Posted in Festivals in April, Festivals in November, Hindu Festivals, Religious Festivals on 16. Jan, 2010
Guru Nanak was born in 1469 in Nankana a small village some 40 miles from Lahore the provincial capital of Punjab, Pakistan. Although according to the Hindu calendar his birthday falls on 14th April, it is celebrated in November in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
Sikhism is based on the teachings of Guru Nanak and the [...]
Posted in Chinese Festivals, European Festivals, Festivals in April on 20. Apr, 2009
Europe is not a place for large scale festivals in April, apart from public celebrations of the Holy Week and the Cruxification leading to Easter. There are plenty of national events in many countries, the three most famous being;
the Gloucestershire Cheltenham International Jazz Festival in England,
the La Feria de Abril in Spain, and
the Amsterdam Orange [...]
Posted in Festivals in April, Global Festivals on 20. Apr, 2009
Apart from religious events in April including Good Friday and Easter Sunday, United States also has plenty of other famous festivals to celebrate along the month of April. Ranging from Jazz festivals to large scale gatherings and parties, there are numerous to name of; the top three being:
the Texas Fiesta San Antonio,
the Louisiana New Orleans [...]
Posted in Christian Festivals, Festivals in April, Religious Festivals on 20. Apr, 2009
April is an important month to all Christians, with Easter itself being the most important event in the Christian calendar apart from Christmas. Almost every Christian festival in the month of April is celebrated universally across multiple cultures and societies; some of the most famous being:
the Easter Week or Holy Week,
Palm Sunday,
Maundy Thursday or Holy [...]
Posted in Festivals in April, General Info about Festivals, Global Festivals on 07. Apr, 2009
April is a month of festivities all around the world, indisputably; and numerous events or festivals are coincidentally global festivals as well. Thousands or even millions of people from all around the world are normally willing to travel all the way to a particular festival in a country; a one-off temporal unity of cultures and [...]
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