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2,291 traditions so far, best known first. 12,311 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and meal.

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🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico and 2 moreDay of the DeadDía de Muertos A Mexican remembrance of deceased family and friends with altars, marigolds and feastsFestival · Sweets given and shared

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSaint Patrick's Day in the United States An annual celebration of Irish heritage across America with parades, feasts and green dyeFestival · Dinner

🇺🇸 Chicago, United States and 4 moreKwanzaa A seven-day African American celebration of heritage, family and community valuesFestival · Feasts and festival meals

🇺🇸 Washington, United StatesThanksgiving An annual American holiday of gratitude, family gatherings and an autumn harvest feastFestival · Dinner

🇲🇽 Mexico and 8 moreLas Posadas A nine-night Christmas pageant remembering Mary and Joseph seeking shelterSpiritual · Feasts and festival meals

🇨🇦 CanadaThanksgivingAction de grâce An annual Canadian autumn holiday celebrating the harvest with family feastsFestival · Dinner

🇺🇸 United StatesMakahiki A four-month Hawaiian new year season of peace, harvest gifts, feasts and gamesSeasonal · Feasts and festival meals

🇺🇸 Manhattan, United StatesJews and Thanksgiving An American national holiday kept by most US Jews, and debated by their rabbisFestival · Dinner 🇨🇦 Toronto, CanadaRamadan in Canada A month of fasting, prayer and shared evening meals, kept by Muslims across CanadaSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Kwanzaa: Apavlo at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
Thanksgiving: Jennie Augusta Brownscombe, Public domain, source
Las Posadas: Yavidaxiu, CC BY 3.0, source
Thanksgiving: Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Saint Patrick's Day in the United States: White House/Chuck Kennedy, Public domain, source
Jews and Thanksgiving: Executive Committee of Congregation Shearith Israel., Public domain, source
Day of the Dead: RubeHM, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Makahiki: Unknown author, Public domain, source

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