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Chinese New Year. 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, observances traditionally take place from Chinese New Year's Eve, the evening preceding the first day of ...
Good Friday is a Christian holy day observing the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary.It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum.It is also known as Black Friday, Holy Friday, Great Friday, Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord, Great and Holy Friday (also Holy and Great Friday).
A national day is a day on which celebrations mark the statehood or nationhood of a state or its people.It may be the date of independence, of becoming a republic, of becoming a federation, or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler (such as a birthday, accession, or removal).
2017 (Friday) 2016 (Wednesday) 2015 (Tuesday) February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar ; 310 days remain until the end of the year (311 in leap years).
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, 31 December. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated with dancing, eating, drinking, and watching or lighting fireworks. Some Christians attend a watchnight service.
[31] [self-published source?] [18] The prominence of Durga Puja increased during the British Raj in the provinces of Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Assam. [32] [9] However, in modern times, the importance of Durga Puja is more as a social and cultural festival than a religious one, wherever it is observed.
Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country. In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare.
Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter (Roman Catholic Church) Margaret of Cortona. February 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Crime Victims Day (Europe) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Saint Lucia from the United Kingdom in 1979. Founding Day (Saudi Arabia) [121] Washington's Birthday, federal holiday in the United States.