Happy Children‘s Day for all the Kids in the World !
Concerts in the park, contests with attractive prizes, toys and sweets, clowns, cruises on the river Danube, a special tram for children, carnivals, parties, circus, theatre, music, dance and many...
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French Mother’s Day – Fête des Mères
France celebrates Mother’s Day - Fête des Mères on June 3. Celebrating women is not a modern concept! It goes back to the Greek mythology when Rhea, the mother of all gods and goddesses was duly...
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Canada’s Birthday
The History In the 1800′s Canada was a series of divided areas. With Upper Canada populated with settlers from France and Lower Canada with settlers from England, the colony stood on opposites sides of...
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Celebrations at 60
|| Mangalyam tantunanena mama jeevana hetuna: kanthe banbjj hhjggdhnami subhage twam jeeva sarada satam || This is a Sanskrit shloka chanted by the priest whilst the groom ties the mangalsutra or taali...
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Día del Amigo: Friend’s Day in Argentina
Every July 20, restaurants and bars around the country are filled to the rafters with people celebrating a very special day. It all started on 20 July, 1969, when Dr. Enrique Ernesto Febbraro sent a...
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Costa Rican Annual Pilgrimage to Honor “La Negrita”
Every August 2nd, Costa Ricans celebrate one of the most important Catholic holidays in our country: The Day of the Virgin of the Angels, our patroness saint, affectionately called La Negrita (The...
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What is Pujas all about
While writing down on cultural events from my region I feel this is probably the apt time to write. Why? This is the time the festivities begin marked by Durga Pujas which is definitely the biggest...
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Childhood memories of the holiday season
Our contributors share their childhood memories of the holidays. Some feelings and experiences transcend borders and nationalities: families gathered around long tables laden with food, chatter and...
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Indian Marriages are a plethora of cultures
When it comes to Indian marriages nothing can beat it when it comes to the fun, cultural traditions and the plethora of activities that takes place. India being a land of varied traditions and...
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Kazakh Proverbs for Your Wedding: Equals With Equals, Cow-Patties with...
It’s a muggy day in July when my Kazakh teacher, Aryslan, promises that I’ll have a free day tomorrow — he needs to go home to his village and prepare for his brother’s wedding. “Toidyn bolganynan,...
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