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Holidays and Celebrations Around the World

Festivals and holidays celebrated in many countries, with when and why people celebrate.

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  • Lunar New YearHoliday
    Celebrated in China and many Asian countries in January or February, with family meals and lion dances
  • DiwaliHoliday
    Festival of lights celebrated in India and by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains in autumn
  • HoliHoliday
    Spring festival of colors in India and Nepal
  • Eid al-FitrHoliday
    Muslim celebration after the month of Ramadan ends
  • Eid al-AdhaHoliday
    Muslim holiday during the time of the Hajj pilgrimage
  • HanukkahHoliday
    Eight-day Jewish festival of lights in late autumn or winter
  • PassoverHoliday
    Jewish spring holiday remembering the exodus from Egypt
  • Rosh HashanahHoliday
    Jewish New Year, often in September
  • ChristmasHoliday
    Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, December 25 in most places
  • EasterHoliday
    Christian spring holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus
  • Orthodox ChristmasHoliday
    Celebrated on January 7 in several Orthodox churches
  • KwanzaaHoliday
    Seven-day celebration of African American culture, December 26 to January 1
  • Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos)Holiday
    Mexican holiday on November 1-2 to remember loved ones with altars and flowers
  • Cinco de MayoHoliday
    May 5 remembers a Mexican victory at Puebla in 1862, celebrated widely in the US
  • Mexican Independence DayHoliday
    September 16, marks the start of the independence movement in 1810
  • CarnivalHoliday
    Pre-Lent festival with parades, especially in Brazil
  • Mardi GrasHoliday
    Carnival season ending on Fat Tuesday, famous in New Orleans
  • OktoberfestHoliday
    Bavarian autumn festival in Munich, Germany
  • Bastille DayHoliday
    July 14, France's national day
  • St. Patrick's DayHoliday
    March 17, honoring the patron saint of Ireland
  • HalloweenHoliday
    October 31, a night of costumes and treats in many countries
  • Thanksgiving (US)Holiday
    Fourth Thursday in November, a day for gratitude and family meals
  • Thanksgiving (Canada)Holiday
    Second Monday in October
  • Independence Day (US)Holiday
    July 4, marks the Declaration of Independence
  • Canada DayHoliday
    July 1, marks Canada's confederation in 1867
  • Australia DayHoliday
    January 26, Australia's national day
  • Anzac DayHoliday
    April 25 in Australia and New Zealand, honoring those who served
  • Waitangi DayHoliday
    February 6, New Zealand's national day marking a 1840 treaty
  • SongkranHoliday
    Thai New Year in April, with water splashing
  • Loy KrathongHoliday
    Thai festival with floating lanterns on water
  • ChuseokHoliday
    Korean harvest festival in autumn
  • SeollalHoliday
    Korean New Year
  • ObonHoliday
    Japanese summer festival honoring ancestors
  • TanabataHoliday
    Japanese star festival on July 7
  • SetsubunHoliday
    Japanese festival marking the start of spring
  • HinamatsuriHoliday
    Japanese Girls' Day on March 3 with display dolls
  • Children's Day (Japan)Holiday
    May 5, with carp streamers
  • Mid-Autumn FestivalHoliday
    Celebrated in China and Vietnam with mooncakes and lanterns
  • Dragon Boat FestivalHoliday
    Chinese festival with boat races, in late spring or early summer
  • Lantern FestivalHoliday
    Marks the end of Lunar New Year celebrations
  • VesakHoliday
    Buddhist festival honoring the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and passing
  • NowruzHoliday
    Persian New Year at the spring equinox, celebrated in Iran and Central Asia
  • NavratriHoliday
    Hindu festival of nine nights
  • Raksha BandhanHoliday
    Indian festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters
  • PongalHoliday
    Tamil harvest festival in January
  • OnamHoliday
    Harvest festival in Kerala, India
  • Ganesh ChaturthiHoliday
    Hindu festival honoring Ganesha
  • VaisakhiHoliday
    Sikh and Punjabi harvest festival in April
  • HogmanayHoliday
    Scottish New Year's Eve celebration
  • Bonfire NightHoliday
    November 5 in Britain with fireworks
  • Burns NightHoliday
    January 25, Scots celebrate poet Robert Burns
  • Guy Fawkes NightHoliday
    Another name for Bonfire Night
  • La TomatinaHoliday
    Spanish tomato-throwing festival in August
  • Running of the bullsHoliday
    Spanish festival in Pamplona in July
  • MidsummerHoliday
    Celebrated in Sweden and across Northern Europe near the June solstice
  • St. Lucia DayHoliday
    December 13, celebrated in Sweden with candles
  • SinterklaasHoliday
    Dutch gift-giving tradition in early December
  • Epiphany (Three Kings Day)Holiday
    January 6, celebrated in Spain and Latin America
  • Las PosadasHoliday
    Mexican pre-Christmas processions
  • Inti RaymiHoliday
    Inca festival of the sun, celebrated in Peru
  • JuneteenthHoliday
    June 19, US holiday marking the end of slavery
  • Martin Luther King Jr. DayHoliday
    US holiday on the third Monday in January
  • Yom KippurHoliday
    Jewish Day of Atonement
  • RamadanHoliday
    Muslim month of fasting
  • LentHoliday
    Christian season before Easter
  • SukkotHoliday
    Jewish harvest festival of booths
  • PurimHoliday
    Jewish holiday with costumes and stories
  • Earth DayHoliday
    April 22, a day to protect the environment, observed worldwide
  • International Women's DayHoliday
    March 8
  • Human Rights DayHoliday
    December 10
  • Pi DayHoliday
    March 14, celebrating the number pi (3.14)
  • Groundhog DayHoliday
    February 2, a North American tradition about predicting spring
  • Arbor DayHoliday
    Tree planting holiday celebrated in many countries
  • Winter solsticeHoliday
    Shortest day of the year, marked by festivals like Yule and Dongzhi
  • Holidays follow calendarsHoliday
    Many holidays follow lunar or religious calendars, so dates change each year

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