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Sadeh is a midwinter festival that was celebrated with grandeur and magnificence in ancient Iran. It was a festivity to honor fire and to defeat the forces of darkness, frost, and cold. Chahar Shanbeh Suri: Festival of Fire, Last Tuesday of the Iranian Calendar year. It marks the importance of the light over the darkness, and arrival of spring ...
A festival is a special occasion of feasting or celebration, usually with a religious focus. Aside from religion, and sometimes folklore , another significant origin is agricultural . Food (and consequently agriculture) is so vital that many festivals are associated with harvest time.
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, performance art , and social activities.
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World Days or International Days observed at UNESCO designated by United Nations General Assembly for marking and commemorating "important aspects of human life and history". [ 1 ] January
International festival InterHarmony International Music Festival: Germany: 1997–present: International festival Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden: Germany: 1896–present: International theatre festival Kissinger Sommer: Germany: 1986–present: Klavier-Festival Ruhr: Germany: 1988–present: Piano festival; classical music and jazz ...
International Women's Day – (8 March, particularly in Australia, former Soviet bloc countries and mainland China) May Day, Labor/Labour Day, or International Workers' Day – (1 May in many European and South American countries. The United States and Canada both celebrate on the first Monday in September)
Folk festivals may also feature folk dance or ethnic foods. Handicrafting has long been exhibited at such events and festival-like gatherings, as it has its roots in the rural crafts . Like folk art, handicraft output often has cultural, political, and/or religious significance.