Popular Holidays Around the World and Their Significance
There are many holidays celebrated around the world. Given below is a list of holidays around the world.
Dr. Sumaiya Khan
Last Updated: Mar 8, 2018
A holiday is a day that is designed as having a special significance according to either a group of individuals, a government, or a country. These holidays are an occasion to celebrate either a festival or a birthday of someone who made a significant contribution to the country. The beauty of holidays is the diversity that is seen in them. Each country and each religious group of individuals have a different set of holidays, according to their traditions or their beliefs. Given below is a list of the various holidays celebrated around the world with a lot of enthusiasm (some of the holidays given below may or may not be national holidays).
List of Holidays Around the World
January
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Solnal
- Twelfth Night
- Epiphany
- Julian Christmas
- Pongal
- Jewish New Year of the Trees
- Chinese New Year
- Burns Night
- Australia Day
February
- Sarasvati Puja
- 100th Day of School
- Groundhog Day
- Black History Month
- Mardi Gras
- President's Day
- Valentine's Day
- Nirvana Day
- Shiva Ratri
- Purim
March
- Shrove Tuesday
- Ash Wednesday
- St. David's Day
- International Women's Day
- St. Patrick's Day
- Jamshedi Navroz
- Now Ruz
- Holi
- Greek Independence Day
- Sizdeh Bedar
April
- April Fool's Day
- International Children's Book Day
- Ching Ming
- Hana Matsuri
- Baisakhi
- Bon Chol Chhanam
- Songkran
- Anzac Day
- Passover
- Palm Sunday
- Holy Thursday
- Good Friday
- Holy Saturday
- Easter Sunday
- Easter Monday
- Low Sunday
- Ridvan
- Mahavir Jayanti
- Arbor Day
- Earth Day
- St. George's Day
May
- May Day
- Santa Cruzen Day
- Cinco de Mayo
- Memorial Day
- Mother's Day
- Shavuot
- Vesak
- Citizenship Day - Canada
- Victoria Day
June
- Father's Day
- Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
- Flag Day
- Midsummer's Day/Eve
- Ratha Yatra
July
- Canada Day
- Fourth of July
- Tanabata
- Obon
August
- Hiroshima Day
- Raksha Bandhan
- Janmashtami
- The Assumption of Mary
- Ghost Festival
September
- Labor Day
- National Grandparents Day
- Onam
- International Day of Peace
October
- Jewish High Holy Days
- Rosh Hashanah
- Yom Kippur
- Sukkot
- Octoberfest
- Canadian Thanksgiving
- Dia de la Raza
- Columbus Day
- Halloween
November
- All Soul's/Saint's Day
- Guy Fawkes Day
- Diwali
- Louis Riel Day
- Remembrance Day
- Veteran's Day
- St. Martin's Day
- US Thanksgiving
- St. Catherine's Day
- Eid-ul-Fitr
- St. Andrew's Day
December
- Advent
- Chanukah
- St. Nicholas Day
- St. Lucia Day
- Las Posadas
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day
- Yule
- Boxing Day
- St. Stephen's Day
- Kwanzaa
- Mummering
- New Year's Eve
- Holy Innocents Day
There are also a lot of weird holidays around the world, that are celebrated just for fun, like 'Act Happy Day' and 'Dump Your Significant Jerk Day'. However, as is said, a holiday is just an excuse to celebrate!
