Global Holidays

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  1. 1. this festival is a time for repentance for devotees with celebrations carried out mainly at the temple.
  2. 4. is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces.
  3. 6. It is a day that commemorates Jesus Christ's Last Supper with his disciples and reminds us of the importance of humility, selflessness, and service to others.
  4. 8. the dogma that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of Original Sin in preparation for becoming the Mother of God, the Son Jesus Christ.
  5. 10. is a national non-working holiday in the Philippines observed annually on August 21 commemorating the assassination of former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr., the husband of Corazon Aquino, who later became the eleventh Philippine President.
  6. 11. National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States
  7. 12. It is held to honor the Sun, for a bountiful harvest. Families gather to rejoice and share their joy and their harvests with others.
  8. 17. Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus.
  9. 19. a Christian holy day observing the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary.
  10. 23. a day for commemoration of all the faithful departed, those baptized Christians who are believed to be in purgatory because they died with the guilt of lesser sins on their souls.
  11. 24. is the first day of the liturgical year in the Western Christian Churches and the start of the Christian season of Advent
  12. 25. It is the most important holiday in China, and it is also widely celebrated in South Korea, Vietnam, and countries with a significant overseas Chinese population.
  13. 27. is a national holiday in the Philippines, commemorating Andres Bonifacio's birth anniversary.
  14. 29. is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
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  1. 2. t is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political.
  2. 3. is a public holiday in the Philippines celebrated annually on the last Monday of August as a tribute to Filipino Heroes.
  3. 5. a feast day observing the lives of the many saints for whom there is no specific feast day during the year.
  4. 7. Celebrated widely, it is a three-day festival symbolizing the beginning of spring.
  5. 9. It thus marks the beginning of Holy Week, the final week of Lent.
  6. 13. tradition of pranking one another
  7. 14. It marks the Resurrection of Jesus three days after his death by crucifixion.
  8. 15. annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year.
  9. 16. the first weekday after Christmas observed as a legal holiday in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and celebrated by the giving of Christmas gifts in boxes
  10. 18. a solemn reminder of human mortality and the need for reconciliation with God and marks the beginning of the penitential Lenten season.
  11. 20. a Danish public holiday, falling on the fourth Friday after Easter.
  12. 21. International Workers' Day
  13. 22. is a festival celebrated with great enthusiasm and reverence by the Parsi community in India and around the world.
  14. 26. known as Three Kings' Day
  15. 28. It is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, who is considered the Son of God and the savior of the world in Christianity.