"1. Holidays and Festival
International holidays
January 1st – celebration of a New Year for countries and cultures who follow a gregorian calendar (most of the world, not chinese or vietnamese). People all over the world go out to clubs or organize parties at their own home. Typical thing for the New Year is a firework. You shouldn´t eat fish on this day because your luck could swim away.

St. Valentines Day – is celebrated on the 14th of February. Itś named after a Chriatian martyr who had died because he had wedded couples when it was forbidden. People give presents to people they love. They can also write a little love cards or notes, often signes „Your Valentine“.

St. Patrick´s Day – it´s a typical Irish holiday now celebrated all over the world on the 17th of March. People are dressed in green, there is a music so people are dancking and of course drinking. Even the beer is green. Cloverleaf is the symbol – it is the Irish national flower and symbol of luck.

Easter –it is very important holiday for christian based countries, but today it is celebrated by nonchristian families too. I tis celbrated on the 1st Sunday after the full moon in spring, but it actually starts on Ash Wednesday 40 days before Easter when Christian start Lent.
In Czech Republic – boys prepare plaited willow canes and on Easter Monday they go from house to house and whip girls. They recite tradicion poem. As they whip them. As treat they get eggs (sometimes paited sometimes chocolate), money, drink, ribbon or sweets.
In world –the most common in the world is an Egg Hunt. Parents usually prepare Egg Hunt for their children in the morning before the kids wake up. They hide chocolate eggs and kids go looking for them.

April Fool´s Day – it is a very weird one. It´s celebrated on the 1st of April and you are allowed to pull jokes and pranks on other people.

Labour Day – on the first of May, to celebrate the achievements of workers – especially the eight hour movement (8 hours for work, 8 for recreation and 8 for sleep).

Mother´s Day – is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. The tradition started in America but today on this day mothers all over the world receive from their children a little gifts such as drawings or flowers

Christmas – typically people decorate their houses weeks berofe the actuall holiday with wreath, chains, lights and candles. Children write letters with their wishes to someone – it depends on the coubntry they live in. In CR little kids write to Little Jesus, in USA they write to Santa Claus and in UK they write to Father Christmas.
In Czech Republic is the most important Chrismas Eve (24th of December). People decorate christmastree in the morning and usually don´t eat until dinner(fast) so they could see a golden pig. For dinner czechs eat carp with potatosalad and after dinner they go unpack presents. On the 25th and 26th czechs visits their relatives.
In UK and USA is Christmas a bit different. On the Christmas´ Eve are shops open until late hours so people can buy presents. At night Father Christmas or Santa Claus comes and brings them present. Kids leave cookies and milk for them. In the morning "