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Christian holiday honoring all saints, known and unknown, observed on November 1 with church services and visits to cemeteries to honor the deceased.

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Fourth of July(Amerikanischer Unabhängigkeitstag)

American federal holiday commemorating the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, celebrated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, and patriotic displays.

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Australia Day

Australian national day marking the anniversary of the First Fleet's arrival at Port Jackson in 1788, celebrated with barbecues, fireworks, and citizenship ceremonies.

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Guy Fawkes Night(Bonfire Night)

British tradition commemorating the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, celebrated on November 5 with bonfires, fireworks, and burning effigies of Guy Fawkes.

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חֲנֻכָּה(Chanukka)

Eight-day Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, celebrated by lighting the menorah, spinning dreidels, and eating oil-fried foods.

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春节 (Chūnjié)(Chinesisches Neujahr)

The most important traditional Chinese festival marking the beginning of the lunar new year, celebrated with family reunions, red envelopes, fireworks, and dragon dances.

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Ascension of Jesus(Christi Himmelfahrt)

Christian holy day commemorating the bodily ascension of Jesus into heaven, observed 39 days after Easter Sunday on a Thursday.

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추석(Chuseok)

Major Korean harvest festival celebrated over three days with family reunions, ancestral rites (charye), songpyeon rice cakes, and folk games.

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दीवाली(Diwali)

The Hindu Festival of Lights celebrating the victory of light over darkness, observed with oil lamps, fireworks, sweets, and prayers to Goddess Lakshmi.

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端午节 (Duānwǔ Jié)(Drachenbootfest)

Traditional Chinese festival commemorating the poet Qu Yuan, celebrated with dragon boat races, zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), and realgar wine.

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عيد الأضحى(Eid al-Adha)

The holiest Islamic holiday commemorating Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son, marked by animal sacrifice, communal prayers, and sharing meat with the poor.

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عيد الفطر(Eid al-Fitr)

Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan, celebrated with communal prayers, feasting, gift-giving, and charity across the Muslim world.

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Thanksgiving Day(Erntedankfest)

American national holiday celebrating gratitude and the autumn harvest, traditionally observed with a family feast featuring turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie.

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La Fête Nationale(Französischer Nationalfeiertag)

French national holiday commemorating the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, celebrated with military parades, fireworks, and communal dances (bals des pompiers).

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Halloween

Annual celebration on October 31 featuring costumes, trick-or-treating, jack-o'-lanterns, haunted houses, and horror-themed entertainment.

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होली(Holi)

Hindu spring festival celebrated by throwing colored powders and water, symbolizing the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring.

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Ganatantra Diwas(Indischer Republikstag)

Indian national holiday celebrating the adoption of the Constitution on January 26, 1950, marked by a grand military parade on Kartavya Path in New Delhi.

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יוֹם כִּפּוּר(Jom Kippur)

The holiest day in Judaism, a 25-hour period of fasting, prayer, and repentance dedicated to atonement for sins, observed with synagogue services and abstinence from work.

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Fête du Canada(Kanadatag)

Canadian national holiday celebrating Confederation on July 1, 1867, with fireworks, parades, concerts, and festivities across the country.

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Good Friday(Karfreitag)

Christian observance commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, marked by solemn church services, fasting, and processions, observed two days before Easter Sunday.

Carnaval(Karneval)

Pre-Lenten festival celebrated with parades, masquerades, music, and dancing in the days before Ash Wednesday, most famously in Rio de Janeiro and New Orleans.

Carnevale di Venezia(Karneval in Venedig)

Annual festival in Venice famous for elaborate masks and costumes, gondola parades on the Grand Canal, and masked balls, attracting millions of visitors over two weeks.

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ਲੋਹੜੀ(Lohri)

Punjabi winter bonfire festival celebrating the end of winter and the harvest of sugarcane and winter crops, with singing, dancing, and sharing rewri and peanuts.

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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary(Mariä Himmelfahrt)

Catholic and Orthodox holy day celebrating the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into heaven, widely observed as a public holiday across Catholic Europe and Latin America.

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December Holidays: Christmas, Hanukkah, and Year-End Celebrations

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Easter Vigil

Worship & Prayer

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Christmas Tree

Decoration & Display

2 Feiertage

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Chinese New Year Lanterns

Decoration & Display

2 Feiertage

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Carnival Floats and Costumes

Decoration & Display

2 Feiertage

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Dragon Boat Racing

2 Feiertage

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Guy Fawkes Bonfire Night

Performance & Entertainment

1 Feiertage

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Holi Color Throwing

Performance & Entertainment

2 Feiertage

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Cherry Blossom Viewing (Hanami)

Nature & Seasonal

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Songkran vs Carnival: The World's Biggest Street Parties

💦 สงกรานต์(Songkran) vs 🎭 Carnaval(Karneval)

Ascension Day vs Assumption of Mary: Heaven's Two Great Departures

☁️ Ascension of Jesus(Christi Himmelfahrt) vs 🌟 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary(Mariä Himmelfahrt)

Carnival of Venice vs Carnival: Old World Elegance vs New World Exuberance

🎭 Carnevale di Venezia(Karneval in Venedig) vs 🎭 Carnaval(Karneval)

Boxing Day vs Labour Day: Two Holidays About Giving and Working

🎁 Boxing Day(Zweiter Weihnachtstag) vs ✊ International Workers' Day(Tag der Arbeit)

Bastille Day vs Canada Day: National Days in July

🇫🇷 La Fête Nationale(Französischer Nationalfeiertag) vs 🇨🇦 Fête du Canada(Kanadatag)

Day of the Dead vs All Saints' Day: Two Catholic Traditions of Remembrance

💀 Día de los Muertos(Tag der Toten) vs 🕯️ All Saints' Day(Allerheiligen)

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