How do Brazil celebrate Thanksgiving?

Answer 1

In Brazil Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. Brazilians celebrate Thanksgiving much the same as other parts of the world with a big celebratory dinner surrounded by family and friends.

Answer 2

Normaly there is a supper at midnight when you gathered all your family, then everybody exchange presents near of Christmas tree, sing Christmas songs sometimes drop some fireworks and that's all.

There is a lot of movies about Santa at television, all malls, streets, houses are also adorned.

At the dinner you will always find chester and turkey.

Answer 3

As a Christian holiday, Christmas is celebrated in Brazil mostly like it is celebrated in other countries. People meet on Christmas Eve for supper and usually exchange gifts after midnight. A very common thing is also the Secret Santa, that is called Secret Friend in Brazil or, in Portuguese, "amigo secreto".

Answer 4

In Brazil every year since 1950 the village of Fazenda has performed a passion play. Thousands of people watch as volunteers act out the arrest, trial and crucifixion of Jesus.

In Rio de Janeiro one of the world's most famous carnivals is held before Lent. Carnival means goodbye to meat. This is due to the fact that people don't eat meat at Lent.

In Brazil groups of people spend most of the year preparing for the carnival. They make costumes, practise music and dances for the parades. Other people make floats for the parade. It is a time for dancing, eating and drinking before the fasting of Lent.

Other towns and cities in Brazil have celebrations during the Carnival period, such as Recife who are well known for their folkloric representations and two well known folk dances, the Maracatu and the Frevo.

Holy Week in Brazil begins with the blessing of the palm branches, which are woven in intricate patterns representing crosses, banners, letters, and other related objects. Streets are decorated with colored patterns drawn on the road surface over which a procession walks, carrying statues of Mary and the body of Christ. A special food called pacoca, is prepared by mixing together crushed nuts and other ingredients into a paste, which is given to visitors. On Easter Saturday, Carnival makes a brief reappearance with a Hangover Ball to celebrate the hanging of Judas.