Holidays
Articles about holidays, observances and commemorative dates.
October 25
October 25 — calendar date, history and observances
October 27
October 31
October 9
Ofrenda
Ōmisoka
Ōmisoka: Japan's New Year's Eve traditions and customs
Onam
Onam: Kerala's ten-day harvest festival and cultural celebration
Orangeman's Day
Orangeman's Day (The Twelfth)
Ostara
Over the River and Through the Wood
Pakistan Day
Pakistan Day (Yaum-e-Pakistan)
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday: Christian observance marking Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem
Passover
Passover (Pesach) — Jewish spring festival commemorating the Exodus
Passover (Pesach) is the Jewish spring festival remembering the Exodus from Egypt. It centers on the Seder meal, the prohibition of leaven, and themes of freedom and communal memor
Patriot Day
Patriot Day (September 11) — United States Day of Remembrance
Patriots' Day
Patriots' Day — Massachusetts holiday commemorating Lexington and Concord
Pentecost
Pentecost: Christian feast commemorating the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church
Pentecost, observed 50 days after Easter (also called Whitsun), commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit to the apostles and the early formation of the Christian Church.
Pi Day
Pi Day — annual celebration of the mathematical constant π
Pohela Boishakh
Pohela Boishakh — Bengali New Year
Purim
Purim — Jewish festival of deliverance
Purim is a joyful Jewish holiday commemorating the story of Esther and the deliverance of the Jews in ancient Persia. It is observed with readings, feasting, costumes, gifts, and c
Qi Xi
Quinquagesima
Quinquagesima — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday
Remembrance Day
Ronald Reagan Day
Ronald Reagan Day (state observance in the United States)
Rosh Chodesh
Rosh Chodesh: The Jewish New-Moon Day and Its Observance
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah: Jewish New Year and Days of Repentance
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish festival marking the beginning of the year in Tishrei, a time of prayer, shofar blowing, symbolic foods and reflection that begins the Ten Days of Repen
Saint David's Day
Saint David's Day: Wales's National Feast Day and Cultural Observance
Saint George
Saint George: life, legend, and cultural legacy
Saint Joseph's Day
Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Valentine
Saint Valentine: history, traditions, and legacy
Samhain
Samhain: Gaelic festival marking the end of harvest and beginning of winter
Samkranthi
Santa Claus
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