Why are firecrackers thrown at the Golden Dragon during the Feast of Lanterns, a Chinese celebration?
According to legend, the Golden Dragon has been asleep for a year. He will remain awake only during the Feast of Lanterns parade and will then go back into hibernation when it ends. To prevent the dragon from going to sleep during the parade, people throw firecrackers in its path to keep it awake. What principles guide African Americans’ celebration of Kwanzaa? Kwanzaa, which means first fruits of the harvest in Swahili, is based on seven important principles. The family lights one candle on the kinara (a seven-tiered candelabra) each night for one of the seven principles. The principles are: umoja (unity), kujichagulia (self-determination), ujima (collective work and responsibility), ujamaa (cooperative economics), nia (purpose), kuumba (creativity) and imani (faith). What holiday do Swedes traditionally celebrate in mid-December? People in Sweden celebrate St. Lucia Day on December 13. Originally, on the shortest day of the year, St. Lucia, whose name in Latin (lux) means light, beca
