Incredible November Holidays And Celebrations Worldwide**
Incredible November Holidays And Celebrations Worldwide**
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00:00 Welcome To IM Best Reviews YouTube Channel!
00:08 Today we are going to learn about special days in November around the World. We will check out National Japanese Culture Day, Diwali in India, World Kindness Day – Worldwide, America’s Thanksgiving Holiday, and Hanukkah, a special Jewish Holiday.
00:39 Japanese Culture Day is celebrated on November 3 of each year.
00:52 They celebrate traditional Japanese culture along with the safeguarding of peace and freedom. November 3 was chosen as the day to celebrate Japanese Culture as it was the birth date of their late Emperor Meiji.
01:40 Parades are held throughout the country, and they wear traditional Japanese clothing to show off their traditions. All museums are free to visit on this day. Universities have students show off their talents by displaying their artwork and skills.
02:15 Diwali Or Deepawali:
02:17 Diwali or Deepawali is known as the “festival of lights.” This year it fell on November 4, and the celebration lasted for five days. Many sparklers and fireworks are displayed during this festival. The festival of lights honors the 7th incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
02:46 It is a cheerful holiday and brings happiness and a promise of a bright future. People light lamps in their houses and enjoy delicious feasts to celebrate happiness and great fortune. Purity, cleanliness, and brightness are all meanings of Diwali. The new harvest and the new fiscal year in the business community also begin on this holiday. The five days of Diwali are celebrated. On the Third Day, families gather together for “Lakshmi Pooja,” and they praise the Goddess Lakshmi and have fancy dinners.
03:40 American Thanksgiving:
03:44 The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in the 1500s by the Spanish explorers and settlers of Florida and New Mexico.
03:52 In 1607, it was celebrated in Virginia, and then in 1610 in Jamestown. But ten years later in 1621, the Pilgrims arrived in America and they celebrated the harvest as Thanksgiving.
04:19 George Washington declared Thanksgiving in December of 1777 to honor the defeat of the British in Saratoga. In 1789, Elias Boudinot, a New Jersey Congressman suggested to the House and Senate to ask President Washington to set aside a day of Thanksgiving To thank God for everything.
04:47 Then-President Lincoln announced a national Thanksgiving Day in 1863, to be celebrated on November 26 — the final Thursday of the month. But President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared November’s fourth Thursday to be celebrated as Thanksgiving instead of the fifth one. It became a Federal Holiday, and it has remained as the fourth Thursday in November since that time.
05:13 Many people enjoy traveling to visit loved ones on Thanksgiving.
05:19 Now, each year on the fourth Thursday in November there is a gathering of family and friends, they eat delicious food, and watch football, which are now symbols of Thanksgiving. It is a time to be thankful for everything that we do have.
5:57 Since 1924, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has taken place in Manhattan, New York. But don’t forget - Black Friday shopping on Thanksgiving night into Friday morning. It is a tradition that is full of fun – just be careful!
06:31 Hanukkah!
06:35 The Jewish Festival of Hanukkah is also called the Festival of Lights. It is an eight-day celebration that begins each year on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev. This year it begins on November 28.
06:58 The story of Hanukkah is a miracle and a celebration of the Jewish victory over an authoritarian king and a re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem. To rededicate it; they needed to light the menorah, but they only had enough oil for one day. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight days. Hanukkah is an eight-day celebration to celebrate the eight-day miracle.
07:26 The menorah is a gold candelabra, and the seven branches represent knowledge and creation. The candles are to be kept burning every night.
08:00 They love to sing special songs during the evening. They enjoy eating delicious latkes, which are fried potato pancakes, and sweet jelly doughnuts or Sufganiyot. Gold-foil-wrapped chocolate coins known as “gelt” are also a Hanukkah tradition. They also love to play with the dreidel. It is a four-sided spinning toy. Each side has a Hebrew letter on it. Hanukkah is eight nights that people come together with their loved ones and friends to light the menorah, eat delicious food, and also exchange gifts!
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