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Embrace winter at Western Canada’s largest winter festival where you can admire giant snow sculptures, dance and jig to lively music, attend concerts, enjoy French Canadian foods and meet the historical characters of Fort Gibraltar. https://heho.ca/
Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a martyr named Valentine, and through later folk traditions it has also become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the... Read More
Join us February 14th for an amazing community experience filled with food, entertainment, kids activities, and winter fun that you won’t want to miss. Featuring 5 indoor pavilions showcasing cultures from around the world, and an outdoor pavilion packed with quintessential Canadian winter fun, there’s so much to enjoy at Winterfest 2026 — all for... Read More
Nirvana Day, also called Parinirvana Day, is a Buddhist holiday commemorating Buddha's death and final passing into Parinirvana (complete liberation from the cycle of rebirth). It's a solemn occasion for meditation, reflection on impermanence, and renewing commitment to Buddhist teachings, often involving reading sutras and pilgrimage to holy sites like Kushinagar.
Maha Shivaratri is a notable festival in Hinduism, marking a remembrance of "overcoming darkness and ignorance" in life and the world. It is observed by remembering Shiva and chanting prayers, fasting, and meditating on ethics and virtues such as honesty, non-injury to others, charity, forgiveness, and the discovery of Shiva.
Louis Riel was the driving force behind Manitoba becoming Canada’s fifth province. His dream of a province that embraces all cultures is still shared by Manitobans today. On the third Monday of February, join other Manitobans from all across our great province to celebrate Louis Riel’s vision.
Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, celebrates the new year on the lunisolar Chinese calendar, marking the start of spring with traditions like family reunions, cleaning, red decorations, fireworks, feasts, dragon dances, and red envelopes, ending with the Lantern Festival. 2026 marks the Year of the Fire Horse.
Ramadan is the ninth, holiest month in the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a time for fasting from dawn to sunset, intense prayer, self-reflection, and community - commemorating the first revelation of the Quran to Prophet Muhammad.
Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent, the six weeks of penitence before Easter.
