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The world is rich with cultures, rituals, and religions. Those things are mixed, and then created a new type of celebration. One of the famous celebration is the St Patricks Day. The biggest saint celebration is also celebrated by most people around the world. Originally, the St Patricks Day is cultural and religious holiday that is celebrated internationally on 17 March. The St Patricks Day celebration is to commemorate Saint Patrick that had died in AD 461. The Saint Patrick is also recognized as patron saint of Ireland.

The Saint Patrick Day was made an official feats day in the early 17^th century and become the nationwide celebration. On the St Patricks Day, it is characterized by the church services and people attend it in the morning or on the evening. People that attend the church service is wearing green attire, especially shamrocks. After the St Patricks Day, people are restricted to eat and drink alcohol. The restriction will be ended on the final celebration.

The St Patricks Day is public holiday in the Ireland. It is also celebrated in many other countries such as Great Britain, Canada, The United States, Argentina, Australia, and many others. Those countries celebrate the St Patricks Day in many different ways.  According to the history, Saint Patrick was born in Roman Britain into a wealthy family. When he was captivated by enemies and brought to Ireland as slave, he run away. On the runaway, he joined the church in Auxerre and studied to be a priest. Saint Patrick worked hard to be a priest until he was called back to Ireland as a Bishop. There, he gave services to Irish people for a long period of time. Saint Patrick taught Christianity through shamrock to explain about trinity.

After conducted services for thirty years, he died and buried at Downpatrick. Saint Patrick was successful in converting Irish to become Christian. He won the heart of the Irish people with his teachings and also way of life. His teaching is still used and practiced until today. Until today, the St Patricks Day is still practiced and people also use the three-leaved plant called shamrock. People also use green ribbon if they couldn’t find shamrock. The St Patricks Day is great and it is truly religious celebration. If you are Christian, you have to follow the St Patricks Day services at the church by wearing the green Shamrock on your dress.

Mardi Gras – A Carnival To See

You can see different cultures if you go to different countries. The culture is the reflection if the local tradition and values. The culture is a priceless thing that should be maintained carefully to give your next generation things to admire and to do. The culture is usually related to local wisdom too or certain religion. Mardi Gras is one of culture that has been on this earth for century. The mardi gras is a kind of carnival to celebrate something. In English, Mardi Gras refer to event of a carnival celebration, starting on the Epiphany and ends on the day before Ash Wednesday. The Mardi Gras can also be mentioned as Fat Tuesday. It is the practice of the night of eating richer before the fasting ritual of the Lenten season. On the Mardi Gras people marching on the street using various costumes.

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It is not hard to find mardi gras rituals because this ritual is held in various Europe and American countries. Although the Mardi Gras has different names, people do it at the same time; i.e. the day before the Ash Wednesday. People also do confession before they do the fasting day. The ritual or the carnival is held with amazingly. People are wearing masks and costumes. The costumes are usually reflecting the traditional heritage and also contemporary arts. They are doing dancing and sport competitions, parades, etc. They have meals at night together with their relatives and family. The tradition is originally from Christian tradition that is adopted by local people and it gradually grows and become the biggest celebration in the country. The mardi gras celebration is intended to clear the souls before the fasting day. Therefore, people usually go to church and confess before a priest. They confess all sins that they have done in the past with hopes that the priest helps them erase the sins.

In different country, people have different way to celebrate the mardi gras. In some states in the United States as Alabama, people associate the Mardi Gras celebration with social events begin in November then followed by mystic society balls on thanksgiving but in New Orleans, Louisiana kick off the celebration officially on January 6^th and carnival 2012 will be held on February 21^st . You can join different mardi gras celebrations from other country by visiting directly to the country you want. You can enjoy many parades and surely local meals, cakes, and snacks. To know more about the Mardi Gras, you can read some books and also open your laptop, tablet or ipad and connecting to the internet to find more literature on it.

Events to Be Celebrated in January 2012

You might do not realize it. Do you know that there are some important events to be celebrated in January 2012? It is not only the New Year’s Day. Forget the trumpets and the Auld Lang Syne for a while. Here is some important information related with the events. Do you see the video below? Hopefully, it gives some clue for you about the event is. Nah, it is not that difficult to guess the answer is it? Watching the video helps you to remember the day. One of the events is Martin Luther King Day. It is celebrated on the third Monday of January. To be exact, we celebrate it on January 16, 2012.

Here is the historical background of Martin Luther King. After the assassination of King in 1968, there was campaign to honor King by making his birthday as a federal holiday. It was a long journey before the government accepted the holiday in to law.   There were rejections for this idea. However, the activists and supporters of Martin Luther King, Jr. did not give up. Finally, in 1968 Ronald Reagan accepted and signed the holiday into law.  Martin Luther King’s day is celebrated near his birthday in January 15.

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What about another event to be celebrated in January? Beside Martin Luther King’s day, there is another date to be marked on your agenda. The next event is Belly Laugh Day. Do you know about this event before?  Hmmm…. it is not April Mop, anyway. This day is more than playing tricks on your friends or co-workers. The main reason is deeper than your think. Here, just watch this video. You would see why Belly Laugh Day is really important in your life. You would have different perspective after knowing the history of the day.

It is stated above that Belly Laugh Day has a very little connection with comedy. No, it is not only about laugh out loud. The essential parts of celebrating this day are celebrating the laughs in the past and present with people around you, who laugh with you and help you laugh and smile. Moreover, Belly Laugh Day also celebrates the laughs and smiles that changes moments in your life. It is also including remembering the funny moments that happened in the past and now you could laugh at it. This day was initiated by a certified laughter yoga teacher, Helle, and first celebrated in January 24, 2006. She thinks that people need to celebrate the great gift of laughter in their life.

You might have different ways to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. day for the next January 16, 2012. If you have no idea in your minds, you could get some ideas in the internet and do something to honor King. In addition, there is a unique way to celebrate the Belly Laugh Day. You are invited to throw your arms in the air and laugh out loud. Ask your close friends and do it together. It would be fun to enjoy the laughing moment with them. What you shouldn’t do is just stay in your home or bedroom but be prepared and let’s celebrates them.