Mid-Autumn Festival The 15th day of the 8th lunar monthThe joyous Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, around the time of the autumn equinox（
Bierborse (Beer Festival) September The Bierborse is an open-air event devoted to the art of brewing throughout the world. It is composed of two thirds beer-serving businesses and
US Independence DayJuly 4th (US)Independence Day is the national holiday of the United States of America commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Contine
Accordion & Fiddle Festivala hectic four-day period in mid-October(Scotland)The annual Accordion & Fiddle Festival mainly concentrates on music provided by Shetland's two most popu
Chusok September 24 ( Korea)Chusok ("fall evening") is a Korean "Harvest Moon" (Han-gawi) festival set on the 15th day of the eighth lunar moon. Chusok (韩国中秋节), also known as
13th Annual AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival August 7-11, 2002 The Annual AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival is Silicon Valley's favorite annual event. It is the largest free jazz festival in
The Newport Folk FestivalAugust 3 to August 5 (Newport, Rhode Island, the US) Since the inaugural(创立之初的, 首次的) 1958 festival, the Newport Folk Festival is renowned for prese
April Fool's DayApril 1st April Fool's Day is traditionally a day to play practical jokes on others, send people on fool's errands, and fool the unsuspecting. No one knows how this
Shavuot the 5th day of Sivan , fifty days after Passover (Jewish world)The Yom Tov begins at sundown of the 5th day of Sivan (息汪月, 即犹太教历3月,犹太国历9月,在公历5、6月间,共30
Father's DayThird Sunday in June The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Su
Dragon Boat Festival 5th day of the 5th lunar monthQu YuanThe Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to
Earth DayApril 22th Earth Day was first observed in Spring of 1970. An estimated 20 million people nationwide attended festivities out of which came the largest grassroots environm
Flag Day (US) June 14 National flags are not merely symbols of a country. Their colors and designs convey past history and future goals. Flags have powerful connotations（内涵）. They
Queen's Day in HollandApril 30th Where would you find a Labrador（拉布拉多猎狗）begging for money while sitting patiently on the corner of a crowded street with a notice tied around hi
Phi Ta Khon Festivalthe sixth or seventh lunar month (Thailand)Thais wear masks representing the laughing spirits of the dead springing back to life at the annual Phi Ta Khon festi
Mother's Daythe 2nd Sunday in May (Universally)Mother's Day is a time of commemoration and celebration for Mom. It is a time of breakfast in bed, family gatherings, and crayon scri
St. Patrick Day March 17th The person who was to become St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was born in Wales about AD 385. His given name was Maewyn, and he almost didn't ge
Shavuotthe 5th night of the Jewish month of Sivan (Hebrew Calendar), usually in May or June (Jewish)Shavuot, the Feast of the Weeks, is the Jewish holiday celebrating the harvest s
Constitution Day in NorwayMay 17th After being under Danish rule for some 400 years Norway had her own revolution in 1814. A very peaceful revolution consisted of calling a consti
World Environment DayJune 5, 2004World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human E
