As you walk towards the house and into the backyard, you will see big, bold and bright letters that spell out “Tanafest.” This “Tanafest" sign symbolizes an annual birthday celebration for Montana Mauro, who is better known as the "party animal." This festival has gone on for the past several...

The Carnival in Rio is a massive scale event, known worldwide as an extravagant four-day festival of Brazilian culture, namely the dance of samba. The samba dancers, gathered by teams, or ‘schools’ compete every year for the most prestigious award in Brazil - the Samba Parade Championship. Thirteen teams and...

Samhain occurs towards the end of October. It is a festival whereby Druids, Wiccans, and other pagans across the United States, Europe, Canada, and other areas in the world celebrate. According to Armstrong (2011), it is a “festival of the dead.” It marks the end of summer and the beginning...

Halloween is a holiday celebrated in North America that occurs annually on October 31. It includes a whole host of activities and events leading up to and occurring on that day. It is a culmination of the fall season leading into the following holiday season. The holiday is not resigned...

One of my reservations about many national holidays is that they eventually evolve into mere traditions and lose their historical significance. The focus eventually shifts to the processes rather than the purpose. If I ask few young Americans how we celebrate Thanksgiving, most of them will be able to answer...