Foods and customs

Mid-autumn or Mooncake Festival

• celebrates the harvest and the autumn full moon in China

• celebrates the birth of moon

• celebrates the harvest and the autumn full moon in Britain

Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday

• many Muslim countries around the world celebrate it

• = many Christian countries around the world, e.g. France, the UK, the USA, Brazil (pancakes are traditionally eaten to celebrate the beginning of a fasting period)

• only France and Brazil celebrate it (pancakes are traditionally eaten to celebrate the beginning of a fasting period)

Eid -al Fitr

• Eid al-Fitr is celebrated during the winter solstice.
• Eid al-Fitr marks the beginning of Ramadan.
• Eid al-Fitr is celebrated at the end of Ramadan (Holly Month)

Haggis is eaten on in Scotland

• New Year's Eve
• Burns Night
• St. Andrew's Day

Gulab Jamun is

• a spicy meat dish popular in India
• a sweet Indian dessert made from khoya and soaked in sugar syrup
• a type of Indian bread served with curry

what the Americans eaten on Thanksgiving?

• Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie.
• Spaghetti and meatballs
• Pizza and salad

What are the most popular Chineese New Year foods?

• noodles
• pancakes
• Dumplings, fish, rice cakes, spring rolls