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Introduction: Celebrating Holidays & Festivals Around the World............ 6 Introduction: Marking the Religious New Year.......................................... 8 1: Origins and Celebrations of Rosh Hashanah . ............................. 11 2: Origins and Celebrations of Divali .................................................. 21 3: Origins and Celebrations of Al-Hijra ............................................... 33 4: Origins and Celebrations of Matariki ............................................. 41 5: Celebrating in Asia ............................................................................... 49 6: Celebrating in the Middle East . ....................................................... 61 7: Celebrating in North America ........................................................... 71 8: Celebrating in Oceania ....................................................................... 85 Series Glossary ......................................................................................... 90 Further Resources ................................................................................... 93 Index .............................................................................................................. 95 Picture Credits .......................................................................................... 96 contents