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Vesak (Wesak) Day / Buddha Day celebrates the birthday of Buddha and, for some Buddhists, also marks his enlightenment and death. The holiday is observed on the full-moon day of the lunar month Vesakha, the fourth month of the lunar calendar, which falls in April, May, or June. In 1950 the World Fellowship of Buddhists made […]
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Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) – marks the day of World War Two (WW2) when fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe came to an end. In the UK Monday 5th May is a bank holiday and the day will feature a flyover of Buckingham Palace by the famous Red Arrows and other military aircraft to […]
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St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated on March 17th is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Born in late 4th century Roman Britain, he was kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to Ireland as a slave but escaped. He returned to Ireland to convert the Irish to Christianity. By the time of his death on March 17, […]
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World War One, also known as “The Great War” and “The War to End All Wars”, unofficially ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, when an armistice agreement earlier in the day between Germany and the Allied powers ended hostilities between the warring nations. The official treaty ending […]
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Day of the Dead occurs annually on November 2, following Halloween and All Soul’s Day. The holiday, which was recognized by UNESCO in its Tangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in 2008, is an important cultural day in Mexico and is also celebrated worldwide by people of Mexican descent. While “Death” is the main theme of the day, […]
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From the solemnity of Christmas to the raucousness of New Year’s, revelers of tradition and colorful festivals turn their attention to carnival season. While the ancient origins of carnival celebrations suggest they were timed as New Year’s festivals, the modern-day carnival evolved to be more closely associated with the beginning of Lent. The Roman Catholic liturgical calendar […]
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Day of the Dead occurs annually on November 2, following Halloween and All Soul’s Day. The holiday, which was recognized by UNESCO in its Tangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in 2008, is an important cultural day in Mexico and is also celebrated worldwide by people of Mexican descent. While “Death” is the main theme of the day, […]
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