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 Navratri / Durga Puja Festival [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 1439, Hits: 8247]
Style of observing Navratri and Durga Puja in different parts of the country may be different...
Hindu Festival Updated On: 3/10/2010
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Durga Puja Festival, Navaratri, Ashvin, Mahanavami, Pratipada, Durga-saptashti, Devi Bhagvat Purana, Devi Mahatmya, Markandeya Purana, puja pavillions, Mahishasura, Vishnus discus, Shivas trident, Varunas conch shell, Agnis flaming dart, Vayus bow, Suryas quiver, Indras thunderbolt, Kubers club, Garland of snakes from Shesha
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 Rama Navami [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 1974, Hits: 7424]
Ramanavami or the birthday of Lord Rama is a major Hindu festival celebrated...
Hindu Festival Updated On: 3/8/2010
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Birthday of Lord Rama, Major Hindu festival, Rama, Seventh incarnation of Vishnu, Treta Yuga, Adi Kavi Balmiki, Ramayana means Ways of Rama, Popular religious epic, Kaliyuga, Sri Rama-Panchayatan, Ayodhya, Birth place of Rama, Vasanta Navratra, Rama and Lakshmana, Ravana, Durga
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 Hola Mahalla [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 13, Hits: 189]
Hola Mahalla (also Hola Mohalla or simply Hola) is a Sikh festival which begins on the first day of the lunar month of Chet in the Nanakshahi calendar...
Sikh Festival Updated On: 2/27/2010
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Hola Mahalla, Simply Hola, Sikh Festival, Lunar Month of Chet, Nanakshahi Calendar, Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee, Sikh Events, Gurudwaras, Sikh New Year, Kirtan, Music, Vegetarian Langars, Voluntary Community Kitchens, Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib, Khalsa Diwan, Lahore, Sikh Public Holidays, Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak, Guru Gobind Singh, Sikh Guru, Holgarh Fort, Kiratpur Sahib, Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Qila Anandgarh, Lohgarh Sahib, Mata Jitoji
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 Lantern Festival [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 1091, Hits: 5277]
The Lantern Festival is a 2,000-year-old Chinese tradition that closes out the Lunar New Year season...
Public Festival Updated On: 2/13/2010
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Lantern Festival in China, Yuan Xiao Jie Festival, Teng Chieh Festival in China, Yuanxiao Recipe, Beliefs of Brahmanism, Han Dynasty, Legend of Jade Emperor, Chinese Festivals, Chinese lunar calendar
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 Valentine's Day [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 1255, Hits: 5967]
There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine's Day. Some experts state that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity...
Christian Festival Updated On: 2/6/2010
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Valentines Day, Give up Christianity, St. Valentine, Emperor Claudius, From Your Valentine, Pope Gelasius, Roman Festivals, Saint of lovers, United States, Miss Esther Howland, Town of Loveland, Colorado, Roman Empire, Feast of Lupercalia, Valentine Traditions, You unlock my heart
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 Chinese New Year [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 1839, Hits: 7268]
Chinese New Year or Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is an important holiday in East Asia...
National Festival Updated On: 2/6/2010
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Year of Tiger, Chinese New Year Festival, Major holiday for Chinese, Chinese Community Festivals, China, Lunar New Year, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Chinese populations, Official holiday in China, Ethnic Chinese, Qin Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Sima Qian, Zhou Dynasty, First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, Nian, Man-eating beast, Passover of Nian, Chunyun
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 Maha Shivaratri [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 1390, Hits: 31090]
Celebrating the festival of Shivaratri devotees observe day and night fast and perform ritual worship of Shiva Lingam to appease Lord Shiva...
Hindu Festival Updated On: 2/5/2010
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Lord Shiva and Parvati, Linga Purana, Om Namah Shivaya, Hindu mythology, Krishna Paksha, Panchagavya, Shivaratri Rituals, Shiva worshipper, Shankarji ki Jai, Hail Shiva, Bathing of Shivalinga, Traditions and Customs of Shivaratri, Om Namah Shivaya, Krishna Paksha, Goddess Parvati
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 Suraj Kund Mela [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 42, Hits: 237]
The very first effort on organizing cultural events on a national level by Haryana Tourism was done with the launching of the annual and now internationally famous Surajkund Crafts Mela...
Public Festival Updated On: 2/1/2010
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Haryana Tourism, Surajkund Crafts Mela, Handlooms and handicrafts traditions, Natyashala, Open-air-theatre, Mirror encasing embroidery, Delicate lace work, Folk motifs on terracotta forms, Metal and cane-ware, Tinkle of bangles, Shimmer of iridescent silks, Jingle of toys and trinkets, Faridabad Cultural Fairs, Gurgaon Public Events, Haryana, Delhi, Faridabad
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 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Day [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 409, Hits: 1387]
[An U.S. Federal Holiday] Martin Luther King Day pays tribute to the best-known leader of the American civil rights movement of the 1960s...
Public Festival Updated On: 1/18/2010
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Martin Luther King Day, Federal U.S. holiday, January 21, Reality in America, Black community, Official Holiday, Canada, African American Colleagues, Observe Martin Luther King Day, Federal holidays in U.S. Government offices, Discrimination claims, NAACP, African Americans
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 Indian Republic Day [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 1015, Hits: 6811]
Indian Republic Day is celebrated with much enthusiasm all over the country and especially in capital city, New Delhi...
National Festival Updated On: 1/1/2010
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26th January 1950, Constitution of India came into Force, Indian History, Totally Republican Unit, National Holiday, Republic Day of India, From Rajghat along Vijaypath, N.C.C Cadets, National Television, Delhi, India, Regiments of Indian Army, Air Force March Past, Vijaypath, India Gate, Republic day Chief Guest
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