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Vasant Panchami: February 8, 2011
Vasant Panchami is a religious observance for Hindus and it is a national holiday in Nepal.
Vasant Panchami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, art and music. It is celebrated on the fifth day of the Indian month of Magh.
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Posted on 08 Feb 2011 in : February Holidays, Hindu Calendar, Nepal Holidays
 
Orthodox Christmas Date: January 7, 2011
Orthodox Christmas is a religious observance for Orthodox Christians all over the world.
Orthodox Coptic Christmas isn’t celebrated on December 25 as in most of the Western world because Coptic Christians follow the Julian calendar which has a 14-day difference from the Gregorian calendar used by Western Christians. Calendars differences aside, it is the same holiday in which the birth of Jesus is celebrated.
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Posted on 06 Jan 2011 in : Belarus Holidays, Bosnia and Herzegovina Holidays, Ethiopia Holidays, Georgia Holidays, January Holidays, Krygyzstan Republic Holidays, Macedonia Holidays, Russia Holidays, Russian Orthodox Calendar, Ukraine Holidays

Coptic Christmas Date: January 7, 2011
Coptic Christmas is a religious observance for Coptic Orthodox Christians all over the world.
Orthodox Coptic Christmas isn’t celebrated on December 25 as in most of the Western world because Coptic Christians follow the Julian calendar which has a 14-day difference from the Gregorian calendar used by Western Christians. Calendars differences aside, it is the same holiday in which the birth of Jesus is celebrated. On the Coptic calendar it falls on the month of Kiyahk. (A kiyahk is a vase used in ancient Egyptian funeral rituals.)
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Posted on 06 Jan 2011 in : Christian Calendar, Eritrea Holidays, Ethiopia Holidays, January Holidays

Feast of the Immaculate Conception Date: December 8, 2010
Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a religious observance for Christians all over the world.
On December 8, Christians all over the world celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. It is a day to celebrate the dogma of the conception of Mary, mother of Jesus, without any stain of the original sin.
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Posted on 07 Dec 2010 in : Andorra Holidays, Argentina Holidays, Austria Holidays, Balearic Islands Holidays, Canary Islands, Chile Holidays, Christian Calendar, Costa Rica Holidays, December Holidays, Italy Holidays, Liechtenstein Holidays, Malta Holidays, Monaco Holidays, Nicaragua Holidays, Panama Holidays, Paraguay Holidays, Peru Holidays, San Marino Holidays, Seychelles Holidays, Spain Holidays, Venezuela Holidays
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