Public Holidays & Observances 1-24
23 entries in the Public Holidays & Observances compendium.
National dayA day celebrating statehood or nationhood, often a public holiday.New YearThe day marking the start of a new calendar year.New Year's DayFirst day of the Gregorian calendar year, celebrated globally.New Year's EveLast day of the Gregorian year, celebrated globally with diverse traditions.NowruzNowruz is the Iranian New Year, rooted in Zoroastrianism and spring equinox.OktoberfestOktoberfest is the world's largest Volksfest, combining a beer festival with a fun fair, hPalm SundayChristian feast marking Christ's entry into Jerusalem.PassoverMajor Jewish holiday commemorating the Exodus from Egypt.PentecostChristian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit.Pohela BoishakhBengali New Year festival rooted in Mughal tax reforms.Public holidayA legally established non-working day observed by a nation.PurimJewish holiday celebrating deliverance from Haman's plot.Qingming FestivalTraditional Chinese festival for ancestral tomb-sweeping and spring celebration.QuinceañeraA Latin American coming of age celebration for a girl's 15th birthday.Remembrance DayIndian national memorial day honouring partition victims on 14 August.Rosh HashanahJewish New Year beginning the Ten Days of Repentance.SabbathA weekly day of rest observed in Abrahamic religions.Saint Patrick's DayFeast day of Ireland's patron saint, celebrated globally on 17 March.SamhainGaelic festival marking the end of harvest and start of winter.SetsubunJapanese festival to drive away evil spirits before spring.ShabbatJudaism's weekly day of rest and spiritual contemplation.ShavuotJewish harvest festival and commemoration of the giving of the Torah.Shemini AtzeretA Jewish holiday following Sukkot, combining assembly and spiritual reflection.
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