Our look next stop at Epcot's Holidays Around the World is the United Kingdom. Many of the Christmas traditions used around the world originated in the countries of the UK: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Well-known Christmas carols like "Deck the Halls" were first sung in the UK. The tradition of Christmas cards began [...]
Epcot's Holidays Around the World is a great way to learn how different cultures and countries celebrate holidays. Our second stop was the same as our second KeeKee's Big Adventures book...Italy! In Italy, La Befana shared with us the Italian Christmas traditions...considered the most intimate Italian holiday. La Befana is a good-hearted witch who climbs down [...]
Over Thanksgiving, we visited Walt Disney World and Epcot in Orlando, Florida. Epcot was featuring a really cool Holidays Around the World exhibit throughout the World Showcase! We thought we'd share some of the highlights of how other countries celebrate the holidays. Our first stop was the same stop as our first KeeKee's Big Adventures [...]