Early May in Japan is exhilarating. Sakura blossoms have given way to raggedy full leaves. Pink tufts of fallen, swirling petals gather everywhere. The azaleas pop and everywhere is color. Long koinoburi, giant koi fish windsocks, billow from every school and whip their fins in every neighborhood of Japan. The festival of Children’s Day is […]
Children’s Day Flying High in Japan {Melibelle in Tokyo} Read More »
Per a report on Business Insider, Mexicans are amongst the largest ancestry groups in the United States. Mexicans come in 4th place with a whopping 31+ million Mexicans living in the US. With Germans, Black/African Americans, and Irish preceding in the first three places. This post contains affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase, we receive
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Thailand celebrates three New Years: The Gregorian, The Chinese, and Songkran (or Thai New Year). When it comes to the first two New Years, I want nothing more than to sleep through the celebrations -or I would if I wasn’t systematically woken up by the crowds lighting rockets and dime-store fireworks, playing Russian roulette with their
Songkran: Happy Thai New Year! {Multilingual Mama} Read More »
In 2012, our family virtually explored Greece for a year, learning about the culture in many ways, and especially through festivals and celebrations. Pascha, or Easter, is the most widely observed and most important religious holiday in Greece. With this Easter menu, we enjoyed the tastes and culture of Greece. The Easter season in Greece
Multicultural Meal Plan: Greek Easter Menu {Marie's Pastiche} Read More »
Easter (and the preceding “Holy Week”) is a Christian holiday remembering the death and resurrection of Jesus, with traditions dating back to pagan springtime festivals. Since it is celebrated in so many countries, we thought it would be interesting to look at Easter around the world. We asked our member bloggers- multicultural families who live
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