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Mid-Summer’s Night Traditions: Looking for the Fern Flower

kidworldcitizen — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 18:58:04 +0000

~Olga Mecking In many places, the mid-summer’s night on June 21st, the longest day (and the shortest night) of the year, is celebrated in many ways. In some countries, people make flower wreaths, but in some others, there is a peculiar tradition: searching for the fern flower. What is the fern flower legend? It is...

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Hats of Faith: Celebrating the Shared Custom of Head Covering

kidworldcitizen — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 23:05:03 +0000

We LOVE Hats of Faith: a glorious celebration of the shared, global tradition of head covering. Multicultural literature at its best, with colorful illustrations and friendly faces. What is your favorite multicultural book? A post shared by Becky: Teacher, Travel Writer (@kidworldcitizen) on Jan 27, 2018 at 10:56am PST Why do some people cover their...

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The Thai sniff kiss, a cultural alternative to public displays of affection

Annabelle Humanes — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:59:49 +0000

~Orana Velarde Public displays of affection are not commonly seen or even commonly accepted in Thailand, as well as other Asian countries. Other customs have developed as a result. A very noteworthy and loving way of saying “hello” with body language is what Thai people call the “sniff kiss.” The first time I encountered a...

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Christmas in Georgia, and a Recipe!

kidworldcitizen — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:18:17 +0000

My dear friend Tika agreed to share the traditions and foods that make Christmas in Georgia unique. Thank you Tika! As part of our Christmas around the world series, today we will look at Christmas in Georgia! Georgia is a transcontinental country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, in the Caucasus Mountains. It is bordered...

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Christmas Around the World: Traditions, Crafts, Recipes

kidworldcitizen — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 20:35:50 +0000

Christmas around the world is celebrated with such fascinating, distinct traditions! From carp in the bathtub, popping crackers at the dinner table, to piñatas and pig roasts: learn how each country celebrates this important Christian holiday. Click on the pictures below to learn how 31 different countries celebrate Christmas, including their traditions, yummy recipes, customs, and unique...

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November 5th: Guy Fawkes Day in Great Britain

kidworldcitizen — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:14:47 +0000

~by Anna Marikar Bonfire Night (also known as Guy Fawkes Day / Night) is one of my favourite times of year, and definitely the highlight of Autumn. Here in the UK, although Bonfire Night is not as big an event as Christmas, it’s something that most families really enjoy, is always covered in schools, and...

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Mexican Mariachi Music

kidworldcitizen — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 15:57:45 +0000

Today we’ll learn about the history and significance of Mexican mariachi music, plus I’ll share some famous performances. If you’ve ever eaten in a Mexican restaurant, or ever visited Mexico, you might have heard mariachi music- now you’ll be able to impress your kids with some background knowledge! As you’re learning about Mexico, or in a Spanish...

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Learn about the Sikh Spring Holiday: Vaisakhi

kidworldcitizen — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:39:20 +0000

~Navjot Kaur Today I am sharing with Kid World Citizen readers the Sikh celebration of Vaisakhi, celebrated in April. Learn about Vaisakhi, the traditions associated with the holiday, the five core Khalsa values, and some books featuring Sikh families. Even before becoming a mother, I always wondered how I would raise my child to become a citizen of the...

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Christmas in Poland + Borscht and Uszka

kidworldcitizen — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 14:31:09 +0000

~Olga Mecking I really enjoy the traditions of Christmas in Poland because they are very unique, incorporating Christian, pagan and Slavic traditions. Even though Easter is the biggest Christian celebration, I think children are most excited for Christmas in Poland because of the gifts and the special food. Even though our Christmas is slightly different,...

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Christmas in South Africa + Malva Pudding Recipe

kidworldcitizen — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 04:31:38 +0000

~Nadia from Teach Me Mommy Geseende Kersfees (“Merry Christmas” in my home language, Afrikaans) from all of us here in South Africa! Our nation is called the Rainbow Nation because we have a diversity of races, languages (eleven to be exact) and traditions. To define South African Christmas traditions are hard, because of our diversity...

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Christmas in Mexico: Nativity Scenes, Piñatas, Las Posadas and more

kidworldcitizen — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 18:04:24 +0000

Christmas- Navidad– in Mexico is a vibrant, festive time of year with family parties lasting all night as they celebrate together. The streets are decorated with poinsettias and lights, and in many towns they have huge Nativity scenes- often with live animals! After spending many a Christmas in Mexico, I am sharing the most common...

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Spring Traditions Around the World

kidworldcitizen — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:29:28 +0000

I am part of a world-side, diverse group of bloggers called Multicultural Kid Bloggers who write about their experiences in multicultural parenting. Every month we host a different blogging carnival, which focuses on a relevant topic, and includes perspectives from (literally) around the world. For example, we discussed teaching heritage to your children, and talked...

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Christmas in the Philippines

kidworldcitizen — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:15:14 +0000

~Austin Molina, Anthony Molina, and Shaw Molina Christmas in the Philippines is called Pasko. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year is “Maligayang Pasko” and “Manigong Bagong Taon!” The celebrations for Christmas in the Philippines officially begin on December 16th with the traditional Simbang Gabi, but people start preparing for Christmas in the Philippines many months before. ...

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Christmas in Slovakia

kidworldcitizen — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:21:02 +0000

~ by Janka Kožíková I will talk mainly about the differences between Slovakia and Western Europe, and possibly to the USA. So the first difference is that our Christmas (Vianoce) is very much driven by Christian and mainly by Catholic tradition. For us the first Christmas holiday day is Christmas Eve – in Slovakia it...

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Importance of Family Traditions and a Look at Ours (Winter)

kidworldcitizen — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:31:14 +0000

Family traditions are all of the special things that families do together on a regular basis- whether it’s daily (always eating dinner together), weekly (Friday night movies and popcorn), monthly (taking our kids on “date nights,” or “super-noches” as we call them), or yearly (driving around to look at Christmas lights). In our hectic lives,...

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