12/26/2024
☃️SEASON’S GREETINGS & A HAPPY HOLIDAZE! ✨Did you know, between September and January there are easily over 150 holidays celebrated worldwide?🌍 From localized and indigenous traditions, to national, cultural and religious holidaze🥂That’s a high amount of festive cheer 🎉and here’s why this time of year is jam packed with diversity:🔹 From Diwali (India, Nepal) to Oktoberfest (Germany) and Day of the Dead (Mexico), the season is a cultural potluck! 🍂 Each holiday reflects unique traditions, foods, and stories that bring people together in joy and unity. 🕯️🌟🔹 Many cultures honor the changing seasons and harvest time, like the incredible Harvest Moon Festival in China, or Día de la Independencia in Mexico 🇲🇽 both pay homage to their nations history with festivities bringing the communities together. These celebrations are all about giving thanks for the earth’s bounty and welcoming the comming months.🔹 Diwali (Hindu, Sikh, Jain), Loi Krathong (Thailand), St. Lucia Day (Sweden, Norway), Vesak or Buddha’s Birthday (Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, Thailand) and the Winter Solstice bring some light to the darkest months 💚 These festivals symbolize hope, renewal, and the triumph of light over darkness.☀️🔹From Christmas and Kwanzaa to New Year’s Day and Hogmanay (Scotland), the entire earth celebrates new beginnings with music, feasts, and fireworks! 🎆🎉🔹 Other holidays like Bodhi Day (Buddhist) and Mawlid al-Nabi (Islamic) are all about spiritual reflection, enlightenment, and connecting with one’s faith. 🧘♂️🌙So, as the year comes to a close, there’s no shortage of reasons to celebrate, reflect, and share joy across the globe. No matter your tradition, there’s a holiday just waiting to be enjoyed! 🌎💫 **p