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Japan-TokyoTanabata( , meaning

Evening of the seventh )

is a

Japanese star festival, originating from the

Chinese Qixi Festival. It celebrates the meetingof the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi

(represented by the stars Vega and Altair

respectively). According to legend, the Milky Way

separates these lovers, and they are allowed to

meet only once a year on the seventh day of the

seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar.

The date of Tanabata varies by region of the

country, but the first festivities begin on July 7 of

the Gregorian calendar. The celebration is held at

various days between July and August.

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In present-day Japan, people generally celebrate

this day by writing wishes, sometimes in the form

of poetry, on tanzaku, small pieces of paper, and

hanging them on bamboo, sometimes with other

decorations (see also Wish Tree). The bamboo and

decorations are often set afloat on a river orburned after the festival, around midnight or on

the next day.This resembles the custom of floating

paper ships and candles on rivers during Obon.

Many areas in Japan have their own Tanabata

customs, which are mostly related to local Obon

traditions.

Large-scale Tanabata festivals are held in many

places in Japan, mainly along shopping malls and

streets, which are decorated with large, colorful

streamers.

Tokyo Disneyland often celebrates the Tanabata

Festival featuring a greeting parade with Mickey as

Altair and Minnie as Vega.

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There is also a traditional

Tanabata song:

Sasa no ha sara-sara

Nokiba ni yureruOhos hi-sama kira-kira

King in sunago

Goshik i no tanzaku

watashi g a kaita

Ohoshi-sama k irak i ra

sora kara miteru

The bamboo leaves rust le,

shakin g away in the eaves.

The stars twin kle

on the gold and si lvergra ins of sand.

The five-colo ur paperst r ips

I have already writ ten.

The stars twink le,

they watch us from heaven.

Frunzele de bambus

fonesc,tremu rnd pe cornie.Stelele scl ipesc

pe firele de nisip auri i iargint i i .

Fiilede hrt ie n ci nc iculor i

le-am s cris deja.Stelele scl ipesc

ne privesc din cer.

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Singapore-"City of the Lion"

Vesak Day is the most significant day of theyear in the Buddhist calendar and is celebrated

by Buddhists the world over. The daycommemorates the birth, enlightenment and

death of the Buddha and is a day of immense

joy, peace and reflection. In Singapore, Vesak

Day usually falls in the month of May, on the

15th day of the fourth month of the Chinese

Lunar Calendar.

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On this day, devout Buddhists and followers

alike congregate at their various temples

before dawn for the ceremonial, where theBuddhist flag will be hoisted, and hymns sung

in praise of the holy triple gem: The Buddha,

The Dharma and The Sangha .

Devotees often bring simple offerings of

flowers, candles and joss-sticks to lay at the

feet of their spiritual teacher. These symbolicofferings remind followers that life too, is

subject to decay and destruction when the

offering burns out or wilts away.

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Turkey-Istanbul

Nevruz- first day of spring, Alevis, which

celebrates the birth of Ali.

Women prepare traditional food, called "asure" or

"Noah's pudding" which is made from flour cooked

with dried fruits and vegetables, seeds of trees. It is

considered one of the most important holiday of

the Turks, in terms of their ethnic unity, celebrated

annually. This is the oldest festival of them datingback over 5,000 years. The word "Nevruz"

translated from Persian, means "new day" from

"Nev" meaning new and from "Ruz" that day. It is

therefore a new day when nature revives and

people enjoy the beginning of a new year and the

coming of spring, is considered equivalent

Romanian Easter.