INTERNATINAL FESTIVAL CALENDAR

This is not a comprehensive listing of all festivals around the world. It only serves as a glimpse into different celebrations.

January

China  Chinese New Year  Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival  Lunar New Year Fair  Nian Li  Nine Emperor Gods Festival India  Sankranti South Korea  Hangul Day Japan  Wakakusa Yamayaki

February

Brazil  Rio Carnival Cameroon  Ngonda  Youth Day Canada  Ash Wednesday  Family Day  Groundhog Day  Islander Day  Louis Riel Day  Nova Scotia Heritage Day  Yukon Heritage day China  Lantern Festival  Qinhuai Lantern Fair Japan  Hadaka Matsuri

March

Canada  Holy Saturday  Palm Sunday

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 Purim

China  Longtaitou Festival India  Maha Shivaratri Nigeria  Holy Saturday in Nigeria

April

Brazil  Brazil’s Tiradentes Day Canada  Vimy Ridge Day China  Cold Food Festival  Qingming Festival  Qintong Boat Festival India  Ramzan (Id Ul Fitr)  Sri Rama Navami  Ugadi

May

Cameroon  Ascension Day Canada  Isra and Mi’raj  Lag B’Omer  Yom Ha’atzmaut  Yom HaShoah Congo  Ascension Day in Congo  Mother’s Day  Whit Monday  Zaire 74 Nigeria  Democracy Day in Nigeria  June 12 Commemoration in Nigeria South Korea  Buddha's Birthday in South Korea Turkey  Mevlevi Order

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United Arab Emirates  Leilat al-Meiraj

June

Brazil  Brazilian Valentine's Day  Corpus Christi Canada  Discovery Day China  Dragon Boat Festival  Duanwu Festival  Renri  Torch Festival Peru  Inti Raymi United Arab Emirates  Ramadan

July

Canada  Lalat al Qadr  New Brynswick Day  Nunavut Day  Terry Fox Day China  Fu Yang Festival Indonesia  Galungan Italy  Palio di Siena Mongolia  Naadam Saudi  Eid al Fitr South Korea  Boryeong Mud Festival Spain  San Fermín United Arab Emirates  Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan)

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August

Canada  Assumption of Mary  Tisha B’Av China  Litang Horse Festival

India  Bonalu  Sri Krishna Astami Italy  Palio di Siena Spain  La Tomatina

September

China  Mid-Autumn Festival India  Bakrid (Id Ul Azha)  Bathukamma  Ganesh Chaturthi Italy  Regatta Nigeria  Id el Fitr in Nigeria Saudi  Eid al Adha United Arab Emirates  Arafat(haj) Day  Eid al Adha

October

Brazil  Our Lady of Aparecida Canada  Halloween  Rosh Hashana India  Deepavali  Durgastami  Gandhi Jayanti

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 Moharram  VijayaDashami/Dasara Nigeria  Al Hijra Saudi  Moharram United Arab Emirates  Al Hijra (Islamic New Year)

November

Brazil  All Souls Day  Black Consciousness Day in Brazil Canada  Remembrance Day Congo  All Saints Eve Mexico  Dia De los muertos Nigeria  Id el Kabir in Nigeria Thailand  Yi Peng

December

Canada  Boxing Day  Christmas  Hanukkah  Prophet’s Birthday China  Dongzhi Festival  Freespace Fest  Monkey King Festival India  Eid Miladun Nabi  Karthika Purnima/ Guru Nanak Jayanthi United Arab Emirates  Mouloud (The Prophets Birthday)

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