There are many Jewish "festivals".
Shabbat which occurs every week
Rosh Hashanah
Sukkot
Shimini Atzeret
Simchat Torah
Chanukah
Tu B'Shevat
Purim
Passover
Lag B'Omer
Shavuot
Tisha B'Av
Yom Ha'atzmaut
Many of these holidays are found in Leviticus ch.23. The holidays begin at sunset and last until after nightfall around 25 hours later.
Fast days:
The fasts start shortly before dawn and end at twilight, except for Tisha B'Av which starts the evening before at sunset and lasts for 25 hours. The 3 weeks between Shiva Asar B'Tamuz and Tisha B'Av is a period of mourning for the destruction of the Temple, referred to as "the 3 weeks" or Bein Hameitzarim. The mourning intensifies during the last 9 days of these 3 weeks.
Each festival has its specific laws:
st. nicholas day and hannukkah
Sabbath, Pesach, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkoth.
the celebrate the same festivals in uk!!!!
Hanukkah is a Jewish celebration:http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-holidays/hanukkah
All three of the major Jewish festivals are related to harvest (especially Sukkot). Passover is a thanksgiving to God for the Exodus and the annual barley-harvest, Shavuot is a thanksgiving to God for the Giving of the Torah and the annual wheat-harvest, and Sukkot is a thanksgiving to God for the yearly ingathering of grain.See also the Related Link.The Jewish festivals
some festivals are meant to be celebrated with lots of fun and gaiety..
durga puja
The same reason ALL cultures have festivals. To celebrate occasions, people, events, and prosperity.
Yes
Santeria is not a religion but a practice.
People who celebrate Kwanzaa are African American.
What kind of festivals do United Kingdom celebrate
They celebrate christian festivals, such as Christmas, Easter etc.