"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"
"Souls' Day on 2 November, and is currently a Solemnity in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, a Festival in the Lutheran Churches, as well as a Principal Feast of the Anglican Communion. In the early days the Christians were accustomed to solemnise the anniversary of a martyr's death for Christ at the place of martyrdom. In the 4th century, neighbouring dioceses began to interchange feasts, to transfer relics, to divide them, and to join in a common feast; as is shown by the invitation of St. Basil of Caesarea (397) to the bishops of the province of Pontus."
"International Sculpture Day International Sculpture Day, or IS Day, is a worldwide annual celebration of sculpture on the last Saturday of April every year. It was established by the International Sculpture Center and is meant to raise awareness, appreciation and enjoyment of sculpture in communities across the globe. During the inaugural 2015 IS Day, over 50 events were held in 12 countries including Switzerland, China, Germany, England, Australia, Austria, Canada, Spain, New Zealand, and the USA. In its second year, over 200 events were held in 20+ countries including Australia, Denmark, Poland, Nigeria, Canada, France, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Croatia and"
"Global Scouse Day Global Scouse Day is an annual celebration of the city of Liverpool which is held every year on February 28th. It is primarily based around scouse, the meat stew synonymous with the city. It sees bars, cafes and restaurants in Liverpool and around the world put scouse on the menu for the day. Scouse is also served in Liverpool schools, hospitals, and on Virgin trains nationwide. In recent years Global Scouse Day has grown to encompass Liverpool's music, art and cinema. Global Scouse Day began with a ""scouse supper"" (in a similar vein as Burns supper) with"
"The celebration occurs on November 2 in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day (November 1) and All Souls' Day (November 2). Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts. Due to occurring shortly after Halloween, the Day of the Dead is sometimes thought to be a similar holiday, although the two actually have little in common. The Day of the Dead is a time of celebration, where partying is common. The Day of"
"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"
"called ""fastlagsbulle"" or ""semla"". In Finland, the day is called laskiainen and is generally celebrated by eating green pea soup and a pastry called laskiaispulla (sweet bread filled with whipped cream and jam or almond paste, same as the Swedish semla). The celebration often includes downhill sledging. In Estonia, the day is called Vastlapäev and is generally celebrated by eating pea soup and whipped-cream or whipped-cream and jam filled sweet-buns called ""vastlakukkel"", similar to the Swedish ""fastlagsbulle"" or ""semla"". Children also typically go sledding on this day. In Poland, a related celebration falls on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday and"
"Luxembourg, Slovakia, Poland, Italy, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and the Catalan Countries. In Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom, the day is celebrated as ""Boxing Day"". In the current norms for the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church, the feast is celebrated at the Eucharist, but, for the Liturgy of the Hours, is restricted to the Hours during the day, with Evening Prayer being reserved to the celebration of the Octave of Christmas. Historically, the ""Invention of the Relics of Saint Stephen"" (i.e., their reputed discovery) was commemorated on 3 August. The feasts of both 26 December"
"Slope Day Slope Day is an annual day of celebration held at Cornell University historically during the last day of regular undergraduate classes, but has moved to the following day as of 2014. It now falls on the Thursday after the final day of classes, on the university campus. The Slope Day Programming Board (SDPB) is responsible for organizing the event, selecting artists, and managing the Slope Day's execution. Though Slope Day has gone through many phases, in recent years focus has shifted to live music and catered food and beverages on the Slope. Slope Day's origins can be traced"
"Angelitos"" (""Day of the Little Angels""); November 2 is referred to as ""Día de los Muertos"" or ""Día de los Difuntos"" (""Day of the Dead""). In the 2015 James Bond film, ""Spectre"", the opening sequence features a Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City. At the time, no such parade took place in Mexico City; one year later, due to the interest in the film and the government desire to promote the pre-Hispanic Mexican culture, the federal and local authorities decided to organize an actual ""Día de Muertos"" parade through Paseo de la Reforma and Centro Historico on October"
"Mule Day Mule Day, an annual celebration of all things related to mules, is held in Columbia, Tennessee, the self-proclaimed ""Mule Capital"" of the world. Begun in 1840 as ""Breeder's Day"", a meeting for mule breeders, it now attracts over 200,000 people and takes place over four days. In addition to mules, traditional Appalachian food, music, dancing, and crafts are featured. ""Mule Day"" has been a popular Columbia tradition for nearly 170 years, since the 1840s. It began as ""Breeder's Day"", a single day livestock show and mule market event held on the first Monday in May. Over time, ""Mule"
"Sukkot Sukkot ( or , '), commonly translated as Feast of Tabernacles, traditional Ashkenazi pronunciation Sukkos or Succos; also known as ""Chag HaAsif"" (חג האסיף), the Feast of Ingathering, is a biblical Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the seventh month, Tishrei (varies from late September to late October). During the existence of the Jerusalem Temple, it was one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (, ') on which the Israelites were commanded to perform a pilgrimage to the Temple. The names used in the Torah are ""Chag HaAsif"", translated to ""Feast of Ingathering"" or ""Harvest Festival"", and ""Chag"
"Commemoration Day of Fallen Soldiers Commemoration Day of Fallen Soldiers (, ) is the commemoration day observed in Finland on the third Sunday of May for the soldiers killed in the Winter War and Finnish Civil War 1918. After 1940 it was also the day of commemoration of the soldiers killed in the Continuation War and the Lapland War. There were also members of Lotta Svärd, who also were victims of war serving in uniforms on the front. Nowadays the day also commemorates Finnish soldiers killed in United Nations peacekeeping missions. The idea of the day was raised in the"
"Malvinas Day Malvinas Day (), officially Day of the Veterans and Fallen of the Falklands War (""Día del Veterano y de los Caídos en la Guerra de las Malvinas""), is a public holiday in Argentina, observed each year on 2 April. The name refers to the Falkland Islands, known in Spanish as the ""Islas Malvinas"". The holiday is a tribute to Argentina's soldiers killed in the Falklands War, which began with the Argentine invasion of the islands on 2 April 1982. A total of 649 Argentines—633 military and 16 civilian—lost their lives during the 74-day occupation. Malvinas Day was first"
"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"
"on behalf of the United American Indians of New England </poem> National Day of Mourning (United States protest) The National Day of Mourning is an annual protest organized since 1970 by Native Americans of New England on the fourth Thursday of November, the same day as Thanksgiving in the United States. It coincides with an unrelated similar protest, Unthanksgiving Day, held on the West Coast. The organizers consider the national holiday of Thanksgiving Day as a reminder of the democide and continued suffering of the Native American peoples. Participants in the National Day of Mourning honor Native ancestors and the"
"National Day of Mourning (United States protest) The National Day of Mourning is an annual protest organized since 1970 by Native Americans of New England on the fourth Thursday of November, the same day as Thanksgiving in the United States. It coincides with an unrelated similar protest, Unthanksgiving Day, held on the West Coast. The organizers consider the national holiday of Thanksgiving Day as a reminder of the democide and continued suffering of the Native American peoples. Participants in the National Day of Mourning honor Native ancestors and the struggles of Native peoples to survive today. They want to educate"
"Remembrance Day bombing The Remembrance Day bombing (also known as the Enniskillen bombing or Poppy Day massacre) took place on 8 November 1987 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. A Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) bomb exploded near the town's war memorial (cenotaph) during a Remembrance Sunday ceremony, which was being held to commemorate British military war dead. Eleven people (ten civilians and a police officer) were killed, many of them elderly, and 63 were injured. The IRA said it had made a mistake and that its target had been the British soldiers parading to the memorial. The bombing was"
"commemorating the dead, observed in November: All Souls Day in the case of the Roman Catholic Church, ""Ewigkeitssonntag"" or ""Eternity Sunday"" in the case of the Lutheran church. Though not a public holiday since July 1997, Remembrance Sunday is observed in Hong Kong, and is marked by a multi-faith memorial service at the Cenotaph in Central, Hong Kong. The service is organised by the Hong Kong ex-servicemen Association, and is attended by various Government officials and the representatives of various religious traditions such as the Anglican Church, the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Buddhist community, the Taoist"
"the square with red flags in their hands as one final cheer resounds from the sound systems installed along the entire length of the square. In Russia, the holiday was repurposed several times. In 1995, President Yeltsin reestablished a November 7 holiday to commemorate the liberation of Moscow from the Polish army in 1612. The next year, it was renamed 'Day of Accord and Reconciliation'. From 2004, November 7 became one of several Days of Military Honour and ceased to be a day off. As of 2018, October Revolution Day remains an official holiday in Belarus, though the original significance"
"Europe, Japan, and other parts of East Asia. In the Philippines, during Halloween, Filipinos return to their hometowns and purchase candles and flowers, in preparation for the following All Saints Day (""Araw ng mga Patay"") on 1 November and All Souls Day – though it falls on 2 November, most of them observe it on the day before. In Mexico and Latin American in general, it is referred to as "" Día de los Muertos "" which translates in English to ""Day of the dead"". Most of the people from Latin America construct altars in their homes to honor their"
"religious ceremony honoring ancestral spirits known as ""faun phii"" (""spirit dance"" or ""ghost dance"") takes place. It includes offerings for ancestors with spirit mediums sword fighting, spirit-possessed dancing, and spirit mediums cock fighting in a spiritual cockfight. In Catholic countries in Europe (continued later with the Anglican Church in England), November 1 (All Saints' Day), became known and is still known as the day to honor those who have died, and who have been deemed official saints by the Church. November 2, (All Souls Day), or ""The Day of the Dead"", is the day when all of the faithful dead"
"Islands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Catalonia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, and Switzerland. The date is also a public holiday in those countries that celebrate Boxing Day on the day in addition to or instead of Saint Stephen's Day, such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. In the Republic of Ireland, the day is one of nine official public holidays. In Irish, it is called ' or ', meaning the Wren Day. When used in this context, ""wren"""
"of honour may be a senior officer in the United States Navy. Sea Cadet Corps in the United Kingdom Hold a national Parade on Trafalgar Square each year. The parade is formed with a platoon from each area, a guard and a massed band. This is held on the closest Sunday to 21 October. Units and Districts from around the country celebrate this day – usually with a town parade. Birmingham celebrates the anniversary with a ceremony at the statue of Lord Nelson – the oldest such statue in the United Kingdom – in the Bull Ring. The ceremony is"
"Vere Watler, Ms Mary Evelyn Wood, Cert. Hon. and William Warren Conolly. December 7 is National Heroes Day in East Timor. Hari Pahlawan (Indonesian for Heroes' Day/Warriors' Day) is a Remembrance Day annually celebrated on 10 November in Indonesia. The day commemorates the 1945 Battle of Surabaya, in which pro-independence Indonesian soldiers and militia fought against British and Dutch troops as part of the Indonesian National Revolution. Heroes' Day in Jamaica is a holiday celebrated on the 3rd Monday every October. It commemorates seven national heroes from Jamaican history. Mashujaa Day, also known as Heroes' Day (""mashujaa"" is Swahili for"
"Holocaust Memorial Day (UK) Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD, 27 January) is a national commemoration day in the United Kingdom dedicated to the remembrance of those who suffered in The Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution, and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. It was first held in January 2001 and has been on the same date every year since. The chosen date is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp by the Soviet Union in 1945, the date also chosen for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and some other national Holocaust Memorial Days. In addition to the"
"across the world. Some of the most poignant were those held in the Highlands of Scotland, in particular in shinty playing communities, which were affected disproportionately by losses in the battle. Skye Camanachd and Kingussie Camanachd, representing two areas which lost a great many men, were joined by the British Forces shinty team, SCOTS Camanachd for a weekend of commemorations, lectures, memorial services and shinty matches on the weekend of 15–17 May 2015 in Portree. Isle of Skye. A week later, the Beauly Shinty Club renamed their pavilion after the Paterson brothers, Donald and Alasdair, who were killed in the"
"with Berkeley, California in 1992 and, as of 2018, include Austin, Boise, Cincinnati, Denver, Los Angeles, Mankato, Minnesota, Portland, Oregon, San Francisco, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Seattle, St. Paul, Minnesota, Tacoma, and ""dozens of others."" Columbus, Ohio has chosen to honor veterans instead of Christopher Columbus, and removed Columbus Day as a city holiday. Various tribal governments in Oklahoma designate the day as ""Native American Day"", or name it after their own tribe. The date Columbus arrived in the Americas is celebrated in some countries of Latin America. The most common name for the celebration in Spanish (including some Latin"
"Saturday of Souls Saturday of Souls (or Soul Saturday) is a day set aside for the commemoration of the dead within the liturgical year of the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches. Saturday is a traditional day of prayer for the dead, because Christ lay dead in the Tomb on Saturday. There are several Soul Saturdays throughout the year: In the Bulgarian Orthodox Church there is a commemoration of the dead on the Saturday before the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel, i.e. on 8 November (instead of the Demetrius Soul Saturday). These days are devoted to prayer for departed"
"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"
"at the central square, namely the Derek Walcott Square, where the Cenotaph is located. There, members of the Royal St Lucia Police Force and other uniformed groups such as the St Lucia Cadet Corps pay tribute through commemoration of St. Lucian men and women who fought in the war. In South Africa, Remembrance Day is not a public holiday. Commemoration ceremonies are usually held on the nearest Sunday, at which the ""Last Post"" is played by a bugler followed by the observation of a two-minute silence. Ceremonies to mark the event in South Africa are held at the Cenotaph in"
"beads, and feathers. Traditional methods for producing calaveras have been in use since the 1630s. The skulls are created either for children or as offerings to be placed on altars known as ""ofrendas"" for the ""Día de Muertos"" which has roots in the Aztec, Mayan, and Toltec cultural celebration of the Day of the Dead. The tradition of sugar skulls is for families to decorate their loved ones' ""ofrendas"" with both large and small handmade sugar skulls. Children who have died, represented by small sugar skulls, are celebrated on November 1. The larger sugar skulls represent the adults, whose celebration"
"Thursday of the Dead Thursday of the Dead (, ""Khamis al-Amwat""), also known as Thursday of the Secrets (, ""Khamis al-Asrar"") or Thursday of the Eggs is a feast day shared by Christians and Muslims in the Levant. It falls sometime between the Easter Sundays of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian traditions. It is a day on which the souls of the dead are honoured. A popular day among women in the region, it underscores the shared culture between Arab Christians and Muslims. In Julian Morgenstern's ""The Rites of Birth, Marriage, Death, and Kindred Occasions Among the Semites"" (1966),"