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JANUARY
of a time cycle and the beginning of a new one full
of expectations, good wishes and the hope that
everything will turn out for the best. The festivities
around the date begin on the eve, that is, December
31 and extend until the early morning.
What is the meaning of New Years?
"New year, new life" is a well-known
saying that means that with the beginning
of the cycle new opportunities open up.

February
month of friendship and love
Every February 14, Valentine's Day is celebrated in
various countries around the world with great
enthusiasm and joy. A very special day for many, where
the importance of love is highlighted and which, despite
the belief of its commercial origin, comes from much
earlier. Specifically from the 3rd century in Rome and
the death of Valentine, a priest sentenced for secretly
celebrating marriages of young lovers.

MARCH 8, women’s day
1910: The Socialist International, meeting in
Copenhagen, proclaimed International
Women's Day as a tribute to the movement for
women's rights and to help achieve universal
women's suffrage.
International Women's Day, previously called International
Day of Working Women, commemorates every March 8 the
struggle of women for their participation in society and their
full development as a person, on an equal footing with men.
The numeronym "8-M" is also used to refer to this
commemoration in reference to the day.

APRIL 22, Earth day!
This Mother Earth Day is the first to be
celebrated within the UN Decade for
Ecosystem Restoration. Ecosystems
support all forms of life on Earth. The
health of our planet and its inhabitants
directly depends on the health of our
ecosystems.
The initial celebration dates back to 1970,
and is the result of conservation activity
since the end of the 19th century, creating
the bases for the declaration of the first
Natural National Parks in the World and
other conservation areas.

MAY
May: the month of flowers! It represents the time where the heat begins, marking the beginning
of Summer. The fields are in their greatest splendor, full of color and the aroma of flowers.
On the hand, this month has a special meaning for the Catholic religion, when May is
considered the month of the Virgin Mary, and the placement of floral offerings in churches is
common.
We also have Mother´s Day, a very celebrated day for the children who have their mother´s
and all that remains is to remember them and go visit them at the cemetery and leave them
flowers.

JUNE
Every year, on June 22, teacher´s Day is celebrated in El Salvador, it is a date that recognizes
the work of professionals who dedicate their lives and work to the learning of Salvadoran
children, adolescence and youth, thus contributing to the development of the society of El
Salvador.
They day against child labor is also celebrated.
And human rights day.

JULY
July 30th International Day of Friendship, people with whom you live and have personal
appreciation for you for them who earn your love.
July 30 is the International Day Against trafficking in persons.

AUGUST
August 6 International Day of the Divine Savior of the world.
What is celebrated on August 10 in El Salvador?
Fairs, with music, fireworks, parades and characters from Salvadoran folklore, the traditional
August patron saint festivities are held, in honor of the divine savior of the world.

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There is also a special
ceremony in the Plaza
Libertad located in downtown
San Salvador where the
President of the Republic,
accompanied by members of
his cabinet, addresses an
allusive message to the nation.
It is also customary to
broadcast this event on
television for people who can
not go out or do not like it,
there is also a special event at
the Jorge Magico Gonzales
stadium where they do it very
military style, paratroopers,
airplanes, mosaics in short it is
a great show that they perform.
Independence Day
Every year September 15 is celebrated no matter
what day of the week it is, the National Anthem
is sung in all schools and high schools. On this
day, Salvadoran students also perform a civic act
in allusion to the Independence and then prepare
for a parade that goes through different places,
depending on the department and area where they
are.
This day is celebrated nationwide in public and
private schools, as well as military bases. Parades
are held in each city with the participation of
students marching in uniform representing their
respective school with their bands and marching
bands.

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‣ Children´s Day
In addition, other places where this date
was celebrated were hospitals (especially
the Benjamin Bloom Children's Hospital),
municipal markets, national parks and
municipal mayor's offices.
With the purpose of recognizing the rights
of children, Children's Day is celebrated
every October 1st in El Salvador.
In the country, this date is related to a
resolution of the United Nations (UN),
which in 1959 approved the Declaration of
the Rights of the Child and in 1989,
sanctioned the International Convention on
the Rights of the Child.
These events took place on November 20
and it was established that it was on that day
that Children's Day would be celebrated
internationally, but each country celebrated
it on a different date.
These celebrations used to be held in
educational centers where they were
entertained with a party full of clowns,
cakes, piñatas and food.
‣ Piscuchas and the October
Winds
In many Salvadoran homes, the winds of
October are the time to enjoy a colorful
pastime: making piscuchas.
The prelude is more than exciting since it is
required to make them, a propitious
moment to share with family and friends.
The shape, size, materials and colors are
chosen. And rubber or ribbon in hand, they
proceed to assemble it.
There are many families who prefer to buy
them. Bought or made on their own, each
piscucha comes to life painting the skies
with its vivid colors during the mornings
and afternoons with this special wind.

NOVEMBER
The Day of the Dead in El
Salvador
The Day of the Dead, also known as the
Day of the Faithful Departed or Day of the
Dead is a Salvadoran tradition that takes
place on November 2 every year throughout
El Salvador to remember loved ones who
are no longer with us.
The tombstones are decorated with paper
flowers and bathed in melted beeswax to
obtain a hard complexion and better resist
the inclemencies, or with cypress wreaths
filled with artificial or natural flowers.
People visit the cemeteries very early in the
morning to bring flowers to their loved
ones, this is known as "enflorar". The
flowers are either natural or artificial. Some
people also bring musicians such as
mariachis to sing at the grave of the
deceased and in this way remember the
songs they liked. In most cemeteries there
are also special masses or services to
remember loved ones on this date.
Typical food is also eaten on this day.
Pupusas de chipilín, tamales, fried yucca or
holuelas con miel de panelas stand out in
these places. It is also customary to make
ayote in honey.

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Jesus.
In El Salvador, as in the rest of the world,
Christmas is traditionally celebrated on
December 25, although it is celebrated
mostly on the eve of this holiday, i.e. the
night of December 24. Families are
gathered at home that night and perform
various activities, but in general, joy and
harmony are evident.
churches
they use to put
nativity scenes
with clay figures,
to represent this event.
There is also another way of how Christmas
is celebrated in El Salvador, very young
people love to have fun that day and spend
Christmas with friends to enjoy the best
way they like.
In the spiritual sense, Christmas reminds
Salvadorans of the birth of the child Jesus.
In El Salvador, many parishioners like to
participate in Christmas religiously in
church and take part in all the religious
events that take place in the catholic church,
that night that commemorates the birth of