Simchat Torah or better Simḥath Torah (also Simkhes Toreh Hebrew: שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה lit. Rejoicing of/[with the] Torah) is a Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual […]
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Mahavir Jayanti
In Jainism Mahavir Jayanti also known as Mahavir Janma Kalyanak is the most important religious holiday. It celebrates the birth of Mahavira the last Tirthankara. On the Gregorian calendar the […]
Flag Day (United States)
In the United States Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States which happened on that day in 1777 by […]
Patriot Day
In the United States Patriot Day (known in full as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance) occurs on September 11 of each year designated in memory of […]
Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival is an official harvest festival celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese peoples. The festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar […]
Tisha B’Av
About this sound Tisha B’Av (lit. the ninth of Av) (Hebrew: תשעה באב or ט׳ באב) is an annual fast day in Judaism which commemorates the destruction of the First […]
Festivus
Festivus a well-celebrated parody has become a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 that serves as an alternative to participating in the pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season. Originally […]
Hangul Day
The Korean Alphabet Day known as Hangeul Day in South Korea and Chosŏn’gŭl Day in North Korea is a national Korean commemorative day marking the invention and the proclamation of […]
Duanwu Festival
The Dragon Boat or Duanwu Festival is a traditional and statutory holiday originating in China. The festival now occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional […]
Onam
Onam (Malayalam: ഓണം) is a harvest festival celebrated by the people of Kerala India. It is also the state festival of Kerala with State holidays on 4 days starting from […]