We hope you had a wonderful Christmas, despite the restrictions this year, and wish you all a very happy New Year. Do you do anything special to celebrate? Some people might stay up to drink each other's health, sing 'Auld Lang Syne' or let off fireworks at midnight. But what do people in other countries do? Click here to find out more.
The World Day of Peace is a feast day in the Roman Catholic Church dedicated to peace. It has often been a time when the Pope makes declarations about social issues such as human rights, economic development, international diplomacy, peace in the Holy Land, globalisation, or terrorism.
Formerly One Day of Peace and Sharing, Global Family Day is an international day of peace and sharing that is celebrated by citizens around the world. It is a day where individuals and families come together to share food with friends and the needy, make personal pledges to promote non-violence, and spread a message of peace and sharing by ringing a bell or beating a drum in hopes of making society and the world a safer place to live.
The evening of 5th January, the eve of Epiphany, is known as Twelfth Night in England, and has its own traditions, including the taking down of our Christmas decorations. Click here to find out more.
This commemorates the time when the Magi visited the infant Jesus. Do you know what Epiphany means, or how people celebrate it in different parts of the world? Click here to find out more.
This is celebrated on the third Monday in January, near the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King was a minister who tried to make sure that black people received the same rights as white people. Click here to find out more.
The aim of World Religion Day, held on the third Sunday in January every year, is to promote inter-faith understanding and harmony. Through a variety of events held around the globe, followers of every religion are encouraged to acknowledge the similarities that different faiths have.
Scots around the world celebrate Robert Burns' birthday with a Burns Night Supper. Robert Burns wrote poems and songs portraying Scottish culture and he has become a national institution. Click here to find out more.
Australia Day commemorates the first settlement at Port Jackson (now Sydney Harbour) in 1788. Captain Arthur Phillip led the First Fleet of 11 ships from Great Britain and established the first penal colony in Australia - the Colony of New South Wales.
It's a national holiday and a day of pride for many Australians. Boat races such as the ferry race and the tall ships race are held in Sydney Harbour. Citizenship ceremonies are a big part of the day and the Australian of the Year award is made.
On this day each year, we remember the Holocaust that affected millions of Jewish people (and people of other religious and racial groups) during WW2. It is hoped that through remembering these events, people will remember the Holocaust and prevent genocide.
World Leprosy Day takes place on the last Sunday in January, a date chosen to coincide with the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's death. The aim is to raise awareness of a disease that many people believe is extinct.
The Leprosy Mission strives to bring justice and dignity to people affected by leprosy, and finding them the medical care they so desperately need. Click here to visit the website and find out more about this needlessly crippling disease.
Storytelling is the oldest art form in the world: we think in story form, make sense of our world in narrative – from something we’ve seen, through last night’s television, to what family and folk stories we remember and retell. Performance storytelling can be a powerful experience, both entertaining and moving. Story is also the traditional medium of communication from generation to generation, a tool for education and therapy.
This week was chosen to celebrate storytelling week because it is not too close to Christmas and coincides with Candlemas, which falls on the 2nd of February. Part of the rituals for this old church festival includes a blessing on the throat, a prime tool in the store of nearly all storytellers of every belief and culture.
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