Celebrating Diversity all year round
Holiday Series
at The Webb School Library
A series of holiday celebrations that represent the diversity of the students at The Webb School began in December. Our committee has organized the series as an alternative to just a one day "Diversity Day" event.
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- Hanukkah
- Christmas
- Kwanzaa
- Mawlid al-Nabi
- Junkanoo, Mardi Gras and Carnival
- Korean New Year
- Chinese Lantern Festival
- Holi
Hanukkah
On Dec. 10, Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication also known as the festival of lights, will be the first holiday celebration.
Christmas
On Dec. 11, Webb hosted the annual Christmas celebration, Lessons and Carols
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Santa made his annual visit to Webb before the Service of Lessons and Carols on Dec. 11. Children visited with Santa and also received gifts from him following dinner in the Grace Follin Dining Hall.
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Mawlid al-Nabi
Jan. 7 -- Mawlid al-Nabi This holiday celebrates the birthday of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. It is fixed as the 12th day of the month of Rabi I in the Islamic calendar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZpFLxh9JOM
Kwanzaa
Jan. 8 -- Kwanzaa and Gospel Music (the 48th annual Kwanzaa, the African American holiday celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1)
Junkanoo
Jan. 23 -- Mardi Gras and Junkanoo (held on various Caribbean islands, the John Canoe Festival represents a combination of Mardi Gras (CARNIVAL), mummers’ parades, and ancient African tribal rituals);
Korean New Year
Feb. 18 -- Korean New Year or Seollal (on this day, people have a bowl of tteokguk -- rice cake soup--, ages are calculated according to the lunar calendar, and it is believed that each person becomes a year older after eating tteokguk);
Chinese Lantern Festival
Feb. 23 -- Chinese Lantern Festival (Chinese Lantern Festival also known as Yuan-Xiao Festival is on the 15th day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar)
Holi Festival
March 6 -- Holi Festival (a festival of colors that welcomes the spring and celebrates the new life and energy of the season is celebrated in India, Nepal, and other regions of the world
