Holidays
Events
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Tết
Tết, short for Tết Nguyên Đán, is the Vietnamese Lunar New Year and the most significant holiday in Vietnam. It marks the arrival of spring and the start of a new lunar calendar year. Typically celebrated in late January or early February, Tết is a time for family reunions, honoring ancestors, and welcoming good fortune.
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Dragobete
Dragobete is a Romanian holiday that celebrates the beginning of spring, plus love and romance (Romanian St. Valentine’s Day).
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Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival traditionally marks the end of the Chinese New Year Spring Festival period, celebrated on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month.
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Harriet Tubman Day
Harriet Tubman Day is an American holiday in honor of the anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman, observed on March 10 every year.
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Mothering Sunday
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Mothering Sunday (also known as Mothering Day) is a day for honoring mothers. It takes place exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday.
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St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick's Day commemorates the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick. Celebrated globally, it is marked by parades, the wearing of green attire, and various festivities that honor Irish culture and heritage.
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Eid al-Fitr
Ramadan culminates with the Eid al Fitr festival and is celebrated by Muslims all over the world. The day begins with the Eid prayer and is followed by people greeting each other, enjoying sweet meals, and spending the day with friends and family. Happiness and togetherness is the theme of this festival.
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Nowruz
Nowruz, also known as the Persian New Year, is a traditional festival celebrated by millions of people worldwide, marking the arrival of spring and the beginning of the new year in the Iranian calendar. The festivities include various customs, such as the Haft-Seen table, where seven symbolic items starting with the letter 'S' are displayed,…
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Naw-Rúz
Naw-Rúz is the Bahá’í New Year’s Day celebration. It marks the end of the annual 19-Day Fast and is one of the most important Bahá’í Holy Days.
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Passover
Passover (or Pesach) is a major Jewish holiday that commemorates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. Celebrated for eight days (seven in Israel), Passover usually falls in March or April. The holiday begins with the Seder meal, a ritual dinner where families read the Haggadah, a book that tells the story…