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January Holidays


Many People in the United States Celebrate Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is primarily a United States holiday.

Kwanzaa Date: December 26 to January 1

Kwanzaa is NOT a United States holiday. It is a festival among African-Americans.

Kwanzaa is an African-American Holiday that strives to celebrate the African roots. The celebrations center on various traditions unique to this festival, but the most important one is lighting the candles on the traditional holder called the Kinara. Kwanzaa is celebrated a day after Christmas till the New Year and is primarily celebrated in the United States. Apart from the lighting of the Kinara, other activities include pouring a drink honoring God (known as “libations”), having a magnificent feast, and exchanging gifts. It was first started with a purpose of bringing the African American community together and giving them an opportunity to celebrate their lineage.

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Posted on 25 Dec 2011 in : December Holidays,January Holidays,United States Holidays


The Building of the Cross Observed by Orthodox Coptic Christians

Building of the Cross is a religious observance for Orthodox Coptic Christians all over the world.

Building of the Cross Date: September 27

Building of the Cross is a religious observance for Orthodox Coptic Christians all over the world.

The Feast of the Building of the Cross is celebrated on September 27. On the Coptic calendar it falls on the seventeenth day of the month of Tout, and it commemorates the dedication of the Church of the Holy Cross built by the mother of Emperor Constantine, Queen Helen.

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Posted on 26 Sep 2011 in : Christian Calendar,January Holidays


Thaipoosam Cavadee Celebrated by the Tamils of Mauritius

Thaipoosam Cavadee is a public holiday in Mauritius.

Thaipoosam Cavadee of Mauritius: Jan 31

Thaipoosam Cavadee is a public holiday in Mauritius.

As a devotion to their Lord Muruga, the people of Mauritius have a yearly celebration called Thaipoosam Cavadee. It is also in this day that the Tamil people show deep thanks and appreciation for having a prosperous year and ask for a boundless blessing.

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Posted on 31 Jan 2011 in : January Holidays,Mauritius Holidays


Birthday of Guru Har Rai is a Sikh religious observance

Birthday of Guru Har Rai is a religious observance for the Sikhism followers.

Birthday of Guru Har Rai: January 31

Birthday of Guru Har Rai is a religious observance for the Sikhism followers.
The Birthday of Guru Har Rai falls on January 31st, or on the 19th day of the Magh month on the Nanakshahi calendar followed by Sikhs to determine the dates of important Sikh events. Guru Har Rai was born on 1630 and died in 1661, he was the seventh of the Sikh Gurus.

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Posted on 31 Jan 2011 in : January Holidays,Sikh Calendar


Duruthu Perahera is a public holiday in Sri Lanka

Duruthu Perahera is a public holiday in Sri Lanka.

Duruthu Perahera Date: January 30

Duruthu Perahera is a public holiday in Sri Lanka.

Second on to the Kandy Esala Perahera, Duruthu Perahera celebrates the Buddha’s first visit to Sri Lanka. During this trip, he visited the Kelaniya temple near Colombo.

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Posted on 30 Jan 2011 in : January Holidays,Sri Lanka Holidays

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