FestivalsPoems celebrating fourteen festivals observed around the world including Chinese New Year, Kwanzaa, Purim, and Tet-Nguyen-dan. |
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African-American Arbor Day Baklava beads bloom bonfire bright calaveras celebration Cherry Blossom Festival cherry trees Chieh child Chinese clothes corn CREEK INDIAN BUSK December 13 Dipas DIWALI dragon dream dusk and firelight Fat Tuesday FEAST OF ST Firecrackers fireworks flowers fragrant full moon gifts go outdoors golden Great-grandma says Groggers guests Haman Haman's happy harvest Heavenly Swan Hindu holiday houses Jews King Ahasverosh knocks Krewes Kwanzaa Lai-See Lakshmi Las Posadas longest winter night Lucia LUCIADAGEN luck Lucy Lussibrud Mardi Gras marigolds Mary and Joseph masks means Mister Mordechai MUERTOS Muslim night And dress Night Who walks Nin Wah Now-Ruz ofrenda Old Men's Dance palaquin parade Posadas Purim purple Queen Esther RAMADAN AND ID-UL-FITR rides Saba saffron bun sash seven shaking sing spirits stay awake throughout sumac TET NGUYEN-DAN thirteenth day Thompson Library throughout the longest throw wheat unborn Vietnam walks through dusk wealth wear wondrous