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Celebrating holidays alone doesn't have to feel awful. There are ways for you to empower yourself and create new meaningful experiences, experts say. (Anna Efetova/Moment RF/Getty Images)
Another example of a major secular holiday is the Lunar New Year, which is celebrated across East Asia and South East Asia. Many other days are marked to celebrate events or people, but are not strictly holidays as time off work is rarely given; examples include Arbor Day (originally U.S.), Labor Day (celebrated sometimes under different names ...
In New Zealand this is marked as a public holiday on the Friday closest to the last quarter period of the lunar month of Pipri in the Māori lunar calendar. [3] Buddhism. Asalha Puja: Dhamma Day, celebrating the Buddha's first sermon. Held on the first full moon in Ashadha. Hinduism
According to an adoptive parent Amy Ames in a post on Adoptive Families, "'We gotcha' is a phrase that acknowledges when another way of life began. Simply saying 'Adoption Day' does not differentiate between our children's placement and finalization dates, so 'Gotcha Day' is a less confusing name for us." [6]
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...
There are lots of different ways people celebrate Christmas around the world. In Japan, a bucket of KFC fried chicken has become a holiday staple. Christmas Eve in Finland can involve going to the ...
The U.S. Fire Administration [29] states that the Christmas and holiday season is "a time of elevated risk for winter heating fires" and that the fact that many people celebrate the different holidays during the Christmas and holiday season by decorating their homes with seasonal garlands, electric lights, candles, and banners, has the ...
Sending you warmth this holiday season, Wishing you well, Best wishes, Happiest of Holidays, Merry Christmas, ‘Tis the season, Season’s greetings, Cheers to a lovely holiday, Joyfully yours ...