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August 13–15, 2020 Torch Festival: 火把节 7 (七月) 7th August 25, 2020 Qixi Festival (The Night of Sevens, Magpie Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day) 七夕 According to legend, the goddess "Zhi Nü" (the star Vega) fell in love with the farmer boy "Niu Lang" (the star Altair), but was disapproved by her mother goddess.
In Persian culture the first day of spring is the first day of the first month (called Farvardin) which begins on 20 or 21 March. In the traditional Chinese calendar, the "spring" season consists of the days between Lichun (3–5 February), taking Chunfen (20–22 March) as its midpoint, then ending at Lixia (5–7 May).
St. Patrick's Day: Sunday, March 17 NYC Pride Parade: Sunday, June 30 This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Holidays 2024: Here are the special days and dates
The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population. This event also recognizes the achievements and contributions that indigenous people make to improve world issues such as environmental protection.
The post When Is the First Day of Spring 2022? 11 Facts About the Spring Equinox appeared first on Reader's Digest. The vernal equinox happens every year, yet most people don't know what it is or ...
Nowruz: The word of "Norouz" includes two parts; "no" that means "new" and "ruz OR rouz" which means "day", so "Nowruz" means starting a new day and it is the Celebration of the start of spring (Rejuvenation). It starts on the first day of spring (also the first day of the Iranian Calendar year), 21 March, in that 12 days as a sign of the past ...
A celebration of spring, [9] [10] it falls on the first day of the fifth solar term (also called Qingming) of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. This makes it the 15th day after the Spring Equinox, either 4, 5 or 6 April in a given year.