © 2001 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. Used with permission. All rights reserved. PowerPoint by S. Vining

We all celebrate, yeah we all celebrate We all celebrate, yeah we all celebrate. We all celebrate, yeah we all celebrate. Celebration. Celebration. Hanukkah: 8 days and nights, commemorates a great battle and the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem

Celebrate! Oh. Celebrate! Oh. Eid al fitr is a three day Islamic celebration that marks the end of Ramadan. Eid al Adha is a three day Islamic celebration that marks the end of the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca (the Hajj).

We all celebrate, yeah we all celebrate We all celebrate, yeah we all celebrate. We all celebrate, yeah we all celebrate. Celebration. Celebration. Las Posadas is a Mexican holiday celebrated for 9 nights leading up to Christmas Eve, re-enacting the Nativity (how Mary and Joseph couldn’t find a place to stay). Parties include a pinata for the children.

Celebrate! Oh. Celebrate! Oh. Kwanzaa is a holiday celebrated by African Americans lasting 7 days from December 26 to January 1. It honors African heritage. Dewali is a Hindu festival lasting 5 days, celebrating the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and knowledge over ignorance. Lamps called Diyas are lit. It is celebrated in October or November.

We all celebrate, yeah we all celebrate We all celebrate, yeah we all celebrate. We all celebrate, yeah we all celebrate. Celebrate! The Winter Solstice occurs between December 20 and 23 (slightly different each year). It is the day with the least daylight. New Year’s is celebrated 24 times, one for each time zone, beginning with Christmas Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. (We celebrate it 18th.)