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New Year’s is celebrated in parts of the world many are the same and different. People around the world they have parties for New Year’s.

In Mexico people eat 12 grapes quickly at midnight. In India people visit relatives. Diwali is celebrated in India and Mexico its called Año Nuevo and they are different. Both have firecrackers [doc 1].

Homeless could have a great New Year’s Eve in Ghana and people dance around in Ghana and Canada. [doc2]

In Belgium people celebrate by sending cards to people’s parents and when the kids get home they have to stand on a chair and read the cards. It is different from other places. [doc 3]

New Year’s is celebrated in every culture in the world in many ways.

SomThe countires of the world is different and same for New Year’s celebration.

Ghana and Canada are countries were different to the other. The differences are the Ghana people eat food like corn, palm, nut soup, and fish. But the Canada people eat food like turkey with chestnut pudding. Both of the people have a similar dance (Doc 2).

This is about Mexico and India how they different and same. The different is Mexico celebrates December 31 and January 1. But the India people celebration called Diwali (New Year’s) in October or November. But both countries have firecrackers (Doc 1).

This is about Brazil and Belgium. How they are different is Belgium children decorate there letters with drawings, stickers, and glitter (Doc 3). Brazil people eat meal of turkey, chicken, or ham (Doc. 4).

This is about Vietnam and China how they different and same. The different is the Vietnam people celebration is the last for three days. But the China people celebration is the last for fifteen days. But both countries have a same celebration some times between mid-January and mid-February.(Doc.5).

The countries celebration for New Year’s is different and same.

In the world they have New Year’s celebrations. Many are the same and many are different.

 In Mexico, they build a house or a tower from wood. They burn the wood on December 31. In India, Diwali time is when they wear new clothes and they eat sweets. In Mexico and India, both countries use firecrackers for New Year’s. (DOC1)      

 In Vietnam different and the celebration lasts for three days. In China people carry lanterns. Same is China and Vietnam both has firecrackers. They celebration New Year’s between mid- January and mid February. (DOC5)   

In Ghana people dance to drums and bells. In Canada people dance and sing to French Canadians music. Same are they dance in Ghana and Canada. (DOC2)

New Year’s celebration is like and different all over the world. They just want to know what is different.

New Year’s celebrations are alike and different all over the world. The countries are different and alike.

Mexico and India are the same.  They have fire crackers for the holidays. Mexico’s holiday is December 31 and on January 1. In India, the holiday is in October and in November. In Mexico in December 31 in the midnight they listen to the fire works explode. In India they eat sweets and visit relatives for the holidays. (Doc1)

 Ghana people celebrate in August. Canada people they celebrate in January 1. The same is after dinner they dance and sing. In Ghana people they feast on steamed corn, palm nut soup and fish. In Canada French Canadians collect food and clothes for the needy. (Doc2)

In New Year’s Vietnam and China are the same is they celebrate in between mid January and mid February. China and Vietnam have fire crackers for New Year’s Eve. In Vietnam the New Year’s celebration is called Tet Nguyen Dan. In Chinain New Years is celebration is called Sun Nin.(Doc5)

New Year’s celebration is alike and different all over the world. Some people after dinner they dance and sing. And the other people they have fire crackers for the holidays.

Our class has been typing DBQ’s from the New York State Social Studies Test. We have been using the DBQ that asks student’s to compare New Year’s celebrations around the world. The following posts are the response to the prompt:

Tell how New Year’s celebrations practice in different cultures of the world are alike and how they are different.

Please enjoy our hard work!

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