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Listings
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Notes
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First week of January
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Perihelion
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around January 13 to 15
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Pongal for Tamils
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anywhere from January through February
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Tu Bishvat in Judaism
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15th of Shevat
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anywhere from late January through mid-February
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Lunar New Year in the Chinese calendar
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between January 29 and March 4
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Fat Thursday
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52 days before Easter
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first week of February
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Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan begins
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between February 2 and March 8
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Shrove Monday/Lundi Gras
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48 days before Easter
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between February 3 and March 9
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Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras
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47 days before Easter
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between February 4 and March 10
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Ash Wednesday
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46 days before Easter
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between February 8 and March 14
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Feast of Orthodoxy (Eastern Christianity)
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42 days before Easter
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between February 9 and March 15
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Clean Monday/First day of Great Lent (Eastern Christianity)
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41 days before Easter
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anywhere from mid-February to early March
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Lantern Festival (Chinese calendar)
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15 days after Lunar New Year
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late February to mid-March
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Fast of Esther (Judaism)
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13th of Adar; if this is a Saturday, then it is observed on the preceding Thursday
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late February to mid-March
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Purim (Judaism)
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14th of Adar (begins at sundown on the 13th)
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late February to mid-March
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Shushan Purim in Jerusalem and Susa (Judaism)
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15th of Adar
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late February to mid-March
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Holi (Hinduism)
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last full day of Phalguna
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between March 1 and April 4
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Laetare Sunday (Western Christianity); Mothering Sunday in the United Kingdom
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4th Sunday of Lent
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between March 8 and April 11
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Passion Sunday (Anglicanism)
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5th Sunday of Lent
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between March 14 and April 17
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Lazarus Saturday/Start of Holy Week (Eastern Christianity)
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one day before Palm Sunday
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between March 15 and April 18
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Palm Sunday (Christianity)
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between March 19 and April 22
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Maundy Thursday (Christianity)
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Thursday before Easter
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between March 21 and April 24
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Holy Saturday (Christianity)
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one day before Easter
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between March 22 and April 25
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Easter (Christianity)
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between March 23 and April 26
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Easter Monday (Christianity); Sham el-Nessim in Egypt; Family Day in South Africa
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late March to mid-April
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Gudi Padwa and Ugadi in various parts of India
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1st day of Chaitra
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late March to mid-April
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Cheti Chand (Sindhis)
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2nd day of Chaitra
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late March to mid-April
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Rama Navami (Hinduism)
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9th day of Chaitra
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between March 28 and May 2
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Easter Saturday (Western Christianity)
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Saturday after Easter
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between March 29 and May 9
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Divine Mercy Sunday (Roman Catholicism); Antipascha (Eastern Christianity)
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1 week after Easter
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around April 5
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Qingming Festival (Chinese calendar); Hansik in South Korea
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15 days after the equinox
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early April to early May
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Yom HaShoah (Judaism)
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27 of Nisan
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April 13, 14, or 15
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Visakhi (Sikhism); Bengali New Year; Tamil New Year;
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mid-April to early May
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Festival of Mazu (Chinese calendar)
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23rd day of 3rd lunar month
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mid-April to mid-May
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Yom Hazikaron in Israel
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4th of Iyar; if this is a Thursday or Friday, then this is observed on Wednesday; if this is a Sunday, then it is moved to Monday
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mid-April to mid-May
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Yom Ha'atzmaut in Israel
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5th of Iyar; if this is a Friday or Saturday, then this is observed on Thursday; if this is a Monday, then it is moved to Tuesday
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late-April to early-June
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Vesak (Buddhism)
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Full moon of the month Vesākha
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mid-September to mid-October
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Double Ninth Festival (Chinese calendar)
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9th day of 9th lunar month
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mid-September to mid-October
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Vijayadashami (India and Nepal);
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10th of Ashvin
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mid-September to mid-October
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Yom Kippur (Judaism)
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10th of Tishrei
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mid-September to late October
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Sukkot (Judaism)
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begins 15th of Tishrei (7 days long)
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late September to late October
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Shemini Atzeret (Judaism)
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22nd of Tishrei
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late September to late October
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Simchat Torah (Judaism)
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23rd of Tishrei
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mid-October to mid-December
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Diwali (Hindu)
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A new moon night
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mid-November to mid-December
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Bodhi Day (Buddhism)
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8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
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between November 20 and 26
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Feast of Christ the King (Roman Catholic Church)
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Sunday before Advent begins
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between November 27 and December 3
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Advent begins (Western Christianity)
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4th Sunday before December 25
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late November to mid-December
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National Day in Burma
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10th day following the full moon of the month of Tazaungmone
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December
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Hanukkah (Judaism)
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begins 25th of Kislev (8 days long)
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mid-December to mid-January
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Tenth of Tevet (Judaism)
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10th of Tevet
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December 20 to 22
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December solstice' ([time] UTC, [year]); Dongzhi, Yalda, Yule, and other winter solstice festivals (Northern Hemisphere, year); Midsummer festivities (Southern Hemisphere, year)
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