The Double Ninth Festival (Chung Yeung Festival in Hong Kong Japanese: Chōyō (重陽) Vietnamese: Tết Trùng Cửu) observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar […]
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Respect for the Aged Day
Respect for the Aged Day (敬老の日 Keirō no Hi) is a Japanese holiday celebrated annually to honor elderly citizens. It started in 1966 as a national holiday and was held […]
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day (IWD) also called International Working Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of […]
New Year’s Eve
In the Gregorian calendar New Year’s Eve (also Old Year’s Day or Saint Sylvester’s Day in many countries) the last day of the year is on December 31. In many […]
Binirayan festival
The Binirayan festival is an event celebrated in the province of Antique in the Philippines. Binirayan literally means where they sailed to.
Qixi Festival
Qixi Festival (Chinese: 七夕) also known as the Qiqiao Festival (Chinese: 乞巧節) is a Chinese festival that celebrates the annual meeting of the cowherd and weaver girl in Chinese mythology. […]
Waitangi Day
Waitangi Day (/waɪˈtʌŋi/ named after Waitangi where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed) commemorates a significant day in the history of New Zealand. It is a public holiday held each […]
Russia Day
Russia Day (Russian: День России Den’ Rossii) is the national holiday of the Russian Federation celebrated on June 12. It has been celebrated every year since 1992. The First Congress […]
National Aboriginal Day
National Aboriginal Day (French: Journée nationale des Autochtones) is a day recognizing and celebrating the cultures and contributions of the First Nations Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. The day […]
Victoria Day
Victoria Day (in French: Fête de la Reine) is a federal Canadian public holiday celebrated on the last Monday before May 25 in honour of Queen Victoria’s birthday. The date […]