Holiday Symbols and Customs A Guide to the Legend and Lore Behind the Traditions, Rituals, Foods, Games, Animals, and Other Symbols and Activities Associated with Holidays and Holy Days, Feasts and Fasts, and Other Celebrations
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ISBN-10: 0780805011
ISBN-13: 9780780805019
Edition: 3rd 2003
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Book details
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 895
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.838
Language: English
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| Preface | |
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| Aboakyer Festival | |
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| Advent | |
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| All Souls' Day | |
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| America's Cup | |
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| Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the | |
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| Aoi Matsuri | |
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| Apache Girls' Sunrise Ceremony | |
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| April Fools' Day | |
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| Arbor Day | |
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| Arctic Winter Games | |
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| Ascension Day | |
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| Ashura | |
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| Ash Wednesday | |
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| Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the | |
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| Athabascan Stickdance | |
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| Awoojoh | |
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| Awuru Odo Festival | |
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| Aztec New Fire Ceremony | |
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| Bastille Day | |
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| Bella Coola Midwinter Rites | |
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| Beltane | |
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| Blessing of the Waters | |
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| Boston Marathon | |
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| Bouphonia | |
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| Braemar Highland Gathering | |
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| Burial of the Sardine | |
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| Candlemas | |
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| Carnival | |
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| Chinese New Year | |
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| Ch'ing Ming | |
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| Christmas | |
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| Christmas Eve | |
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| Chrysanthemum Festival | |
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| Chung Yeung | |
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| Chusok | |
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| Columbus Day | |
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| Compitalia | |
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| Coptic New Year | |
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| Corpus Christi, Feast of | |
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| Crow Fair | |
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| Daytona 500 | |
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| Dewali | |
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| Dionysia | |
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| Distaff Day | |
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| Dosmoche | |
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| Double Fifth | |
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| Durga Puja | |
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| Eagle Dance | |
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| Earth Day | |
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| Easter | |
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| Egungun Festival | |
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| Ember Days | |
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| Epiphany, Feast of the | |
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| Esala Perahera | |
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| Exaltation of the Cross, Feast of the | |
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| Father's Day | |
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| Feast of Fools | |
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| Feast of the Dead | |
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| Flag Day | |
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| Floralia | |
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| Flute Ceremony | |
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| Fourth of July | |
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| Gai Jatra | |
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| Galungan | |
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| Ganesh Chaturthi | |
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| Ganna | |
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| Gauri Festival | |
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| Gion Matsuri | |
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| Good Friday | |
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| Green Corn Dance | |
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| Guru Nanak's Birthday | |
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| Guy Fawkes Day | |
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| Hajj | |
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| Halashashti | |
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| Halloween | |
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| Hanami | |
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| Hanukkah | |
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| Hari-Kuyo | |
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| Harvest Home Festival | |
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| Hemis Festival | |
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| Henley Royal Regatta | |
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| Higan | |
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| Hina Matsuri | |
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| Hogmanay | |
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| Hola Mohalla | |
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| Holi | |
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| Holy Innocents' Day | |
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| Homowo | |
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| Hopi Snake Dance | |
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| Hungry Ghosts Festival | |
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| Id al-Adha | |
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| Id al-Fitr | |
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| Imbolc | |
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| Incwala | |
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| Indianapolis 500 | |
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| Indra Jatra | |
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| Inti Raymi Festival | |
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| Ironman Triathlon World Championship | |
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| Iroquois Midwinter Ceremony | |
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| Janmashtami | |
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| John Canoe Festival | |
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| Juneteenth | |
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| Kamakura Matsuri | |
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| Kartika Snan | |
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| Kataklysmos Day | |
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| Kentucky Derby | |
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| King, Jr.'s Birthday, Martin Luther | |
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| Kodomo-No-Hi | |
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| Kristallnacht | |
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| Kumbh Mela | |
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| Kupalo Festival | |
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| Kwakiutl Midwinter Ceremonies | |
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| Kwanzaa | |
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| Lag Ba-Omer | |
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| Lammas | |
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| Lantern Festival | |
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| Laylat al-Miraj | |
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| Laylat al-Qadr | |
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| Lazarus Saturday | |
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| Leap Year Day | |
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| Lemuralia | |
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| Lent | |
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| Li Ch'un | |
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| Lincoln's Birthday | |
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| Loi Krathong | |
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| Losar | |
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| Lotus, Birthday of the | |
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| Lughnasa | |
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| Luilak | |
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| Lupercalia | |
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| Magha Puja | |
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| Mahavira Jayanti | |
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| Martenitza | |
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| Martinmas | |
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| Maskal | |
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| Masters Golf Tournament | |
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| Maundy Thursday | |
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| Mawlid al-Nabi | |
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| May Day | |
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| Memorial Day | |
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| Michaelmas | |
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| Mid-Autumn Festival | |
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| Mid-Lent Sunday | |
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| Midsummer Day | |
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| Miss America Pageant | |
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| Miwok Big Time | |
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| Moors and Christians Fiesta | |
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| Mother's Day | |
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| Naadam | |
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| Naga Panchami | |
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| Navajo Mountain Chant | |
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| Navajo Night Chant | |
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| Nawruz | |
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| New Yam Festival | |
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| New Year's Day | |
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| New Year's Eve | |
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| Niman Katchina | |
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| Nyepi | |
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| Obon Festival | |
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| Obzinky | |
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| October Horse Sacrifice | |
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| Odwira | |
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| Ogun Festival | |
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| Olympic Games | |
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| Onam | |
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| Oshogatsu | |
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| Our Lady of Guadalupe, Fiesta of | |
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| Palio, Festival of the | |
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| Palm Sunday | |
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| Parilia | |
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| Paro Tsechu | |
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| Paryushana | |
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| Passover | |
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| Pentecost | |
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| Pitra Paksa Festival | |
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| Plough Monday | |
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| Pongal | |
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| Pooram | |
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| Posadas, Las | |
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| Poson | |
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| Powamu Festival | |
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| Procession of the Swallow | |
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| Purim | |
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| Pushkar Mela | |
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| Raksha Bandhan | |
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| Ramadan | |
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| Ram Navami | |
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| Rath Yatra | |
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| Reek Sunday | |
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| Rocket Festival | |
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| Rogation Days | |
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| Rosh Hashanah | |
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| Royal Ascot | |
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| Royal National Eisteddfod | |
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| St. Anthony of Padua, Feast of | |
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| St. Barbara's Day | |
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| St. Blaise's Day | |
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| St. Bridget's Day | |
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| St. Catherine's Day | |
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| St. Christopher's Day | |
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| St. David's Day | |
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| St. Elmo's Day | |
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| St. Francis of Assisi, Feast of | |
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| St. George's Day | |
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| St. James the Apostle, Feast of | |
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| St. Joseph's Day | |
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| St. Lucy's Day | |
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| St. Mennas's Day | |
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| St. Patrick's Day | |
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| St. Stephen's Day | |
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| St. Swithin's Day | |
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| St. Sylvester's Day | |
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| St. Thomas the Apostle's Day | |
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| St. Urho's Day | |
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| Samhain | |
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| San Fermin Festival | |
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| Saturnalia | |
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| Sennin Gyoretsu | |
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| Setsubun | |
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| Shab-i-Barat | |
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| Shalako Ceremony | |
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| Shavuot | |
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| Shichi-Go-San | |
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| Shick-Shack Day | |
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| Shivaratri | |
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| Shrove Tuesday | |
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| Simhat Torah | |
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| Sol | |
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| Songkran | |
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| Sovereign's Official Birthday | |
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| Soyaluna | |
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| Sukkot | |
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| Summer Solstice | |
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| Sun Dance | |
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| Super Bowl Sunday | |
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| Tanabata | |
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| Tano Festival | |
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| Teej | |
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| Terminalia | |
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| Tet | |
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| Thaipusam | |
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| Thanksgiving | |
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| Thesmophoria | |
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| Tihar | |
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| Timkat | |
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| Tisha be-Av | |
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| Tod Kathin | |
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| Tori-no-ichi | |
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| Tour de France | |
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| Tu Bishvat | |
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| Twelfth Night | |
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| Ute Bear Dance | |
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| Vaisakh | |
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| Valentine's Day | |
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| Vasaloppet | |
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| Vasant Panchami | |
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| Vata Savitri | |
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| Vegetarian Festival | |
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| Vernal Equinox | |
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| Vesak | |
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| Veterans' Day | |
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| Walpurgis Night | |
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| Wampanoag Powwow | |
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| Washington's Birthday | |
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| Waso | |
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| Westminster Dog Show | |
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| Wianki Festival of Wreaths | |
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| Wimbledon | |
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| Wind Festival | |
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| Winter Solstice | |
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| World Eskimo-Indian Olympics | |
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| Wuwuchim | |
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| Yaqui Easter Ceremony | |
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| Yom Kippur | |
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| Index | |
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