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As most countries and cultures of South and Southeast Asia lie within the Indian cultural sphere, the development of their traditional calendars have been strongly influenced by some form of the Hindu calendar. As in many other calendars, the New Year was based on the northern hemisphere vernal equinox (the beginning of spring).
The following is an incomplete list of festivals in Asia, with links to separate lists by country and region where applicable. This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, commerce festivals, film festivals , folk festivals , carnivals , recurring festivals on holidays, and music festivals . [ 1 ]
It has been celebrated on the territory corresponding to modern-day Uzbekistan for at least two thousand years. [1] When Uzbekistan was part of the Soviet Union, celebrations of Navruz were generally unofficial, and at times even prohibited. [2] Currently Navruz is an official public holiday in Uzbekistan and is always celebrated on March 21.
Shab-e-Barat (lit. ' Barat Night '), Cheragh-e-Barat, Berat Kandili, or Nisfu Syaaban (Southeastern Asian Muslims) is a Mid-Sha'ban related cultural celebration celebrated in many South Asian, Central Asian, South East Asian and Middle Eastern Muslim countries, on the 15th night (the night on 15th only) of the month of Sha'ban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar.
January 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM. ... over the course of the day. ... Vast numbers of pilgrims are expected to travel to the region by train, so authorities have added 3,000 special trains and 13,100 ...
Traditional Chinese Women's Day, also known as 婦女節/妇女节(fùnǚjié). 3 (三月) 3rd March 26, 2020 Sam Nyied Sam: 三月三 Celebrated by the Zhuang people, an ethnic minority. At the Qingming solar term, solar longitude of 15°, 104th day after Dongzhi (winter solstice) April 4, 2020
The Mid-Autumn Festival (for other names, see § Etymology) is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture.It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
Eid al-Fitr falls on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar; this does not always fall on the same Gregorian day, as the start of any lunar Hijri month varies based on when the new moon is sighted by local religious authorities. The holiday is known under various other names in different languages and countries around the world.