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Christmas Sunday is a name for the Sunday after Christmas.In the United Kingdom if Christmas Day falls on a Saturday 26 December is sometimes referred to as Christmas Sunday and […]

The Carnival of Brazil (Portuguese: Carnaval IPA: [kaʁnaˈvaw]) is an annual festival held during the Friday to the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent the forty-day […]

Cambodian New Year (Khmer: បុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី) or Chaul Chnam Thmey in the Khmer language literally Enter New Year is the name of the Cambodian holiday that celebrates the New Year. The […]

Durga Puja (Bengali: দুর্গা পূজা [d̪urɡa pudʒa] listen: About this sound listen Worship of Durga) also referred to as Durgotsava (Bengali: দুর্গোৎসব Bengali pronunciation: [d̪urɡot̪ʃɔb] listen: About this sound Durgotsava […]

Bhau-Beej / Bhai Tika / Bhai Phota / Bhai Dooj is a festival celebrated by Hindus on the last day of the five-day-long Diwali festival. This is the second day […]

Not to be confused with Lincoln DayLincoln’s Birthday is a legal holiday in some U.S. states including Arizona California Connecticut Illinois Indiana Missouri New Jersey and New York. It is […]

Ohi Day (also spelled Ochi Day Greek: Επέτειος του «’Οχι» Epeteios tou ‘Ohi Anniversary of the No) is celebrated throughout Greece Cyprus and the Greek communities around the world on […]

In ancient Roman religion the Armilustrium was a festival in honor of Mars the god of war celebrated on October 19. On this day the weapons of the soldiers were […]

Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी kṛṣṇa janmāṣṭamī) also known as Krishnashtami Saatam Aatham Gokulashtami Ashtami Rohini Srikrishna Jayanti Sree Jayanti or sometimes merely as Janmashtami is an annual commemoration of […]

Maha Shivratri (the ‘Great Night of Shiva’) is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva. It is also known as the birthday of Lord Shiva. The […]