Post written by Li, a United Planet Team member
I have always loved celebrating Chinese New Year, despite the fact that I am far away from home. It brings back a lot of old childhood memories– I could play as much as I wanted without my parents’ supervision; I could receive many red envelopes from [...]

Post written by Katherine, a United Planet Team member
The Queen has two birthdays. The present Queen was born on April 21, 1926. She celebrates this day privately, but then every Monarch’s ‘official’ birthday is on the second Saturday in June (because the weather is generally nice then for all the parades!). Throughout June there are [...]

Post written by Caiya, United Planet Team member
Weddings are very sacred and inviolable ceremonies in nations the world over. They give insight into a country’s national traditions, customs and culture. Today UP is showcasing the wedding traditions of Tibet:
The day before the wedding, the engaged are not allowed to see each other at all. [...]

Post written by Elif, United Planet Team member.
In Turkey, we celebrate New Year’s but not Christmas. We only have one day of holiday for New Year’s Day. However, shops put out everything for New Year’s at the start of December. For New Year’s women go to the hairdresser and dress up in red lingerie, [...]

Post written by Kumi, United Planet team member

My childhood memories of the end of a year are always associated with preparing Osechi with my mother. She would spend day after day in the kitchen preparing the dishes for about a week leading up to the New Year’s. For as long as I can remember, I [...]