Easter Monday is the Monday follwoing Easter.
Early Christians celebrated the days immediately following Easter – the most important holy day in the Christian church, by telling jokes, playing pranks, and feasting on lamb. People would add fragrant oil or perfume to the Easter water they brought home from church, and then use this water to sprinkle and bless their food, pets, gardens, and hom
Deepavali, or DIwãli, is the Hindu festival of lights, held on the final day of the Vikram calendar, one type of a Hindu calendar that is followed by Northern Indians. The following day marks the beginning of a new year for Northern Indians, and is called Annakut. In South India,…
The Carnival's roots go back to the ancient Romans and Greeks who celebrated the rites of Spring. In the Middle Ages, when the Catholic Church tried to suppress all pagan ideas, it failed when it came to this celebration. The Church incorporated the rite into its own calendar as…
Victory Day- May 9, is one of the greatest holidays for Russians all over the world. The holiday celebrates the great victory of 1945, and honors the memory of the heroes who gave their lives for Russia (and for other countries as well). On Victory Day, the President of Russia…
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