Spooky celebrations around the world
You'll have heard of Halloween, and maybe Día de Muertos, or Obon too, but did you know there are spooky festivals all over the world? Across every continent there are festivals that celebrate and honor spirits. Children will delight in discovering the stories behind these 21 amazing celebrations.
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Phaidon,
2024.
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Table of Contents:
- Halloween (North American and Europe)
- Samhain (Northern Europe)
- Setsubun (Japan)
- Ouidah Vodun Festival (Ouidah, Benin)
- Día de Muertos (Mexico)
- Pitru Paksha (South Asia)
- Correfoc (Barcelona, Catalonia)
- Awuru Odo (Nigeria)
- Chuseok (South Korea)
- Mari Lwyd (Wales)
- Fèt Gede (Haiti)
- Khamis Al-Amwat
- Basler Fasnacht (Basel, Switzerland)
- Pchum Ben (Cambodia)
- Zhongyuan (China)
- La Festa di Ognissanti (Italy)
- Gai Jatra (Nepal)
- Matariki (Aotearoa New Zealand)
- Fastelavn (Scandinavia, Iceland, Estonia, and the Faroe Isles)
- Fête des Masques (Mali)
- Walpurgis Night (Northern Europe)
- More celebrations await!
