Groundhog Day is a holiday observed on February 2 in US and Canada. The main character of that day is Groundhog. If the groundhog leave the burrow, winter will soon end. Nevertheless, if the groundhog will retreat into its burrow - winter will continue for six more weeks. In practice, the Groundhog can predict the end of a winter only with 50% probability, but still the holiday is perceived as a...
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Mawlid (Maulid an-Nabi or Eid Milad an-Nabi) is a holiday to commemorate Mahomet's Birthday. It is observed on the third mount of Muslim calendar, and it is also called Barat's Night. During that day Muslims are commemorating Mahomet's day of birth, when on the Mahomet's father Abd Allah's forehead God's light appeared. It filled Amina's womb, Mahomet's...
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Valentine's Day is the lovers' festival which falls on February 14. At the core of the celebration lay small gifts and "Valentines" - cards with poems or love confessions. The name of the holiday comes from St. Valentine who is the lovers' guardian. In Christian tradition one may find several tales connected with St. Valentine. One of the legends presents history of a...
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Singles Awareness Day is celebrated only one day after the Valentine's Day that is on February 15. This is the holiday of St. Faustin who is the guardian of single people. The celebration day was initiated in Italy where are over 6 milion singles (half of Milano citizens are single). In Poland the number is also high since it escalates around 5 milion and is still growing. Moreover, it is...
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Fat Thursday (German Fetter Donnerstag, Schmotziger Donnerstag, or in areas where carnival is celebrated Weiberfastnacht, Polish Tłusty czwartek) is a traditional Polish and German feast marking the last Thursday before Lent and is associated with the celebration of Carnival. Because Lent is a time of fasting, the next opportunity to feast would not be until Easter. It is similar to, but should...
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World Cats Day is celebrated annually in USA on October 29th, in Russia on March 1st and in Poland on February 17th. The idea of Cats Day was born in Italy. Cats Day is a holiday to highlight cats' meaning in people's life. In some cultures people believe that cats have multiple lives. In many countries, they are believed to have nine lives, but for instance in Spanish-speaking...
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Maha Shivaratri which means the night of holly Shiva, is the greatest Hindu holiday. This is flexi holiday and it usually falls between February and March. The celebration takes two days and two nights. Sometimes this holiday is called Shiva's Birthday, however, this is incorrect naming. This is due to the fact that in Hindu tradition gods do not have either beginning or end thus they do not...
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The Presidents Day / Washington's Birthday is a federal holiday in US. It is celebrated on the third Monday in February. It is a federal holiday, so it concerns only federal governments and officials, however all states do not have to implement the same regulations. At the beginning, the holiday was implemented to honor George Washington and it was the first holiday to honor an...
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Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) is the lat day of carnival. It is celebrated before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras means also whole period of activity related to the celebrations, not only a single day. During that day many parades are taking place, sports competition, parties and social meetings. The most popular events are: the big ball on St. Mark's Square in Venice which is ending...
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Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party. People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations, which mark an overturning of daily life Carnival is a festival traditionally held in Roman...
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In Christianity Lent is treated as a time of penance and conversion. It covers a period from Ash Wednesday till Holy Thursday. The traditional purpose od Lent is the preperation- through prayer, repentance, almsgiving and self-denial- for the annual commemoration during Holy Week of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus witch recalls the events linked to the Passion of Christ and cultiminates...
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Defender of the Fatherland Day is a holiday rooted in Soviet Union observed in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus celebrated on February 23. The holiday was established to commemorate the first mass draft into the Red Army in February 23, 1918. It was originally know as a Red Army Day. In 1949 it was renamed Soviet Army and Navy Day, however following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the holiday...
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