Why Do People Around the World Celebrate Similar Holidays at the Same Time?

Imagine the whole world is on a big clock. Some holidays happen when the clock says December or January, which are cold months in many places. People who live far apart from each other still celebrate around the same time because they all use the same kind of calendar, it’s like having one shared schedule for everyone on Earth, even if they don’t see each other.

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  1. Everyone celebrates Christmas on December 25, like a big party that happens all around the world.
  2. New Year’s Eve is a worldwide countdown, people from New York to Sydney count down together.
  3. Even though it's winter in one place and summer in another, the same holidays happen at similar times.

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