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Date F e s t i v a l s outside China Mother ’ s Day The second Sunday of May Father ’ s Day The third Sunday of June Christmas Day December 25th Thanksgiving Day The 4th Thursday of November April Fool ’ s DayApril 1st Halloween Oct.31 Easter （复活节） April 5th, 2015 Japanese Obon the 15 th day of the 7 th lunar month The day of the From October 31 to November 2nd Dead(Mexico) Columbus Day October 12th Mohandas August 12  Celebrate Send flowers to mother. Show love to father Celebrate the birth of Jesus and the new year. Decorate Christmas tree Believe Christmas father Celebrate the harvest (food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over) Have a feast including turkeys Decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit Play tricks on each other Celebrate the humor Believe the return of the sprits of dead people. Children ’ s festival Dress up and go to neighbors ’ homes to ask for sweets, if they do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them Easter eggs and rabbits Celebrate the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life Clean graves and light incense in memory of ancestors. Light lamps and play music to lead the ancestors back to earth Mexico people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with ‘ bones ’ on them. Offer food, flowers, and gifts to the dead. Be in memory of the arrival of Columbus in the new world To honor Gandhi, the leader Gandhi Day who helped gain India ’ s independence from Britain Japan ’ s From March 15 to April 15 The country, covered with Cherry Blossom cherry tree flowers, looks as Festival though it is covered with pink snow.