Chinese Valentine's Day The seventh day of the seventh lunar monthRaise your head on August 4 and gaze at the stars, you will find something romantic going on in the sky. VALENTINE'S Day in China, the
HalloweenOctober 31On October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes（节日服装）knock on their neighbors' doors and yell "Trick or Treat" when the door opens. Pirates and princesses, ghosts and
Hungry Ghost Festival The 14th and 15th of the seventh lunar monthMuch like Western culture's Halloween, some Eastern cultures celebrate a Fall festival where they believe the gates of hell are thrown
Labor Day (U.S.A) First Monday in September Many immigrants settled in New York City in the nineteenth century. They found that living conditions were not as wonderful as they had dreamed. Often there
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 one third accompanyi
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（秋分）. Many referr
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 popular instruments - th
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 Continental Congress on Jul
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 country! The Fes
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 the Korean Thanksgiv
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 presenting the very best
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天), exactly fifty da
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 holiday began but i
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 Sunday in June, father
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 the Chinese calendar
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 speak to the pe
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 environmental movement in U.
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 festival in Dan Sai, 520
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 his neck reading '
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 get the job of bishop
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 scribbled "I Love You"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 constitutional convention
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 season in Israel. Sha
Coming-of-Age Day (Japan)The second Monday of January The second Monday of January is Coming-of-Age Day, a national holiday to encourage those who have newly entered adulthood to become self-reliant m
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 Environment. Another
