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St Patrick’s Day 2013

14.8.2012

Although St Patrick’s Day was celebrated as a religious holiday in the past, it is now being recognized as a secular public holiday. The Irish celebrate this day with much fervor in Ireland itself and also in other countries where there are Irish communities. When is St Patrick Day celebrated? Every year it gets celebrated on the…

Public Holidays

Songkran 2013

19.7.2012

The Significance of Songkran – Thailand’s Traditional New Year What is Songkran, but the traditional Thai New Year festival that embraces love, compassion, goodwill, and being grateful for everything good and noble. Songkran comes from the word Sankskrit, which means move or step forward. This well known Thai festival generally falls on the 13th, 14th and 15th of…

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Deepavali / Diwali 2012

8.5.2012

Deepavali and Diwali Celebrations Deepavali / Diwali – November 13th, 2012 Deepavali is known to be the biggest festival in Hinduism. People from countries such as UK, Fiji, USA, Guyana, Canada, India, and other countries host major celebrations during this time. The actual festival continues for 5 days consecutive days, with the third day marked…