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Shichi-Go-San (七五三 lit. Seven-Five-Three) is a traditional rite of passage and festival day in Japan for three- and seven-year-old girls and three- and five-year-old boys held annually on November 15 […]

Hinamatsuri (雛祭り Hina-matsuri) also called Doll’s Day or Girls’ Day is a special day in Japan. Hinamatsuri is celebrated each year on March 3. Platforms covered with a red carpet […]

420 4:20 or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is a code-term that refers to the consumption of cannabis and by extension as a way to identify oneself with cannabis subculture or simply […]

The National Day of the Republic of China (traditional Chinese: 國慶日; simplified Chinese: 国庆日; pinyin: Guóqìng Rì) also referred to as Double Ten Day or Double Tenth Day (traditional Chinese: […]

Many countries in the New World and elsewhere celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas which happened on October 12 1492 as an official holiday.

Armistice Day (which coincides with Remembrance Day and Veterans Day public holidays) is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War […]

Jāņi (pronounced [jaːɲi]) is a Latvian festival held in the night from 23 June to 24 June to celebrate the summer solstice (Midsummer) the shortest night and longest day of […]

In ancient Latvia Ziemassvētki (Winter holiday) was a festival celebrated on 22 December which was one of the two most important holidays the other being Jāņi. Ziemassvētki celebrated the Winter […]

La Tomatina (Spanish pronunciation: [la tomaˈtina]) is a festival that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol a town located 30 km from the Mediterranean in which participants throw […]

Advent is a season observed in many Western Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. The term […]