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    This document is a student paper about holidays and traditions around the world. It discusses several winter holidays including Maslenitsa, a Slavic holiday celebrated before Lent with pancakes; St. Nicholas Eve in Holland where children are told St. Nicholas arrives by steamboat; and Tu B'Shevat, a Jewish holiday celebrating trees and the environment. It also describes traditions in Germany of breaking porcelain at an engagement party, poetry recitals for Burns Night in Scotland, and teeth sharpening in some Indonesian communities.

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    This document is a student paper about holidays and traditions around the world. It discusses several winter holidays including Maslenitsa, a Slavic holiday celebrated before Lent with pancakes; St. Nicholas Eve in Holland where children are told St. Nicholas arrives by steamboat; and Tu B'Shevat, a Jewish holiday celebrating trees and the environment. It also describes traditions in Germany of breaking porcelain at an engagement party, poetry recitals for Burns Night in Scotland, and teeth sharpening in some Indonesian communities.

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    UNIVERSITY: Constantin Brancusi.

    FACULTY: Faculty of Education, Law and Public Administration.


    SPECIALITY: Public Administration.
    YEAR OF STUDY: First Year.

    HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS AROUND


    THE WORLD

    Name of the student: Ghita Cristina Marinela


    Holidays and traditions are some of the best times to gather with family to create lifelong
    memories, and families around the world cherish many celebrations together. Here are a few
    traditions and holidays around the world you may not have heard of.
    First off, let’s start with the holidays.

    1.Maslenitsa—The End of a Harsh Winter


    Maslenitsa is a Slavic holiday that is celebrated right before the Great Lent in March. Also called
    Pancake Week, Maslenitsa is a weeklong holiday in which the Russian people eat blinis, thin
    pancakes covered in toppings that can range from sweet to savory.

    Blinis represent the sun with their circular shape and warmth and usher in a welcome end to
    winter. The week of Maslenitsa also includes snowball fights, family gatherings, and community
    events. At the end of the week, it is traditional to burn a straw effigy, “Lady Maslenitsa,” that
    represents the winter season.

    2. St. Nicholas Eve—Sinterklaas’s Birthday


    On December 5, the eve of Saint Nicholas Day, Dutch children are told that Sinterklaas comes to
    Holland all the way from Spain to deliver toys. Sinterklaas, according to tradition, leaves his
    steamboat at a port and rides through the town on a white horse. His helpers, all called Piet, help
    him deliver presents to the children who have been good. Naughty children, by contrast, are said
    to be taken to Spain for a year to learn to be nice.

    St. Nicholas Eve and Christmas are separate holidays in Holland. Christmas Day, known as
    Eerste Kerstdag, is a more reverent and family-centered holiday, with family meals, church
    services, and Christmas stories.
    3. Tu B’shevat—Celebrating Mother Nature
    Tu B’shevat is a tradition celebrated by Jews on the 15th day of the month of Shevat (January or
    February, depending on the Hebrew calendar). Its purpose is to celebrate the end of the rainy
    season and to emphasize the responsibility to care for and nurture the earth. People plant trees,
    eat fruit, and celebrate the beauty and magnificence of our planet.

    Traditions are rituals and beliefs that form a part of our culture. They are practiced to remind us
    of our history, and passed down from generation to generation. Now, let’s learn about some of
    them.

    1.The Polterabend custom in Germany


    Family members and friends of future married couples meet at dinner, and break a lot of
    porcelain (except glasses). The couple is then asked to clean up the entire mess. This is
    supposedly to teach them the importance of unity and hard work, and bring good luck. Germans
    think this tradition is essential in making marriages last a lifetime.

    2. Burns Night in Scotland

    Burns Night is celebrated for the celebrated poet Robert Burns and his contribution to the
    Scottish culture. On the 25th of every January, the people of Scotland hold supper and poetry
    recitations written by the poet. They prepare a dish called Haggis, a sausage made from sheep’s
    belly. The ritual is to read the poetry on that dish written by Burns before proceeding to eat.

    3. Sharpening of teeth in Indonesia


    Teeth sharpening or chiseling is a strange beauty ritual practiced by women in Indonesian rural
    communities. It involves the sawing of the teeth, and women who undergo teeth chiseling are
    considered extremely beautiful. Thankfully though, this isn’t a mandatory requirement for all
    women.

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