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Pi Day is an annual American celebration commemorating the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is observed on March 14 (or 3/14 in the month/day date format) since 3 1 […]

Passover or Pesach (from: פֶּסַח in Hebrew Yiddish; Tiberian: [pɛsaħ] Modern Hebrew: [ˈpesaχ] Pesah Pesakh; Yiddish: Peysekh Paysakh Paysokh) is an important biblically derived Jewish festival. The Jewish people celebrate […]

In the Netherlands Liberation Day (Dutch: Bevrijdingsdag) is celebrated each year on May 5th to mark the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II.The nation was […]

In some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere August 1 is Lammas Day (Anglo-Saxon hlaf-mas loaf-mass) the festival of the wheat harvest and is the first harvest festival of the […]

Lupercalia was a very ancient possibly pre-Roman pastoral festival observed on February 13 through 15 to avert evil spirits and purify the city releasing health and fertility.

Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration held in the United States and also celebrated in the Western African Diaspora in other nations of the Americas. The celebration honors African heritage in […]

Imbolc or Imbolg (pronounced i-MOLK or i-MOLG ) also called (Saint) Brighid’s Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Bríde Scottish Gaelic: Là Fhèill Brìghde Manx: Laa’l Breeshey) is a Gaelic festival marking […]

Halloween or Hallowe’en (/ˌhæləˈwiːn -oʊˈiːn ˌhɑːl-/; a contraction of All Hallows’ Evening) also known as All Hallows’ Eve is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 […]

The Day of German Unity (German: Tag der Deutschen Einheit) is the national day of Germany celebrated on 3 October as a public holiday. It commemorates the anniversary of German […]

Hanukkah (/ˈhɑːnəkə/ HAH-nə-kə; Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה Tiberian: Ḥănukkāh usually spelled חנוכה pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew; a transliteration also romanized as Chanukah or Chanukkah) also known as the Festival of Lights […]