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This category is for religious festivals in Canada. When applicable, topics should be moved to appropriate subcategories by type and locale. When applicable, topics should be moved to appropriate subcategories by type and locale.
The following category is for festivals in Canada, including arts festivals, fairs, food festivals, folk festivals, carnivals, religious festivals, and other types. When applicable, topics should be moved to appropriate subcategories by both type and locale.
This is an incomplete list of festivals in Canada. This list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals , fairs , food festivals , arts festivals , and recurring festivals on holidays .
Karthika Deepam (Tamil: Kārtikai tīpam) is a Hindu festival of lights. It is mainly observed mainly by Tamils in India, Sri Lanka and other regions with significant Tamil diaspora. The festival is celebrated on the first full moon day of the month of Kartika coinciding with Kṛttikā nakshatra, falling on the Gregorian months of November or ...
Pongal is one of the most important festivals celebrated by Tamil people in Tamil Nadu and other parts of South India. [ 47 ] [ 48 ] It is also a major Tamil festival in Sri Lanka . [ 49 ] It is observed by the Tamil diaspora worldwide, [ 50 ] [ 51 ] including those in Malaysia , [ 52 ] Mauritius , [ 53 ] South Africa , [ 54 ] Singapore , [ 55 ...
Kaanum Pongal or Kanum Pongal (Tamil: காணும் பொங்கல்) is the fourth and the final day of the four-day Pongal festival. [1] According to the Gregorian calendar it is celebrated on 17 January. [2]
Some of these associations also have established private schools in Tamil to compete with non-religious and Catholic school boards that most Hindu students go to. [ 18 ] One among the earliest Hindu temples in Canada was established in rural Nova Scotia , in Auld's Cove , near the border to Cape Breton Islands, in 1971.
Bhogi is a festival celebrated widely in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. Bhogi is a festival that symbolizes renewal and transformation, during which people discard old, unused, or derelict items to make way for new beginnings. [3] At dawn, a bonfire is lit using logs of wood, solid fuels, and unwanted wooden furniture ...