7 Cultural Festivals Across The Globe You Must Experience This December

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Cultural Festivals Across The Globe

There are several cultural festivals that are celebrated across the globe in December. Take a look at them!

One of the most revered festivals and cultural celebrations around the world, it celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.

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1. Christmas Day

This is a 2000-year-old celebration that varies across the regions in China and marks the winter solstice.

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2. Dongzhi Festival

This is a dazzling winter light festival in Japan, that transforms Sapporo into a twinkling land!

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3. Sapporo White Illumination

Celebrated in the African American culture, the community gathers for storytelling, feasts, and lights the seven candles of kinara.

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4. Kwanzaa

This is also the Festival of Lights, and it commemorates the miracle of the Temple oil, which lasts eight days in Israel.

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5. Hanukkah

Celebrated in the Phillippines, the festivities feature massive lanterns that can be up to 20 feet in diameter!

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6. Giant Lantern Festival

Honouring Mexico's patron saint, massive pilgrimages are taken to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.

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7. Festival Of The Virgin Of Guadalupe

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Go ahead and make plans to experience these cultural festivals around the globe.