Féilte/Festivals by FAL_DCU

Canada Day

2018-04-02 01:24:31 UTC

Ottawa, Canada

2018-04-02 01:36:39 UTC

Fireworks on July 1

February 6, marking the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

2018-04-02 01:39:38 UTC

Canada Day, July 1st since 1867

lornajmccluskey — 2018-04-02 02:12:34 UTC

Canada Day, formerly Dominion Day, happens on July 1st. It is a national holiday to celebrate the formation of Canada in 1867 upon the enactment of The Constitution Act. Only Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Canada (Upper being part of Ontario and Lower being part of Quebec). The name of Dominion Day was changed to Canada Day in 1982 after The Canada Act was passed.

People go to parks to celebrate by listening to bands, participating in BBQ’s and other events as arranged locally, culminating in a fireworks display.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DD_xuYXXvT8

Any day in summer.

2018-04-02 06:20:31 UTC

North Beach in Wollongong is beautiful. Families having barbecues, children and adults swimming and surfing. And you can see thee lovely Mount Keira and Mount Kembla from North Beach.

Bonfire Night

felicityburke — 2018-04-02 11:58:20 UTC

November 5th Bonfire Night is celebrated in England. Communities build bonfires and have fireworks. We eat gingerbread and roast chestnuts.

Lá Fheile Stiofáin

mmaceoin — 2018-04-02 13:07:46 UTC

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Máire NicEóin MacRuairí
Taímid ag comóradh Lá Fheile Stiofáin i An Daingean, Éire

Canada Day

2018-04-02 13:39:24 UTC

I gCeanada, ceiliúraimid an Lá Ceanada ar an chead lá de Iúil, an Comhcheangal ag cuimhneamh.

Le 14 juillet (Bastille Day)

beatrice_gougeon — 2018-04-02 18:15:30 UTC

To me the best part of the day aside from the usual fireworks and firemen's dances/parties at night, is the Champs-Elysées military parade and especially the performance of the "Patrouille de France" pilots.

August 1st is Yorkshire Day - but it's a fairly recent thing and most Yorkshire folk ignore it!

2018-04-02 18:34:38 UTC

Lantern Floating Hawaii

2018-04-02 19:11:12 UTC

On Memorial Day, we commemorate the dead with a ceremony at the beach. Earlier in the day, you decorate a paper lantern with wishes for those who have passed. The Japanese ceremony is led by the Shinso Ito (high priest) taiko drums, Hawaiian chants, and flower offerings accompany the journey of the lit lanterns. It is a beautiful, inclusive ceremony open to all. www.lanternfloatinghawaii.com

2018-04-02 21:26:59 UTC

Mud season in Vermont - happening now!

St. Peter

2018-04-04 11:00:45 UTC

Saint Peter’s party. It happens in my city because St. Peter is the patron saint of the city. It’s a one month festival, with lots of food and some rides. On St. Peter’s day there are fireworks to announce that the festival is over.

st. georges day

2018-04-04 11:49:12 UTC

this is 23rd april but the english dont really celebrate it,certainly not the way the irish celebrate st. patricks day.

Rince Morris`

julian_farmer — 2018-04-04 12:16:15 UTC

Tá rince Morris againn i nGuildford, i tSasana ar dtus Bealtaine. Nuair ni i rince Morris, an duine seo seinminn ceol Eireannach go minic.

Imbolc / Brigid's Day

2018-04-04 15:37:17 UTC

Marks the beginning of spring. February 1st , halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. We weave crosses from grasses to hang in our homes for protection and as a symbol of the seasons of the year .

Independence day / Fourth of July / American Brits out day

2018-04-04 16:03:42 UTC

July 4, 1776. The Continental Congress declared that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, and were no longer part of the British Empire . We celebrate with fireworks , family gatherings , and cooking outdoors .

Badí Calendar

2018-04-04 22:34:58 UTC

I am a member of the Baha'i Faith and we have our own calendar called the Badí Calendar. It is based on the solar year and consists of 19 months of 19 days, plus 4 or 5 extra days (calculated depending on the exact time of the vernal equinox in any given year) called "Ayyam-i-Ha" or Intercalary Days. Each day of the week, month of the year, and year in a 19-year cycle (called a "Vahid") has its own name, based on the attributes of God. On March 21, we celebrated our new year, or "Naw Ruz".

Independence Day in Mexico

2018-04-05 04:51:19 UTC

September 15th at the Zocalo or Central Plaza. The date is celebrated nationwide.

2018-04-07 12:58:47 UTC

California Coastal Cleanup Day, September 15, 2018.

2018-04-07 17:41:31 UTC

2018-04-08 00:40:46 UTC

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - January 15th - USA - a day to remember senseless violence and its aftermath and work for civil rights and equality for all.

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh

2018-04-11 23:02:03 UTC

Pachamama (August)

2018-04-13 00:27:58 UTC

During the month of August in the Northern region of Argentina, we celebrate Pachamama (Mother Earth) by digging a hole on the soil and adding food to it through a very significant ceremony, this is to give back to the Earth what it gives us everyday. The main day for the celebration is August 1st.

Antique Photo of a Beauty Contest for the "unofficial holiday" of Halloween in Anaheim, California

esylviaarchitect — 2018-04-15 22:21:34 UTC

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Slick_Chicks_Halloween_1947.jpg

MLK Jr.

2018-04-16 15:42:33 UTC

In the United States we have set aside January 15th as the day to remember the life, work, and senseless killing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Because of this it is a day when many participate in some form of public service or protest for injustice.

I live in Atlanta, GA and this day has special significance to us because Atlanta is the birthplace of Dr. King and the city played an important role in the Civil Rights Movement.

Greek independence day/ 25 March

2018-04-30 17:18:23 UTC

This is a symbolic picture where Greeks rise the greek flag in Crete. Noways we celebrate the day with a school parade on 24 March.

Waitangi Day

2018-05-01 09:26:52 UTC

On Feb 6th we celebrate Waitangi Day which marks the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. This treaty between the British Crown and over 500 Maori Chiefs is considered to be New Zealands founding document and became an official public holiday in 1934.

St. Patrick’s Day

2018-05-01 13:35:37 UTC

St. Patrick’s Day is huge here in New England due to the large population with Irish American ancestry. Here’s a shot from a local pub last year. Standing room only.

Paçzki Day

2018-05-03 22:58:28 UTC

Festivals

2018-05-28 15:16:32 UTC

The seasonal festivals of the year based on old agricultural calendar. The seasons of the sun and the moon. This is the natural rythms..if we talk of linear time pasage, then we use the gregorian calendar.
Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon.

2018-05-28 15:26:45 UTC

2018-10-15 10:46:42 UTC

My discussion Padlet

lilygoose1 — 2018-10-15 13:56:47 UTC

Saint Patrick, patron of ireland

2018-10-15 18:02:07 UTC

Saint Patrick, Patron of Ireland

2018-10-15 18:02:46 UTC

The Lorica

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorica_(prayer)

Midsummer Eve

2018-10-15 19:40:28 UTC

Midsummer is an important festival in Finland, as it is the longest day of the year - the sun does not actually set at all (the photo below was taken around 11 pm). Most Finns spend the Midsummer at their summer cottages with their families and friends. Sauna, beer, sausages and a bonfire are the essential components of a good Midsummer Eve.

Fourth of July

2018-10-15 21:11:17 UTC

Like most other Americans, we celebrate our Independence Day on the Fourth of July. There are fireworks and cookouts. I usually spend mine at the lake!

Halloween

2018-10-17 03:50:53 UTC

Is aoibhinn liom an Oíche Shamhna! Here in the west coast of the USA I celebrate both Halloween and Samhain. It is my favorite time of year.
Is é seo mo theach with decorations for Halloween/Oíche Shamhna

Féilte

2018-10-26 16:44:01 UTC

Dia daoibh,
I'm going to live you here 2 pictures of a celebration that occurs in my town only every six years. The first one represents the anounment of the festivities that will be held the following year, and it is a battle of tiny tiny papers. It's called "L'anunci"

Féilte

2018-10-26 16:47:11 UTC

The second picture is of one of the ornaments that people prepare for the town and it is all done with paper. It's called "Sexenni".
If you like what you see you can write "sexenni morella" on your browser and you'll have millions of pictures

St. Patrick's Day

underhill1 — 2018-10-31 07:34:48 UTC

Here in Ketchikan, AK there's a big charity raffle on St. Patrick's Day. This year I donated my second-ever quilt, and went all-out and used knotwork quilting along the border and inside the four open diamonds. The quilt pattern is an 'Irish Triple Chain.'

Yule

catfantastic — 2018-11-02 02:49:06 UTC

I really love Yule. That whole time of year is just magical for me, and it's nice that people from a lot of different traditions are celebrating at the same time.

Now that I've moved back to my hometown in the north, it means even more to me, because winter really is cold and dark and quiet, and it could be very sad if we let it. So we make our own light.

Thanksgiving Day

laura_d — 2018-11-06 03:37:34 UTC

I love Thanksgiving Day, when we are encouraged to give thanks to God for the blessings that have been bestowed upon us. Several years ago, we hosted an American student who grew up in Hong Kong for her first Thanksgiving in the US. I had printed off copies of "America the Beautiful", "My Country Tis of Thee" and "Yankee Doodle", so that we could all go "Thanksgiving Caroling" around the neighborhood. My American student from China didn't know this was something I had invented, and my kids just indulged me...
The best part was the Hispanic family who spoke little/no English, invited us into their home, thanked us for caroling to them, and asked us to please return again the following year, as no one had caroled to them on Thanksgiving before (we also speak Spanish). It was a great day to be American, celebrating our blessings together as neighbors.

Holidays

2019-01-12 19:54:55 UTC

In the USA, the biggest holidays are the 4th of July (Independence Day), Thanksgiving, Christmas, and of course New Years. Depending on where you live, St. Patrick's Day is pretty big as well. I live not too far outside of Savannah, GA and St. Patrick's Day is huge there. In February, they have the Irish Festival to kick off a month of events leading up to the big St. Patrick's Day party downtown. This is a picture of the fountain in Forsyth Park in Savannah. They have a special greening of the fountain ceremony every year.

Sant Jordi

2019-04-01 14:35:07 UTC

It's a very important day in Catalonia! It's like a book day but with flowers also and everyone is on the street buying books and flowers. It takes places on the 23rd of April.

Tibb's Eve in Newfoundland (Talamh an Éisc)

2019-04-01 23:10:44 UTC

Tibb's Eve, also known as Tip's Eve in other provinces. Tibb's Eve or Tipsy Eve is a celebration held on December 23 originating in Newfoundland.
The wild festivity started sometime around the mid-20th century as the first night during Advent when it was appropriate to have a drink. Advent was a sober, religious time of year and traditionally people would not drink alcohol until Christmas Day at the earliest. Tibb's Eve emerged as an excuse to imbibe two days earlier. The tradition of celebrating Tibb's Eve may be similar to 19th century workers taking Saint Monday off from work.

Halloween

2019-04-02 14:00:55 UTC

Halloween has definitely become a bigger deal for us now that we have a child, and there are so many things going on here in Brooklyn. We love seeing all of the houses/apartment buildings that are decorated, the elaborately carved pumpkins, and of course trick-or-treating. There's a neighborhood near where we live where they shut down a street for a few blocks and have a live band playing, with games and other fun things for kids at night.

La Feria de Albacete

2019-04-02 18:05:47 UTC

The Feria is very famous here in Albacete, Spain and is one of the biggest fairs in the whole country! It's a 'cultural' event which has existed in some form since 1375 but for many people it's just an excuse to go out drinking for 10 days in a row! I really enjoy seeing and learning about the traditional costumes, and it's a great chance to get together with friends after the summer holidays.

Tiara Dé Máirt

prainbow61 — 2019-04-04 04:40:27 UTC

Bhí Tiara Tuesday inné. Ní maith liom April Fools day. Is breá liom Tiara Tuesday.

2019-04-06 04:45:58 UTC

Is maith liom an Nollag.

2019-04-06 04:46:00 UTC

2019-04-06 04:47:38 UTC

Is maith liom an Nollag.

King's Day

2019-04-07 17:50:37 UTC

We have King's Day on the 27th of April. It is a day to celebrate the King's birthday. Everything is red, white, blue and orange.

Dyngus Day

2019-04-09 11:16:59 UTC

The day after Easter is Dyngus Day, which is a Polish holiday that is celebrated in Poland and in American cities with large populations of Polish immigrants and their descendants. Buffalo, NY has a great deal of Polish heritage and has one of the world's largest Dyngus Day celebrations.

Anzac Day - An Astráil

2019-04-09 22:34:46 UTC

Anzac Day on April 25 is a day for commemorating people who have served in war. There are dawn services in cities and towns across Australia, followed by marches. After that, there’s often a lot of drinking and a game called two-up that involves tossing up two coins and betting on which side they’ll land on. Anzac Day is the only day of the year on which this is legally played in public! The photo is from the more serious side, at the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance.

Halloween!

2019-04-17 04:35:33 UTC

My kids and I just love Halloween! It's all about dressing up and having fun! :-)

Christmas in Phoenix, Arizona

2019-04-26 00:03:22 UTC

Las Noches de las Luminarias at the desert Botanical Garden is one of many Phoenix traditions during the Christmas season. Many people also decorate their homes with luminarias.

2019-05-08 08:05:36 UTC

Around my location in central California, there are many autumn festivals throughout the month of October to celebrate the coming of autumn and preparing for the winter.

Detroit-Windsor International Freedom Festival

2019-11-04 02:39:47 UTC

This festival celebrates both Canada Day and Independence Day with a fireworks display along the Detroit River. The Wikipedia article dates the festival to 2007, but it is much, much older. I enjoyed the firework display from the both the riverfront and the high rise bank building for which my mother and grandmother worked as a child. We would usually make a day of the event and bring a picnic. I hope the two cities continue this wonderful event into the future.

Detroit Fun Runs!

2019-11-04 02:53:11 UTC

Detroit Turkey Trot before the Thanksgiving Day Parade and the St. Patricks’ Run before the Detroit St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

megc234 — 2019-11-04 12:03:11 UTC

The next holiday in the U. S. Is Thanksgiving. My family likes watching the parade together on television. We have a special breakfast with our sons and grandchildren. Later in the day we will go to my sister’s house for a turkey dinner. After dinner we play games. We have a four day weekend.

San Juan

alevf88 — 2019-11-04 12:24:49 UTC

An important day and festivity in the city where I live in Spain, Almería, is "La Noche de San Juan" (the night of 23rd June). We go to the beach with friends and family, make fires and share a dinner together. And at midnight, while you see the fireworks, it is tradition to go to swim in the sea or wash your face to get luck during the year. It is a really magical night!

Victory day

2019-11-04 17:38:00 UTC

On May 9th we celebrate one of the most important days in Russia - the Victory Day. We remember the most difficult years for our country, during which we lost so many people, and we celebrate the peace. We often call this day "holiday with tears in our eyes"

Thanksgiving

hamburgerhell — 2019-11-04 18:40:43 UTC

It is a time to give thanks for our blessings as the Pilgrims did after their harvest in 1621. I watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade every year. I still cook Thanksgiving dinner, even though I live alone now. I share with my dog and cats.

Hawaiian Holidays

lee_asgaeilge — 2019-11-05 07:06:59 UTC

Here in Hawaii we observe three local state holidays; Statehood Day, Prince Kūhiō Day, and King Kamehameha Day. The holidays are celebrated at gatherings called lūʻau, with traditional Hawaiian dancing and a feast. We also get the day off from work which is a very nice bonus :)

Statehood Day or Admission Day is a legal holiday in the state of Hawaii in the United States. It is celebrated annually on the third Friday in August to commemorate the anniversary of the state's 1959 admission to the Union. It was first celebrated in 1969.

Prince Kūhiō Day is an official holiday in the state of Hawaiʻi in the United States. It is celebrated annually on March 26, to mark the birth of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole — heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, prince of the House of Kalākaua, and later territorial delegate to the United States Congress. It was established in 1949 by the legislature of the Territory of Hawaii. As a delegate, Kuhio authored the first Hawaii Statehood bill in 1919. He also won passage of the Hawaiian Homes Act, creating the Hawaiian Homes Commission and setting aside 200,000 acres (810 km2) of land for Hawaiian homesteaders.

King Kamehameha I Day on June 11 is a public holiday in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It honors Kamehameha the Great, the monarch who first established the unified Kingdom of Hawaiʻi—comprising the Hawaiian Islands of Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi.

All references taken from Wikipedia

2019-11-05 14:05:03 UTC

Where I'm from in the United States (South), we have a New Year's Day tradition of eating collard greens, black-eyed peas, and cornbread. Some people also include a pork item (as a vegetarian, I do not). This is my favorite meal of the year!

Thanksgiving in the U.S.A.

2019-11-05 19:12:07 UTC

Thanksgiving in the USA is a day that families gather to often share in a meal of Turkey and many side dishes to give thanks for what we have. This year Thanksgiving Day will be Thursday, November 28, 2019. However, in 2015 I took a trip to Ireland and had my Thanksgiving Turkey dinner was at The Oliver Plunkett restaurant in Cork, Co. Cork, IE.
All the BEST from Patrick McLaughlin in Sandusky, OH, USA

Thanksgiving Day 2015

2019-11-05 19:23:58 UTC

I have my Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner at The Oliver Plunkett in Cork City, Co. Cork, IE...
Best, Patrick McLaughlin

https://www.theoliverplunkett.com/

UK Holidays

2019-11-05 20:53:50 UTC

Lá an Neamhspléachais, July 4th, an féilite nGregorian.

2019-11-12 22:49:13 UTC

Dia dhaobh. Roibeard is ainm dom. It is our annual celebration of separation from the UK. This year will our 254th holiday. Our days of the week are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

2019-12-05 04:01:13 UTC

Samhain

Clean Monday, is the first day of Great Lent throughout Eastern Christianity (Greece)

2019-12-28 00:10:17 UTC

We celebrate many holidays in the US, although my favorite is Independence Day (July 4th). We celebrate with cookouts, and fireworks.

2020-04-13 00:11:20 UTC

In the US we use Gregorian Calendar. Opening day of Salmon Season is big for me! Usually an chéad de Sathairn an Aibreán.

m222philip — 2020-04-13 00:26:58 UTC

Cushendunn, Antrim

wildeglantine1 — 2020-04-13 03:03:03 UTC

Is maith liom All Souls Procession.

Lunar New Year in Vancouver, Canada.

caseyjwolf — 2020-04-13 05:34:05 UTC

This is one of the biggest holidays in our area. Another big one is Diwali.

ANZAC Day in Australia

2020-04-13 12:25:02 UTC

Every April 25, we commemorate the sacrifice made by Australia's armed forces personnel in all wars, in all theatres of war and also the work they do here at home in times of crisis.

Easter in Hungary

2020-04-13 13:08:24 UTC

In Hungary it is traditional for men and young boys to go to the girls homes on Easter Monday and douse them with water. In return the men or young boys get painted eggs, pastries, cakes, and perhaps a kiss. The tradition full of symbolism about fertility.

Atlanta residents celebrating Juneteenth (Freedom Day, June 19), which commemorates the abolition of slavery.

2020-04-13 13:12:59 UTC

Dia duit, Siobhán is ainim dom. Is é lá fhéile Pádraig an féile is mó atá againn.

2020-04-13 13:38:17 UTC

Songs of Praise

sheila_foreman — 2020-04-13 14:54:49 UTC

A very local celebration that happens each year in the summer

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi

2020-04-13 22:17:30 UTC

Didaoibh go lß

2020-04-14 00:56:25 UTC

The Day of the Dead

2020-04-14 02:16:56 UTC

Is mise Consuelo. My favorite festival is the Day of the Dead which in recent years has got blended with Halloween traditions. In this picture, I am with some friends enjoying the festival in the traditional Coyoacan square. I am the Frida Kahlo-like ghost in the center.

Bealtaine

kloss_mike — 2020-04-14 04:53:08 UTC

Is mise Maidhc, agus is as Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá mé. Úsáidimid an féilire Gregorain anseo. Tá Bealtaine is tábhachtach dom.

Bealtaine

chimpgirlrain — 2020-04-14 04:53:09 UTC

Dia daoibh! Is mise Séamaisín!
Bealtaine is a festival that I celebrate with my community. Sadly, due to the pandemic, we will not be gathering this year.

We follow the Gregorian calendar as well. Important dates here are Easter, Independence Day (July 4th), Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, St Patrick's Day just to name a few.

2020-04-14 17:19:47 UTC

2020-04-14 21:48:30 UTC

Is é 8 Márta Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan.

conbermac — 2020-04-16 11:24:26 UTC

Burns Night
A night to celebrate the life and poetry of Scottish poet Robert Burns.

Hogmanay / Oíche chinn bhliana ! This is an important celebration in Scotland. I celebrated Hogmanay in Edinburgh at the end of 2019.

2020-04-22 20:40:10 UTC

2020-04-23 15:00:24 UTC

Dia daoibh! We celebrate National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Turkey every 23rd April. It is the day the first gathering of the Turkish parliament was held in 1920 and this day is dedicated to children.

Celebrations

2020-04-25 14:23:21 UTC

In Texas, we celebrate the usual American holidays. We also celebrate on the opening day of baseball season, the football draft, and each hunting season. I am missing all the spring celebrations with everything shut down. There are wonderful festivals in the spring and fall when the heat is somewhat tolerable.

Dia daoibh!

2020-05-02 12:17:53 UTC

In Galicia, an important date that is coming up is May 17th, which is "o día das letras galegas", which can be translated as "Galician Literature Day". Each year it is dedicated to a Galician writer. It was first celebrated in 1963, as a tribute to the well-known poet Rosalía de Castro. This year is dedicated to Ricardo Carballo Calero.

Lá Fhéile tabhachtach James (Séamas) Joyce

2020-05-07 19:48:27 UTC

Bloomsday

The Irish Bloomsday celebration honors James Joyce, one of Ireland's most famous literary masters. This event is held each year on June 16, the day in which Joyce's classic novel "Ulysses" takes place. First celebrated in Ireland in 1954, Bloomsday is now a worldwide event celebrated by Joyceans across the globe. Dublin's James Joyce Centre hosts a number of events in the days leading up to Bloomsday, including reenactments, performances, readings and breakfasts based on cuisine featured in the novel. Some Bloomsday enthusiasts even don Edwardian costumes and make pilgrimages to Dublin locations mentioned in the book.

February 14th Arizona Statehood Day

2020-10-12 00:25:24 UTC

We have the Gregorian calendar in the US and on Valentine's Day every year single people all over the state of Arizona decide to celebrate Statehood Day instead.

2020-10-12 10:05:27 UTC

Susan McG
Corpus Christi, carpet of flowers in Arundel Cathedral in June, day changes every year. The Duke of Norfolk, in the mid nineteenth century, got the idea from the Italian town, Genzano near Rome.
A fun day for all the family
Go n-éirí an bothar linn

This is our weekend in Canada - bring your stretchy pants!!

brengoulette — 2020-10-12 15:23:11 UTC

Labor Day

2020-10-12 15:42:58 UTC

In America Summer is bookended by 2 Monday holidays, Memorial Day at the end of May and Labor Day at the beginning of September. Both usually involve cookouts, parades, and family time over the long weekend, as many will have that Monday off. Labor Day is meaningful to me, it honors the contributions of workers to the nation and the strides made for workers rights.

Halloween

2020-10-12 15:55:05 UTC

In the United States, the next holiday is Halloween, which is celebrated on October 31st. It originates from the Celtic harvest festival, Samhain. The festival starts on the night of October 31st (Oíche Shamhna) and ends on November 1st.

Hogmanay

2020-10-12 19:59:19 UTC

Party time!

Día de Muertos

2020-10-12 20:46:01 UTC

In Mexico Day of the Dead is coming up and we celebrate it with music, poetry, loads of flowers and, of course, calaveras.

2020-10-13 01:24:32 UTC

These are called turnip spirits (Rübengeister). Kids carve them and put candles inside. They may go from house to house and ask for "donations". It happens usually in autumn.

2020-10-15 00:33:36 UTC

Tradition Day in Argentina

jaquelinagarzon — 2020-10-16 00:52:20 UTC

We celebrate it on 10th November. It recalls the gaucho´s life, his customs and language. This day is the time of horses´ tame.

Lewes Bonfire, 5 November

2020-10-17 08:55:32 UTC

Mardi Gras

calecordelia — 2020-10-17 21:05:27 UTC

Mardi Gras is an important festival in New Orleans. It is a moveable feast so it doesn't occur on the same day or even the same month every year but it is always the day before Ash Wednesday, These people are waiting for a parade.

Halloween

2020-10-17 22:09:40 UTC

In Canada Halloween is a big deal. Pretty much everyone dresses up in costumes and many homes have elaborate decorations. During non-Covid times there are lots of parties the weekend closest to Halloween. On Halloween night kids go trick or treating to people´s houses.

2020-10-19 13:41:44 UTC

2020-11-01 09:05:43 UTC

In japan, we uses gre

Sankt Martins Züge

2020-11-04 00:21:15 UTC

In Germany (in Rheinland at least) there are lots of processions on St Martin's Day (11 November) and in the two weeks around it: children prepare lanterns and light them in the evening, then go on a procession with their school/kindergarten classmates and parents, a band and of course they all follow St Martin on his horse, dressed as a Roman soldier with his big warm red mantle. All sing St Martin's songs until they reach the place where St Martin sees the poor man dressed in rags, cuts his mantle in two pieces and gives one half to the freezing man. Then St Martin gives all the children a Weckmann, a sweet bread man with a clay pipe.

In Holland, people with small children celebrate 'Sinterklaas' (named after Saint Nicholas) on 5th December. Adults dress up as the saint or his helpers and give small presents and candy to children. A few weeks prior to December 5th, children can fill up a shoe with a carrot or something for the saint's horse, sing a song, and discover that the carrot has been replaced with some small present the next morning. At some point, children will be told that the saint doesn't actually exist. It is some sort of milestone in children's life when they don't believe in Sinterklaas anymore. Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about the question whether part of this tradition is politically incorrect or not, and whether it should be changed, and how.

2020-11-10 17:59:04 UTC

Spain

anafortes2 — 2020-12-01 19:40:15 UTC

In Spain we use the Gregorian Calendar. Our days of the week are: Lunes, Martes, Miércoles, Jueves, Viernes, Sabado and Domingo. We have some important festivities as Christmas, the Holy Week, Carnival and Pilgrimages.

Mí an Mhárta

2021-02-22 04:10:39 UTC

Dia duit! Is mise Sorcha. Tá trí lá thábhachtacha ag Márta: Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan, Lá Fhéile Pádraig, agus mo bhreithlá!

Greece

ioannachioni — 2021-02-22 07:45:42 UTC

Dia daoibh! Is mise Ioanna. In Greece since 1923 we use the Gregorian Calendar. Our days of the week are: Deftera, Triti, Tetarti, Pempti, Paraskevi, Savato and Kiriaki. We have some important festivities as Christmas, Easter, the Holy week, Carnival, national dayw where students and military parading. !5th of August we celebrate the Assumption of Virgin Mary

2021-02-22 08:53:12 UTC

Dia daoibh! In New Zealand we follow the Gregorian calendar but we also celebrate Maori New Year, or Matariki, in June. This is when the constellation of pleiades is seen in the southern hemisphere.

Cynthia an t-ainm ata orm. Dia daoibh. In the US we celebrate the 4th of July, our Independence Day, with parades, and visiting Rev. War sites for programs. It's traditional to have picnics and to gather with friends. There are often fireworks in the evening. We celebrated over zoom this year. Everyone also celebrates La Fheile Padraig too, even those who are not Irish. There is a huge parade in NYC, which goes up Fifth Ave. All the Irish county organizations march, as well as many bagpipers and other bands.

2021-02-22 12:08:28 UTC

m222philip — 2021-02-22 20:12:33 UTC

Dia daoibh. Is misa Philip! I always look forward to Lobster season here in California. It is always the Saturday preceding the first Wednesday in October. The fourth of July is wonderful because there are fireworks. I also like May Day because it is shared worldwide.

Pandemic Christmas

2021-02-23 00:14:46 UTC

Dia daoibh. This year all the usual holidays in the United States were celebrated just a little bit differently.

Highland Games

2021-02-24 10:08:11 UTC

I live in a Scottish village and an important day for us is the first Saturday in August where we hold a big Highland Games when there isn’t a pandemic going on. It was very different this year with the children going street to street instead of everyone crowding together to see them.

Rodeos are big to some around here.

brengoulette — 2021-02-25 20:01:11 UTC

Oíche Shamhna i nDoire!

paulsceeny — 2021-02-25 20:50:56 UTC

Derry does Hallowe'en like nowhere else!

Oíche Shamhna

2021-02-27 19:32:40 UTC

Tá mé i mo chonaí i Sálaem Massachusetts. Halloween is the biggest night of the year for us, but we celebrate for the entire month of October.

Is as an nGearmáin mé ó dhúchas. We celebrate Carnival from November 11 to Fat Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday). This is the Black Horde in our hometown- they go around on Fat Tuesday singing verses of stupid things people did during the year.

2021-02-27 21:44:20 UTC

An Chatalóin

2021-03-01 10:55:25 UTC

Here in Catalonia we celebrate Sant Jordi (Saint George). The legend tells us about a town with a dragon living in it. The dragon had the town terrorised and in order for it not to attack, the king had to feed the dragon with a human every day. They chose the person using a draw, and one day the princess was the chosen one. When the dragon was about to eat her, a knight appeared and saved her. The knight was Saint George, and when he killed the dragon, the blood became roses. That’s why every 23th of April we celebrate this day, we give and receive roses and books to and from the loved ones. It is also the book day.

Samhain

2021-03-05 14:47:59 UTC

I am a high priest within the Pagan community and one of our most important Sabbats is Samhain. This is where we celebrate and honor our loved ones and ancestors who have passed away, perform divination, introspection and internal healing. Samhain is very important to me.

In Valencia tá féile tábhachtach. Las Fallas is ainm dó.Tá alán féilte eile mar shampla la tomatina in Bunol agus San Fermín in Pamplona!

2021-04-21 09:52:23 UTC

Ancient Celtic Festivals

ferperetti — 2021-04-21 17:51:27 UTC

Dia daoibh, Is as An Bhrasaíl mé. I am a celtic reconstrucionist focused in Ireland. The "Féilte" I celebrate are the 4 main old festivals: Samhain, Lúnasa, Imbolc and Bealtaine. But this is me and the small community of brazilian pagan reconstrucionists. There are other festivals in Brazil, mainly related to the country or the catholic church.

An fhéile is fearr liom

2021-04-21 20:55:33 UTC

An fhéile is fearr liom a la Merce in Barcelona. Is maith liom an tine ag rith nó an ‘corre foc’ agus na tinte ealaíne.

Deer hunting season

2022-02-14 01:09:34 UTC

Here in Wisconsin the deer hunting season starts in late November. This year I only used my camera.

An Féilire/The Calendar. Féilte/Festivals.

2022-02-24 14:14:39 UTC

Dia duit. In Brazil, we have many holidays/festivals, the most important of which is "Carnaval", which usually takes place in February. Slán go fóill.

2022-02-28 16:54:40 UTC

Dia daoibh .. Rugadh mé i mBaile Átha Cliath ach anois táim i mo chónaí sna Stáit Aontaithe. Is maith liom là na Saoirse.

Evacuation Day

2023-02-14 02:13:02 UTC

Dia daoibh! In Boston, on March 17th, we celebrate the day that the British left Boston after an 11 month siege in 1776. State and local workers have the day off. “Coincidentally”, it is also St. Patrick’s Day

MLK Day

2024-01-15 14:55:35 UTC

Dia daoibh, is Meireceanach mé. It's a coincidence that this week of the course started today, because it happens to be Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Martin Luther King was an extremely prominent activist in the 1960's Civil Rights movement in the U.S. He is one of very few people in the country with a federal holiday in his honour.

Argentina

2025-03-18 22:35:56 UTC

Dia duit, Sa hArgeintín, leanntar an calafár ghréagóir. Seo na laethanta sa tseachtain: Luan, Máirt, Céadaoin, Déardaoin, Aoine, Satharn agus Domhnach. Tá roinnt laethanta tábhachtacha ann mar an Carnabhail, atá ceiliúrtha le ceol agus damhsaí; Lá na Saoirse, an 9 Iúil, nuair a fuair an tArgeintín a neamhspleáchas ó Spáinn; Nollag, an 25 Nollaig, atá ceiliúrtha le teaghlaigh; agus Lá na Brataí, an 20 Meitheamh.

ANZAC Day/Lá ANZAC

2026-02-24 10:00:17 UTC

Dia Daoibh, every year on April 25/25 Aibreán in Australia we have ANZAC Day/Lá ANZAC. A national day of remembrance for our ANZACs (Australia and New Zealand Army Corp) who fought, served and died in war. We have lots of other days of celebration and remembrance through out the year, but this is a special day to me.

United Kingdom - Halloween

2026-03-28 16:00:28 UTC

Dia daoibh! Is aoibhinn liom Oíche Shamhna. Is aisteoir mé agus cuirim siamsaíocht ar fáil do dhaoine. People love to be frightened (safely) at events like these.

In Canada we Celebrate Canada Day!

2026-06-19 02:36:00 UTC

On July 1st we celebrate Canada Day! It’s a federal stat holiday. We enjoy it with bbqs , picnics, events at the park and fireworks!

It’s the anniversary of our country’s confederation.

July 1, 1867 (159 years ago)

Dia duit!

2026-07-30 00:05:47 UTC

In Brazil, São Paulo, we have a Winter Music Festival in Campos do Jordão, from 4th July to 2nd August. We have classic music with Brazilian Orchestra, String quartets, during the Winter, in a relaxing beautiful city.

Slán go fóill!