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In Singapore, Chinese New Year is the only traditional Chinese public holiday, likewise with Malaysia. Each region has its own holidays on top of this condensed traditional Chinese set. Mainland China and Taiwan observe patriotic holidays, Hong Kong and Macau observe Christian holidays, and Malaysia and Singapore celebrate Malay and Indian ...
Nowruz is a two-week celebration that marks the beginning of the New Year in Iran's official Solar Hijri calendar. [ 135 ][ 136 ] The celebration includes four public holidays from the first to the fourth day of Farvardin, the first month of the Iranian calendar, usually beginning on 21 March. [ 137 ]
Annual. Vernal Equinox Day (春分の日, Shunbun no Hi) is a public holiday in Japan that occurs on the date of the Northward equinox in Japan Standard Time (the vernal equinox can occur on different dates in different time-zones), usually March 20 or 21. The date of the holiday is not officially declared until February of the previous year ...
March 21 is the 80th day of the year ... It is annually celebrated by members of the Baháʼí Faith as the Baháʼí New Year ... Holidays and observances ...
Arbor Day (or Arbour Day in some countries) is a secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. [1] Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date varies, depending on climate and suitable planting season.
21 March 2025. (2025-03-21) Frequency. Annual. First time. 1999; 25 years ago (1999) World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March, and was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999, "with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for ...
In addition to New Year's Day (Новый год, Novy god) on 1 January, 2–5 January are public holidays as well, [1][2] called New Year holiday (новогодние каникулы, novogodniye kanikuly). The holiday includes 6 and 8 January, with Christmas being 7 January, declared as non-working days by law. Until 2005, only 1 and 2 ...
March 21: Nowruz: May 1: Labour Day: July 14: Republic Day: October 3: National Day: National Iraqi Day. Celebrates the independence of Iraq from the United Kingdom in 1932 [3] December 10: Victory Day: Victory over Daesh ISIS. December 25: Christmas Day: Muharram 1: Islamic New Year: Muharram 10: Ashura: Rabi' al-Awwal 12: The Prophet's ...