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Vasant Panchami is a Hindu religious observance

Vasant Panchami is a religious observance for Hindus.Vasant Panchami is a public holiday in Nepal.

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 Celebrated by Orthodox Christians

Orthodox Easter is a religious observance for Russian Orthodox Christians all over the world.Orthodox Easter is a religious observance for Greek Orthodox Christians all over the world.

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 Celebrated by Coptic Orthodox Christians

Coptic Christmas is a religious observance for Coptic Orthodox Christians all over the world.

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 Celebrated by Christians

Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a religious observance for Christians all over the world.

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


Bosnia and Herzegovina Celebrates Statehood Day

 Statehood Day is a public holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Statehood Day: November 25, 2009

Statehood Day is a public holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Statehood Day is celebrated on November 25 in the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, commemorating the day in 1943 that Bosnia and Herzegovina was re-established by the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia.

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Posted on 24 Nov 2010 in : Bosnia and Herzegovina Holidays, November Holidays

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