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Sao Joao Feast Of St John The Baptist

Sao Joao Feast Of St John The Baptist

Sao Joao Feast: The Goan flavour intensifies with numerous Christian festivals which adds vibrant colors all round. Sao Joao or The feast of St John the Baptist is observed on June 24th every year with fun and frolic. The celebration of Sao Joao has been continued for around 175 years. Every monsoon the Sao Joao feast is celebrated with grandeur …

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Sindhu Darshan Festival: Ladakh, India

Sindhu Darshan Festival

Event Name: Sindhu Darshan Festival Location: Leh State: Jammu and Kashmir Event Date: June 12, 2022 to June 14, 2022 Main Attraction: During this festival, Sindhu or Indus River is endorsed as an image of unity in India and communal harmony. The Sindhu Darshan Festival, as the name suggests, is a celebration of River Sindhu, also known as the Indus. …

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Paramahansa Yogananda Biography

Paramahansa Yogananda - Biography, Life as Yogi

Name: Paramahansa Yogananda (born Mukunda Lal Ghosh) Born: 05 January 1893, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India Death: 07 March 1952 (aged 59), Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Religion: Hinduism Nationality: Indian and American Guru: Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri Occupation: Hindu Monk, Yogi and Guru Philosophy: Kriya Yoga Founder of: Self-Realization Fellowship / Yogoda Satsanga Society of India Paramahansa …

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Fathers Day Information For Children

Fathers Day Information, History, Celebration

Fathers Day is not generally an official holiday, though it is a bank holiday in some countries. It is celebrated in month of July. It is a popular cultural observance celebrating fatherhood. Fathers Day Information For Children Fathers Day can be difficult for people who are estranged from their father, who have grown up without a father, or whose father …

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When is Fathers Day? History & Significance

When is Fathers Day

Fathers Day Festival is celebrated on different dates in different countries. Most countries including US, UK, Canada, Chile, France, Japan and India celebrate Father’s Day on the third Sunday in June. President Richard Nixon declared the date of Fathers Day festival in US in 1972. Though the date of Father’s Day is not fixed in countries around the world and …

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Solomon Islands Encyclopedia & Facts, Map, National Anthem

Solomon Islands Encyclopedia & Facts

Country Name: Solomon Islands System of government: An independent member of the Commonwealth Capital: Honiara (pop. 18,000), on Guadalcanal Location: In Melanesia, east of New Guinea (Guadalcanal, Santa Isabel, Malaita, New Georgia, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz and other islands) Area: 28,446 sq km Population: 702,694 (2022 Estimate) National composition: Melanesians, Polynesians, Micronesians, Papuans, Europeans Official language: English Currency: Solomon Islands …

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Poland Encyclopedia Facts For Students

Poland Encyclopedia Facts For Students

Country Name: Poland System of government: Socialist Republic Capital: Warsaw (Warszawa) Location: On the Baltic Sea, Poland shares land frontiers with the German Democratic Republic in the west. Area: 312, 677 sq km National composition: Poles from the majority, with German, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Slovak, Russian, Lithuanian, Czech and Gypsy minorities. More than eight million Poles living abroad claim Polish nationality …

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Blood Donation Quotes in English

Blood Donation Quotes in English

Blood Donation Quotes in English For Students: Blood Donation is service to humankind, by donating blood you help a needy and save a precious life. Transfusion of blood every year saves millions of life all over the world every year, their are millions of blood donors all over the world But still their are number of countries who don’t have …

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Mothers Day History: About Julia Ward Howe And Anna Jarvis

Mothers Day History: About Julia Ward Howe And Anna Jarvis

Mothers Day History: Origin of Mother’s Day goes back to the era of ancient Greek and Romans. But the roots of Mother’s Day history can also be traced in UK where a Mothering Sunday was celebrated much before the festival saw the light of the day in US. However, the celebration of the festival as it is seen today is …

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