Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary : detailing nearly 2,500 observances from all 50 states and more than 100 nations : a compendious reference guide to popular, ethnic, religious, national, and ancient holidays

Whether one is interested in the Iditarod or Ramadan, Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World is the premier source of information. The third edition contains nearly 2,500 observances from the U.S and more than 100 other nations. New content includes more than 400 brand-new entries, among them independence and national days around the world; religious holidays from the Muslim, Sikh, Jain, and Zoroastrian denominations; Native American celebrations; an expanded section on calendar systems; and a perpetual calendar.The dictionary is arranged alphabetically by the name of the celebration and ranges from Aban Parab, at entry number 0001, to the Zydeco Music Festival, at number 2496. Entries include the name of the celebration, time period, a brief description, contact information, and sources consulted.Changes from the previous edition include the removal of the introductory ''Millennium'' chapter and the ''Web Sites on Holidays'' appendix. The remaining appendixes have been updated. The index section also received an overhaul. There are now three indexes — chronological, special subject, and general. The chronological index has two parts, ''Fixed Days and Events Index'' and ''Moveable Days Index,'' which lists entries observed according to the non-Gregorian calendar. The ''Special Subject Index'' is arranged in six categories — ''Ancient/Pagan,'' ''Calendar,'' ''Folkloric,'' ''Historic,'' ''Sporting,'' and ''Promotional.'' Finally, the general index combines four indexes from the previous edition and is arranged alphabetically by keyword and includes proper names. Table of Contents 5 Foreword 7 Introduction 10 Words Relating to Periods of Time 16 Calendar Systems around the World 19 Comparative Table of Calendar Systems 27 Julian and Gregorian Calendars; Leap Year; Century 28 A 29 . 0001 . Aban Parab 29 . 0002 . Abbotsford International Air Show 29 . 0003 . Abdu’l-Baha, Ascension of 29 . 0004 . Aboakyer Festival 29 . 0005 . Abu Simbel Festival 30 . 0006 . Academy Awards Ceremony 30 . 0007 . Acadian Day 30 . 0008 . Acadian Festival 30 . 0009 . Acadiens, Festivals 31 . 0010 . Adae-Kese 31 . 0011 . Adam’s Peak, Pilgrimage to 31 . 0012 . Adar Parab 31 . 0013 . Adelaide Festival 32 . 0014 . Adelaide Fringe Festival 32 . 0015 . Administrative Professionals Week 32 . 0016 . Admission Day 32 . 0017 . Advent 32 . 0018 . Advent in Germany 33 Afghanistan Independence Day 33 . 0019 . Africa Industrialization Day 33 . 0020 . Africa Malaria Day 33 African-American History Month 33 Black Poetry Day . 0021 . African Liberation Day 33 . 0022 . African Methodist Quarterly Meeting Day 34 . 0023 . Agonalia 34 . 0024 . Agriculture Fair at Santare.m, National 34 . 0025 . Agua, La Fiesta de 34 . 0026 . Agwunsi Festival 34 . 0027 . Air Races and Air Show, National Championship 34 . 0028 . Airing the Classics 35 . 0029 . Aizu Byakko Matsuri 35 . 0030 . Ak-Sar-Ben Livestock Exposition and Rodeo 35 . 0031 . Akshya Tritiya 35 . 0032 . Akwambo (Path-Clearing Festival) 36 . 0033 . Alabama Blueberry Festival 36 . 0034 . Alahamady Be 36 . 0035 . Alamo Day 36 . 0036 . Alasitas Fair 37 . 0037 . Alaska Day 37 . 0038 . Albania Independence Day 37 . 0039 . Albania Republic Day 37 . 0040 . Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 37 . 0041 . Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts 38 . 0042 . Aldersgate Experience 38 . 0043 . Alexandra Rose Day 38 . 0044 . Algeria Independence Day 38 . 0045 . Algeria National Day 38 . 0046 . All-American Soap Box Derby 38 . 0047 . All Saints’ Day 39 . 0048 . All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day in Guatemala 39 . 0049 . All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day in Peru 39 . 0050 . All Saints’ Day in France 39 . 0051 . All Saints’ Day in Louisiana 40 . 0052 . All Souls’ Day 40 . 0053 . All Souls’ Day at the Cochiti Pueblo 40 . 0054 . Allen, Richard, Birthday of 40 . 0055 . Alma Highland Festival and Games 41 . 0056 . Almabtrieb 41 . 0057 . Aloha Festivals 41 . 0058 . Alpaufzug 41 . 0059 . Alpenfest 42 . 0060 . Amalaka Ekadashi 42 . 0061 . Amarnath Yatra 42 . 0062 . American Birkebeiner 42 . 0063 . American Folklife, Festival of 42 . 0064 . American Indian Heritage Month 43 . 0065 . American Royal Livestock, Horse Show and Rodeo 43 . 0066 . American West, Festival of the 43 . 0067 . America’s Cup 44 . 0068 . Amurdad, Feast of 44 . 0069 . An tOireachtas 44 . 0070 . Anant Chaturdashi 44 . 0071 . Anastenaria 44 . 0072 . Anchorage Festival of Music 45 . 0073 . Anchorage Fur Rendezvous 45 . 0074 . Andersen Festival, Hans Christian 45 . 0075 . Andorra National Day 45 . 0076 . Angam Day 46 . 0077 . Angelitos, Los 46 . 0078 . Angola Independence Day 46 . 0079 . Anjou Festival 46 . 0080 . Anna Parenna Festival 46 . 0081 . Annakut Festival 47 . 0082 . Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival 47 . 0083 . Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Belgium, Feast of the 47 . 0084 . Annunciation of the Lord 47 . 0085 . Anthesteria 47 . 0086 . Anthony Day, Susan B. 48 . 0087 . Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day 48 . 0088 . Antique and Classic Boat Rendezvous 48 . 0089 . Anzac Day 48 . 0090 . Aoi Matsuri 48 . 0091 . Apache Maidens’ Puberty Rites 49 . 0092 . Apollonian Games 49 . 0093 . Apparition of the Infant Jesus 49 . 0094 . Apple and Candle Night 50 . 0095 . Appomattox Day 50 . 0096 . April Fools’ Day 50 . 0097 . Arapaho Sun Dance 50 . 0098 . Arbor Day 50 . 0099 . Arctic Circle Race 51 . 0100 . Ardwahist, Feast of 51 . 0101 . Argentine National Day 51 . 0102 . Argungu Fishing Festival 51 . 0103 . AўЄ rhus Festival 52 . 0104 . Armed Forces Day in Egypt 52 . 0105 . Armed Forces Day in the United States 52 . 0106 . Armenia Independence Day 52 . 0107 . Armenian Martyrs’ Day 52 Armistice Day 53 Veterans Day . 0108 . Arts and Pageant of the Masters, Festival of 53 . 0109 . Asarah be-Tevet (Fast of the Tenth of Tevet) 53 . 0110 . Ascension Day 53 . 0111 . Ascension Day in Portugal 53 . 0112 . Ash Wednesday 54 . 0113 . Asheville Mountain Dance and Folk Festival 54 . 0114 . Ashura 54 . 0115 . Aspen Music Festival 55 . 0116 . Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the 55 . 0117 . Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Guatemala, Feast of the 56 . 0118 . Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Hasselt, Belgium, Feast of the 56 . 0119 . Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Italy, Feast of the 56 . 0120 . Aston Magna Festival 56 . 0121 . Athens Festival 57 . 0122 . Ati-Atihan Festival 57 . 0123 . Audubon Day 57 . 0124 . Australia Day 57 . 0125 . Australian Open Tennis 58 . 0126 . Austria National Day 58 . 0127 . Author’s Day, National 58 . 0128 . Autumnal Equinox 58 . 0129 . Avani Mulam 59 . 0130 . Aviation Day 59 . 0131 . Avignon Festival 59 . 0132 . Awoojoh 59 . 0133 . Awuru Odo Festival 59 . 0134 . Ayathrem (Ayathrima; Bringing Home the Herds) 60 . 0135 . Ayerye Festival 60 . 0136 . Aymuray (Song of the Harvest) 60 . 0137 . Ayyam-i-Ha 60 . 0138 . Azerbaijan Independence Days 61 . 0139 . Aztec Rain Festival 61 B 62 . 0140 . Baalbeck Festival 62 . 0141 . Bab, Birth of the 62 . 0142 . Bab, Declaration of the 62 . 0143 . Bab, Martyrdom of the 63 . 0144 . Babin Den 63 . 0145 . Baby Parade 63 Bacchanalia 63 Dionysia . 0146 . Bach Festival 63 . 0147 . Bachok Cultural Festival 64 . 0148 . Bad Durkheim Wurstmarkt (Sausage Fair) 64 . 0149 . Baekjung 64 . 0150 . Bahamas Emancipation Day 64 . 0151 . Bahamas Independence Day 64 . 0152 . Baha’u’llah, Ascension of 65 . 0153 . Baha’u’llah, Birth of 65 . 0154 . Bahia Independence Day 65 . 0155 . Bahrain National Day 65 . 0156 . Baile de las Turas (Dance of the Flutes) 65 . 0157 . Bal du Rat Mort (Dead Rat’s Ball) 65 . 0158 . Balfour Declaration Day 66 . 0159 . Balserias 66 . 0160 . Baltic Song Festivals 66 . 0161 . Banff Festival of the Arts 67 . 0162 . Bangladesh Independence Day 67 . 0163 . Bangladesh Victory Day 67 . 0164 . Bank Holiday 67 . 0165 . Banntag 67 . 0166 . Baptism of the Lord, Feast of the 67 . 0167 . Barbados Independence Day 68 . 0168 . Barbados Jazz Festival 68 . 0169 . Bar-B-Q Festival, International 68 . 0170 . Barnum Festival 68 . 0171 . Baron Bliss Day 69 . 0172 . Barrow Day, Errol 69 . 0173 . Bartholomew Fair 69 . 0174 . Basket Dance 69 . 0175 . Basque Festival, National 69 . 0176 . Bastille Day 70 . 0177 . Bastille Day in Kaplan, Louisiana 70 . 0178 . Bastille, Festival de la 70 . 0179 . Bat Flight Breakfast 70 . 0180 . Bataan Day 71 . 0181 . Bath International Music Festival 71 . 0182 . Baths of Caracalla 71 . 0183 . Battle of Britain Day 71 . 0184 . Battle of Flowers, Jersey 72 . 0185 . Battle of Flowers, Vienna 72 . 0186 . Battle of Germantown, Reenactment of 72 Battle of Lexington and Concord 72 Patriots’ Day . 0187 . Battle of New Orleans Day 72 Battle of Pichincha Day 72 Ecuador Independence Day 72 . 0188 . Bawming the Thorn Day 73 . 0189 . Bayfest 73 . 0190 . Bayreuth Festival 73 . 0191 . Be Kind to Animals Week 73 . 0192 . Bear Society Dance 73 . 0193 . Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, John 73 . 0194 . Befana Festival 74 . 0195 . Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, Bix 74 . 0196 . Beiteddine Festival 74 . 0197 . Belarus Independence Day 74 . 0198 . Belgian-American Days 75 . 0199 . Belgium Independence Day 75 . 0200 . Belize Independence Day 75 . 0201 . Belize National Day 75 . 0202 . Bella Coola Midwinter Rites 75 . 0203 . Belmont Stakes 75 . 0204 . Beltane 76 . 0205 . Benin Independence Day 76 . 0206 . Bennington Battle Day 76 . 0207 . Berchtold’s Day 76 . 0208 . Bergen International Festival 76 . 0209 . Bering Sea Ice Golf Classic 77 . 0210 . Bermuda College Weeks 77 . 0211 . Bermuda Day 77 . 0212 . Bermuda Festival 77 Bermuda Race 77 Newport to Bermuda Race . 0213 . Bettara-Ichi 77 . 0214 . Bhairava Ashtami 78 . 0215 . Bhishma Ashtami 78 . 0216 . Bianou 78 . 0217 . Bible Week, National 78 Big August Quarterly 78 African Methodist Quarterly Meeting Day 78 . 0218 . Big Iron Farm Show and Exhibition 79 . 0219 . Big Singing 79 . 0220 . Bill of Rights Day 79 . 0221 . Billy Bowlegs Festival 79 . 0222 . Billy the Kid Pageant 80 . 0223 . Birmingham International Festival 80 . 0224 . Bisket Jatra 80 . 0225 . Black and White Ball 80 . 0226 . Black Christ, Festival of the 81 . 0227 . Black Christ of Esquipulas, Day of the 81 . 0228 . Black Cowboys Parade 81 . 0229 . Black Friday 81 . 0230 . Black Hills Passion Play 82 . 0231 . Black History Month 82 . 0232 . Black Madonna of Jasna Gora, Feast of the 82 . 0233 . Black Nazarene Fiesta 82 . 0234 . Black Poetry Day 83 . 0235 . Black St. Benito, Fiesta of the 83 . 0236 . Black Ships Festival 83 . 0237 . Blajini, Feast of the (Sarbatoarea Blajinilor) 84 . 0238 . Blavatsky, Death of Helena Petrovna 84 . 0239 . Blessed Sacrament, Feast of the 84 Blessing of the Animals 84 St. Anthony the Abbot, Feast of; St. Francis of Assisi, Feast of Blessing of the Cars 84 St. Christopher’s Day . 0240 . Blessing of the Grapes (Haghoghy Ortnootyoon) 84 . 0241 . Blessing of the Shrimp Fleet 84 Blessing of the Waters Day 85 Epiphany, Orthodox Blessing of Throats 85 St. Blaise’s Day . 0242 . Blessing the Sun (Birchat Hahamah) 85 . 0243 . Bloomsday 85 . 0244 . Blowing the Midwinter Horn 85 . 0245 . Bluegrass Fan Fest 86 . 0246 . Boat Race Day in Okinawa 86 . 0247 . Boat Race Day on the Thames 86 . 0248 . Bog Snorkelling Championship, World 86 . 0249 . Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival 86 . 0250 . Bok Kai Festival 87 . 0251 . Bolivia Independence Day 87 . 0252 . Bologna Festival 87 . 0253 . Bolshevik Revolution Day 87 . 0254 . Bom Jesus dos Navegantes 88 Bon Festival 88 Obon Festival . 0255 . Bona Dea Festival 88 . 0256 . Bonden Festival (Bonden Matsuri) 88 . 0257 . Bonfim Festival (Festa do Bonfim) 88 . 0258 . Bonfire Night 89 . 0259 . Bonneville Speed Week 89 . 0260 . Boone Festival, Daniel 89 Booths, Feast of 89 Sukkot . 0261 . Borglum Day, Gutzon 89 . 0262 . Borrowed Days 90 . 0263 . Bosnia and Herzegovina Statehood Day 90 . 0264 . Bosra Festival 90 . 0265 . Boston Marathon 90 . 0266 . Boston Massacre Day 91 . 0267 . Boston Pops 91 . 0268 . Botswana Independence Day 91 . 0269 . Bottle Kicking and Hare Pie Scramble, Annual 92 . 0270 . Boun Phan Vet 92 . 0271 . Boundary Walk (Grenzumgang) 92 . 0272 . Bouphonia (Buphonia) 92 . 0273 . Boxing Day 92 . 0274 . Boy Scouts’ Day 93 . 0275 . Boys’ Dodo Masquerade 93 . 0276 . Braemar Highland Gathering 93 . 0277 . Bratislava Music Festival 93 . 0278 . Brauteln 94 . 0279 . Brazil Independence Day 94 . 0280 . Brazil Proclamation of the Republic Day 94 . 0281 . Bregenz Festival 94 . 0282 . Bridge Crossing Jubilee 94 . 0283 . Bridge Day 95 . 0284 . Bridge Walking (Dari Balgi) 95 . 0285 . British Open 95 . 0286 . Broadstairs Dickens Festival 95 . 0287 . Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week 96 . 0288 . Bruckner Festival, International 96 . 0289 . Brunei National Day 96 . 0290 . Buccaneer Days 96 . 0291 . Bud Billiken Day 97 . 0292 . Budapest Music Weeks 97 Buddha’s Birthday 97 Vesak . 0293 . Budget Day 97 . 0294 . Buena Vista Logging Days 97 . 0295 . Buergsonndeg 98 . 0296 . Buffalo Days Powwow 98 . 0297 . Buffalo’s Big Board Surfing Classic 98 . 0298 . Bulgaria Independence Day 98 . 0299 . Bulgaria Liberation Day 98 . 0300 . Bulgarian Culture Day 98 . 0301 . Bulu Festival 99 . 0302 . Bumba-Meu-Boi Folk Drama 99 . 0303 . Bumbershoot 99 . 0304 . Bun Bang Fai (Boun Bang Fay; Rocket Festival) 99 . 0305 . Bunka-no-Hi (Culture Day) 100 . 0306 . Bunker Hill Day 100 . 0307 . Burbank Day 100 . 0308 . Burgoyne’s Surrender Day 100 . 0309 . Burial of the Sardine 101 . 0310 . Burkina Faso Independence Day 101 . 0311 . Burkina Faso Republic Day 101 Burma 101 Myanmar . 0312 . Burning Man Festival 101 . 0313 . Burning of Judas 101 . 0314 . Burning of the Socks 102 Burning of the Witches 102 May Day Eve in the Czech Republic . 0315 . Burning the Clavie 102 . 0316 . Burning the Devil 102 . 0317 . Burning the Moon House 102 . 0318 . Burns Night 103 . 0319 . Burry Man Day 103 . 0320 . Burundi Independence Day 103 . 0321 . Buskers’ Festival 103 . 0322 . Butter and Egg Days 104 . 0323 . Butter Sculpture Festival 104 . 0324 . Butter Week in Russia 104 . 0325 . Buzzard Day 104 . 0326 . Byblos Festival 105 C 106 . 0327 . Cabrillo Day and Festival 106 . 0328 . Caitra Parb 106 . 0329 . Caitra Purnima 106 . 0330 . Calaveras County Fair and Frog Jumping Jubilee 106 . 0331 . Calendimaggio 107 Calends 107 Ides . 0332 . Calgary Exhibition and Stampede 107 . 0333 . Calico Pitchin’, Cookin’, and Spittin’ Hullabaloo 107 . 0334 . California Gold Rush Day 107 . 0335 . Calinda Dance 108 . 0336 . Cambodia Independence Day 108 . 0337 . Camel Cup Carnival 108 . 0338 . Camel Market 108 . 0339 . Camel Races, International 109 . 0340 . Cameroon National Day 109 . 0341 . Camp Fire Founders’ Day 109 . 0342 . Canada Day 109 . 0343 . Canadian National Exhibition 109 . 0344 . Canberra Day 110 . 0345 . Candelaria in Bolivia 110 . 0346 . Candelaria in Peru 110 . 0347 . Candle Auction 110 . 0348 . Candlemas 110 . 0349 . Candlewalk 111 . 0350 . Cannes Film Festival 111 . 0351 . Cantaderas, Las 111 . 0352 . Capac Raymi 111 . 0353 . Cape Minstrels’ Carnival 112 . 0354 . Cape Verde Independence Day 112 . 0355 . Cape Vincent French Festival 112 . 0356 . Captain Brady Day 112 . 0357 . Carabao Festival 112 . 0358 . Caramoor International Music Festival 113 . 0359 . Carberry Day 113 . 0360 . Caribou Carnival and Canadian Championship Dog Derby 113 . 0361 . Caricom Day 113 . 0362 . Carillon Festival, International 113 . 0363 . Carling Sunday 114 . 0364 . Carmentalia 114 . 0365 . Carnaval Miami 114 . 0366 . Carnea 114 . 0367 . Carnival 114 . 0368 . Carnival in Argentina 115 . 0369 . Carnival in Aruba 115 . 0370 . Carnival in Bolivia 115 . 0371 . Carnival in Brazil 116 . 0372 . Carnival in Colombia 116 . 0373 . Carnival in Cuba 116 . 0374 . Carnival in Goa, India 116 . 0375 . Carnival in Haiti 117 . 0376 . Carnival in Hungary (Farsang) 117 . 0377 . Carnival in Malta 117 . 0378 . Carnival in Martinique and Guadeloupe 117 . 0379 . Carnival in Mexico 118 . 0380 . Carnival in Panama 118 . 0381 . Carnival in Peru 118 . 0382 . Carnival in Portugal 118 . 0383 . Carnival in Spain 119 . 0384 . Carnival in Switzerland 119 . 0385 . Carnival in the U.S. Virgin Islands 119 . 0386 . Carnival in Venice 120 . 0387 . Carnival Lamayote 120 . 0388 . Carnival Memphis 120 . 0389 . Carnival of Binche 120 . 0390 . Carnival of Flowers 120 . 0391 . Carnival of Oruro, Bolivia 121 . 0392 . Carnival Thursday 121 . 0393 . Carthage, International Festival of 121 . 0394 . Caruaru Roundup 121 . 0395 . Casals Festival 121 . 0396 . Cassinga Day 122 . 0397 . Castor and Pollux, Festival of 122 . 0398 . Castroville Artichoke Festival 122 . 0399 . Caturmas 122 . 0400 . Cavalcata Sarda 122 . 0401 . Central African Republic Independence Day 122 . 0402 . Central City Opera Festival 123 . 0403 . Central Maine Egg Festival 123 . 0404 . Cerealia (Cerialia) 123 . 0405 . Cervantes Festival, International 123 . 0406 . Chad Independence Day 124 . 0407 . Chad Republic Day 124 . 0408 . Chagu-Chagu Umakko 124 . 0409 . Chakri Day 124 . 0410 . Chalanda Marz (First of March) 124 . 0411 . Chalk Sunday 124 . 0412 . Chamizal Festival 125 Chanukah 125 Hanukkah . 0413 . Chaomos 125 . 0414 . Charleston Sternwheel Regatta 125 . 0415 . Charlottetown Festival 125 . 0416 . Charro Days Fiesta 126 . 0417 . Cheese Rolling 126 . 0418 . Cheese Sunday 126 . 0419 . Cheese Week (Sima Sedmitza) 126 . 0420 . Chelsea Flower Show 126 . 0421 . Cheltenham International Festival of Music 127 . 0422 . Cherokee National Holiday 127 . 0423 . Cherokee Strip Day 127 . 0424 . Cherry Blossom Festival 127 . 0425 . Cherry Blossom Festival in Hawaii 128 . 0426 . Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco 128 . 0427 . Cherry Festival, National 128 . 0428 . Chestertown Tea Party Festival 128 . 0429 . Cheung Chau Bun Festival 129 . 0430 . Cheyenne Frontier Days 129 . 0431 . Chhau Mask-Dance Festival 129 . 0432 . Chiao Festival (Rite of Cosmic Renewal) 130 . 0433 . Chicago Jazz Festival 130 . 0434 . Chickaban 130 . 0435 . Chief Joseph Days 130 . 0436 . Chief Seattle Days 131 Childermas 131 Holy Innocents’ Day . 0437 . Children’s Book Day, International 131 . 0438 . Children’s Day 131 . 0439 . Children’s Day in the former Yugoslavia 131 Chile Independence Day 132 Fiestas Patrias . 0440 . Chilseog (Seventh Evening) 132 . 0441 . Chilympiad (Republic of Texas Chili Cookoff) 132 . 0442 . China National Days 132 . 0443 . Chincoteague Pony Roundup and Penning 132 Chinese New Year 132 Lunar New Year 132 . 0444 . Chinhae Cherry Blossom Festival 133 . 0445 . Chinkashiki (Fire Control Ceremony) 133 . 0446 . Chitlin’ Strut 133 . 0447 . Chochin Matsuri (Lantern Festival) 133 . 0448 . Choctaw Indian Fair 134 . 0449 . Choctaw Trail of Tears Walk 134 . 0450 . Chongmyo Taeje (Royal Shrine Rite) 134 . 0451 . Christ the King, Feast of 134 . 0452 . Christkindlesmarkt 134 . 0453 . Christmas 135 . 0454 . Christmas, Russian Orthodox 136 . 0455 . Christmas Eve 136 . 0456 . Christmas Eve in Armenia 137 . 0457 . Christmas Eve in Bethlehem 137 . 0458 . Christmas Eve in Denmark (Juleaften) 138 . 0459 . Christmas Eve in Finland (Jouluaatto) 138 . 0460 . Christmas Eve in France (Veille de Noe.l) 138 . 0461 . Christmas Eve in Italy (La Vigilia) 138 . 0462 . Christmas Eve in Switzerland (Heiliger Abend) 139 . 0463 . Christmas Eve in the Baltics 139 . 0464 . Christmas Eve, Moravian 140 . 0465 . Christmas in Greece 140 . 0466 . Christmas in Norway 140 . 0467 . Christmas in Puerto Rico 140 . 0468 . Christmas in Romania (Craciun) 141 . 0469 . Christmas in South Africa 141 . 0470 . Christmas in Spain (Pascua de Navidad) 141 . 0471 . Christmas in Sweden (Juledagen) 141 . 0472 . Christmas in Syria 142 . 0473 . Christmas in the Marshall Islands 142 Christmas Markets 142 Christkindlesmarkt; Dom Fair . 0474 . Christmas Pastorellas in Mexico 142 . 0475 . Christmas Shooting 142 . 0476 . Chrysanthemum Festival 142 . 0477 . Chugiak-Eagle River Bear Paw Festival 143 . 0478 . Chulalongkorn Day 143 . 0479 . Chung Yeung 143 . 0480 . Ch’un-hyang Festival 143 . 0481 . Chuseok (Gawi or Hangawi) 143 . 0482 . Cinco de Mayo 144 . 0483 . Circumcision, Feast of the 144 . 0484 . Circus Parade, Great 144 . 0485 . Cirio de Nazare. 144 . 0486 . Citizenship Day 145 Civil Rights Week 145 Bill of Rights Day . 0487 . Clearwater County Fair and Lumberjack Days 145 . 0488 . Clipping the Church Day 145 . 0489 . Closing the Gates Ceremony 145 . 0490 . Coca-Cola 600 146 . 0491 . Cock Festival 146 . 0492 . Collop Monday 146 . 0493 . Colombia Independence Day 146 . 0494 . Columbus Day 146 Common Prayer Day 147 Store Bededag . 0495 . Common Ridings Day 147 . 0496 . Commonwealth Day 147 . 0497 . Comoros Independence Day 147 . 0498 . Compitalia 147 . 0499 . Conch Republic Independence Celebration 148 . 0500 . Concordia Day 148 . 0501 . Confederados Reunion 148 . 0502 . Confederate Memorial Day 148 . 0503 . Confucius’s Birthday (Teacher’s Day) 149 . 0504 . Congo Independence Day Celebration 149 . 0505 . Congo National Days 149 . 0506 . Connecticut Early Music Festival 149 Constitution Day (U.S.) 150 Citizenship Day Constitution Days 150 . 0507 . Consualia 150 . 0508 . Coolidge Birthday Celebration, Calvin 150 . 0509 . Coopers’ Dance 150 . 0510 . Coptic New Year (Feast of El-Nayrouz) 150 . 0511 . Corn Palace Festival 151 . 0512 . Corn-Planting Ceremony 151 . 0513 . Cornouaille Festival 151 . 0514 . Corpus Christi 151 . 0515 . Corpus Christi in England 152 . 0516 . Corpus Christi in Germany (Fronleichnamsfest) 152 . 0517 . Corpus Christi in Mexico 152 . 0518 . Corpus Christi in Switzerland (Fronleichnamsfest) 152 . 0519 . Corpus Christi in Venezuela 153 . 0520 . Cosby Ramp Festival 153 Cosmic Renewal Rite 153 Chiao Festival . 0521 . Costa Rica Independence Day 153 . 0522 . Co.te d’Ivoire Independence Day 154 . 0523 . Cotton Bowl Game 154 . 0524 . Country Dionysia 154 . 0525 . Country Music Fan Fair, International 154 . 0526 . Cow, Festival of the 154 . 0527 . Cow Fights 155 . 0528 . Cowboy Poetry Gathering, National 155 . 0529 . Craftsmen’s Fair 155 . 0530 . Cranberry Day Festival 155 . 0531 . Cranberry Harvest Festival 156 . 0532 . Crandall Day, Prudence 156 . 0533 . Crane Watch 156 . 0534 . Crawfish Festival, Breaux Bridge 157 . 0535 . Cree Walking-Out Ceremony 157 . 0536 . Creek Green Corn Ceremony 157 . 0537 . Croatia Statehood Day 157 . 0538 . Crom Dubh Sunday 157 . 0539 . Cromwell’s Day 158 . 0540 . Cronia (Kronia) 158 . 0541 . Crop Over 158 . 0542 . Cross-Quarter Days 158 . 0543 . Crosses, Festival of the (Fiesta de las Cruces) 159 . 0544 . Crossing of the Delaware 159 . 0545 . Crow Fair 159 . 0546 . Cruft’s Dog Show 159 . 0547 . Cuba Liberation Day 159 . 0548 . Cuisinie`res, Fe.te des la 160 . 0549 . Cultural Olympiad 160 . 0550 . Cure Sale.e 160 . 0551 . Curium Festival (Kourion Festival) 160 . 0552 . Custer Buffalo Roundup and Arts Festival 160 . 0553 . Cynonfardd Eisteddfod 161 . 0554 . Cyprus Independence Day 161 . 0555 . Czech Festival, National 161 . 0556 . Czechoslovak Independence Day 161 D 163 . 0557 . D-Day 163 . 0558 . Dae, Feasts of 163 . 0559 . Daedala 163 . 0560 . Dahlonega Gold Rush Days 164 . 0561 . Daimonji Okuribi (Great Bonfire Event) 164 . 0562 . Daimyo Gyoretsu 164 . 0563 . Dairy Festival 164 . 0564 . Dakota Cowboy Poetry Gathering 165 . 0565 . Dalai Lama, Birthday of the 165 . 0566 . Damba 165 . 0567 . Dancing Procession 165 . 0568 . Dartmouth Winter Carnival 166 . 0569 . Daruma Ichi (Daruma Doll Fair) 166 . 0570 . Dasa Laksana Parvan (Time of the Ten Characteristics) 166 . 0571 . Data Ganj Baksh Death Festival 167 . 0572 . Dattatreya Jayanti 167 . 0573 . Davis Cup 167 . 0574 . Davis’s Birthday, Jefferson 167 . 0575 . Day of Reconciliation 168 . 0576 . Day of the Beaches (Dia de las Playas) 168 . 0577 . Day of the Covenant, Baha’i 168 Day of the Dead 168 Dia de los Muertos . 0578 . Day of the Enlighteners (Den na Buditelite) 168 Day of the Kings 168 Dia de los Tres Reyes; Epiphany Day of the Race 168 Columbus Day . 0579 . Days of ’76 168 . 0580 . Daytona 500 169 De Soto Celebration 169 Florida Heritage Festival . 0581 . Dead, Feast for the 169 . 0582 . Decorated Horse, Procession of the 169 Decoration Day 170 Memorial Day . 0583 . Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo 170 . 0584 . Defenders’ Day 170 . 0585 . Delaware Big House Ceremony 170 . 0586 . Democratic Republic of Congo Independence Day 170 . 0587 . Denmark Constitution Day 171 Denmark Flag Day 171 Valdemar Day . 0588 . Departure of the Continental Army 171 . 0589 . Derby Day 171 . 0590 . Devathani Ekadashi 171 . 0591 . Devi Dhura 171 . 0592 . Dew Treading 172 . 0593 . Dewali (Divali, Deepavali, Festival of Lights) 172 . 0594 . Dhan Teras 172 . 0595 . Dhungri Fair 172 . 0596 . Dia de la Santa Cruz (Day of the Holy Cross) 173 . 0597 . Dia de los Charros 173 . 0598 . Dia de los Muertos 173 . 0599 . Dia de los Tres Reyes 173 . 0600 . Dia de Negritos and Fiesta de los Blanquitos 174 . 0601 . Dia del Puno 174 . 0602 . Dicing for the Maid’s Money Day 174 . 0603 . Dinagyang 174 . 0604 . Dinosaur Days 175 . 0605 . Dionysia (Bacchanalia) 175 . 0606 . Dipri Festival 175 . 0607 . Disarmament Week 175 . 0608 . Discovery Day 176 . 0609 . Distaff Day 176 . 0610 . Divine Holy Spirit, Festival of the (Festa do Divino) 176 . 0611 . Djibouti Independence Day 176 . 0612 . Doan Ngu (Summer Solstice Day) 176 . 0613 . Doctors’ Day 177 . 0614 . Dodge City Days 177 . 0615 . Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo 177 . 0616 . Dodge Poetry Festival, Geraldine R. 177 . 0617 . Dog Days 177 . 0618 . Doggett’s Coat and Badge Race 178 . 0619 . Dogwood Festival 178 . 0620 . Dol Purnima 178 . 0621 . Doleing Day 178 . 0622 . Dom Fair 179 . 0623 . Dominica Independence Day 179 . 0624 . Dominican Republic Independence Day 179 Dominion Day 179 Canada Day . 0625 . Dongji (Winter Solstice) 179 . 0626 . Dosmoche 179 . 0627 . Double Tenth Day 179 . 0628 . Dozynki Festival 180 . 0629 . Drachenstich (Spearing the Dragon) 180 . 0630 . Dragon Boat Festival 180 . 0631 . Druids’ Summer Solstice Ceremony 181 . 0632 . Drymiais 181 . 0633 . Dukang Festival 181 . 0634 . Dulcimer and Harp Convention 181 . 0635 . Dulcimer Days 181 . 0636 . Dunmow Flitch Trial 182 . 0637 . Durga Puja 182 . 0638 . Dutch Liberation Day 183 E 184 . 0639 . Eagle Dance 184 . 0640 . Earth Day 184 . 0641 . East Timor Independence Day 184 . 0642 . Easter 185 . 0643 . Easter among the Yaqui Indians 185 . 0644 . Easter Egg Roll 185 . 0645 . Easter Festival (Osterfestspiele) 186 . 0646 . Easter Fires 186 . 0647 . Easter in Bulgaria 186 . 0648 . Easter in Chile 186 . 0649 . Easter in Cyprus 187 . 0650 . Easter in Germany (Ostern) 187 . 0651 . Easter in Hollywood, California 187 . 0652 . Easter in Italy (La Pasqua) 187 . 0653 . Easter in Norway (Paske) 188 . 0654 . Easter in Poland (Wielkanoc) 188 . 0655 . Easter in Russia (Paskha) 188 . 0656 . Easter in Spain 188 . 0657 . Easter in Sweden (PaўЄskdagen) 189 . 0658 . Easter in the Netherlands (Paschen, Paasch Zondag) 189 . 0659 . Easter in the Ukraine 189 . 0660 . Easter Monday 189 . 0661 . Easter Monday in the Netherlands 190 . 0662 . Eastern States Exposition 190 . 0663 . Ebisu Festival 190 . 0664 . Ecuador Independence Day 190 . 0665 . Eddy, Birthday of Mary Baker 191 . 0666 . Edinburgh International Festival 191 . 0667 . Edison Festival of Light 191 . 0668 . Edison’s Birthday, Thomas 191 . 0669 . Egungun Festival 192 . 0670 . Egypt Revolution Day 192 . 0671 . Egyptian Days 192 Eid 192 Id . 0672 . Eight-Hour Day 192 . 0673 . Eisteddfod 193 . 0674 . Eka Dasa Rudra 193 . 0675 . Ekadashi 193 . 0676 . El Pocho. Dance-Drama 193 . 0677 . El Salvador Independence Day 193 . 0678 . Eldon Turkey Festival 193 . 0679 . Election Day 194 . 0680 . Election of the Lord Mayor of London 194 . 0681 . Election of the Mayor of Ock Street 194 . 0682 . Elephant Round-Up 195 . 0683 . Eleusinian Mysteries 195 . 0684 . Elfreth’s Alley Fete Day 195 . 0685 . Elfstedentocht 196 . 0686 . Elijah Day 196 . 0687 . Ellensburg Rodeo 196 . 0688 . Elvis International Tribute Week 196 . 0689 . Emancipation Day in the United States 197 . 0690 . Ember Days 197 . 0691 . Encaenia Day 197 . 0692 . Enkutatash 197 . 0693 . Epidaurus Festival 197 . 0694 . Epiphany, Feast of the 198 . 0695 . Epiphany, Orthodox 198 . 0696 . Epiphany Eve in Austria 199 . 0697 . Epiphany Eve in France 199 . 0698 . Epiphany in Germany (Dreiko.nigsfest) 199 . 0699 . Epiphany in Labrador 200 . 0700 . Epiphany in Portugal (Dia de Reis) 200 . 0701 . Epiphany in Spain (Dia de los Reyes Magos) 200 . 0702 . Epiphany in Sweden (Trettondag Jul) 200 . 0703 . Equal Opportunity Day 200 . 0704 . Equatorial Guinea Independence Day 201 . 0705 . Equirria 201 . 0706 . Erau Festival 201 . 0707 . Eritrea Independence Day 201 . 0708 . Esala Perahera (Arrival of the Tooth Relic) 201 . 0709 . Esbat 202 . 0710 . Escalade (Scaling the Walls) 202 . 0711 . Esplanade Concerts 202 Esther, Fast of 202 Ta’anit Esther . 0712 . Estonia Independence Day 202 . 0713 . Ethiopia National Day 203 . 0714 . Eton Wall Game 203 . 0715 . Europalia 203 . 0716 . Evacuation Day 203 . 0717 . Evamelunga 204 . 0718 . Exaltation of the Cross, Feast of the 204 . 0719 . Excited Insects, Feast of 204 F 205 . 0720 . Fairbanks Winter Carnival 205 . 0721 . Fairhope Jubilee 205 . 0722 . Famadihana 205 . 0723 . Family Week 205 . 0724 . Farvardegan Days 206 . 0725 . Fasching 206 . 0726 . Fasinada 206 . 0727 . Fast Day 206 . 0728 . Fastelavn 207 . 0729 . Fastens-een 207 Fat Tuesday 207 Mardi Gras; Shrove Tuesday . 0730 . Father’s Day 207 . 0731 . Faunalia 207 . 0732 . Feast of Fools 207 . 0733 . Feast of the Ass 208 . 0734 . Feralia 208 . 0735 . Festa da Luz (Festival of Light) 208 . 0736 . Festa del Grillo 208 . 0737 . Fe.te des Vignerons (Winegrowers’ Festival) 208 . 0738 . Fiesta Day 209 . 0739 . Fiesta sa EDSA (People Power Anniversary) 209 . 0740 . Fiestas Patrias 209 . 0741 . Fifteenth of Av (Tu be-Av; Hamishah Asar b’Av) 209 . 0742 . Fig Sunday 210 . 0743 . Finland Independence Day 210 . 0744 . Finnish Sliding Festival 210 . 0745 . Fire Prevention Week, National 210 . 0746 . Firecracker Festival 210 . 0747 . First Day of Summer in Iceland 211 . 0748 . First-Foot Day 211 . 0749 . First Fruits of the Alps Sunday 211 . 0750 . First Monday Trade Days 211 . 0751 . First Night in Boston 211 . 0752 . Firstborn, Fast of the 212 . 0753 . Five-Petalled Rose Festival 212 . 0754 . Flag Day 212 . 0755 . Flagstaff Festival of the Arts 212 . 0756 . Flanders Festival 212 . 0757 . Fleadh Cheoil 213 . 0758 . Flemington Fair 213 . 0759 . Flight into Egypt 213 . 0760 . Float Festival 213 . 0761 . Floating Lantern Ceremony (Toro Nagashi) 213 . 0762 . Floralia 214 . 0763 . Floralies 214 . 0764 . Florence Musical May (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino) 214 . 0765 . Flores de Mayo in El Salvador 214 . 0766 . Flores de Mayo in the Philippines 215 . 0767 . Floriade 215 . 0768 . Florida Heritage Festival 215 . 0769 . Folkmoot 215 Fools, Feast of 215 Feast of Fools 215 . 0770 . Footwashing Day 216 . 0771 . Forefathers’ Day 216 . 0772 . Forgiveness, Feast of 216 . 0773 . Fornacalia 216 . 0774 . Forty Martyrs’ Day 217 . 0775 . Foster Memorial Day, Stephen 217 . 0776 . Founder’s Day 217 . 0777 . Four an’ Twenty Day 217 . 0778 . Fourth of July 217 . 0779 . Fourth of July in Denmark 218 . 0780 . Fox, Death of George 218 . 0781 . Fox Hill Festival 218 . 0782 . Frankenmuth Bavarian Festival 218 . 0783 . Frankfurt Book Fair (Buchmesse) 219 . 0784 . Franklin’s Birthday, Benjamin 219 . 0785 . Frawardignan, Feast of 219 . 0786 . Freedom Festival, International 219 . 0787 . Freeing the Insects 220 . 0788 . French Open Tennis 220 . 0789 . French Quarter Festival 220 . 0790 . Fritter Thursday 220 . 0791 . Frost Saints’ Days 220 . 0792 . Fur Trade Days 220 . 0793 . Furrinalia 221 F Table of Contents......Page 5 Foreword......Page 7 Introduction......Page 10 Words Relating to Periods of Time......Page 16 Calendar Systems around the World......Page 19 Comparative Table of Calendar Systems......Page 27 Julian and Gregorian Calendars; Leap Year; Century......Page 28 . 0004 . Aboakyer Festival......Page 29 . 0008 . Acadian Festival......Page 30 . 0012 . Adar Parab......Page 31 . 0017 . Advent......Page 32 Black Poetry Day . 0021 . African Liberation Day......Page 33 . 0027 . Air Races and Air Show, National Championship......Page 34 . 0031 . Akshya Tritiya......Page 35 . 0035 . Alamo Day......Page 36 . 0040 . Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta......Page 37 . 0046 . All-American Soap Box Derby......Page 38 . 0050 . All Saints’ Day in France......Page 39 . 0054 . Allen, Richard, Birthday of......Page 40 . 0058 . Alpaufzug......Page 41 . 0063 . American Folklife, Festival of......Page 42 . 0066 . American West, Festival of the......Page 43 . 0071 . Anastenaria......Page 44 . 0075 . Andorra National Day......Page 45 . 0080 . Anna Parenna Festival......Page 46 . 0085 . Anthesteria......Page 47 . 0090 . Aoi Matsuri......Page 48 . 0093 . Apparition of the Infant Jesus......Page 49 . 0098 . Arbor Day......Page 50 . 0102 . Argungu Fishing Festival......Page 51 . 0107 . Armenian Martyrs’ Day......Page 52 . 0111 . Ascension Day in Portugal......Page 53 . 0114 . Ashura......Page 54 . 0116 . Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the......Page 55 . 0120 . Aston Magna Festival......Page 56 . 0124 . Australia Day......Page 57 . 0128 . Autumnal Equinox......Page 58 . 0133 . Awuru Odo Festival......Page 59 . 0137 . Ayyam-i-Ha......Page 60 . 0139 . Aztec Rain Festival......Page 61 . 0142 . Bab, Declaration of the......Page 62 Dionysia . 0146 . Bach Festival......Page 63 . 0151 . Bahamas Independence Day......Page 64 . 0157 . Bal du Rat Mort (Dead Rat’s Ball)......Page 65 . 0160 . Baltic Song Festivals......Page 66 . 0166 . Baptism of the Lord, Feast of the......Page 67 . 0170 . Barnum Festival......Page 68 . 0175 . Basque Festival, National......Page 69 . 0179 . Bat Flight Breakfast......Page 70 . 0183 . Battle of Britain Day......Page 71 Ecuador Independence Day......Page 72 . 0193 . Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, John......Page 73 . 0197 . Belarus Independence Day......Page 74 . 0203 . Belmont Stakes......Page 75 . 0208 . Bergen International Festival......Page 76 Newport to Bermuda Race . 0213 . Bettara-Ichi......Page 77 African Methodist Quarterly Meeting Day......Page 78 . 0221 . Billy Bowlegs Festival......Page 79 . 0225 . Black and White Ball......Page 80 . 0229 . Black Friday......Page 81 . 0233 . Black Nazarene Fiesta......Page 82 . 0236 . Black Ships Festival......Page 83 . 0241 . Blessing of the Shrimp Fleet......Page 84 . 0244 . Blowing the Midwinter Horn......Page 85 . 0249 . Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival......Page 86 . 0253 . Bolshevik Revolution Day......Page 87 . 0257 . Bonfim Festival (Festa do Bonfim)......Page 88 Sukkot . 0261 . Borglum Day, Gutzon......Page 89 . 0265 . Boston Marathon......Page 90 . 0268 . Botswana Independence Day......Page 91 . 0273 . Boxing Day......Page 92 . 0277 . Bratislava Music Festival......Page 93 . 0282 . Bridge Crossing Jubilee......Page 94 . 0286 . Broadstairs Dickens Festival......Page 95 . 0290 . Buccaneer Days......Page 96 . 0294 . Buena Vista Logging Days......Page 97 . 0300 . Bulgarian Culture Day......Page 98 . 0304 . Bun Bang Fai (Boun Bang Fay; Rocket Festival)......Page 99 . 0308 . Burgoyne’s Surrender Day......Page 100 . 0313 . Burning of Judas......Page 101 . 0317 . Burning the Moon House......Page 102 . 0321 . Buskers’ Festival......Page 103 . 0325 . Buzzard Day......Page 104 . 0326 . Byblos Festival......Page 105 . 0330 . Calaveras County Fair and Frog Jumping Jubilee......Page 106 . 0334 . California Gold Rush Day......Page 107 . 0338 . Camel Market......Page 108 . 0343 . Canadian National Exhibition......Page 109 . 0348 . Candlemas......Page 110 . 0352 . Capac Raymi......Page 111 . 0357 . Carabao Festival......Page 112 . 0362 . Carillon Festival, International......Page 113 . 0367 . Carnival......Page 114 . 0370 . Carnival in Bolivia......Page 115 . 0374 . Carnival in Goa, India......Page 116 . 0378 . Carnival in Martinique and Guadeloupe......Page 117 . 0382 . Carnival in Portugal......Page 118 . 0385 . Carnival in the U.S. Virgin Islands......Page 119 . 0390 . Carnival of Flowers......Page 120 . 0395 . Casals Festival......Page 121 . 0401 . Central African Republic Independence Day......Page 122 . 0405 . Cervantes Festival, International......Page 123 . 0411 . Chalk Sunday......Page 124 . 0415 . Charlottetown Festival......Page 125 . 0420 . Chelsea Flower Show......Page 126 . 0424 . Cherry Blossom Festival......Page 127 . 0428 . Chestertown Tea Party Festival......Page 128 . 0431 . Chhau Mask-Dance Festival......Page 129 . 0435 . Chief Joseph Days......Page 130 . 0439 . Children’s Day in the former Yugoslavia......Page 131 Lunar New Year......Page 132 . 0447 . Chochin Matsuri (Lantern Festival)......Page 133 . 0452 . Christkindlesmarkt......Page 134 . 0453 . Christmas......Page 135 . 0455 . Christmas Eve......Page 136 . 0457 . Christmas Eve in Bethlehem......Page 137 . 0461 . Christmas Eve in Italy (La Vigilia)......Page 138 . 0463 . Christmas Eve in the Baltics......Page 139 . 0467 . Christmas in Puerto Rico......Page 140 . 0471 . Christmas in Sweden (Juledagen)......Page 141 . 0476 . Chrysanthemum Festival......Page 142 . 0481 . Chuseok (Gawi or Hangawi)......Page 143 . 0485 . Cirio de Nazare.......Page 144 . 0489 . Closing the Gates Ceremony......Page 145 . 0494 . Columbus Day......Page 146 . 0498 . Compitalia......Page 147 . 0502 . Confederate Memorial Day......Page 148 . 0506 . Connecticut Early Music Festival......Page 149 . 0510 . Coptic New Year (Feast of El-Nayrouz)......Page 150 . 0514 . Corpus Christi......Page 151 . 0518 . Corpus Christi in Switzerland (Fronleichnamsfest)......Page 152 Chiao Festival . 0521 . Costa Rica Independence Day......Page 153 . 0526 . Cow, Festival of the......Page 154 . 0530 . Cranberry Day Festival......Page 155 . 0533 . Crane Watch......Page 156 . 0538 . Crom Dubh Sunday......Page 157 . 0542 . Cross-Quarter Days......Page 158 . 0547 . Cuba Liberation Day......Page 159 . 0552 . Custer Buffalo Roundup and Arts Festival......Page 160 . 0556 . Czechoslovak Independence Day......Page 161 . 0559 . Daedala......Page 163 . 0563 . Dairy Festival......Page 164 . 0567 . Dancing Procession......Page 165 . 0570 . Dasa Laksana Parvan (Time of the Ten Characteristics)......Page 166 . 0574 . Davis’s Birthday, Jefferson......Page 167 Columbus Day . 0579 . Days of ’76......Page 168 . 0582 . Decorated Horse, Procession of the......Page 169 . 0586 . Democratic Republic of Congo Independence Day......Page 170 . 0591 . Devi Dhura......Page 171 . 0595 . Dhungri Fair......Page 172 . 0599 . Dia de los Tres Reyes......Page 173 . 0603 . Dinagyang......Page 174 . 0607 . Disarmament Week......Page 175 . 0612 . Doan Ngu (Summer Solstice Day)......Page 176 . 0617 . Dog Days......Page 177 . 0621 . Doleing Day......Page 178 . 0627 . Double Tenth Day......Page 179 . 0630 . Dragon Boat Festival......Page 180 . 0635 . Dulcimer Days......Page 181 . 0637 . Durga Puja......Page 182 . 0638 . Dutch Liberation Day......Page 183 . 0641 . East Timor Independence Day......Page 184 . 0644 . Easter Egg Roll......Page 185 . 0648 . Easter in Chile......Page 186 . 0652 . Easter in Italy (La Pasqua)......Page 187 . 0656 . Easter in Spain......Page 188 . 0660 . Easter Monday......Page 189 . 0664 . Ecuador Independence Day......Page 190 . 0668 . Edison’s Birthday, Thomas......Page 191 Id . 0672 . Eight-Hour Day......Page 192 . 0678 . Eldon Turkey Festival......Page 193 . 0681 . Election of the Mayor of Ock Street......Page 194 . 0684 . Elfreth’s Alley Fete Day......Page 195 . 0688 . Elvis International Tribute Week......Page 196 . 0693 . Epidaurus Festival......Page 197 . 0695 . Epiphany, Orthodox......Page 198 . 0698 . Epiphany in Germany (Dreiko.nigsfest)......Page 199 . 0703 . Equal Opportunity Day......Page 200 . 0708 . Esala Perahera (Arrival of the Tooth Relic)......Page 201 Ta’anit Esther . 0712 . Estonia Independence Day......Page 202 . 0716 . Evacuation Day......Page 203 . 0719 . Excited Insects, Feast of......Page 204 . 0723 . Family Week......Page 205 . 0727 . Fast Day......Page 206 . 0732 . Feast of Fools......Page 207 . 0737 . Fe.te des Vignerons (Winegrowers’ Festival)......Page 208 . 0741 . Fifteenth of Av (Tu be-Av; Hamishah Asar b’Av)......Page 209 . 0746 . Firecracker Festival......Page 210 . 0751 . First Night in Boston......Page 211 . 0756 . Flanders Festival......Page 212 . 0761 . Floating Lantern Ceremony (Toro Nagashi)......Page 213 . 0765 . Flores de Mayo in El Salvador......Page 214 Feast of Fools......Page 215 . 0773 . Fornacalia......Page 216 . 0778 . Fourth of July......Page 217 . 0782 . Frankenmuth Bavarian Festival......Page 218 . 0786 . Freedom Festival, International......Page 219 . 0792 . Fur Trade Days......Page 220 Helston Flora Day . 0794 . Fyr-BaўЄl Fest......Page 221 . 0798 . Gai Jatra......Page 222 . 0803 . Gandhi Jayanti (Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday)......Page 223 . 0806 . Gangaur......Page 224 . 0811 . Gaspee Days......Page 225 . 0815 . General Clinton Canoe Regatta......Page 226 . 0819 . Georgiritt (St. George’s Parade)......Page 227 Equal Opportunity Day . 0823 . Gettysburg Civil War Heritage Days......Page 228 . 0827 . Giant Lantern Festival......Page 229 . 0831 . Giglio Feast......Page 230 . 0836 . Gion Matsuri......Page 231 . 0840 . Glyndebourne Festival Opera......Page 232 . 0845 . Golden Days......Page 233 . 0848 . Good Friday......Page 234 . 0852 . Good Friday in Italy......Page 235 . 0856 . Goschenhoppen Historians’ Folk Festival......Page 236 . 0859 . Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Gathering of Scottish Clans......Page 237 . 0864 . Graveyard Cleaning and Decoration Day......Page 238 . 0868 . Great Locomotive Chase Festival......Page 239 . 0873 . Greece Independence Day......Page 240 . 0876 . Greenery Day......Page 241 . 0882 . Grey Cup Day......Page 242 . 0887 . Guardian Angels Day......Page 243 . 0891 . Guelaguetza, La......Page 244 . 0897 . Guru Har Krishan, Birthday of......Page 245 . 0902 . Gus Macker Basketball......Page 246 . 0906 . Gyangze. Horse-Racing Festival......Page 247 . 0907 . Gynaecocratia......Page 248 . 0910 . Haile Selassie’s Coronation Day......Page 249 . 0915 . Halcyon Days......Page 250 . 0919 . Halloween in Ireland......Page 251 . 0923 . Haloa......Page 252 . 0928 . Handsel Monday......Page 253 . 0931 . Hanukkah (Chanukah)......Page 254 . 0935 . Hari-Kuyo (Festival of Broken Needles)......Page 255 . 0940 . Hay-on-Wye Festival of Literature......Page 256 . 0944 . Hemingway Days Festival......Page 257 . 0947 . Heritage Holidays......Page 258 Rosh Hashanah; Yom Kippur......Page 259 . 0956 . Hippokrateia Festival......Page 260 . 0959 . Historical Regatta......Page 261 . 0964 . Hobo Convention......Page 262 . 0968 . Holi......Page 263 . 0971 . Holmenkollen Day......Page 264 . 0975 . Holy Ghost, Feast of the......Page 265 . 0979 . Holy Saturday......Page 266 . 0982 . Holy Week......Page 267 . 0987 . Holy Week in the Philippines......Page 268 . 0992 . Hong Kong Arts Festival......Page 269 . 0995 . Hopi Snake Dance......Page 270 . 0999 . Hortoba.gy Bridge Fair and International Equestrian Festival......Page 271 . 1002 . Hospital Week, National......Page 272 Bill of Rights Day . 1007 . Human Towers of Valls......Page 273 . 1012 . Hurling the Silver Ball......Page 274 Ashura; Hosay Festival......Page 275 . 1017 . Iceland Independence Day......Page 276 . 1021 . Id al-Fitr in Nigeria......Page 277 . 1025 . Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race......Page 278 . 1028 . Immaculate Conception, Feast of the......Page 279 . 1032 . Impruneta, Festa del......Page 280 . 1036 . Indian Arrival Day......Page 281 . 1040 . Indra Jatra......Page 282 . 1043 . International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination......Page 283 . 1049 . International Day of Peace......Page 284 . 1054 . Inti Raymi Fiesta......Page 285 . 1057 . Iroquois Midwinter Festival......Page 286 . 1062 . Istanbul Festivals, International......Page 287 . 1067 . Itul......Page 288 . 1070 . Izumo-taisha Jinzaisai......Page 289 . 1073 . Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival......Page 290 . 1078 . Jammolpur Ceremony......Page 291 . 1082 . Japan Constitution Memorial Day......Page 292 . 1086 . Jefferson’s Birthday, Thomas......Page 293 Chiao Festival . 1090 . Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages)......Page 294 . 1094 . Johnny Appleseed Festival......Page 295 . 1098 . Jordbruksdagarna......Page 296 . 1102 . Jousting Tournament......Page 297 . 1105 . Junkanoo Festival......Page 298 . 1110 . JVC Jazz Festival......Page 299 . 1112 . Jyvaskyla Arts Festival......Page 300 Ides . 1115 . Kalevala Day......Page 301 . 1119 . Karneval in Cologne......Page 302 . 1123 . Karwachoth......Page 303 . 1127 . Kataragama Festival......Page 304 . 1131 . Kazakhstan National Days......Page 305 . 1135 . Kelly Clown Festival, Emmett......Page 306 . 1138 . Kentucky Derby......Page 307 . 1142 . Khamis al-Amwat......Page 308 . 1147 . Killing the Pigs, Festival of......Page 309 . 1150 . King Kamehameha Celebration......Page 310 . 1155 . Kingdom Days......Page 311 . 1160 . Klo Dance......Page 312 . 1165 . Kneeling Sunday......Page 313 . 1170 . Kopenfahrt (Barrel Parade)......Page 314 . 1174 . ’Ksan Celebrations......Page 315 . 1177 . Kupalo Festival......Page 316 . 1180 . Kuwait Liberation Day......Page 317 . 1185 . Kwanzaa......Page 318 . 1187 . Kyrgyz Independence Day......Page 319 . 1189 . Lac Long Quan Festival......Page 320 . 1194 . Lajkonik......Page 321 . 1198 . Land Diving......Page 322 . 1202 . Lanimer Festival......Page 323 . 1204 . Lantern Festival in Korea......Page 324 . 1208 . Latin Festival (Feriae Latinae)......Page 325 . 1213 . Laylat al-Qadr......Page 326 . 1217 . Leap Year Day......Page 327 . 1222 . Leiden Day......Page 328 . 1226 . Lent......Page 329 . 1230 . Li Ch’un......Page 330 . 1236 . Lights, Festival of (Ganden Ngamcho)......Page 331 . 1241 . Lincoln’s Birthday......Page 332 . 1246 . Little League World Series......Page 333 . 1250 . Lohri......Page 334 . 1254 . Long, Huey P., Day......Page 335 . 1257 . Losar......Page 336 . 1262 . Loyalty Day......Page 337 . 1266 . Lughnasadh......Page 338 . 1269 . Lunar New Year......Page 339 . 1271 . Luxembourg National Day......Page 341 . 1275 . Madam Lou Bunch Day......Page 342 . 1280 . Magha Puja (Maka Buja, Full Moon Day)......Page 343 . 1284 . Mahamastakabhishekha (Grand Head-Anointing Ceremony)......Page 344 . 1288 . Maidyoshahem (Maidhyoishema; MidSummer Feast)......Page 345 . 1292 . Maine Lobster Festival......Page 346 . 1297 . Maldives Independence Day......Page 347 . 1301 . Mamuralia......Page 348 . 1306 . Marbles Tournament, National......Page 349 . 1308 . Mardi Gras in France......Page 350 . 1312 . Maritime Day, National......Page 351 . 1315 . Marriage Fair......Page 352 . 1318 . Martinmas in Ireland......Page 353 . 1322 . Marya......Page 354 . 1327 . Marzas......Page 355 . 1331 . Masters Golf Tournament......Page 356 . 1335 . Matronalia......Page 357 . 1338 . Mauni Amavasya......Page 358 . 1343 . May Day......Page 359 . 1348 . May Day in France......Page 360 . 1352 . May Festival, International......Page 361 . 1357 . McClure Bean Soup Festival......Page 362 . 1361 . Megalesia......Page 363 . 1365 . Melbourne Cup Day......Page 364 . 1368 . Menuhin Festival......Page 365 . 1374 . Messiah Festival......Page 366 . 1378 . Michaelmas......Page 367 . 1382 . Mid-Autumn Festival......Page 368 . 1384 . Middfest International......Page 369 . 1388 . Midsummer Day......Page 370 . 1391 . Milan Trade Fair......Page 371 . 1395 . Minneapolis Aquatennial Festival......Page 372 . 1399 . Misisi Beer Feast......Page 373 . 1403 . Mnarja (Imnarja; Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul)......Page 374 . 1408 . Mollyockett Day......Page 375 . 1412 . Monlam (Prayer Festival)......Page 376 . 1416 . Moon Day......Page 377 . 1420 . Moravian Music Festival......Page 378 . 1424 . Morocco Independence Day......Page 379 . 1429 . Mother Seton Day......Page 380 . 1433 . Motorcycle Week (Bike Week)......Page 381 . 1439 . Mountain Man Rendezvous......Page 382 . 1443 . Mozambique Independence Day......Page 383 Mawlid al-Nabi . 1447 . Mule Days......Page 384 . 1450 . Mushroom Festival......Page 385 . 1455 . Mystery Play of Tibet......Page 386 . 1457 . Naag Panchami......Page 388 . 1462 . Napoleon’s Day......Page 389 . 1467 . Natchez Spring and Fall Pilgrimages......Page 390 . 1471 . National Reconciliation Week......Page 391 American Indian Heritage Month . 1474 . Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the......Page 392 . 1479 . Navajo Mountain Chant......Page 393 . 1482 . Nawruz (Naw roz; No Ruz; New Year)......Page 394 . 1486 . NEBRASKAland DAYS......Page 395 . 1490 . Nenana Ice Classic......Page 396 . 1494 . New Church Day......Page 397 . 1499 . New Yam Festival......Page 398 . 1502 . New Year’s Day in Denmark (Nytaarsdag)......Page 399 . 1507 . New Year’s Day in Romania (Anul Nou)......Page 400 . 1511 . New Year’s Eve......Page 401 . 1514 . New Year’s Eve in Germany (Silvesterabend)......Page 402 . 1517 . New Zealand Festival......Page 403 . 1521 . Newport to Bermuda Race......Page 404 . 1526 . Nicaragua Independence Day......Page 405 . 1531 . Night Watch......Page 406 . 1536 . Nisei Week......Page 407 . 1540 . Nombre de Jesu. s......Page 408 . 1545 . North Pole Winter Carnival......Page 409 . 1550 . Nuestra Senora de Pen. afrancia, Feast of......Page 410 . 1554 . Nyepi......Page 411 . 1557 . Oberammergau Passion Play......Page 413 . 1560 . Ochi Day......Page 414 Bolshevik Revolution Day . 1564 . October War of Liberation Anniversary......Page 415 . 1568 . Ohio River Sternwheel Festival......Page 416 . 1573 . Oktoberfest......Page 417 . 1577 . Old Pecos Bull and Corn Dance......Page 418 . 1581 . Old-Time Country Music Contest and Festival, National......Page 419 . 1584 . Olympic Games......Page 420 . 1586 . Oman National Day......Page 421 . 1588 . Omisoka......Page 422 . 1591 . Onam......Page 423 . 1596 . Orange Bowl Game......Page 424 . 1600 . Osorezan Taisai......Page 425 . 1605 . Our Lady of Guadalupe, Fiesta of......Page 426 Serreta, Festa da . 1608 . Our Lady of Nazare. Festival......Page 427 . 1612 . Our Lady of the Rock, Festival of......Page 428 Ochi Day . 1615 . Ozark Folk Festival......Page 429 . 1618 . Paine Day, Thomas......Page 430 . 1623 . Palio of the Goose and River Festival......Page 431 . 1627 . Palm Sunday in Germany (Palmsonntag)......Page 432 . 1631 . Pan American Day......Page 433 . 1635 . Panchadaan......Page 434 . 1639 . Paraguay Independence Day......Page 435 . 1644 . Paris Air and Space Show......Page 436 . 1647 . Parshurama Jayanti......Page 437 . 1653 . Passover......Page 438 . 1656 . Payment of Quit Rent......Page 439 . 1659 . Pearl Harbor Day......Page 440 . 1662 . Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Festival......Page 441 . 1665 . Perchtenlauf......Page 442 . 1670 . Pffiferdaj......Page 443 . 1675 . Pickle Festival......Page 444 . 1679 . Pig’s Face Feast......Page 445 . 1683 . Pilgrim Thanksgiving Day in Plymouth......Page 446 . 1686 . Pilgrimage of the Dew......Page 447 . 1690 . Pilgrimage to Qoyllur Riti......Page 448 . 1693 . Pinkster Day......Page 449 . 1698 . Plebeian Games (Ludi Plebeii)......Page 450 . 1702 . Polish Constitution Day......Page 451 . 1707 . Pongal......Page 452 . 1710 . Portland Rose Festival......Page 453 . 1716 . Poson......Page 454 . 1720 . Prayer for Christian Unity, Week of......Page 455 . 1726 . Prince Kuhio Day......Page 456 . 1731 . Procession of the Penitents in Spain......Page 457 . 1735 . Pulaski Day......Page 458 . 1739 . Purims, Special......Page 459 . 1742 . Pythian Games......Page 460 . 1745 . Quadragesima Sunday......Page 461 . 1749 . Quebec Winter Carnival......Page 462 . 1754 . Queen Margrethe’s Birthday......Page 463 . 1759 . Quirinalia......Page 464 . 1763 . Radha Ashtami......Page 465 . 1768 . Ram Roasting Fair......Page 466 . 1773 . Rand Show......Page 467 . 1777 . Rath Yatra......Page 468 . 1781 . Ravinia Festival......Page 469 . 1786 . Reek Sunday......Page 470 individual countries......Page 471 individual countries . 1794 . Reykjavik Arts Festival (Listaha.ti i Reykjavik)......Page 472 . 1798 . Riley Festival, James Whitcomb......Page 473 . 1804 . Rodgers Festival, Jimmie......Page 474 . 1807 . Rogers Festival, Roy......Page 475 . 1812 . Roots Festival......Page 476 . 1816 . Rose Festival......Page 477 . 1820 . Roswell UFO Festival......Page 478 . 1823 . Route 66 Festival......Page 479 . 1827 . Royal Shows......Page 480 Rogation Days . 1832 . Rushbearing Festival......Page 481 . 1835 . Rwanda Independence Day......Page 482 . 1839 . Sabbath of Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise......Page 483 . 1845 . Sahara National Festival......Page 484 . 1849 . St. Alban’s Day......Page 485 . 1853 . St. Anthony of Padua, Feast of......Page 486 . 1855 . St. Augustine of Hippo, Feast of......Page 487 . 1860 . St. Blaise’s Day......Page 488 . 1863 . St. Catherine’s Day......Page 489 . 1868 . St. Christopher’s Day......Page 490 . 1871 . St. Crispin’s Day......Page 491 . 1877 . St. Dymphna’s Day......Page 492 . 1881 . St. Frances Cabrini, Feast of......Page 493 . 1885 . St. Gens, Festival of (La Fe.te de St. Gens)......Page 494 . 1890 . St. Gregory’s Day......Page 495 . 1894 . St. Hubert de Lie`ge, Feast of......Page 496 San Gennaro, Feast of......Page 497 . 1902 . St. John’s Day......Page 498 . 1904 . St. John’s Day in Portugal......Page 499 . 1908 . St. John’s Eve in France (La Vielle de la Saint Jean)......Page 500 . 1912 . St. John’s Eve in Spain......Page 501 . 1915 . St. Jude’s Day......Page 502 . 1920 . St. Lucy’s Day......Page 503 . 1923 . St. Mark’s Day......Page 504 . 1928 . St. Martin’s Day in Portugal......Page 505 . 1933 . St. Mennas’s Day......Page 506 . 1937 . St. Nicholas’s Day......Page 507 . 1941 . St. Patrick’s Day......Page 508 . 1944 . St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Savannah, Georgia......Page 509 Giglio Feast; Lily Festival . 1948 . St. Peter’s Chair, Festival of......Page 510 Santa Rita, Fiesta of......Page 511 . 1957 . St. Sebastian’s Day......Page 512 . 1960 . St. Stephen’s Day in Hungary......Page 513 . 1965 . St. Teresa’s Day......Page 514 . 1969 . St. Vaclav’s Day......Page 515 Gualterianas, Festas . 1973 . Ste. Genevieve, Jour de Fe.te a` (Days of Celebration)......Page 516 Bulgarian Culture Day . 1978 . Sts. Peter and Paul Day......Page 517 . 1981 . Salvation Army Founder’s Day......Page 518 . 1986 . San Antonio, Fiesta......Page 519 . 1991 . San Francisco’s Day in Lima, Peru......Page 520 . 1995 . San Isidro in Peru, Fiesta of......Page 521 . 1998 . San Jacinto Day......Page 522 . 2002 . San Juan Pueblo Feast Day......Page 523 . 2006 . San Roque, Fiesta of......Page 524 . 2010 . Sango Festival......Page 525 . 2014 . Santa Fe, Fiesta de......Page 526 . 2018 . Santa Isobel, Fiesta of......Page 527 . 2023 . Santon Fair......Page 528 . 2028 . Sata-Ha.me Accordion Festival......Page 529 . 2033 . Schemenlauf......Page 530 . 2037 . Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving (Gedaechtnisz Tag)......Page 531 . 2041 . Sealing the Frost......Page 532 . 2046 . Sekaten......Page 533 . 2051 . Senegal Independence Day......Page 534 . 2054 . Serreta, Festa da......Page 535 . 2058 . Seward’s Day......Page 536 . 2064 . Shahi Durbar......Page 537 . 2067 . Shakespeare’s Birthday......Page 538 . 2072 . Shavuot (Shabuoth)......Page 539 . 2076 . Shembe Festival......Page 540 . 2080 . Shichi-Go-San (Seven-Five-Three Festival)......Page 541 . 2085 . Shinran-Shonin Day......Page 542 . 2089 . Shrimp Festival, National......Page 543 . 2095 . Shrove Tuesday in Finland......Page 544 . 2100 . Sibelius Festival......Page 545 . 2105 . Simbra Oilor (Sheep Counting)......Page 546 . 2109 . Sinhala Avurudu......Page 547 . 2114 . Sithinakha......Page 548 . 2118 . Skipjack Races and Land Festival......Page 549 Rogation Days . 2124 . Sokjon-Taeje Memorial Rites......Page 550 . 2129 . Songkran......Page 551 . 2133 . Southern 500......Page 552 . 2138 . Special Olympics......Page 553 . 2143 . Spring Break......Page 554 Repudiation Day . 2147 . StaўЄnga Games......Page 555 . 2151 . State Opening of Parliament......Page 556 . 2155 . Stickdance......Page 557 . 2160 . Store Bededag......Page 558 . 2164 . Strawberry Festival......Page 559 . 2169 . Sugar Bowl Classic......Page 560 . 2173 . Summer Festival......Page 561 . 2178 . Sundance Film Festival......Page 562 . 2183 . Susuharai (Soot Sweeping)......Page 563 . 2189 . Swedish Homage Festival......Page 564 . 2194 . Syttende Mai Fest......Page 565 . 2195 . Szu. ret......Page 566 Sukkot . 2198 . Tabuleiros Festival (Festa dos Tabuleiros)......Page 567 . 2204 . Takayama Matsuri......Page 568 . 2208 . Tam Kung Festival......Page 569 . 2212 . Tanglewood Music Festival......Page 570 . 2216 . Tarnetar Mela......Page 571 . 2221 . Teachers’ Day in the Czech Republic......Page 572 . 2226 . Telluride Hang Gliding Festival......Page 573 . 2229 . Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration......Page 574 . 2233 . Tet......Page 575 . 2237 . Texas Rose Festival......Page 576 . 2240 . Thanh-Minh......Page 577 . 2243 . Thay Pagoda Festival......Page 578 . 2246 . Thimphu Tsechu......Page 579 . 2252 . Three Choirs Festival......Page 580 . 2256 . Tichborne Dole......Page 581 . 2259 . Timqat (Timkat)......Page 582 . 2263 . Tirupati Festival......Page 583 . 2268 . Toji (Winter Solstice)......Page 584 . 2273 . Tonga Emancipation Day......Page 585 . 2278 . Torta dei Fieschi......Page 586 . 2281 . Tournament of Roses (Rose Parade)......Page 587 . 2285 . Transfiguration, Feast of the......Page 588 . 2290 . Trinidad and Tobago Carnival......Page 589 . 2294 . Triple Crown Pack Burro Races......Page 590 . 2297 . Tsunahiki Matsuri......Page 591 . 2300 . Tuan Wu (Double Fifth)......Page 592 . 2305 . Tulsidas Jayanti (Birthday of Tulsidas)......Page 593 . 2311 . Turkish Wrestling Championships......Page 594 . 2316 . Twelfth Night......Page 595 . 2318 . Tynwald Ceremony......Page 596 . 2322 . Ukraine Independence Day......Page 597 . 2326 . Umoja Karamu......Page 598 . 2330 . United States Air and Trade Show......Page 599 . 2333 . Universal Prayer Day (Dzam Ling Chi Sang)......Page 600 . 2337 . Urs Ajmer Sharif......Page 601 . 2342 . Uzbekistan Independence Day......Page 602 . 2344 . Vaisakh......Page 603 . 2348 . Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival......Page 604 . 2353 . Vaqueros, Fiesta de los......Page 605 . 2358 . Vendimia, Fiesta de la......Page 606 . 2363 . Verrazano Day......Page 607 . 2364 . Vesak (Wesak; Buddha’s Birthday)......Page 608 . 2368 . Vidalia Onion Festival......Page 609 . 2372 . Vincy Carnival......Page 610 . 2376 . Virginia Scottish Games......Page 611 . 2382 . Vulcanalia (Volcanalia)......Page 612 . 2385 . Walking Days......Page 614 . 2389 . Wangala (Hundred Drums Festival)......Page 615 . 2394 . Washington’s Birthday......Page 616 . 2397 . Waso (Buddhist Rains Retreat)......Page 617 . 2400 . Water-Splashing Festival (Dai New Year)......Page 618 . 2405 . Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories......Page 619 Samoa . 2409 . Western Stock Show, National......Page 620 . 2412 . Whale Festivals in California......Page 621 . 2417 . Whit-Monday (Whitmonday)......Page 622 . 2421 . Whuppity Scoorie......Page 623 . 2425 . Wigilia......Page 624 . 2430 . Williams Day, Roger......Page 625 . 2434 . Windjammer Days......Page 626 . 2438 . Winter Festival of Lights......Page 627 . 2443 . Wolf Trap Summer Festival Season......Page 628 . 2447 . Wood Promenade Concerts, Henry......Page 629 . 2450 . World Cup......Page 630 . 2455 . World Environment Day......Page 631 . 2460 . World Religion Day......Page 632 . 2464 . World’s Biggest Fish Fry......Page 633 . 2467 . Wright Brothers Day......Page 634 . 2469 . Wuwuchim......Page 635 . 2471 . Xipe Totec, Festival of......Page 636 . 2474 . Yancunu. , Fiesta del......Page 637 . 2479 . Yemen Revolution Days......Page 638 . 2483 . York Festival and Mystery Plays......Page 639 . 2488 . Yukigassen Festivals......Page 640 . 2490 . Yule......Page 641 . 2494 . Zurich Festival......Page 642 . 2496 . Zydeco Music Festival, Southwest Louisiana......Page 643 Appendices......Page 644 Admission Days and Facts about the States and Territories......Page 645 United States Presidents......Page 669 Legal Holidays by State......Page 681 Legal Holidays by Country......Page 684 Domestic Tourism Information Sources......Page 707 International Tourism Information Sources......Page 731 Bibliography......Page 750 Indexes......Page 775