The International Holiday & Festival Primer is a two book series of reproducible low level ESL/EFL/Literacy reading and discussion texts. The books are designed to help people learn about holy days and cultural festivals celebrated on this planet. These books are a very good tool to help promote cultural awareness and cultural understanding! 17 important holy days, at least one from each major religion, are explained. The rest of the essays are about cultural festivals, worldwide observances, national holidays, regional holidays and more. Topics include: 1. Shichi-Go-San (Shinto) 2. Pan American Day (various countries) 3. Kwanzaa(African-American/African) 4. Golden Week (Japan) 5. Baltic Songs Festival (Baltic States) 6. St-Jean-Baptiste (Quebec) 7. Guy Fawkes Day (United Kingdom) 8. Festival of Hungry Ghosts(Buddhist/Taoist) 9. Christmas (Christian) 10. Tet Nguyen Dan (Vietnam) 11. New Year´s in former U.S.S.R. 12. International Literacy Day 13. Bastille Day (France) 14. Thaipusam (Hindu) 15. Paryushawa (Jain) 16. National Foundation Day(Korea) 17. Obzinky (Czech & Slovak Republics) 18. Hola Mohalla (Sikh) 19. Hannukkah(Jewish) 20. Chulalongkorn Day (Thailand) 21. Caribana (Canada) 22. Buddha´s Birthday(Buddhist) 23. Mahatma Gandhi´s Birthday (India) 24. ÂId al-Adha (Muslim)
