Decoration Days in Southern Appalachia and Liberia are a living tradition of group ancestor veneration observances which arose by the 19th century. The...

Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel...

also refer to: Decoration Day (tradition), a living tradition of cemetery decoration and ritual that arose by the 19th century Decoration Day (Canada), a...

events, to celebrate the occasion. Decoration Day (tradition) May Queen Winter Formal "Columbia Missourian - Tradition's beginnings mysterious". www.columbiamissourian...

churches had a long tradition of cleaning the burial sites of their cherished dead and decorating the graves with flowers. These decoration days usually took...

of All Souls' Day. St. James Church (Church of Ireland) in Dublin, had a long-established tradition of cemetery cleaning and decoration in conjunction...

popular Christmas decorations. In many countries, such as Sweden, people start to set up their Advent and Christmas decorations on the first day of Advent. Liturgically...

trick-or-treating, Pão-por-Deus). All Souls' Day is celebrated in many European countries with vigils, candles, the decoration of graves, and special prayers as...

there is a tradition of celebrating the 60th birthday. In Korea, many celebrate a traditional ceremony of Baek-il (Feast for the 100th day) and Doljanchi...

Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day owing to the tradition of wearing a remembrance poppy) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states...

Day, Eid Al Adha, red and green for Independence Day and Victory Day. Bengali Muslim brides wearing "kalka tip" on their forehead is an old tradition...

the 2010s, a new tradition has emerged to also celebrate Thanksgiving with a meal with friends, as a separate event on a different day or an alternate...

Greater Iran it may be part of the decoration on the Haft-Seen table during the new year celebration of Nowruz on the first day of spring, and its distilled...

Guiness World Record for Largest Day of the Dead ofrenda. The culinary heritage of Puebla plays a big role in the decoration of the ofrendas in the region...

Flowering Sunday is a grave decoration tradition commonly observed on Palm Sunday, although historically Flowering Sunday grave decoration was also observed on...

spreading across Europe. Different types of decorations developed across the Christian world, dependent on local tradition and available resources, and can vary...

الغِطاس), also known as "Theophany" in Eastern Christian tradition, is a Christian feast day commemorating the visit of the Magi, the baptism of Jesus...

Confederate Memorial Day (called Confederate Heroes Day in Texas and Florida, and Confederate Decoration Day in Tennessee) is a holiday observed in several...

eaten the following day for the Feast of the Epiphany celebrations. In parts of Kent, there is a tradition that an edible decoration would be the last part...

guests at parties; they may also influence an anniversary party's theme or decoration. These gifts vary in different countries, but some anniversary years now...

Beaded eyes of many colors may also be added for decoration.[citation needed] Poetry written for the Day of the Dead are known as Literary calaveras, and...

Costumes, Decorations, Songs, Dances, and Games. Stackpole Books. ISBN 0811728668. Retrieved 1 November 2012. November 1st. All Hallows' Day, or All Saints'...

The Christmas pickle is an American Christmas tradition. A decoration in the shape of a pickle is hidden on a Christmas tree, with the finder receiving...

spreading across Europe. Different types of decorations developed across the Christian world, dependent on local tradition and available resources, and can vary...

Oral tradition, or oral lore, is a form of human communication in which knowledge, art, ideas and culture are received, preserved, and transmitted orally...

the day has become a celebration of horror and is associated with the macabre and the supernatural. One theory holds that many Halloween traditions were...

Christmas traditions in the Philippines begins as early as September, it is a common sight to see Halloween decorations next to Christmas decorations in urban...

ritual oil bath at dawn on each day of the festival. Diwali is also marked with fireworks as well as the decoration of floors with rangoli designs and...

An illumination is an Advent, Christmastide, and Epiphanytide decoration in the form of a lighted candle originating in the Moravian Church. These lighted...

native peoples of the region. In Bogotá, the Christmas decorations reach their peak on this day; the city, fully decorated, plans late activities for the...