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Eid
Chinese New Year Muslims celebrate the Eid
Celebrations for the al-Fitr holiday at the end of
Chinese New Year last for Ramadan. During Ramadan, they
15 days. Families clean their fast, or go without food during
houses to sweep away bad luck, the day. At Eid, Muslims give
decorate their windows and money to charity, pray
doors with red paper shapes, and together, visit friends
enjoy a big feast together. Some Muslims say the and family, and enjoy
people throw firecrackers to special Eid prayer a feast.
make a big noise, and dragons outside a mosque.
dance in the streets.

Passover
Jewish people celebrate
Passover to remember the Passover is one of
escape of the Jews from slavery the most important
At New Year, in Egypt. The festival lasts for seven Jewish festivals, and
Chinese parents or eight days and is marked with the is more than
give their children special seder, or meal, which includes
money in red matzo—a flat, or unleavened, 3,000
packets. bread that hasn’t been
given time to rise. years old.

Dancers control the
colorful dragons
using long sticks.

Fireworks light up
The special food the sky at Diwali,
on the plate the festival
tells the story of lights.
of the Jews’ escape
from slavery.

Diwali
The Hindu festival of
Diwali takes place every fall in
the north of the world and every
spring in the south. It celebrates
the victory of light over darkness
and good over evil. People light
up their homes and public
places and set off
fireworks.

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