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A post office called Bolivia has been in operation since 1892. [7] The town is named after Bolivia, in South America. [8] Bolivia was incorporated as a town in 1911. [8] National Airlines Flight 2511 blew up over Bolivia on January 6, 1960. The DC-6B was destroyed by an explosion of dynamite. [9]
Wilancha (sacrifice) in Wilaqala on Willkakuti celebrated on June 21. Willkakuti [1] (Aymara for Return of the Sun), Machaq Mara (Aymara for New Year), Mara T'aqa, Jach'a Laymi or Pacha Kuti [2] (in Spanish named Año Nuevo Andino Amazónico (Andean-Amazonic New Year)) is an Aymara celebration in Bolivia, Chile [3] and the Puno Region of Southern Peru [2] which takes place annually on 21 June ...
In all, there are 39 different local time zones in use across the globe – some differing by 15 or 30 minutes compared to nearby zones – including two that are more than 12 hours ahead of UTC ...
This is an incomplete list of festivals in the United States with articles on Wikipedia, as well as lists of other festival lists, by geographic location. This list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Brunswick County, North Carolina.Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.
Mardi Gras is a holiday that combines religious history of Lent with the festivity of New Year's Eve and the parades of Independence Day and Thanksgiving, amounting to an exuberant celebration ...
Mardi Gras arrived in North America as a sedate French Catholic tradition with the Le Moyne brothers, [3] Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, in the late 17th century, when King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisiane, which included what are now the U.S. states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
The following category is for festivals in North America, including arts festivals, fairs, carnivals, religious festivals, and other types. This is a container category only, and all topics should be moved to appropriate subcategories for type and locale.