The Lantern Festival marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations, also known as Spring Festival. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. Releasing lanterns into the sky, symbolizes people letting go of their past selves and embracing their…
Happy Valentine’s Day! Valentine’s Day got its name from a man named Valentine, celebrated for his role as a Roman priest who helped couples secretly get married. He was caught and killed on February 14 in the year 270 A.D. for defying the emperor. Later, in the 5th century, Pope…
According to the Chinese Zodiac 2021 is the year of the Ox. The Ox is the second of all zodiac animals. In the story of the Chinese Zodiac, the Jade Emperor held a competition to decide which animals would be included in the zodiac. The Ox was about to be…
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs will face-off at Super Bowl LV or the 55th Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida on Sunday 7th February. The Super Bowl is the most popular and watched sporting event in the United States. It is the annual championship game of the National Football…
Every year on February 2nd Groundhog Day is celebrated in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The day derives from an old tale that each year a groundhog will poke its head up out of its den around this time. If it sees its shadow, indicating that it is a clear…
Happy Republic Day India ! Every Jan 26th India celebrates its Republic Day. A magnificent parade is held in New Delhi which is attended by the Prime Minster, President and other VIPs. There is procession of carnival floats from each Indian state. The grand finale is a dramatic fly past…
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Kumbh Mela, the largest human gathering is a 48-day Hindu festival, celebrated four times over a course of 12 years at four locations draw millons of pilgrims who come to bathe at the Sangam, the confluence of the holy Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Sarasvati. Devotees believe that a dip…
Pongal is a four-day-long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India from 14th -17th of January. The word 'pongal' in Tamil literally translates to "to boil. People boil freshly-harvested rice, along with milk and jaggery in a new clay pot. They let the boiling concoction spill…
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