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Describe a unique festival/holiday/celebration/custom you have experienced or heard of.

In South Korea, May 5th is an official holiday of Children’s Day. Children are usually given presents by parents, and usually spend time with their parents. Because the holiday is a work-free day, the parents bring their children to places like zoos, museums, amusement parks, or other places the children like to go to.
 * Children's Day**



Hajj- In Saudi Arabia,every year, about 2 million Muslims gather together on mecca, the holiest place in Islam. People stay there for 4-5 days praying.

Lohri This day is celebrated to worship fire. This is a happy day for couples after their first year of marriage, and for a family who were blessed with son, who would be celebrating his first year at Lohri. This day starts with children going to neighbor's houses and collecting money to represent the indian version of Robin Hood where he robbed the rich and helped the poor. They collect money and they go around in a circle around the fire to throw the money. A popular belief in this holiday is that if someone seeks a radish roasted in the bonfire lit by a family that has reason to celebrate, then blessings are bestowed on the family of the seeker as well. 

Brazilian Carnival Is an annual festival held forty days before Easter. Carnival is the most famous holiday in Brazil and has become an event of huge proportions. The country stops completely for almost a week and festivities are intense, day and night, mainly in coastal cities. Samba schools are very large, well-financed organizations that labor year round in preparation for Carnival. Parading in the Sambadrome runs over four entire nights and is part of an official competition, divided into seven divisions, in which a single samba school will be declared that year’s winner.



What are some interesting folktales/fables/fairy tales/legends you’ve heard?

- **John** Henry

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d against the steam powered hammer and won. - The three little pigs built houses to hide from the wolf. - The hare and the tortoise raced and the hare lost because it thought it would win, so it slept and took a rest, meanwhile, the tortoise tried its best to win and won the race.