*𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔.
A. If you are a fan of warm fried rings of dough that we lovingly call donuts, join in celebration of the National Donut Day! This American “holiday” is celebrated on the first Friday of June; it is a tradition that dates all the way back to 1917, when Salvation Army volunteers were sent to take care of the US soldiers fighting in World War One. Seeing how homesick and mis­erable the soldiers were, the women decided to do something special. Sure enough, the hot tempting smell of fresh donuts worked like a charm in lifting their spirits! Since then, it has become a US tradition. What’s even better is that many stores have joined in this fun tradition by handing out free donuts to customers during the entire day.
B. On Saturday April 6th, thousands of adults and children all over the world got together in their respective cities with one purpose in mind to have a good old-fashioned pillow fight with total strangers! Now in its sixth year, the hour-long event is the invention of an organization called Saturday April 6th. The organizers think that the pillow fights area harmless way for people to free from stress and have some fun. The rules? No hitting anyone with a camera or anyone without a pillow! This year, over 100 cities from Washington D.C. \(USA\) to London \(England\), and even Istanbul \(Turkey\) and Sao Paolo \(Brazil\), participated in this fun celebration. Judg­ing from the videos, they were all a great success!
C. Indians love festivals! The most popular is Holi, the festival of colour, held annually at the beginning of spring. As with all Hindu festivals, this one also has a number of different folk tales associated with it. The ma­jority center around the triumph of good over evil. What’s so great about this day? There are some fun processions, folksong and dance perform­ances, but the best part is the ritual of splashing friends and even total strangers, young and old, with dry colours, water guns and using evenbuckets of coloured water. At about midday, the friendly chaos comes to an end and people living close to oceans or rivers, usually take a dip in the water to clean themselves, before going home to a homemade feast and a well-deserved siesta.
D. Every July, the people of Spain celebrate the Catholic Festival of Cor­pus Christi with parades, mystery plays and various other fun celebra­tions. However, the town of Castrillo de Murcia adds an event called “El Colacho". While the origins of the tradition which dates back to 1620 are unknown, the event is held to keep away evil spirits. The “El Colacho”, a man dressed in a bright yellow and red outfit, represents the devil who runs from the entrance of a church and jumps over mattresses upon which lie all the babies who have been born during the year. Besides hav­ing that magical ability of sending away evil spirits, the “El Colacho” also has to be a very good jumper! No wonder, it is sometimes called the world’s most dangerous festival event.

• Объекты 1
  • The first Friday of June.
  • Saturday, April 6th
  • At the end of winter and at the beginning of spring.
  • July
• Объекты 2
  • The National Donut Day
  • Urban Playground
  • Holi
  • The Catholis Festival of Corpus Christi