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Double Ninth Festival: Chung Yeung Festival: China, Vietnam, Korea: A traditional Chinese holiday observed on the 9th day of the 9th month in the Chinese calendar. [9] October 10: Double Ten Day: National Celebration Day: Republic of China (Taiwan) National day of Taiwan, commemorating the start of the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911. [10 ...
This is a list of festival-related list articles on Wikipedia. A festival is an event of the ordinarily staged by a community , centering on and celebrating some unique aspect of that community and its traditions , often marked as a local or national holiday , mela , or eid .
Celebrates the founding of the Free University of Brussels and its founder Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen after whom it was named. Kwanzaa: 26 December to 1 January: United States: Celebration of African heritage created in 1966 by African-American activist Maulana Karenga. Holiday's name comes from "matunda ya kwanza" ("first fruits" in Swahili).
This is an incomplete list of festivals in the United States with articles on Wikipedia, as well as lists of other festival lists, by geographic location. This list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
The non-festive origin of the town name didn't stop developer M. Penn Phillips from giving the streets names such as Comet Lane and Snowman Road in the 1960s. barbdean/flickr.com Christmas Cove, Maine
The name "Thaipusam" is derived from the Tamil month Thai and Pusam, the name of a star associated with the position of the moon during the festival. The festival marks the occasion when Goddess Parvati presented Lord Murugan with a spear to defeat the evil demonSoorapadman.
This list includes folk festivals worldwide, except those with only a partial focus on folk music or arts. Folk festivals may also feature folk dance or ethnic foods. Handicrafting has long been exhibited at such events and festival-like gatherings, as it has its roots in the rural crafts .
Without further ado, here’s a list of the very best Christmas crafts for adults, including sewing projects, DIY decor, heirloom advent calendars and more. 31 Christmas Crafts for Toddlers That ...