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[25] [26] Many towns organise community parades and fairs with parades or music and dance performances in parks. [27] Some Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs will send Diwali greeting cards to family near and far during the festive season, occasionally with boxes of Indian confectionery. [27] Another aspect of the festival is remembering the ancestors. [28]
[34] Public Holiday in 2025. 27 December/None: Not named: Statutory: Only in a year in which 25 December is either on a Saturday or Sunday. [34] This has the effect of adding an extra holiday when 25 December falls on a Sunday. 28 December/None: Not named: Proclaimed: This is an extra holiday added when 26 December falls on a Sunday. Total ...
Many Hindus observe Diwali as a day of celebrating the return of Prince Rama of Ayodhya, his wife Sita, and brother Lakshman after 14 years of exile, according to the Hindu American Foundation.
Christmas Day: 25 December and 7 January – celebrated by Christians and non-Christians alike. [6] [7] [8] Anastasia of Sirmium feast day: 25 December; Twelve Days of Christmas: 25 December–6 January; Saint Stephen's Day: 26 December – In Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ireland a holiday celebrated as Second Day of Christmas.
Here are the dates of 2025 federal holidays, according to the Office of Personnel Management: Wednesday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day Monday, Jan. 20: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
In 2019, Diwali started on October 25, in 2020, it fell on November 14, and in 2021, Diwali began on November 4... You get the idea. You get the idea. Related: Best Diwali Gifts
The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day). Furthermore, when specifying the masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta ...
The government scraps a plan to phase out gas boilers in UK homes by 2035. [16] 2025 United Kingdom floods: Dozens of people are rescued amid disruption from snow, ice, and flooding around much of the country. An overnight low of −13.3°C (8°F) is recorded, again in Loch Glascarnoch. [17]