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  2. Japanese festivals - Wikipedia

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    Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan.In Japan, festivals are called matsuri (祭り), and the origin of the word matsuri is related to the kami (神, Shinto deities); there are theories that the word matsuri is derived from matsu (待つ) meaning "to wait (for the kami to descend)", tatematsuru (献る) meaning "to make offerings ...

  3. Spring Fest - Wikipedia

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    Spring Fest, known as SF (motto: True Spirit of Youth), is the annual social and cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur held during January in the spring semester. [1] [2] [3] The first edition was held in 1960. The 66th edition of Spring Fest will be organized from 24th January to 27th January 2025. [4]

  4. The Rite of Spring - Wikipedia

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    The Rite of Spring [n 1] (French: Le Sacre du printemps) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.It was written for the 1913 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company; the original choreography was by Vaslav Nijinsky with stage designs and costumes by Nicholas Roerich.

  5. What is May Day? Why the spring holiday is celebrated on the ...

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    On May 1, countless people around the world celebrate the spring holiday, one that marks roughly the halfway point between the Northern Hemisphere’s Spring equinox and the summer solstice in June.

  6. Vasant Panchami - Wikipedia

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    Spring is known as the "King of all Seasons", so the festival commences forty days in advance. It is generally winter-like in northern India, and more spring-like in central and western parts of India on Vasant Panchami, which gives credence to the idea that spring is actually in full bloom 40 days after the Vasant Panchami day. [7]

  7. Chinese New Year - Wikipedia

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    Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival (see also § Names), is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring , this festival takes place from Chinese New Year's Eve (the evening preceding the first day of the year) to the Lantern ...

  8. 8 spring festivals in Knoxville and the Smokies celebrate ...

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    The Farragut Spring Festival will be March 16-17 at 35 North Farragut Bar & Grill, offering a weekend of music, fun and community spirit. The festival is free to attend; food and drinks will be ...

  9. Cultural festival (Japan) - Wikipedia

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    Dances, concerts and plays may be performed by individual volunteers or by various school clubs, such as the dance club, the literature club, the orchestra club, the band club, and the drama club. Cultural festivals are intended to be a fun event, but are also the only opportunity each year for students to see what life is like in other schools.