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A Western Christian feast day honoring one or two early saints named Valentinus. Typically associated with romantic love and celebrated by people expressing their love via gifts

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Feb 15 - Parinirvana Day (or Nirvana Day)

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Feb 15 - Parinirvana Day (or Nirvana Day)

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The commemoration of Buddha’s death at the age of 80, when he reached the zenith of Nirvana. February 8 is an alternative date of observance.

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A federally recognized celebration in the United States of George Washington’s birthday, as well as every president proceeding Washington

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Hindu festival celebrated each year to honor Lord Shiva. It is celebrated just before the arrival of spring. It is also known as the Great Night of Shiva or Shivaratri and is one of the largest and most significant among the sacred festival nights of India

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(The Sunday of the Last Judgment), traditionally the last day of eating meat before Easter for Orthodox Christians

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Feb 25 - March 1 - Intercalary Days or Ayyam-i-Ha

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Feb 25 - March 1 - Intercalary Days or Ayyam-i-Ha

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Celebrated by people of the Bahá’í faith. At this time, days are added to the Bahá’í calendar to maintain their solar calendar. Intercalary days are observed with gift giving, special acts of charity, and preparation for the fasting that precedes the New Year

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The last day for Catholics to indulge before Ash Wednesday starts the sober weeks of fasting that accompany Lent. The term “Mardi Gras” is particularly associated with the carnival celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana

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The day before Ash Wednesday. Though named for its former religious significance, it is chiefly marked by feasting and celebration, which traditionally preceded the observance of the Lenten fast. It is observed by various Christian denominations

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The first day of Lent on the Christian calendar. Its name is derived from the symbolic use of ashes to signify penitence. It takes place immediately after the excesses of the two days of Carnival that take place in Northern Europe and parts of Latin America and the Caribbean

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Feb 29 (sunset) to March 19 (sunset) Nineteen-Day Fast

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Feb 29 (sunset) to March 19 (sunset) Nineteen-Day Fast

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A time in the Bahá’í Faith to reinvigorate the soul and bring one closer to God. This fast takes place immediately before the beginning of the Bahá'í New Year

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In the United States and Canada. Since 1976, the month has been designated to remember the contributions of people of the African diaspora

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The first day of the year according to the modern Gregorian calendar, celebrated within most Western countries.

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The Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama (Shakyamuni), experienced enlightenment, also known as bodhi in Sanskrit and Pali.

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A holiday observed by the Eastern Orthodox Church, commemorating the death of Saint. Basil the Great

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Which is celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church, commemorates the naming of the child Jesus

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Observed in order to raise awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and partially sighted people. Celebrated on Louis Braille’s birthday, the inventor of braille

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The Tenth Guru of the Sikhs who initiated the Sikhs as the Khalsa (the pure ones) and is known as the Father of the Khalsa

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A festival celebrated by some branches of Christianity that marks the coming of the Epiphany

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Or Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day), a holiday observed by Eastern and Western Christians that recognizes the visit of the three wise men to the baby Jesus 12 days after his birth

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Recognized on this day by Armenian Orthodox Christians, who celebrate the birth of Jesus on Epiphany

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Recognized on this day by Eastern Orthodox Christians, who celebrate Christmas 13 days later than other Christian churches because they follow the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian version of the Western calendar.

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A holiday celebrated by the Mahayana Buddhist branch, on the first full-moon day in January

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An annual festival celebrated by the Sikhs commemorating the memory of 40 Sikh martyrs

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A major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of India.

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Jan 18 - 25 - The Week of Prayer for Christian Unit

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Jan 18 - 25 - The Week of Prayer for Christian Unit

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During which Christians pray for unity between all churches of the Christian faith.

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Observed by those of the Bahá’í faith to promote interfaith harmony and understanding

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A holiday observed by Ethiopian Orthodox Christians who celebrate the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River on Epiphany.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorates the birth of Martin Luther King Jr., the recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize and an activist for nonviolent social change until his assassination in 1968

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One of the most sacred of all traditional Chinese holidays, a time of family reunion and celebration. The Lunar New Year is also celebrated at this time in Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Mongolia.

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Jan 25-26 - Losar - The Tibetan Buddhist New Year

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Jan 25-26 - Losar - The Tibetan Buddhist New Year

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A time of renewal through sacred and secular practices.

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Recognizes the date the Constitution of India came into law in 1950, replacing the Government of India Act of 1935. This day also coincides with India’s 1930 declaration of independence.

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Jan 27 - The International Day of Commemoration

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Jan 27 - The International Day of Commemoration

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The International Day of Commemoration to remember the victims of the Holocaust. The anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in 1945 and U.N. Holocaust Memorial Day.

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Holocaust Remembrance Day, a time to “mourn the loss of lives, celebrate those who saved them, honor those who survived, and contemplate the obligations of the living.” — Former President Barack Obama.

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The Hindu Festival that highlights the coming of spring. On this day Hindus worship Saraswati Devi, the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music, art, and culture.

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