Festivals

I am a Christian and celebrate Christmas, Good Friday & Easter. I look forward to Christmas because I get lots & lots of presents and "ang pow".
Christmas is the birthday of Jesus Christ who is God's son. It reminds us of how much God loved us to allow HIS son to be born into this world as a baby to suffer and die for our many sins.
GoodFriday is celebrated to remind us of Christ suffering and death on the cross to save us from our sins.
Easter is the day Christ rose from the dead and showing us there is eternal life in heaven after death.

I know the Hindus celebrate Deepavali and many other festivals like Thaipusam and Pongal. The muslims celebrate Hari Raya Puasa & Hari Raya Haji. The Chinese celebrate Chinese New Year and Lantern Festival. The Budhist celebrate Vesak Day.

Most of theses festival does create racial harmony. It helps us to respect and appreciate other races festivals.