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Hari Olahraga Nasional 1983 Commemorates the opening day of the first National Sports Week in Surakarta in 1948, [36] initially devised as an alternative to the then-newborn state's ineligibility to participate in the 1948 Summer Olympics. 11 September National Radio Day / Anniversary of RRI: Hari Radio Nasional / Hari Ulang Tahun Radio ...
Diwali is not a festival for most Buddhists, with the exception of the Newar people of Nepal who revere various deities in Vajrayana Buddhism and celebrate Diwali by offering prayers to Lakshmi. [ 2 ] [ 22 ] Newar Buddhists in Nepalese valleys also celebrate the Diwali festival over five days, in much the same way, and on the same days, as the ...
Cuti bersama (or the “joint holiday”, literally collective leave) is a collective leave day in Indonesia.Cuti bersama was introduced by the Indonesian government as a means of stimulating tourism within the country and increasing the efficiency of public servants.
Diwali: mid-October–mid-November – see "movable" Kartik Purnima: An additional commemoration of the Celestial Diwali, or the "Diwali of the Gods"; hence the Sanskrit appellation "Dev Diwali", in honour of Vishnu, Kartikeya and Goddess Ganga. Paganism
Balipratipada (Bali-pratipadā), also called as Bali-Padyami, Padva, Virapratipada or Dyutapratipada, is the fourth day of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. [2] [3] It is celebrated in honour of the notional return of the daitya-king Bali (Mahabali) to earth. Balipratipada falls in the Gregorian calendar months of October or November.
This is a list of festivals in Bangladesh.Almost everyone in Bangladesh has come across the saying “Bangalir baro mashe tero parbon (Bengali: বাঙালির বারো মাসে তেরো পার্বণ)”, which roughly translates to "Bengalis have thirteen festivals in twelve months (a year)".
Public holidays had been declared on the polling day for a general election, [5] on the day of the installation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, [6] as well as after international sporting events to celebrate the achievements of Malaysian athletes.
Pakistan holidays are celebrated according to the Islamic or local Pakistani calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively. Religious holidays such as Eid are celebrated according to the Islamic calendar whereas other national holidays such as Labour Day, [1] Pakistan Day, Independence Day, and Quaid-e-Azam Day are celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar.