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Saint Basil's Day: 1 January – In Greek traditions, he is the Father Christmas figure. New Year's Day: 1 January – First day of the Gregorian Year. [1] Old New Year: 14 January – New Year's Day according to the "old" Julian calendar. Includes a winter ritual of strolling and singing that was later incorporated into the Christmas carol.
Vaisakhi (or Baisakhi: celebrated by Punjabi people in Punjab, other parts of North India and elsewhere; falls on the first day of Vaisakh month (usually mid-April), and marks the Punjabi New Year; Pola or Without Amavasya: Celebrated by the farmers of Maharashtra on the last day of month of Shravan. Bullock worship is performed on this day.
This year welcomes the Year of the Snake, the sixth sign in the zodiac. Around the world, cities celebrate Lunar New Year in unique ways, blending cultural traditions with contemporary festivities.
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. A festival is a special occasion of feasting or celebration, usually with a religious focus.
Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and drummers paraded Wednesday in Asia and farther afield as millions around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year. From Beijing ...
Here are summer solstice rituals to try on June 21, from yoga to celebrations to setting intentions, and why this is such a historical moment. ... The summer solstice is also the longest day of ...
Traditions usually include big feasts at night to celebrate the day to come. It is the night when Santa Claus delivers presents to all the good children of the world. Christmas Day (25 December) – Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus. Traditions include gift-giving, the decoration of trees and houses, and Santa Claus folktales.
The Ministry of Tourism also says some residents of Jakarta still perform the rabo-rabo, a 100-year-old ritual that involves wiping others’ faces with powder as a form of cleansing, and that ...