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So cool to read about everyone's home tradition they miss the most! I'm from England but I've been living in the States for five years and the thing I miss the most is Bonfire Night on November 5th.

The best thing about Bonfire Night is the fireworks, oh, and the bonfires! … and the history behind it. Basically, Guy Fawkes and his friends tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I. They nearly did it too – they hired a room under the House of Parliament and filled it with explosives. But someone told the royal palace. The authorities found Guy Fawkes in the room guarding the explosives, and he was sentenced to torture and death.

So it's a tradition that celebrates the fact that the king survived. It also means people don't forget what happens if you plot against your country. There's a kind of poem about it that starts 'Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot.' That's why we build a 'guy' – a life-size model of Guy Fawkes – and burn it on the bonfire. Pretty dark and horrible when you think about it!

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What tradition do you like best from your country?

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Hello, Thu Ha Nguyen. I'm from Mongolia. In Mongolia, we celebrate Lunar New Year too. Interestingly, we do exact same things on that celebration day. It feels so amazing and kind of close with you.

Submitted by nykomakhos on Tue, 17/11/2020 - 16:30

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I'm from Armenia but I've been living in Russia for more than 10 years and the thing I miss the most is the Vardavar festival. The best thing about Vardavar is people are allowed to douse strangers with water. So fun to pour water on yourself and passers-by. Especially on very hot summer days of July, it is a good refreshment. I love the history behind it. Basically, Vardavar’s history dates back to pagan times. In ancient times Armenians offered to the goddess Astghik roses as a celebration of a bountiful harvest. Although now a Christian tradition of the festival and it is associated with a memory of the World Flood and Noah’s dove. Where Noah’s boat made a stop on Armenian mounts during World Flood and people found a holy land in Armenia. The festival is celebrated 98 days after Easter. Therefore it is one of the most lovely festivals for children and teenagers in Armenia.

Submitted by farhad zada on Mon, 16/11/2020 - 06:25

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I'm from Azerbaijan where is not so big country but have very various traditions of various people all live in togather. And I think Neurooz is the most beutiful among them. What is Nourooz? The name of "Neorooz" is coming from "neo" which mean "new" and "rooz" which mean "day" in other word the new day of new year. It celebrates on 20th nigth and 21st day of March. Not just in Azerbaijan also in many other countries of Middle East or where were occupied by Hakhamenish Empire.

Submitted by Anara SN on Thu, 12/11/2020 - 06:03

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Hi everyone, it's really amazing to read about traditions of different countries. In my country where I was born we have a holiday Nooruz. Nooruz is like a New Year in Kyrgyzstan, we celebrate this holiday on 21st of March every year. Kyrgyz people cook on this day Sumolok (like chocolate paste, prepared from wheat in a cauldron over a fire), dancing their traditional Kyrgyz dance, playing games, jumping over the fire. This holiday units all people. There a lot of nationalities live in Kyrgyzstan. In another countries in Central Asia also celebrate this holiday with some diffenrences on date, and tradition. It is really wonderful to keep and pass our traditions from generation to generation.

Submitted by Aqilah khurshed on Sun, 08/11/2020 - 04:59

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Great to know about different traditions of countries. I am from Bangladesh, and since I have been living in Saudi Arabia for 10 years i really miss my home traditions. So, we b Bengalis celebrate The Poila Boishakh on the first day of Bengali calendar. In this day people usually eat traditional food like Panta Vaat and elish Mas and wear traditional clothes too. I really miss this day .

Submitted by mevsimozde on Sat, 07/11/2020 - 23:48

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Hi everyone, I'm from Turkey and i have been living in UK for almost 2 years. Unintentionally i find myself to compare English traditions or habits of people with my home town traditions. One of the tradition I miss a lot is the close neighbour relationships during difficult times or even happy times. Neighbourhood is very precious in Turkish culture therefore neighbours support each other. While in England people are more reserved, and this saying is clearly showing it: "An English men's house is his castle"

Submitted by Khant Khant on Fri, 06/11/2020 - 13:09

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So interesting to read about everyone's country tradition they like best. I'm from Myanmar. As you all know, Myanmar has at least one traditional festival for each month. The one I love the most is Martyr's day on July 19th. We commemorate the memory of General Aung San and other national leaders who fell on 19th of July 1947.

Submitted by Razy on Thu, 05/11/2020 - 14:30

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Great to know what the most popular tradition in other countries is. Since I live in Germany, I miss the most the Norouz fest which happens in Iran on March 22nd every year. The point of this fest is gathering the family in the parent’s house and celebrating the new year and wishing all the best for each other. Furthermore, we have a traditional table with 7 things that their names start with “S”. In other words, they are 7 symbols for health, growth, money, motivation, etc. Last but not least is delicious food and snacks, which makes most people overweight.

Submitted by Yati on Wed, 04/11/2020 - 02:12

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Hi! I am a new member, too. There are festivals in each of the months in my country. Among them, the water festival is the one which celebrates first in the year. It celebrates in April. At the festival, we pour water on each other and make a lot of traditional foods which are delicious. Pouring water means to wash dirt from the last year. Fun!