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Virgen del Rosario (Peru)

http://www.perutravels.net/peru-travel-guide/art-festivals-virgen-rosario.htm

Yom Kippur

http://www.akhlah.com/holidays/yomkippur/yomkippur.php

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/holiday4.html

Chinese National Day

http://www.bookrags.com/history/worldhistory/national-daychina-ema-04/

http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/festival_c/double_e/double.htm

Columbus Day

http://wilstar.com/holidays/columbus.htm

http://www.holidayinsights.com/other/columbus.htm

Thanksgiving Day (Canada)

http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/thanksgiving/canada/

http://www.thanksgivingnovember.com/canadian-thanksgiving.html
Punkie Night (Great Britain)

http://www.jstor.org/pss/1259549

http://beehive.thisisdorset.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=9571&PageID=53260

Diwali

http://www.diwalifestival.org/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/diwali.shtml

Halloween/All Hallow's Eve

http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/halloween/?page=origins

http://www.anniversaryideas.co.uk/Halloween.asp

http://wilstar.com/holidays/hallown.htm

Samhain

http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usfl&c=holidays&id=2203

http://www.paganspath.com/magik/samhain-history.htm

November

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Day of the Dead (Mexico)

http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/articles/dead-history.html

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/feature/daydeadindex.html

All Saint's Day

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01315a.htm

http://www.calendar-updates.com/info/holidays/us/allsaints.aspx

All Soul's Day

http://all-souls-day.123holiday.net/

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Cynthia/festivals/all_saints_day.htm

St. Hubert's Day

http://www.meutejagd.de/hubertus_1.html

Bonfire Night/ Guy Fawkes Night (Canada & Great Britain)

http://www.bonefire.org/guy/bonfire.php

http://www.lasalle.es/corrales/eso/webcal/guyfawkes/level2_4.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/guyfawkes.html

St. Michael's Day

http://www.feastofstmichael.com/history.html

http://www.amishnews.com/amisharticles/michael.htm

St. Martin's Day (Denmark, Germany, Great Britain)

http://www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com/articles/stmartins.htm

http://www.greenpt.com/StMartinDay.htm

Veteran's Day

http://www.patriotism.org/veterans_day/

http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/

http://www.history.army.mil/faq/vetsday/vetshist.htm

Universal Children's Day (UNICEF)

http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/children_day/

http://www.holidayinsights.com/other/children.htm

St. Catherine's Day (Canada , France)

http://www.fisheaters.com/customstimeafterpentecost14.html

Thanksgiving Day (USA)

http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/

St. Andrew's Day  (Scotland, Austria, Peru)

http://www.geocities.com/traditions_uk/andrew.html

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/months/andrew.html

December

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Rosa Parks Day

http://www.grandtimes.com/rosa.html

http://www.recess.ufl.edu/transcripts/2004/1201.shtml

Hanukkah

http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday7.htm

http://www.torah.org/learning/yomtov/chanukah/

St. Thomas's Day (Austria/Germany)

http://www.germanculture.com.ua/library/weekly/aa120100h.htm

Winter Solstice

http://www.religioustolerance.org/winter_solstice.htm

http://www.shambhala.org/arts/fest/unconquered.html

http://www.circlesanctuary.org/pholidays/SolsticeArticle.html

Christmas Day

http://www.fabulousfoods.com/holidays/xmas/christmashistory.html

http://www.germanculture.com.ua/library/weekly/aa120298a.htm

http://www.nacnet.org/assunta/nacimnto.htm

http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/christmas/

http://www.novareinna.com/festive/xmas.html

Kwanzaa

http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/

http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1996/kwanzaa/

Boxing Day

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/around/boxingday.html

http://www.calendar-updates.com/info/holidays/canada/boxing.aspx

New Year's Eve

http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/other/newyreve.html

http://www.calendar-updates.com/info/holidays/us/newyearseve.aspx

January

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New Year's Day

http://wilstar.com/holidays/newyear.htm

http://www.fathertimes.net/traditions.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/newyearhistory.html

 

Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday

http://www.holidays.net/mlk/

http://www.mlkday.gov/

Australia Day

http://www.australiaday.gov.au/

 Tet (Vietnamese New Year)

http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/wardtet.html

http://www.asian-nation.org/tet.shtml

http://www.thingsasian.com/goto_article/article.844.html

http://www.vietmedia.com/culture/?L=tet.html

February

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Ground Hog's Day

http://www.groundhog.org/

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/Holidays/G/g_index.html

 

Waitangi Day

http://www.amonline.net.au/snapshots/waitangi/what.htm

http://www.mch.govt.nz/emblems/waitangi/index.html

Sapporo Snow Festival (Japan)

http://www.yamasa.org/japan/english/destinations/hokkaido/snow_festival.html

http://www.travelintelligence.net/wsd/articles/art_2948.html

Chinese New Year

http://www.chinapage.com/newyear.html

http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/chinese_new_year.html

Valentine's Day

http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/valentine/

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/val/history.html

President's Day

http://www.patriotism.org/presidents_day/

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/washington1.html

http://usparks.about.com/library/weekly/aa021499.htm

Mardi Gras Day

http://www.mardigrasday.com/mardigras/mgfaq.php

http://www.eastjeffersonparish.com/culture/MARDIGRA/HISTORY/history.htm

http://www.mardigrasindians.com/

Lent

http://www.spirithome.com/lent.html

http://www.sundayschoollessons.com/lent.htm

March

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St. David's Day (Wales)

http://www.wales-calling.com/culture/st-david.htm

http://www.sucs.swan.ac.uk/~rhys/stdavid.html

Read Across America Day

http://www.nea.org/readacross/index.html

http://www.seussville.com/seussentennial/events2.html

Hina-Matsuri (Japanese Doll Day)

http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa022498.htm

http://www.fuzita.org/jpculture/hinamatsuri/hina.html

Purim

http://www.holidays.net/purim/

http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday9.htm

http://www.chabad.org/holidays/purim/default.asp?flash=true

 

Holi Festival (India)

http://www.thecolorsofindia.com/holi-history.html

http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/aa030401c.htm

Ides of March

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0311_040311_idesmarch.html

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/ides1.html

http://www.holidayinsights.com/other/ides.htm

St. Patrick's Day

http://www.history.com/minisites/stpatricksday

http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/stpatricksday/index.jsp

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/patrick/

 Bahá'í New Year (Iran)

http://bahai-library.com/index.php?file=walbridge_encyclopedia_nawruz

http://www.uga.edu/bahai/2003n/031231-1.html

 

Mawlid-al-Nabi (Muhammad's birthday)

http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/ethnic_relig/mawlid.html

http://www.culturecorner.org/May-09-03.html

 Kick Butts Day

http://www.kickbuttsday.org/

Cherry Blossoms-Spring Festival (Japan)

http://gojapan.about.com/cs/cherryblossoms/a/sakurafestival.htm

http://www.mapsofworld.com/cities/japan/tokyo/japanese-cherry-blossom-festival.html

http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/cms/index.php?id=390

Walpurgis (Scandanavia)

http://paranormal.about.com/od/paranormalgeneralinfo/a/aa042505.htm

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Walpurgis-Night

 Cesar Chavez Day

http://www.cesarchavezday.org/

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/chavez/

 

April

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April Fool's Day

http://wilstar.com/holidays/aprilfool.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/aprilfools1.html

http://www.april-fools.us/history-april-fools.htm

 Ching Ming (Chinese Memorial Day)

http://www.chcp.org/chingming.html

http://www.sandiegochinese.net/htmls/holiday2.htm

Palm Sunday

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11432b.htm

http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/holidays/palm_sunday.htm

Daylight Savings Time

http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/daylight1.html

Passover

http://www.holidays.net/passover/

http://www.holidays.net/passover/recipes.htm

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/passover/

http://www.holidaysmart.com/9jewishhighholydays.htm

Good Friday

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06643a.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0821267.html

Easter

http://www.holidays.net/easter/

http://wilstar.com/holidays/easter.htm

Eastern Orthodox Easter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8006632.stm

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/easter1.html

Buddhist New Year-Pimai/Thmey/Thingyan/Songkran

http://sunsite.au.ac.th/thailand/special_event/songkran/

http://www.sriwittayapaknam.ac.th/songkran.html

Earth Day

http://www.earthday.net/

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/earthday/

Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day

http://www.daughtersandsonstowork.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=293

Arbor Day

http://www.arborday.org/arborday/

http://www.arbor-day.net/

Buddha's Birthday

http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma3/holidays.htmll

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha's_Birthday

National Day/Queen's Day (Netherlands)

http://www.annieshomepage.com/queensday.html

http://goamsterdam.about.com/od/eventsfestivalsholidays/a/queensday.htm

 

 

May

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May Day - Labor Day

http://www.germanculture.com.ua/library/weekly/aa042601a.htm

http://www.geocities.com/~olelo/mayday.html

http://www.theholidayspot.com/mayday/history.htm

Beltane

http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=usma&c=holidays&id=2765

 

Kodomo-no-hi (Japan Children's Day)

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/calendar/may/children.html

http://www.jcccnc.org/events/childrensday.htm

Cinco de Mayo

http://www.vivacincodemayo.org/history.htm

http://www.mexonline.com/cinco.htm

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/cinco/

National Teacher's Day

http://www.calendar-updates.com/info/holidays/us/teachers.aspx

http://www.teacher-appreciation.info/Teacher-Appreciation-Day-2009/

Israel Independence Day

http://www.goisrael.com/Tourism_Eng/Tourist+Information/Discover+Israel/Holidays/Independence+Day.htm

http://www.knesset.gov.il/holidays/eng/independence_day_war.htm

Mother's Day

http://www.dayformothers.com/mothers-day-history/index.html

http://womenshistory.about.com/od/mothersday/a/early.htm

Ascension Day

http://www.faithclipart.com/guide/Christian-Holidays/ascension-day-meaning.html

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01767b.htm

http://www.historictrinity.org/ascension.html

Victoria's Day (Canada)

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/victoriaday.htm

http://www.inglewoodcarecentre.com/history/victoria.htm

 

African Liberation Day

http://www.thetalkingdrum.com/ald.html

Memorial Day

http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/memorial/memorial.html

http://www.usmemorialday.org/

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/memorialday.htm

 
June

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 Shavou'ot

http://www.jewfaq.org/holidayc.htm

http://www.holidaysmart.com/9jewishhighholydays.htm

 

King Kamehameha Day (Hawaii)

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/kamehameh

http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/06/11/june-11th-is-king-kamehameha-day-in-hawaii/

 

Flag Day

http://www.usflag.org/flag.day.html

 Juneteenth

http://www.juneteenth.com/

http://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm

http://www.elecvillage.com/juneteen.htm

Father's Day

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/dad/

http://wilstar.com/holidays/fathers.htm

St. Baptiste Day (French Canadian)

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003085

http://www.genealogyforum.rootsweb.com/gfaol/resource/Canada/StJean.htm 

Dragon Boat Festival

http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/dec97/holiday/boatz.html

http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/festival_c/dragon_e/dragon.htm

http://www.bostondragonboat.org/

http://www.dragonboatcalendar.com/?adw_exact_dragon_boat_festival

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