There are many celebrations around the world. People love to meet their family and friends and enjoy their favourite days. Have a look at the holidays people love.

They eat, drink and dance, and have fun. At midnight, they sing “Auld Lang Syne,” a traditional Scottish song, and watch fireworks, too. Cities, towns, and villages organise parades.

People walk the streets of this town with balls of fire. They are metal balls on chains and you can set them on fire. At midnight, people march and wave them above their heads.

Tradition says that the first person to visit you on the New Year should be a dark‑haired man because he brings good luck for the New Year. When he comes, he should bring you a small gift, for example coal or a special cake.

Americans celebrate surviving their first winter in America. Native Americans helped them by bringing food.

They say what they are thankful for, they are usually thankful for everything good that happened to them during the year. It’s a tradition to eat a huge meal. It includes roast turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy.

It’s a bone from the roast turkey. Two people make a wish, take one end of the bone and try to break it. The person who gets the longer piece wins and gets their wish.

About 2 million people come to watch it every year. It takes place before Easter on the streets of Rio de Janeiro.

They are made by members of many samba schools from Rio. Each school stands on its platform and shows their samba dance. They wear beautiful costumes and their performance always tells a story.

Traditionally, a big, fat man plays the role of King Momo because the original King Momo (from Greek mythology) looked like that. His job is to make sure that everyone has a great time.

Analyse the bubble map.