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pos: Day of the Dead Day of the Dead The Day of the Dead () is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican heritage elsewhere. The multi-day holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey. In 2008, the tradition was inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. The holiday is sometimes called Día de los Muertos in Anglophone countries, a back-translation of its original name, "Día de Muertos". It

pos: Day of the Dead deceased at the graves. Scholars trace the origins of the modern Mexican holiday to indigenous observances dating back hundreds of years and to an Aztec festival dedicated to the goddess Mictecacihuatl. The holiday has spread throughout the world, being absorbed into other deep traditions in honor of the dead. It has become a national symbol and as such is taught (for educational purposes) in the nation's schools. Many families celebrate a traditional "All Saints' Day" associated with the Catholic Church. Originally, the Day of the Dead as such was not celebrated in northern Mexico, where it was unknown until the

pos: Day of the Dead this day by visiting the family dead to clean and repair their tombs. Offerings of prayers, flowers, candles, and even food, while Chinese Filipinos additionally burn joss sticks and "kim". Many also spend the day and ensuing night holding reunions at the cemetery, having feasts and merriment. Day of the Dead The Day of the Dead () is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican heritage elsewhere. The multi-day holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died,

pos: Day of the Dead is particularly celebrated in Mexico where the day is a public holiday. Prior to Spanish colonization in the 16th century, the celebration took place at the beginning of summer. Gradually, it was associated with October 31, November 1, and November 2 to coincide with the Western Christianity triduum of Allhallowtide: All Saints' Eve, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars called "ofrendas", honoring the deceased using calaveras, aztec marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts. Visitors also leave possessions of the

pos: Day of the Dead into the modern Day of the Dead fell in the ninth month of the Aztec calendar, about the beginning of August, and was celebrated for an entire month. The festivities were dedicated to the goddess known as the "Lady of the Dead", corresponding to the modern La Calavera Catrina. By the late 20th century in most regions of Mexico, practices had developed to honor dead children and infants on November 1, and to honor deceased adults on November 2. November 1 is generally referred to as "Día de los Inocentes" ("Day of the Innocents") but also as "Día de los

pos: Antonio Cárdenas Guillén organized crime were set up in Reynosa following the death of Antonio Ezequiel, but it is unclear if they were directly related to his death. Phone services in the area continued to remain sporadic, with residents only able to use them at random hours of the day. With Antonio Ezequiel dead, Los Zetas celebrated the death of their rival's leader by hanging banners at pedestrian bridges in several cities in northeastern Mexico, where they mocked his brother Osiel and the Gulf Cartel. Pamphlets written with "z" instead of "s" were distributed across Matamoros with a message by Los Zetas to

pos: Day of the Dead 20th century because its indigenous people had different traditions. The people and the church rejected it as a day related to syncretizing pagan elements with Catholic Christianity. They held the traditional 'All Saints' Day' in the same way as other Christians in the world. There was limited Mesoamerican influence in this region, and relatively few indigenous inhabitants from the regions of Southern Mexico, where the holiday was celebrated. In the early 21st century in northern Mexico, Día de Muertos is observed because the Mexican government made it a national holiday based on educational policies from the 1960s; it has introduced

pos: San Pablito, Puebla helped to save it. Paper cutting rituals may be part of community observances. One of the main celebrations is the new year, now celebrated on January 1, as it represents renewal of the cosmos. On this day, ceremonies often take place in caves with cutouts as offerings along with food items. Day of the Dead is important in the town, like the rest of Mexico. It is celebrated here from October 31 to November 2 with a day dedicated to children, adults and saints respectively. October 31, which is for children, is then subdivided into those who died without eating

pos: Michoacán the dates around 2 November. Essentially, these are Day of the Dead celebrations, which are celebrated all over Mexico, but with unique variations. The events of these days show a blending of both pre-Hispanic and Catholic beliefs and traditions. Noche de Muertos is celebrated most strongly in the towns and villages around Lake Patzcuaro such as Tzintzuntzan, Ihuatzio, as well as Patzuaro itself, which was the center of the Purépecha Empire. As in other parts of Mexico, altars to the dead, both in homes and on graves are erected and covered with offerings such as bread, fruit and other items.

pos: CMLL Día de Muertos (2017) CMLL Día de Muertos (2017) The CMLL Día de Muertos(2017) (Spanish for "Day of the Dead") is professional wrestling supercard event scripted and produced by the Mexican "Lucha Libre" promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The show took place on November 3, 2017 at CMLL's main venue ,Arena México, in Mexico City, Mexico and celebrated the Mexican Day of the Dead holiday that ends on November 2 each year. For the event several wrestlers wore traditional Día de Muertos face and body paint. From the fourth match on the losing wrestlers would be dragged to "El Inframundo" ("The Underworld"),

pos: Day of the Dead Mexico. It is served cold and quite sweet with a lot of ice. The ruby-red beverage is called hibiscus tea in English-speaking countries and called "agua de Jamaica" (water of Jamaica) in Spanish. In Belize, Day of the Dead is practiced by people of the Yucatec Maya ethnicity. The celebration is known as "Hanal Pixan" which means "food for the souls" in their language. Altars are constructed and decorated with food, drinks, candies, and candles put on them. "Día de las Ñatitas" ("Day of the Skulls") is a festival celebrated in La Paz, Bolivia, on May 5. In pre-Columbian times

pos: Tláhuac celebrated throughout the borough but San Andrés Mixquic’s is particularly well known, attracting thousands of visitors from Mexico and abroad. The celebration generally lasts three days from October 31 to November 1 each day focusing on different groups, children, adults and saints. One local tradition related to the day is to hang a paper lantern often in the form of a star at the entrance to home as a way to greet the return of the souls of the dead. The Fiestas del Santo Jubileo is a custom observed on different days in the communities of the borough. It consists

pos: CMLL Día de Muertos (2018) on November 2. CMLL Día de Muertos (2018) The CMLL Día de Muertos (2018) (Spanish for "Day of the Dead") is a professional wrestling supercard event, scripted and produced by the Mexican "Lucha Libre" promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The show took place on November 2, 2018 in CMLL's main venue, Arena México, in Mexico City, Mexico and celebrated the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration. Many of the wrestlers working the show wore the traditional Día de Muertos face and body paint for the Día de Muerto event. From the fourth match on the losing wrestlers were

pos: CMLL Día de Muertos (2018) CMLL Día de Muertos (2018) The CMLL Día de Muertos (2018) (Spanish for "Day of the Dead") is a professional wrestling supercard event, scripted and produced by the Mexican "Lucha Libre" promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The show took place on November 2, 2018 in CMLL's main venue, Arena México, in Mexico City, Mexico and celebrated the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration. Many of the wrestlers working the show wore the traditional Día de Muertos face and body paint for the Día de Muerto event. From the fourth match on the losing wrestlers were be dragged to

pos: Fontana Bella resuming a progressive deterioration in Mario Lupo's world, or a complete insanity (even the last track called Voló Al Cielo (or Flew To The Sky) could confirm the death of the protagonist). The days appear at the top of the pages, starting from July 5 to November 2, probably making an allusion to the Day of the Dead (or Día de Muertos), a very important date in Mexico, which is celebrated that last day. The artist Marcos Castro created more than 30 paintings and drawings to illustrate this story. Clappings on 'Shiva': This album has the characteristic of showing several

neg: Festival of the Dead Allhallowtide from 31 October to 1 November, marking All Saints' Eve, All Saints' Day and the second of November as All Souls' Day. The Mexican holiday celebrated at Hallowtide is called Dia de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead - prior to the Spanish colonisation and the conversion of local people to Christianity, this festival was celebrated in the summer time. In many cultures a single event, "Festival of the Dead", lasting up to 3 days, was held at the end of October and beginning of November; examples include the Peruvians, the Pacific Islanders, the people of the Tonga

neg: Chicano art movement most celebrated holidays in Mexican culture is the Day of the Dead. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember family and friends who have died. The national holiday is celebrated in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints’ Day on November 1 and All Souls’ Day on November 2. Since it is so central to Mexican religious and cultural traditions, Day of the Dead has become a major component of Chicano art. Traditions connected with the holiday include the building of private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls or marigolds and

neg: Rosalia (festival) Rosalia (festival) In the Roman Empire, Rosalia or Rosaria was a festival of roses celebrated on various dates, primarily in May, but scattered through mid-July. The observance is sometimes called a rosatio ("rose-adornment") or the dies rosationis, "day of rose-adornment," and could be celebrated also with violets "(violatio", an adorning with violets, also "dies violae" or "dies violationis", "day of the "). As a commemoration of the dead, the "rosatio" developed from the custom of placing flowers at burial sites. It was among the extensive private religious practices by means of which the Romans cared for their dead, reflecting the

neg: Day of the Dead for a special Mass and blessing. The Brazilian public holiday of "Finados" (Day of the Dead) is celebrated on November 2. Similar to other Day of the Dead celebrations, people go to cemeteries and churches with flowers and candles and offer prayers. The celebration is intended as a positive honoring of the dead. Memorializing the dead draws from indigenous, African and European Catholic origins. Guatemalan celebrations of the Day of the Dead, on November 1, are highlighted by the construction and flying of giant kites in addition to the traditional visits to grave sites of ancestors. A big event also

neg: Melbourne City Centre the site chosen by Batman, on 29 August. The party went ashore the following day (near what is today William Street; and is now celebrated as Melbourne Day) and landed their stores, livestock and began to construct the settlement. The Association party aboard the "Rebecca" arrived in September after spending time at a temporary camp at Indented Head, where they encountered William Buckley – an escaped convict, believed dead, who had been living for 32 years with the indigenous Aboriginal group, the Wathaurong of the Kulin nation alliance. Batman was dismayed to discover the settlers of the "Enterprize" had established

neg: Landa de Matamoros celebrated throughout the municipality is Day of the Dead, which is commemorated from 31 October to 2 November, with Huapango music, fireworks and other activities. The Feast Day of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Landa is 25 September, celebrated with masses, processions, offerings, dance, music and fireworks. The main feast day for Tilaco is 4 October, in honor of Francis of Assisi, celebrated with masses, processions, dance, including the dance of Moors and Christians, music and fireworks. Huapango is the dominant traditional music, especially the form called Huapango arribeño, but Huapango abajeño is also played. Typical dishes include

neg: Ainan, Ehime it a difficult place for tourists to visit. A variety of festivals are celebrated in Ainan, including Ainan Tairyo Matsuri in May, Natsu Matsuri (Summer festival), Obon, and Aki Matsuri. During the Obon festival, Japan's equivalent of All Souls' Day, family members from all over Japan return to their family homes in Ainan to remember the souls of the dead. The festival is celebrated all over town, from the larger parts of Misho to the smallest villages in Nishiumi. In the evening, torches and lanterns can be seen along the seashore where the towns are gathering. Aki Matsuri (fall festival)

neg: Sindhi Cultural Day December, 2017 across Sindh and worldwide. The main event was held at Karachi Press Club where people from around the city gathered. Sindhi cultural day is to be celebrated on Sunday, December 2, 2018. The theme this year was Aekta (unity). . People all across the province celebrated the day by arranging Ajrak stalls, cultural gatherings and rallies; main event in Hyderabad was arranged at Sindh Museum. Sindhi Cultural Day Sindhi Cultural Day (, ), also known as 'Aekta jo ddihaarro', is widely celebrated with traditional enthusiasm to spotlight the centuries-old rich culture of Sindh. The day is celebrated all

neg: Tlacolula de Matamoros feast of the Virgen del Rosario, (which was filmed by researchers from the University of Arizona), Day of the Dead and the feast of the Señor de Tlacolula. For Day of the Dead, the municipality sponsors an "ofrenda" (Day of the Dead altar) for grade school children. The first prize was $5000 MXN. The feast of the Christ of Tlacolula is held on the second Sunday of October, lasting five days, which is celebrated not only with traditional Masses, processions, folk dances and fireworks, but also with the Mixtec version of the Mesoamerican ball game. The "Fiestas de las Cruces"

neg: Sindhi Cultural Day day was celebrated in December 2014. The main event was arranged at Karachi Press Club. Sindhi cultural day was celebrated in December 2015. The US Consulate arranged a musical program at the Consul General’s residence. This year all Sindhi media including KTN and Sindh TV mutually celebrated cultural day on 4 December. Many people gathered at the Karachi Press Club, where a large stage was decorated with Pana-flexes. The US Consulate General, Karachi celebrated the cultural day of Sindh. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also celebrated in Lahore during his political program. Sindhi cultural day was celebrated in the first week of

neg: Rosalia (festival) provided funeral benefits for members, and some were formed specifically for that purpose. Benefactors might fund communal meals and rose-days at which members of the college honored the dead. The College of Aesculapius and Hygia at Rome celebrated a Violet Day on March 22 and a Rose Day May 11, and these flower festivals are frequent among the occasions observed by dining clubs and burial societies. Most evidence for the Rosalia comes from Cisalpine Gaul (northern Italy), where twenty-four Latin inscriptions referring to it have been found. Ten Latin inscriptions come from the Italian peninsula, three from Macedonia, and four

neg: Matatirtha Aunsi tarpan today helps his/her mother get salvation and also bring prosperity in family. There is a legend that a man who walked through Mata Tirtha saw his dead mother in the pond on the day of Mata Tirtha Aunsi and since then people started going in the place. Matatirtha Aunsi Matatirtha Aunsi is Major festivel of Nepal. This day is celebrated to honor the mother and motherhood. On this day, people offer sweets, clothes, and other gift items to their mother. According to Hindu tradition, the festival is celebrated on the new moon that falls in the month of Baisakh

neg: Wales when local parishes would celebrate the patron saint of their local church. This celebration died out in the 19th century, to be replaced by Saint David's Day, which is celebrated on 1 March throughout Wales, and by Welsh expats around the world. Commemorating the patron saint of friendship and love, Dydd Santes Dwynwen's popularity has been increasing recently. It is celebrated on 25 January in a similar way to St Valentine's Day: by exchanging cards and by holding parties and concerts. Calan Gaeaf, associated with the supernatural and the dead, is observed on 1 November (All Saints Day). It has

neg: Paul Gauguin Tehamana" and the celebrated "Spirit of the Dead Watching", as well as a notable woodcarving "Tehura" now in the Musée d'Orsay. In August 1893, Gauguin returned to France, where he continued to execute paintings on Tahitian subjects such as " (Day of the God)" and " (Sacred spring, sweet dreams)". An exhibition at the Durand-Ruel gallery in November 1894 was a moderate success, selling at quite elevated prices eleven of the forty paintings exhibited. He set up an apartment at 6 rue Vercingétorix on the edge of the Montparnasse district frequented by artists, and began to conduct a weekly "salon".

neg: Mourning believed to be roaming. 40 days is a Catholic practice of commemorating the dead after 40 days from their death date. A Mass and a small feast are held to commemorate the dead during the 40-day period, the 40th day as their judgment day. The immediate family wear black. When the one-year period is over, the first death anniversary will signal the end of mourning celebrated by a feast. In the Assyrian tradition, just after a person passes way, the mourning family host guests in an open house style. Only bitter coffee and tea are served, showcasing the sorrowful state

neg: Melito of Sardis same day. Melito thought that the Christian Passover should be on the 14th of Nisan, but the Council of Nicaea determined that Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead should always be celebrated on a Sunday. Uniformity in church practice was thus the primary drive behind this initiative. Known for following a Johannine chronology, and for believing in a paschal lamb typology, Quartodeciman thought is constituted as such. One of the issues raised is that Quartodeciman thought is the idea that Christian Passover would be celebrated at the same time as Jewish Passover. Ultimately the Council of Nicea decided otherwise and

neg: Milpa Alta Pablo Ozotepec, San Agustín Ohtenco, Villa Milpa Alta, San Jerónimo Miacatlán and San Juan Tepanahuac. The most important saint day in the entire borough is that of Our Lady of the Assumption in August. Other important religious events include the passion play, held jointly by the towns of San Francisco Tecoxpa, San Pedro Atocpan, San Lorenzo Tlacoyucan and San Antonio Tecómitl and requires six months of preparations. Carnival is celebrated in San Lorenzo Tlacoyucan, San Antonio Tecómitl, San Pablo Oztotepec and Villa Milpa Alta. Day of the Dead is celebrated in the borough with altars, the cleaning and decorating of

neg: Kodandarama Temple, Tirupati Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams board. Rama Navami is celebrated with major grandeur at this temple which includes Hanumantha Vahana Seva in connection with Sri Rama Navami day, followed by Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam on Dasami and Sri Rama Pattabhisheka Mahotsavam on Ekadasi. The nine-day annual brahmotsavams celebrated every year which falls between March and April is another biggest event in the temple. The Annual three-day Teppotsavams(Float festival) will be celebrated during April at the temple where the processional deity of Sri Rama along with Sita and Lakshmana will taken over a float in Sri Ramachandra Pushkarini. Kodandarama Temple, Tirupati Sri Kodandaramaswamy

neg: Mother's Day from the story of Maudgalyayana and his mother. Mother's day is celebrated in 8 March . The origin of 8 March holiday dates back to 1908 and is associated with a tragic event. A group of workers at a textile factory in New York strikes against extreme working conditions. On 8 March, the factory was shut down and the workers remained trapped inside. Suddenly a fire broke out, where 129 mothers died. Mother's Day in most Arab countries is celebrated on 21 March. It was introduced in Egypt by journalist Mustafa Amin and was first celebrated in 1956. The practice

neg: Lemuria (festival) Mariae ad Martyres" has been celebrated at Rome ever since and started the feast of All Saints' Day. However, others see a link to the 13 May date in Saint Ephrem's celebration of All Saints on that day in the 4th century. Lemuria (festival) The Lemuralia or Lemuria was a feast in the religion of ancient Rome during which the Romans performed rites to exorcise the malevolent and fearful ghosts of the dead from their homes. The unwholesome spectres of the restless dead, the "lemures" or "larvae" were propitiated with offerings of beans. On those days, the Vestals would prepare

neg: La Huasteca zacahuil. The end of wet season farming ends with Xantolo. It is similar to Day of the Dead and celebrated at the same time, but it has important differences. Xantolo brings people to cemeteries as well but it is to celebrate the living and the dead, as it marks the harvest of this growing season. Preparations for Xantolo last a week with altars remaining through November. Gifts of food are prepared to exchange with god parents, friends, family and neighbors. Altars consist of arches over a rectangular table. Each corner of the table has a pole to represent the four

neg: Air Force Day (Pakistan) Air Force Day (Pakistan) Air Force Day ( or "Youm-e-Fizaya") is celebrated in Pakistan as a national day on 7 September, after the annual celebration of the Defence Day. Airshows and other programs mark the Pakistan Air Force's (PAF) role in defending the nation in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. On 6 September, both countries openly went to war following a series of minor skirmishes that preceded the 6th, when Pakistan was attacked by India from the Lahore-Burki sector during the dead of night (at 5 am). The war began following Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar, which was designed to infiltrate forces

neg: Green Beer Day Green Beer Day Green Beer Day (GBD) is a day-long party, where celebrants drink beer dyed green with artificial coloring or natural processes. The tradition started at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and was first celebrated in 1952. It is celebrated annually on the Thursday before Spring Break, and has been called Miami University's "biggest tradition". It is not sanctioned by the university. Students begin to drink as early as 1 to 5 A.M. on Green Beer Day; bars in Oxford open at 5 A.M. Many students embark on their first successful entrepreneurial venture on Green Beer Day, selling iconic

neg: Veneration of the dead are remembered. On that day, families go to cemeteries to light candles for their dead relatives, leave them flowers, and often to picnic. The evening before All Saints'—"All Hallows Eve" or "Hallowe'en"—is unofficially the Catholic day to remember the realities of Hell, to mourn the souls lost to evil, and to remember ways to avoid Hell . It is commonly celebrated in the United States and parts of the United Kingdom in a spirit of light-hearted horror and fear, which is marked by the recounting of ghost stories, bonfires, wearing costumes, carving jack-o'-lanterns, and "trick-or-treating" (going door to door and

neg: Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán atole to the volunteers, lighting their way with a type of lamp called a “bruja”, which contained a candle protected by paper shields. The consumption of tamales on these Tuesdays has been practiced since but in the 1970s, cultural events began to accompany the ritual. During the month of October, the Virgin of the Rosary is celebrated with an event called the Rosario de Aurora, starting from the 3rd of October and ending with the beginning of Day of the Dead ceremonies on 31 October. Day of the Dead commemorations extend from 31 October to 2 November and even the

neg: Ghosts in Chinese culture great help in matters such as winning the lottery or being admitted to low-cost government housing. The person visiting the medium will take a cup of rice from their kitchen to identify the family. Through these communications the dead help the living while the living help the dead. The name involves a pun, since with a change in intonation "ask rice" becomes "spirit medium". The Ghost Festival () is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated by Chinese in many countries. The fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general

neg: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash the details of the tragedy. Medvedev promised "We will do our best to keep the high-level hockey in Yaroslavl." A minute of silence was held and the audience exited the arena. The two teams left to go to a nearby church. The following day in Minsk, at the arena where Yaroslavl was to play its first game of the season, a requiem Mass was celebrated to honor the dead. The KHL resumed its 2011–12 season on 12 September 2011, with seven games. All games were preceded with a minute of silence. Early into New York Islanders training camp, goaltender Evgeni

neg: Liberation Day (Netherlands) their Canadian War cemeteries that acknowledge the sacrifice made by Canadians who died fighting for freedom. The bond between these two nations can be witnessed in Canada as well. Located in Ottawa (Canada's capital city) thousands of tulips grow each spring that the Dutch send to Canada as a gift. After the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945, Liberation Day was celebrated every five years by the Dutch. In 1990 the day was declared a national holiday when liberation would be remembered and celebrated every year. On May 4 the Dutch hold "Dodenherdenking" Remembrance of the Dead for the people

neg: All Saints Episcopal Church (Chicago) community. The church kitchen operates a weekly food pantry with the help of volunteers from both RCS and the congregation, and has sometimes catered to as many as 400 individuals in one night. All Saints has been noted for some events that deviate from typical Sunday services. One such special service in the Fall is an annual "pet blessing", where members of the congregation are invited to bring their pets to church to receive blessings. In 2010, the service included 74 dogs, 13 cats, one rabbit, one lizard, and several other animals. The Day of the Dead is celebrated along

neg: Shraavana also celebrated in many parts of India on the fifth day after Amavasya of Shraavana month. The snake god Nāga is worshiped. The last day of the Shraavana is celebrated as Pola, where the bull is worshiped by farmers from Maharashtra. In Karnataka Basava Panchami (Kannada: ಬಸವ ಪಂಚಮಿ) is celebrated on 5th day after amavasya.In 1196 AD this day Lingayat dharma guru Basava merged with god. In southern and central parts of India including Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Odisha, Shraavana Poornima day is when the Brahmin community performs the rituals of Avani Avittam or Upakarma. Shraavana Poornima

neg: Mother's Day the second Sunday of May. It is recognized nationally, but is not a public holiday. In Finland, Mother's Day ("äitienpäivä" in Finnish) is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. It is recognized nationally, and is a public holiday. It is usually celebrated at homes where children or grandchildren bring Mother´s day cards that they have drawn to their mothers and grandmothers. Usually some food, coffee and cakes are served for guests. Grown up children visit their parents homes and bring traditionally Mother´s day roses or other flowers accompanied with a Mother´s day card. The president of Finland honors with

neg: Pakistan Armed Forces of Pakistan's top military and civil officials. Wreaths of flowers are laid on the graves of the fallen soldiers and ceremonies are held across the country. The change of guard ceremony takes place at Mazar-e-Quaid, where the cadets of inter-services academies present Guard of Honour and take the charge. Additionally, the "Youm-e-Fizaya" (Air Force Day) is celebrated on 7 September, and the "Youm-e-Bahriya" (Navy Day) on 8 September. The Pakistan Armed Forces parades take place on 23 March, which is celebrated as "Youm-e-Pakistan" (Pakistan Day). All main service branches parade on Constitution Avenue in Islamabad, where the weapon exhibitions are

neg: Independence Day (Sri Lanka) Independence Day (Sri Lanka) Sri Lanka's Independence Day is celebrated on 4th of February to commemorate its internal political independence from British rule on that day in 1948. The day is a national holiday in Sri Lanka. It is celebrated all over the country through flag-hoisting ceremony, dances, parades and performances. Usually, the main celebration takes place in Colombo, where the President raises the national flag and delivers a nationally televised speech. Many national struggles were made in the history of Sri Lanka. And on the independence day all of these are remembered and celebrated. But the independence movement against

neg: Gustavus Adolphus Day funding to the university, and in cities where the military traditionally has been based. It is not generally celebrated in Scania, the southernmost part of Sweden, since Scania was part of Denmark at the time and Gustavus Adolphus waged war on Denmark. Sjättenovembervägen ("Sixth November Road"), a part of the old Göta highway in the Stockholm borough of Älvsjö, is named for this day. The day is celebrated in Finland since 1908 by the Swedish speakers as "Svenska dagen", Finnish Swedish Heritage Day. In Estonia, which like Finland was a part of Sweden during the reign of Gustavus Adolphus, the

neg: Dead Until Dark day the meeting of Descendants of the Glorious Dead is going to be celebrated, Sam invites Sookie to go together, as kind of a date. Sookie, without knowing why, accepts. Bill charms the audience and seems jealous of Sam. After dinner, Sam takes Sookie back home and kisses her, but she doesn't kiss him back. When Sookie enters her house, she discovers Gran dead on the kitchen floor. Bill soothes her. After the funeral, they make love for the first time. As their relationship deepens, Sookie tells Bill she was molested by her uncle Bartlett while growing up. Bill kills

neg: Deipnon Both practices are based on the same general concept – to close out the old month and enter the new month fresh. That fresh start is celebrated the next day during the Noumenia when it is auspicious to start new projects and unspoiled contents are placed back into the Ktesios jar. Deipnon In Greek, deipnon means the evening meal, usually the largest meal of the day. Hekate's Deipnon is, at its most basic, a meal served to the Titan Hekate and the restless dead once a lunar month. Ancient Athenians believed that once a lunar month, Hekate led the spirits

neg: Zaduszki Zaduszki Zaduszki or Dzień Zaduszny is a Polish name of All Souls' Day, Western Christian holiday celebrated on 2 November, a day after All Saint's Day. The word "Zaduszki" originating from "Dzień Zaduszny", can be roughly translated into English as "the day of prayers for the souls". On this day people visit cemeteries to light candles and pray for the souls of the dead, especially those believed to be in purgatory. Zaduszki is not a public holiday in Poland. All Souls' Day was introduced to Europe in year 998 in Benedictine monasteries, and since the 13th century became officially acknowledged

neg: Bengali Muslim wedding The following day, i.e., the second day of the bride at her new home is celebrated as Bou Bhaat as on this day, she serves Rice with Ghee to all her in-laws at lunch. The evening is celebrated as a reception party, where all the distant relatives along with the close ones from the groom's side are invited and introduced to the bride. The bride's family members 'Konyajatri' also attend the reception with 'tatwo' (gifts of clothes, sweetmeats, jewellery, and all other essentials for the bride and her in-laws). A grand feast is carried out called 'Preetibhoj'- It is a

neg: Defender of the Fatherland Day Defender of the Fatherland Day Defender of the Fatherland Day ( "Den' zashchitnika Otechestva"); ; ; ; ) is a holiday observed in Russia, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. It is celebrated on 23 February, except in Kazakhstan, where it is celebrated on 7 May. First celebrated in 1919, the holiday marks the date in 1918 during the Russian Civil War when the first mass draft into the Red Army occurred in Petrograd and Moscow (on 17 February). In January 1919, it was decided to combine the celebration of that day with the anniversary of the publication of the

neg: Nativity of Saint John the Baptist John the Baptist anticipates the feast of Christmas. The Nativity of John the Baptist is one of the oldest festivals of the Christian church, being listed by the Council of Agde in 506 as one of that region's principal festivals, where it was a day of rest and, like Christmas, was celebrated with three Masses: a vigil, at dawn, and at midday. It is one of the patronal feasts of the Order of Malta. Ordinarily, the day of a saint's death is usually celebrated as his or her feast day, because it marks his or her "dies natalis", or "birthday",

neg: Mariposa (fictional town) the district judge's daughter, as curious visitors to its divine services. Roman Catholics understandably keep a low profile in town, since every July 12 the Orangemen’s Parade is celebrated by Mariposans with flourish. St. Patrick’s Day, St. Andrew’s Day, St. George’s Day, Independence Day and July 1 are also popularly celebrated. Despite the overt activity of the Orangemen, Catholics hold an annual summer picnic at which the Salvation Army band plays. Anglicans are also known to drop in on Catholic masses, but only in the city where their attendance is anonymous and will not lead to social complications. In addition

neg: Green week rainfall for the sprouting crops". There is a similar holiday celebrating Pentecost in Romania, called "Rusalii". Also in Germanic tradition there is a similar tradition, for example, "Pfingstbaumpflanzen" in Germany. In modern-day Poland it is celebrated along with Pentecostal Sunday as "Zielone Świątki". Green week Green week (Russian: "Зелёные Святки", also known as "Семик" – Semik, Ukrainian: "Зелені Свята", Polish: "Zielone Świątki") is an ancient Slavic fertility festival celebrated in early June and closely linked with the cult of the dead and the spring agricultural rites. It usually fell upon the Thursday of the Green Week (better known as Trinity

neg: Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle (Holiday) events (e.g. the foundation of IMRO) could be celebrated jointly. In many different parts of Macedonia the holiday is celebrated with various festivities, concerts, and sports competitions. The official festival is held in the Macedonian Opera and Ballet, where major national figures and historians from the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts give speeches. Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle (Holiday) The Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle is a national holiday which is celebrated on October 23rd in Macedonia. In 2007 the holiday was voted into law as a new national holiday. It is a non-working day. The holiday

neg: 100th Anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution and Republic of China celebrated on Double Ten Day. After the Chinese Civil War, the Nationalists Kuomintang relocated to Taiwan and the Communist Party of China established the People's Republic of China in 1949 on the mainland. In the PRC, 10 October is not formally considered the National Day, as it usually celebrates its own national day on 1 October. On New Year's Eve of 2011, a large celebration took place at Keelung River. About 850,000 people celebrated at Xinyi District including NT$60 million worth of fireworks. The Double Ten day official ceremony began in the morning of 10 October 2011 where a flag

neg: Byzantine Rite and proceeds throughout the night and day according to the following table: The typica is used whenever the divine liturgy is not celebrated at its usual time, "i.e.", when there is a vesperal liturgy or no liturgy at all. On days when the liturgy may be celebrated at its usual hour, the typica follows the sixth hour (or matins, where the custom is to serve the Liturgy then) and the Epistle and Gospel readings for the day are read therein; otherwise, on aliturgical days or when the Liturgy is served at vespers, the Typica has a much shorter form and

neg: Green Beer Day it as a yearly event. Miami alumni have begun to celebrate the event in other cities, with an especially large event occurring annually in Chicago, Illinois. Green Beer Day Green Beer Day (GBD) is a day-long party, where celebrants drink beer dyed green with artificial coloring or natural processes. The tradition started at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and was first celebrated in 1952. It is celebrated annually on the Thursday before Spring Break, and has been called Miami University's "biggest tradition". It is not sanctioned by the university. Students begin to drink as early as 1 to 5 A.M.

neg: Anthony of Padua day, 13 June, is Lisbon's municipal holiday, celebrated with parades and marriages (the previous day, 12 June, is the "Dia dos Namorados" in Brazil). He is one of the saints celebrated in the Brazilian "Festa Junina" (also known as the "Santo Antônio"), along with John the Baptist and Saint Peter. He is venerated in Mogán Village in Gran Canaria, where his feast day is celebrated every year with oversized objects carried through the streets for the fiesta. In the town of Brusciano, Italy, located near Naples, an annual feast in honor of Saint Anthony is held in late August. This

neg: Saint Patrick's Day in the United States Saint Patrick's Day in the United States Saint Patrick's Day, although a legal holiday only in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (where it is recognized alongside Evacuation Day) and Savannah, Georgia, is nonetheless widely recognized and celebrated throughout the United States. It is primarily celebrated as a recognition of Irish and Irish American culture; celebrations include prominent displays of the color green, eating and drinking, religious observances, and numerous parades. The holiday has been celebrated on the North American continent since the late 18th century. According to the National Retail Federation, consumers in the United States spent $4.4 billion on St. Patrick’s

neg: All Saints' Day for Reformation is 31 October, so Reformation Sunday is celebrated on or before 31 October). In most congregations, the festival is marked as an occasion to remember the dead. The names of those who have died from the congregation within the last year are read during worship and a bell is tolled, a chime is played or a candle is lit for each name read. While the dead are solemnly remembered during worship on All Saints' Sunday, the festival is ultimately a celebration of Christ's victory over death. Though Halloween has usually been seen as an American influence in the

neg: Easter Monday District, Dyngus Day is celebrated with a high level of enthusiasm. Although Dyngus Day was celebrated in traditional Polish neighborhoods of Buffalo dating back to the 1870s, modern Dyngus Day in Buffalo had its start with the Chopin Singing Society. Judge Ann T. Mikoll and her late husband Theodore V. Mikoll held the first party at the Society's clubrooms in the Buffalo Central Terminal. The Society left the East Side in the 1980s and moved to new clubrooms in nearby Cheektowaga, where the festival attracted a new generation of revelers. In recent years, the focus of Buffalo's Dyngus Day celebration

neg: Halloween the dead called Parentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, which comes from the Old Irish for 'summer's end'." Samhain () was the first and most important of the four quarter days in the medieval Gaelic calendar and was celebrated on 31 October – 1 November in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. A kindred festival was held at the same time of year by the Brittonic Celts, called Calan Gaeaf in Wales, Kalan Gwav in Cornwall and Kalan Goañv in Brittany; a name meaning "first day of winter". For the Celts, the day

neg: Sabbath listed in Tractate "Shabbat" (Talmud). Customarily, "Shabbat" is ushered in by lighting candles shortly before sunset, at halakhically calculated times that change weekly and geographically. "The Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered", a translation by Robert Eisenman and Michael Wise, reveals the Essene calendar as celebrating the Sabbath commencing on the 4th day of Abib (Nisan) page 192 3 days after the new moon of the Passover month then celebrated on the 11th, 18th and 25th. The second Essene month reveals a Sabbath on the second day exactly 7 days from the 25th of Abib Sabbath witnessing a solar calendar continuation for

neg: Armed Forces Day of Macedonian Army is celebrated on 18 August. This date is chosen because on 18 August 1943, the battalion "Mirče Acev" was formed at the Slavej Mountain. It was the first organized battalion to fight against the fascist forces in World War II in Macedonia. The day is not a national holiday, but is celebrated with a manifestation at one of the Army's barracks, where the President, the Speaker of the Assembly, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense are always present. Usually there is a parade of the armed forces and an exhibition of the weapons and vehicles

neg: Zaduszki holiday to All Hallows' Eve celebration in Western Europe, one could see that they are closely linked. The given information is taken from the Dictionary of Svarog's House (Словарь Дома Сварога)- http://pagan.ru/slowar/z/zadushki8.php Zaduszki Zaduszki or Dzień Zaduszny is a Polish name of All Souls' Day, Western Christian holiday celebrated on 2 November, a day after All Saint's Day. The word "Zaduszki" originating from "Dzień Zaduszny", can be roughly translated into English as "the day of prayers for the souls". On this day people visit cemeteries to light candles and pray for the souls of the dead, especially those believed to

neg: Francis Fasani in the parish church there. Upon the news of his death, children could be heard running through the streets shouting, "The saint is dead! The saint is dead!" The proceedings to open the cause for his canonization began several years after his death. Testimony to his holy life was given by many people of region. Among them was his old friend, Lucci, who by then was a bishop in the region. Progress did not take place, however, until the 20th century, when he was beatified in 1951, and subsequently canonized in 1986. His feast day is celebrated by the Franciscan

neg: Siddha medicine Governor of Tamil Nadu. The second World Siddha Day was celebrated in a grand manner on 14 April 2010, at Image Auditorium, Adyar, Chennai; more than 2000 students, post graduates, practitioners and traditional vaidyas participated in the celebration. In connection with the celebrations, a website was launched. The third World Siddha day was celebrated at Trivandrum, Kerala, where Siddha doctors met on 14 and 15 April 2011. It is assumed that when the normal equilibrium of the three humors — Vaadham, Pittham and Kapam — is disturbed, disease is caused. The factors assumed to affect this equilibrium are environment, climatic

neg: Bañares processions that began the Day of Thanks, celebrated on September 14, and then the Patronage Festivals celebrated on the 24th and 25th of the same month. Recently, the patronal fiestas have been changed to the third weekend, but September 25 is still celebrated as Thanks. Every day of the fiestas is celebrated by a procession, where the young people raise the patron saint in dance through many streets of the pueblo. In the past, having more people in the village, there were teams of young people, always boys, that competed amongst themselves to see who was going to be the

neg: Eastern Orthodox Church deacons and readers sing/chant specific verses from this Gospel Book on each different day of the year. This daily cycle services is conceived of as both the sanctification of time ("chronos", the specific times during which they are celebrated), and entry into eternity ("kairos"). They consist to a large degree of litanies asking for God's mercy on the living and the dead, readings from the Psalter with introductory prayers, troparia, and other prayers and hymns surrounding them. The Psalms are so arranged that when all the services are celebrated the entire Psalter is read through in their course once a

neg: Eid il-Burbara Eid il-Burbara Eid il-Burbara or Saint Barbara's Day (), is a holiday annually celebrated on December 4 (Gregorian calendar), December 17 (Julian calendar), among Middle Eastern Christians in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine and Turkey (Hatay Province). Its celebration shares many elements with Halloween, though coming from a much earlier tradition, and unrelated to the feast of the dead. Traditionally, adults and children wearing disguise go around houses in the villages dancing and singing the story of Saint Barbara; and in each house, they are offered food specially prepared for that feast (and sometimes money). It is celebrated in honour of

neg: Store Bededag (if Easter falls on April 25). Store Bededag Store bededag, translated literally as Great Prayer Day or more loosely as General Prayer Day, "All Prayers" Day, Great Day of Prayers or Common Prayer Day, is a Danish holiday celebrated on the 4th Friday after Easter. It is also celebrated in the Faroe Islands, where it is called Dýri biðidagur, and in Greenland (Greenlandic Tussiarfissuaq). Store bededag is a collection of minor Christian holy days consolidated into one day. The day was introduced in the Church of Denmark in 1686 by King Christian V as a consolidation of several minor (or

neg: Store Bededag Store Bededag Store bededag, translated literally as Great Prayer Day or more loosely as General Prayer Day, "All Prayers" Day, Great Day of Prayers or Common Prayer Day, is a Danish holiday celebrated on the 4th Friday after Easter. It is also celebrated in the Faroe Islands, where it is called Dýri biðidagur, and in Greenland (Greenlandic Tussiarfissuaq). Store bededag is a collection of minor Christian holy days consolidated into one day. The day was introduced in the Church of Denmark in 1686 by King Christian V as a consolidation of several minor (or local) Roman Catholic holidays that had

neg: Herodion of Patras Herodion of Patras Herodion of Patras (also Herodian or Rodion; ) was a relative of Saint Paul whom Paul greets in Romans 16:11. According to tradition, he was numbered among the Seventy Disciples and became bishop of Patras, where he suffered greatly. After beating, stoning, and stabbing him, they left him for dead, but St. Herodion arose and continued to serve the Apostles. He was beheaded with Olympas in Rome while they were serving Saint Peter on the same day that St. Peter was crucified. His feast days are celebrated on January 4 among the Seventy, April 8, and November

neg: Soul cake celebrated in Britain or Ireland during the Middle Ages, although similar practices for the souls of the dead were found as far south as Italy. The cakes are usually filled with allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger or other sweet spices, raisins or currants, and before baking are topped with the mark of a cross to signify that these were alms. They were traditionally set out with glasses of wine, an offering for the dead as in early Christian tradition, and either on All Hallows' Eve (Halloween), All Saints' Day or All Souls' Day, children would go "souling", or ritually begging for

neg: Sagrada Família used for religious services. The church was consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI on 7 November 2010 in front of a congregation of 6,500 people. A further 50,000 people followed the consecration Mass from outside the basilica, where more than 100 bishops and 300 priests were on hand to offer Holy Communion. Starting on 9 July 2017, there is an international mass celebrated at the basilica on every Sunday and holy day of obligation, at 9 a.m, open to the public (until the church is full). Occasionally, Mass is celebrated at other times, where attendance requires an invitation. When masses are

neg: Cihang Zhenren Zhenren can appear in the human realm in 32 different human forms (三十二应), some of which are male, others female. There are three anniversaries of Cihang Zhenren that have been celebrated – The first is on the nineteenth day of the Flower Moon (Lunar Second Month). This was the day Cihang Zhenren prayed for the dead to be liberated from hell and blessings for the living (other legends say it was his birthday). The second is on the nineteenth day of the Lychee Moon (Lunar Sixth Month). This was the day he subjugated Ningbo Xianzi (a sea spirit that caused

neg: Margaret of Hungary (saint) and 1276, but the canonization process was not successful, even though 74 miracles were ascribed to her intercession, most of them referring to curing illnesses, even someone coming back from the dead. Among those giving testimony were 27 people for whom miracles had been wrought. Unsuccessful attempts to canonize her were also made in 1640 and 1770. She was finally canonized by Pope Pius XII on November 19, 1943, at that time the feast day of her aunt, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. Her feast day is celebrated by the Dominican Order. Raised by Pope Pius VII to a "festum duplex,"

neg: Armed Forces Day (Poland) Lenino in October 1943. The communist government found it impossible to celebrate the original date of 15 August and its coinciding historical significance, owing to its glorification of the Red Army's defeat. Following the return of democracy in the wake of the events of 1989, the Sejm approved the restoration of Armed Forces Day to the original 15 August date and meaning on 30 July 1992, repealing the earlier communist era 1950 declaration. Armed Forces Day is celebrated throughout Poland, with military parades, commemorations for active personnel, veterans, and the dead. As the day coincides with the religious Day of

neg: Saint Theresa Church, Perambur (2011-2013) made the interior architectural works in the church. Fr.Joseph Albert (2015-) is the present Parish Priest. First day of the Month: The day devoted to St.Theresa is celebrated at evening with Rosary, Novena Prayer and Mass. Thursdays: The day devoted to Infant Jesus is celebrated at evening with Rosary, Mass and oil pouring ritual. First Fridays: Celebrated at evening for the devotion to Sacred Heart of Jesus with Rosary, Mass and Eucharistic Adoration. First Saturdays: Celebrated at evening for the devotion to Mother Mary with Rosary and Mass. 24th of the Month: Celebrated at evening for the devotion to

neg: Carmen Ramírez Degollado of the Dead, she organized a dinner for the press in 1990, inviting journalists and artists, decorating the restaurant for the occasion. This began the tradition of decorating the restaurants for various important Mexican holidays. She also decorates the restaurants for other various major Mexican holidays such as Christmas, Independence Day and the day of the Virgin of Guadalupe . She has also celebrated Día del Maíz (Corn Day) with an altar as she says the plant is divine. The original restaurant is still in an industrial zone in Azcapotzalco. The menu of the restaurant concentrates on dishes from Veracruz,

neg: Zerok District the first day of Akhtar) they collect sweats () and money from their relatives. Adults pray Akhtar prayer on the first day of Akhtar. People walk home by home for eating lunch. Zerok's famous dish 'rice with peas' () is mostly welcomed on this day. Youths play by hitting eggs with each other. Akhtar is celebrated for three days. Funeral Ceremony د جنازې مراسم: The people are very supportive during death ceremony. If someone dies, the owner announces the villagers through the Mosques' loudspeakers. For three days the owner of dead are not allowed to cook any thing in their

neg: Random Acts of Kindness Day day began in 2004 in New Zealand. Ideas include: Random Acts of Kindness Day Random Acts of Kindness Day is a day to celebrate and encourage random acts of kindness. "It's just a day to celebrate kindness and the whole pay it forward mentality", said Tracy Van Kalsbeek, executive director of the Stratford Perth Community Foundation, in 2016, where the day is celebrated on November 4. It is celebrated on September 1 in New Zealand and on February 17 in the US. The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (RAK) was founded in 1995 in the US. It is a nonprofit

neg: Mullakkal Temple patron’s place. This special prasad is offered at night for puja. Different festivals are celebrated in the Mullakkal Rajarajeswari Temple. The biggest festival celebrated here is Mullakkal Chirappu and it is celebrated for 41-day duration. The festival is commenced at beginning of the first of Malayalam Month Vrishchikam (Middle of November) and it ends on the eleventh of Malayalam month of Dhanu (December–January).The last 11 days of this festival are called Chirappu festival. The last two days of this Festival are counted as the most special and sacred one where nine elephants with colourful processions participate in the festive chore

neg: Father's Day in Thailand, and even overseas at Thai organizations. It first gained nationwide popularity in the 1980s as part of a campaign by Prime Minister [[Prem Tinsulanonda]] to promote Thailand's royal family. [[Mother's Day]] is celebrated on the birthday of Queen [[Sirikit]], August 12. In [[Trinidad and Tobago]], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June and is not a public holiday. In [[Turkey]], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June and is not a public holiday. In [[United Arab Emirates]], Father's Day is celebrated on June 21, generally coinciding with [[midsummer]]'s day. In the United

neg: Azhakodi Devi Temple children gathered at the temple on the day of Vidhyarambham’ to be initiated into learning. It is during the full moon phase in the month of ‘Ashwini’ that the ‘Navarathri’ festival is celebrated all over India. In Bengal the 10-day festival is celebrated as ‘Durga pooja’, while in Karnataka it is celebrated as ‘Dussera’. In kerala it is celebrated as ‘Saraswathi pooja’. The 10th day of the celebration is marked as Lord Rama’s victory over the demon king ‘Ravana’. This festival is also known as ‘Ayudha Pooja’, meaning the worship of weapons. The 10-day-long ‘Saraswathi Pooja’ is celebrated in grant

neg: Dead of Night (Torchwood) show were not gratuitous, and did form a part of the plot. The A.V. Club's Zack Handlen awarded "Dead of Night" a B- rating. He felt that the episode did not have any truly tense scenes compared to previous episode "Rendition". While he celebrated that the "two-fer sex scene" was unusual for mainstream science fiction, Handlen felt it "didn't make for gripping television", and felt Jack's hook-up was at least more believable than the prospect of a Rex/Vera romance. Though he gave the episode a relatively high rating, and was optimistic for "Miracle Day" as a series, Handlen's concluding paragraph

neg: Saint Fructus Fructus in the area, as well as an adjoining monastery. On the night of October 24 is celebrated the procession in honor of Fructus known as the "Paso de la Hoja" ("Turn of the Page"). A sculpture of Fructus rests in a niche in this cathedral. This sculpture has Fructus holding a book; according to local legend, it is the “Book of Life”: when Fructus turns to the last page, the world will end. Fructus' feast day is celebrated with music and contests, and devotees also celebrate his feast day at the park of Hoces del Río Duratón, where they

neg: Random Acts of Kindness Day Random Acts of Kindness Day Random Acts of Kindness Day is a day to celebrate and encourage random acts of kindness. "It's just a day to celebrate kindness and the whole pay it forward mentality", said Tracy Van Kalsbeek, executive director of the Stratford Perth Community Foundation, in 2016, where the day is celebrated on November 4. It is celebrated on September 1 in New Zealand and on February 17 in the US. The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (RAK) was founded in 1995 in the US. It is a nonprofit headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Random Acts of Kindness (RAK)

neg: Santos Reyes Nopala in the annual celebration of the Day of the Dead. The festival is celebrated with bands and processions, concluding with a solemn mass. Tombs in the cemetery are decorated with ornaments, fruits and yellow and magenta flowers from the countryside, and the families of the dead visit to share bread and salt with their deceased relatives. The ceremony is an important tourist attraction. In March 2006 eight left-wing activists were arrested during a police raid in the community of Santiago Cuixtla, in which two people were gravely injured. In May 2010 the mayor was accused of diverting 30 million pesos

neg: Sylhet entity. As so many Sylhetis are resident abroad, Sylhet has a major flow of foreign currency from non-resident Bangladeshis. The major holidays celebrated in Sylhet include traditional and religious celebrations, "Ramadan", "Eid-ul-Fitr", Eid-ul-Adha, Durga Puja, Diwali, Holi, Christmas, Easter, Magha Purnima Cultural or nationalistic celebrations include the Language Movement Day, this is where wreaths are laid at the Shaheed Minar paying tribute to the martyrs, the Bangladeshi Independence Day, Victory Day celebrated with parades by school and academies, and the Pohela Baishakh—celebration of the Bengali New Year. Marriages are practised in a traditional sylheti Muslim style, sini faan (engagement) with

neg: Faial Island celebrated there in conformity with a tradition/legend of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, and then the procession returns to the local "império", where a feast of meat broth and soup is served to the invited guests, and the same soup and "massa sovada" (sweet bread) is handed out, as a traditional sign of penitence. On Faial, generally, these feasts are by invitation, whereas on other islands public events occur. The patron saint of Faial is Saint John, celebrated as "São João da Caldeira" on June 24. This is a day celebrated with a mass at the Chapel of São João, followed

neg: April Fools' Day children". It used to be a day where parents, grandparents, and teachers would fool the children in some way. But the celebration of this day has died out in favor of April Fools' Day. Nevertheless, on the Spanish island of Menorca, "Dia d'enganyar" ("Fooling day") is celebrated on April 1 because Menorca was a British possession during part of the 18th century. In Brazil, the "Dia da mentira" ("Day of the lie") is also celebrated on April 1. In Iran, on 13th of the first month (Farvardin) of the Iranian calendar (known as Nature's day or Sizdah Be-dar, 1st or

neg: Philip the Evangelist have been described as an apostle in the wider sense of that word, beyond the original 12 Apostles. A late tradition describes him as settling at Tralles in Anatolia, where he became the bishop of that church. "St Philip the Deacon" is commemorated on October 11 in the Eastern Orthodox Church, in the Roman Rite, the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, and the Episcopal Church (USA). Additionally, in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Philip is counted among the Seventy Apostles, and is referred to as a Protodeacon; this feast day is celebrated on January 4. St. Philip's feast day is celebrated in The

neg: Dominion Day Dominion Day Dominion Day was a day commemorating the granting of dominion status in certain countries. It was an official public holiday in Canada from 1879 to 1982, where it was celebrated on 1 July. That date is now known as Canada Day. There was also a Dominion Day public holiday in the Dominion of Newfoundland from 1907 to 1949, celebrated on 26 September. Dominion Day was the name of the holiday commemorating the formation of Canada as a Dominion on 1 July 1867. It became an official public holiday in 1879. The holiday was renamed to "Canada Day" by

neg: Siddhivinayak Temple, Siddhatek surrounded by Ganesha, Vishnu, the Goddess and the Sun-god Surya) and a shrine to goddess Shivai. The temple celebrates three main festivals. The Ganesh Chaturthi festival is celebrated from the first to the fifth day of the Hindu month of Bhadrapada, where Ganesh Chaturthi is the fourth day. A festival is held to commemorate the birthday of Ganesha – Ganesha Jayanti, on the fourth day of the Hindu month of Magha. This festival is celebrated from the first to the fifth day of Magha. The palkhi of Ganesha is taken for three consecutive days in these festivals. A festival and

neg: Christmas in Australia and New Zealand and New Years Day are national public holidays in Australia (with the exception of South Australia, where Proclamation Day is celebrated on 26 December instead). Two major sporting events traditionally commence on the day after Christmas Day in Australia: the Boxing Day Test cricket test match, and the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. A popular tradition celebrated in Adelaide is the Adelaide Christmas Pageant. This parade is the largest of its kind in the world, attracting crowds of over 400,000 people. Begun in 1933, the pageant is staged in early November every year, usually on a Saturday morning, marking the