Holiday Traditions

Hey it's Dan Zimmerman, welcome to Illustrate to Educate. In this special edition video, we'll look at some of the best holiday traditions from subscribers Last week I asked the Illustrate to Educate community to share a unique holiday tradition that they do during the holiday season, and I got amazing responses from around the world. We're going to start over india where we have the Sharma sisters, who shared what they do during the holiday season. They said, towards the end of November, people all across India celebrate Diwali. It is also known as the Festival of Lights, and we light candles, we call them Diaz, to make a path and guide one of our gods from the jungle back to civilization. We also eat lots of y Next we head over to the Philippines, where we have Aristocrat, who shared with us that Christmas starts in September. It was also shared that family members gather to celebrate and go to mass, called Simba and Gabi, which is a devotional 9 day series of masses. They also have perils, which are ornamental lanterns made using bamboo and Japanese paper, and are ill Now let's head over to Germany, where we have Kul Joey Si, who shared the tradition that some people go to a midnight mass, which he says is your typical Christmas mass, but at midnight on Christmas Eve. And they don't refer to Santa Claus as Santa Claus, but rather, they call him Father Christmas. Next, we go to nearby France, where Epic Wei recently did a report on traditions here. Christmas celebrations start on December 6th, and end on 3 Kings Day on January 6th. One of those days, Christmas children await Peren Noel, who brings gifts with the help of Vodonqui. Parents don't open their gifts until New Year's Day. French people go to a midnight mass, then eat a big meal called Reveon. On 3 Kings Day, French families bake a cake with a bean in it, and whosoever slices has the bean gets a crown and is king or queen for the day. Our next tradition comes from Japan, from In Cream One, who shared that in Japan, they have the famous Kentucky Fried Chicken for Christmas. It is heavily advertised and Christmas for them is seen more as Next we hear from Ichy Barn, who shared that on Christmas Eve, their family sprinkles sparkles around their house so that Santa can see it and will come. They also do the tradition of Elf on the shelf, where the elf hides in different spots every day. Hope Fitzwater and Ichy Barn share this tradition about the pickle. Have you heard of it? The tradition has to do with hiding a pickle in the Christmas tree. Whoever finds it, either gets to open their gift first, or for Hope Fitzwater, it was getting an extra present for the one year old nephew who found the pickle in the tree. Next, let's look at a tradition celebrated by Ollie Malik. Along with his sister, they hang goody bags on people's doorknobs and ring the doorbell and run. The bags have included cookies and a mini Christmas tree. In order to make the experience a little more fun, they put in a special item in the bags for people they know well. For example, his neighbor right next door was an Ohio State College football fan, and Ollie was a fan of Michigan College football. Seeing that both teams were rivals, he added a Michigan pin that said, Beat Ohio. Our last tradition comes from Mr. Name, who shared a very unique tradition they have with a giant 5 pound ball of saran wrap. Inside the ball are small little gifts Everyone sits in roughly a circle around the house, and the ball starts at the first person. They pass the ball around, but you can only unwrap it if you roll doubles with a dice. One time he went all out and got a windowsill cactus, two boxes of crayons, a flashlight, an Orlando pin, and a 7-Eleven coupon. Did you enjoy this video about fun and interesting holiday traditions? Please Share this video and don't forget to leave your fun and interesting holiday tradition down in the comments below. And of course, don't forget to check out some of my other videos to the right.