Holidays Archives | The Pimsleur Language Blog https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/tag/holidays/ Learning another language doesn't have to be hard. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:36:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 Valentine Traditions and Sweetheart Nicknames Around the World https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/valentines-day-traditions-around-the-world/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:55:05 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=28177 Valentine’s Day: The Day of International Love Valentine’s Day in the United States has come to be known as the ultimate commercial holiday: candy hearts, dozens of roses, cute cards, champagne, and, of course, chocolate! Ours isn’t just a romantic holiday, but one that’s widely celebrated between families and at schools. If you’ve ever wondered Read More >>

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]]> Lunar New Year 2023 – Year of the Rabbit https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/chinese-lunar-new-year/ Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:59:00 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=2655 China’s Spring Festival – Chun jie (春节) Chinese festivals are based on the traditional lunar calendar. The Chinese New Year, known as the Spring Festival or chun jie (春节), is the year’s most important festival. The holiday marks the end of the coldest days of winter and the anticipation of spring and fresh beginnings. It Read More >>

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]]> How to Say “I Love You” in Italian https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/ltalian-love-vocabulary/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:10:44 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=27903 Pop quiz: what’s the most romantic language in the world? If you answered Italian, you’re in the vast majority! Italian, one of the primary Romance languages, has long been considered the “language of love.” That’s partly due to the tongue’s lyrical, almost melodic structure and the country’s association with St. Valentine’s Day.Let’s take a look Read More >>

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]]> How to Make New Year’s Resolutions in French https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/new-years-resolutions-in-french/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 21:10:18 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=27726 Mes bonnes résolutions pour 2026. My good resolutions for 2026 Like many North Americans, European French-speakers are relentless self-improvers. The custom of making New Year’s resolutions is so ingrained it’s estimated that 80% of the French adult population make at least one every year, and often more. In France, Before Setting New Year’s Resolutions, You Read More >>

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]]> La Fête Nationale – 2021 Guide to Quebec’s Largest Celebration https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/quebec-la-fete-nationale-st-jean-baptiste-day/ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 20:54:02 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=27012 Everything You Need to Know About Canada’s Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, or “The National Holiday of Quebec” As our lives teeter closer and closer to the brink of “back to normal,” more and more people are making travel plans for the future. However, despite our eagerness to fling the door open and greet the post-pandemic world with Read More >>

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]]> Spring Zoom Backgrounds From Around the World https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/spring-zoom-backgrounds-around-the-world/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/spring-zoom-backgrounds-around-the-world/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2021 18:53:09 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=26531 It’s Time to Give Your Zoom Backgrounds A Fresh Spring Update! Across the globe, people are celebrating the end of this especially dark and isolating winter and ushering in a new and hopeful Spring season with unique festivals and traditions.  From St Patrick’s Day to Ramadan, Holi, and the Cherry Blossom Festival, we’ve got stunning backgrounds to Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/spring-zoom-backgrounds-around-the-world/feed/ 1 Carnival in Brazil: Everything You Need To Know https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/carnival-in-brazil/ Wed, 10 Feb 2021 18:55:27 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=26161 Brazilian Carnival in a Nutshell: Your Guide To The Iconic Cultural Celebration What do Mardi Gras, Venetian masks, and massive parades have in common? Carnival. This big, colorful festival enchants people in countries all over the world and is celebrated in the most diverse ways. And nowhere is Carnival more keenly and widely celebrated than Read More >>

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]]> 8 Romantic Things to Say in Italian https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/8-romantic-things-to-say-in-italian/ Thu, 04 Feb 2021 14:57:56 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=25542 Ready to Proclaim your Undying Love this Valentine’s Day? Make your Valentine swoon with a love letter in Italian! Or, go all in and learn to speak the most romantic language on earth. Try a FREE week of Pimsleur Italian lessons. Only $19.95/month thereafter.

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]]> New Year’s Resolution – Learn a Language This Year https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/2021-new-years-language-resolutions/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/2021-new-years-language-resolutions/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:25:14 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=23327 Yes, I know: You always make New Year’s resolutions, but you only actually stick with them until February. So what’s the point? Well, it turns out that even though many of the people that make resolutions end up not keeping them, one study suggests that almost 50% do continue to keep their resolution after 6 Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/2021-new-years-language-resolutions/feed/ 2 How To Say Merry Christmas in Different Languages including Klingon! Infographic https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/merry-christmas-in-25-languages-2/ Sat, 19 Dec 2020 13:25:06 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=22967 Send Your Holiday Greetings Around the World…or the Universe! Click on the graphic below for a high-resolution version that you can download and print or share!

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