Category: Culture and the Arts

Our Lady of Guadeloupe Day (C)(MX)(1531):...

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On December 12, Mexico celebrates Our Lady of Guadeloupe Day. Our Lady of Guadalupe, also know as the Cirgin of Guadalupe and Our Mother of Guadalupe The Madonna of Tepeyac, Tonantzin. The day celebrate...

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Taboo Day/Festival of Unmentionable Though...

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Violin Day: December 13

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Italian Andrea Amati of Cremona (1511-1577) created the first four string violin, the type still used today in 1555. The oldest original violin in the world was created by Amati in 1560 and is currently...

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Gita Jayanti (H): December 14

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Gita Jayanti is the birthday of Bhagavad Gita, (700-verse Hindu scripture) and the sacred text of the Hindus. It is celebrated on the Shukla Ekadashi, the 11th day of the waxing moon in the month of Marga...

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Mokshada Ekadashi (H): December 14

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Ekadashi, or fasting, is performed in honor of Lord Vishnu. There are two types of Ekadashi: one observed monthly and the other honored annually. Mokshada Ekadeshi is the Ekadeshi of Magha Shukla Paksh...

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Dhanu Sankranti (H): December 15

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Dhanu Sankranti marks the day when Sun enters in the Dhanu Rashi or Sagittarius. This is the beginning of the ninth month of Hindu solar calendar. On this day, Lord Surya the sun god is worshipped. In...

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Navidades, (PR)(C): December 15-January 6

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Navidades is the official Christmas season in Puerto Rico. It begins ten days before Christmas and extends until Epiphany (January 6). Celebrations are vast, colorful and spiced with the unique fusion of...

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Las Posadas (C): December 16-24

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Simbang Gabi, (PH)(C): December 16-24

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Simbang Gabi is the official Christmas prayer tradition in the Philippines. It begins nine days before Christmas and includes nine early dawn and nine evening masses (church services). It is preparation l...

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Underdog Day, Ntl. (US/UK): December 17

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Arabic Language Day, Intl.: December 18

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<p>Arabic is one of the six official languages of the United Nations, and one of three surviving Semitic languages. The other official languages of the United Nations are: Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Frenc...

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Caroling Day, Go Ntl.: December 20

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Short Fiction Day, Celebrate: December 21

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What better way to spend the shortest day of the year than curled up in your favorite chair reading a book from beginning to end? That is exactly what Celebrate Short Fiction Day is all about. First run i...

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Yalda (IR): December 21

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Yalda, Shab-e Chelleh or Shab-e Yalda could be considered equivalent to the 'Thanksgiving Day' celebration in the Persian world, dominated by Iran but including Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Kurdistan, Tajikis...

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Forefather's Day (1620): December 22

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National Forefathers' Day is celebrated in Plymouth, Massachusetts on December 22 and marks the anniversary of the pilgrims arrival on December 21, 1620. The date was first celebrated in 1769. Why is it...

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Family Roots Day: December 23

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In the days preceding Christmas, families begin to gather. Stories are swapped, legends made and the inevitable questions from children about where they came from come up. Family Roots Day, an initiat...

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Pfeffernusse Cookies Day: December 23

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Re-gifting (White Elephant) Day: December...

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Goodwill, Day of (ZA)(1994): December 26

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Junkanoo (BS): December 26

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Lucky you if you are privileged to spend Christmas in the Bahamas because the day after, December 26 is the Junkanoo Festival. Think of rolling Christmas, Mardi Gras and African celebrations into one big,...

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