Indians are distributed in South America and North America. Indians are the collective name of all Native Americans except Inuit, not just a certain nation or race. They speak hundreds of languages, often called Indian or Native American languages. So far there is no recognized classification of Indian ethnic groups and their languages.
India Festival
1, New Year's custom
Americans celebrate the New Year, and the most lively thing is the night before. It's Christmas Eve. People gather in churches, streets or squares, singing poems, praying, making wishes and confessing, waiting for the time to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. 12 midnight, church bells rang all over the country, and the band played the famous nostalgic song "bon voyage". In the music, excited people embrace together and greet the New Year with farewell sadness and longing for a new life.
It is said that American Indians also have unique New Year customs. Every year on New Year's Eve, they hold a special bonfire party, where the whole family gathers around the bonfire, singing and dancing. When the dawn came, they burned their worn-out clothes as a symbol of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.
2. Valentine's Day custom
February 14 is a traditional western Valentine's Day, also known as "Valentine's Day", with a long history. The festival of faun in ancient Rome was a festival for lovers. On that day, young men and women gathered together and girls put their love information in the lottery. The young men drew lots in turn, and the girl who got the message became his lover.
In the United States, Valentine's Day is not only a holiday for young people, but also friends and relatives can exchange small gifts to express their feelings and enhance friendship. Many shops specialize in selling such gifts, such as chocolate candy decorated with hearts, or red roses and tulips decorated with ribbons. As for all kinds of Valentine's Day cards, they are everywhere.
3. April Fool's Day custom
On April Fool's Day, people often organize family gatherings and decorate rooms with daffodils and daisies. The typical traditional practice is to decorate a fake environment, such as making the room look like the New Year, and wishing the guests "Happy New Year" when they arrive, which makes people feel chic and interesting.
However, the most typical activity of April Fool's Day is that everyone plays jokes on each other and plays tricks on each other. For example, children will tell their parents that there is a hole in their schoolbags or a black spot on their faces. When adults bend down to watch, they will shout "Happy April Fool's Day" and run away with a smile.
Today's April Fool's Day is mainly a festival for naughty boys in America.
4. Easter custom
Easter is a Christian religious festival to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus. Every year after the vernal equinox, the first Sunday after the first full moon is Easter. The date is different every year, usually between March 22nd and April 25th.
There are many traditional customs in Easter, the most typical of which is Easter eggs. The ancients often regarded eggs as a symbol of many children and grandchildren and resurrection. Later, Christians gave the egg a new meaning, thinking that it was a symbol of Jesus' tomb, from which future life was born.
5. Halloween custom
Halloween is a traditional festival in the west. Halloween, that is, the night of June 65438+1October 3 1, is a good time for children to have fun. In the eyes of children, this is a festival full of mystery.
As night falls, the children can't wait to put on colorful costumes and strange masks and run out to play with "jack-o'-lantern".
"Jack-o 'lantern" looks very cute. The way is to hollow out the pumpkin, carve smiling eyes and a big mouth on the outside, and then put a candle in the pumpkin and light it, so that people can see this innocent smiling face from far away.
After packing, groups of children dressed as monsters ran to the neighbor's door with "pumpkin lanterns" in their hands, threatening to shout "trick or treat" and "want money or eat" If adults don't give candy or change, those naughty children will do as they say: OK, I'll play a trick on you if you don't give it.
Sometimes they soap other people's doorknobs and sometimes color other people's cats. These little pranks often make adults laugh and cry. Of course, most families are happy to entertain these naive little guests. Therefore, on Halloween, children are always full and have bulging pockets.