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 Thanksgiving Day [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 24, Hits: 349]
Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival and is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude...
Updated On: 11/4/2009
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Harvest Festival, Thanksgiving Day United States, Thanksgiving Day Canada, USA Secular Holiday, Canada Secular Holiday, Thanksgiving Celebrations, Plymouth Celebration, Thanksgiving Dinner, Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie, George Washington, National Day of Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day Traditions, Thanksgiving Family Feast, Thanksgiving Day Cranberry Sauce, Thanksgiving Day Parades, Football Games, Thanksgiving Day Customs, Thanksgiving Day Prayer, USA, Canada, Christian
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 Gurupurav: Guru Nanak's Birthday [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 915, Hits: 7885]
Saints like Guru Nanak make their presence in this weary world in order to show the right path to the suffering humanity
Amrik Singh Updated On: 11/1/2009
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Prabhat Pheri, Tenth Sikh Guru, Nishan Sahib, Bhangra Dance, Sikh Community, Saint, Humanity, Rai Bhoeki Talwandi, Nankana Sahib, Lahore, Pakistan, Mehta Kalu, Mata Tripta, Bibi Nanaki, Astrologer Hardyal, Pandit Bhijnath Shastri, Maulvi Qutab-ud-Din, Nirankar, TERA MAIN TERA, Mool Mantra, Shri Guru Granth Sahib, Bhai Mardana, Akhand Path
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 Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 201, Hits: 3032]
Celebrated by the Sikhs, the birthday of their tenth and last guru...
Updated On: 10/31/2009
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Birthday of Tenth Sikhs Guru, Special Prayer Gatherings, Guru Gobind Singh, Dangerous Time, Sikh Festivals, Guru Tegh Bahadur, Freedom of Worship, Muslim Rulers, Abduction of Women, Spiritual Principles, Political Situation, Practice of Kshatradharma, Fearless Dedication, Gurudwaras
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 Halloween [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 9, Hits: 244]
Halloween day is often associated with orange and black, and is strongly associated with symbols like the jack-o'-lantern. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, ghost tours, bonfires, visiting haunted attractions, pranks, reading scary stories, and watching horror films...
Updated On: 10/22/2009
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US Annual holiday, October 31, Celtic pagan festival of Samhain, Christian holy day of All Saints, Irish immigrants, Irelands Great Famine, Trick-or-treating, Wearing costumes, Attending costume parties, Ghost tours, Bonfires, Visiting haunted attractions, Pranks, Reading scary stories, Watching horror films, Calan Gaeaf, Samhain, Carving of pumpkins, American tradition of carving pumpkins, Devil, Grim Reaper, Ghosts, Ghouls, Demons, Witches, Pumpkin-men, Goblins, Vampires, Werewolves, Martians, Zombies, Mummies, Pirates, Skeletons, Black cats, Spiders, Bats, Owls, Crows, Vultures, Ireland and Scotland children, Halloween Games, Apple bobbing
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 Christmas Day [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 1209, Hits: 8328]
Along with Easter, it is considered a high holy day and a time of great celebration for Christians...
Updated On: 10/18/2009
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Goodwill to All Men, Universal Religious Observances, Merry Christmas, Feliz Natal, Joyeux Noël, Frohliche Weihnachten, Gud Yul, Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun, Wesolych Swiat, Jesus of Nazareth, Creches, Christmas Tree, Christmas, Jesus
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 Mahavir Jayanti [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 1758, Hits: 6256]
The birthday of Lord Mahavira is observed by both the Digambra (Sky-clad) and Svetambra (White-clad) Jains on the 13th day of the bright half of the Chaitra month (March-April)...
Updated On: 4/15/2009
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Birthday of Lord Mahavira, Svetambra, Digambra, Chaitra month, Jains in India, Jaina Shrines at Girnar, Palitana in Gujarat, Mahavirji in Rajasthan, Pawapuri and Vaishali Bihar, Vaishali, Mahotsava, Jaina scriptures, Trisala or Priyakarini, Spiritual evolution, Salvation
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 Valentine's Day [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 1200, Hits: 5284]
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...
Updated On: 2/14/2009
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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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 Father's Day [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 558, Hits: 1640]
[A Western Culture Festival] It is a popular cultural observance celebrating fatherhood....
Updated On: 7/25/2007
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 Canada Day [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 494, Hits: 5099]
[Canada's National Day] Canada, the world's second-largest country (after Russia), is the largest country in the Western Hemisphere and comprises all the North American continent north of the United States...
Updated On: 7/25/2007
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