Education and Sharing Day is a day made by the United States Congress in honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994). It honors his efforts for education […]
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Cold Food Festival
The Cold Food Festival or Hanshi Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated for three consecutive days starting the day before the Qingming Festival in the Chinese Calendar which falls […]
Burmese Martyrs’ Day
Martyrs’ Day (Burmese: အာဇာနည်နေ့ pronounced: [ʔàzànì nḛ]) is a Burmese national holiday observed on 19 July to commemorate Gen. Aung San and seven other leaders of the pre-independence interim government—Thakin […]
Philippine Independence Day Parade
The Philippine Independence Day Parade is a celebration for the Filipino American community in the United States home to more than 3.4 million Filipinos. Its main purpose is to create […]
Kanamara Matsuri
The Shinto Kanamara Matsuri (かなまら祭り? Festival of the Steel Phallus) is held each spring at the Kanayama Shrine (金山神社 Kanayama-jinja) in Kawasaki Japan. The exact dates vary: the main festivities […]
Missouri Day
Missouri Day is an observance in the U.S. state of Missouri currently held on the third Wednesday in October. Created by State Resolution 9.040 in 1915 Missouri Day is set […]
Songkran (Lao)
Lao New Year called Songkran (Lao: ສົງກຣານ [sǒŋkràːn]) or Pii Mai (Lao: ປີໃໝ່ [pìːmāi]) is celebrated every year from April 14 to April 16.
General Pulaski Memorial Day
General Pulaski Memorial Day is a United States holiday in honor of General Kazimierz Pułaski (spelled Casimir Pulaski in English) a Polish hero of the American Revolution. This holiday is […]
Karnataka Rajyotsava
Kannada Rajyotsava (Kannada: ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ; Karnataka Formation Day; literally Birth of the Karnataka state) is celebrated on 1 November every year. This was the day in 1956 when all the […]
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Chinese: 香港特別行政區成立紀念日) is celebrated every 1 July in Hong Kong since 1997.