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Holidays and World Religions


Students at Colorado Academy,
Denver, Colorado celebrating
Eid-i-Ramazon

We all love to celebrate. People in the USA and Tajikistan enjoy their holidays. And although they have different holidays, they also have much in common. This lesson was designed to introduce students to customs and traditions that show even ancient holidays can connect us with the universality of celebrations.

Connectivity students, with the help of the Internet and their partner country, researched and then filled out electronic organizers about the November holiday of their partner country (Thanksgiving in the US or Eid-i-Ramazan in Tajikistan). Then they planned a celebration of their partner country’s holiday in their school.

Students were divided into small groups to research specific aspects of the holiday in their partner country on the Internet--such as the history, decorations, clothes, food, songs, and religious aspects. They asked their partner schools questions online about how students personally celebrate this holiday.

At the end of the project, students created a real or virtual celebration of the holiday in their partner country--Eid-i-Ramazon in the US or Thanksgiving in Tajikistan. Students invited other youth at their school or Internet center to celebrate the holiday with them.

Students prepared food, made decorations, and practiced traditional greetings while sharing what they have learned about the holidays and traditions of another culture. They took photos of the celebrations and sent them to their partner schools.
Click here to view some of the photos from the celebrations!


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