People all around the world love to celebrate special holidays . As each month comes to an end . we turn our calendars and look for the holidays that will come during the new month . It seems that there is no time of the year that hold...
Jewish people from annihilation and revealed her Jewish identity to King Achashverosh (likely Xerxes), and petitioned him to spare the Jews. Today, Purim is celebrated annually on the 14th of Adar in the Hebrew calendar, which usually falls in late February to early March. To celebrate ...
The Japanese people observe two major religions. They are Buddhism and Shinto. Shinto is based on Japanese culture while Buddhism is a foreign religion though practices by a big number of people. Religious holidays are mostly based on these two religions. Buddhists celebrate Vesak which is the ma...
Purim is commemorating the hidden miracles that saved the Jewish people from Haman's plot to annihilate the nation. Purim Katan is the 14th of the first Adar of a leap year. Pesach is the holiday when Jews celebrate the exodus from Egypt with the seder, Matzah, Maror, and no Chametz. Se...
We sometimes take for granted the holidays that we celebrate. After all, there are so many with various religious and cultural origins.
Last day of Hanukkah Monday, December 26, 2022 The last day of Hanukkah marks the end of a festive Jewish occasion, known as Hanukkah or Chanukah. Christmas Day Observed Monday, December 26, 2022 Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day, which is in the middle of summer in...
The most celebrated national holiday in Indonesia is the Independence Day. It is the day they celebrate the time they got independence after 350 years of colonization by the Dutch. The people of Indonesia mark the day with a lot of festivals accompanied by cultural dances, and songs military ...
"Here we are going into High Holidays," Farkas said. "Why has it got to be that Jewish people, in order to celebrate the most sacred days of the year, have to check in with the police?" "I worry that something bad is going to happen, because it feels almost inevitable," h...
In the fall, generally between September and October, the Jewish people around the world celebrate the Jewish New Year. 10 days later, the Holiest day on the calendar, they observe The Day of Atonement. On that day, adults fast for an entire 24+ hour period and repent for their iniquities...
[00:34.32]Jewish people celebrate eight days of Hanukkah. [00:37.88]And African American culture has seven days of Kwanzaa [00:42.56]that ends on New Year's Day. [00:47.44]In many places around the world, [00:49.80]today is ...