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International Days
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Nowruz/New Year’s Day – Iran
Nowruz, meaning "New Day" in Persian, is the 3,000-year-old Iranian New Year celebration marking the vernal equinox (spring equinox) and the start of spring. It is now celebrated by many ethnicities worldwide.
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Prince Kūhiō Day – Hawaii
Prince Kūhiō Day is an official holiday in the state of Hawaii in the United States. It marks the birth of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole. As a delegate, Kuhio authored the first Hawaii Statehood bill in 1919.
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Qingming Festival
The Qingming Festival, also called Tomb-Sweeping Day or Clear Brightness Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival. Chinese families visit the tombs of their ancestors to clean the gravesites and make ritual offerings to their ancestors. Offerings would typically include traditional food dishes and the burning of joss sticks and joss paper. The holiday recognizes the... Read More
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Chakri Day – Thailand
Chakri Day celebrates the founding of the still-reigning Chakri royal dynasty back in 1782.
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Yom HaShoah (Jewish)
Holocaust Remembrance Day - A day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews who died in the Holocaust, and for the Jewish resistance in that period.
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Songkran/Thai New Year – Thailand
Thai New Year marks a period of renewal with massive, nationwide water fights that symbolize cleansing bad luck. Alongside the famous, energetic street water battles in cities like Bangkok and Chiang Mai, the holiday includes essential cultural rituals like visiting temples, pouring water on Buddha statues, and honoring elders.
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