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Celebrated on February 14Celebrated on February 14thth. . Cupid is the symbol of Cupid is the symbol of Valentine’s day. We give Valentine’s day. We give candies as gift, but the most candies as gift, but the most common is chocolate in heart common is chocolate in heart shaped boxes. In Medieval shaped boxes. In Medieval times, girls ate bizarre foods times, girls ate bizarre foods to make them dream of their to make them dream of their future spouse. In the Middle future spouse. In the Middle Ages, there was a belief that Ages, there was a belief that the first unmarried person of the first unmarried person of the opposite sex you met on the opposite sex you met on the morning of St. the morning of St. Valentine's Day would Valentine's Day would become your partner.become your partner.

• Celebrated on Celebrated on October 31October 31stst • In Mexico, they celebrate El In Mexico, they celebrate El

Dia de los Muertos starting Dia de los Muertos starting the evening of October 31. the evening of October 31.

• It is thought that the It is thought that the colors orange and black colors orange and black became Halloween colors became Halloween colors because orange is because orange is associated with harvests associated with harvests and black is associated and black is associated with death.with death.

• Black cats were originally Black cats were originally believed to protect witches' believed to protect witches' powers from negative powers from negative forcesforces

• Every year more than 400 Every year more than 400 million people celebrate million people celebrate Xmas around the world. Xmas around the world.

• The celebration on the 25th The celebration on the 25th of December starts with of December starts with Christmas Eve, the evening Christmas Eve, the evening of December 24. of December 24.

• A famous Christmas tradition A famous Christmas tradition is to exchange kisses is to exchange kisses beneath the mistletoe tree. beneath the mistletoe tree.

• The poinsettia is a The poinsettia is a traditional Christmas flower. traditional Christmas flower. In Mexico (its original In Mexico (its original birthplace), the poinsettia is birthplace), the poinsettia is known as the "Flower of the known as the "Flower of the Holy Night".Holy Night".

• Oldest of all holidays Oldest of all holidays • It is celebrated on December It is celebrated on December

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• There is a rumor that the There is a rumor that the first visitors you see after first visitors you see after ringing in the New Year ringing in the New Year would bring you good or bad would bring you good or bad luck, depending on who you luck, depending on who you keep as friends and enemies. keep as friends and enemies. That's why most people That's why most people celebrating on New Year's celebrating on New Year's Eve often do so with friends Eve often do so with friends and family. and family.

• ““Losing weight" is the most Losing weight" is the most common New Year's common New Year's resolution? resolution?