Funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Many full-text documents and authoritative Web sites can be found from here. A variety of resources for those interested in communicating with and understanding people of other cultures. Focuses on resources for the business traveler, but useful for others as well. A searchable collection of holiday descriptions grouped by month, holiday, country and author.
Entries come mostly from children throughout the world, describing how they celebrate the holiday.
The brevity of the descriptions is balanced by the numerous and sometimes entertaining perspectives offered for certain holidays. Some entries in languages other than English. Brief explanations are given in some cases for non-Western calendars and local holidays. Data are continually being verified and updated. A comprehensive and searchable index to nearly 7000 languages of the world.