Índia (Meghalaya) : feriados, fechamento de bancos, as férias escolares

Budista-Hinduista : O sentido religioso desta festa é de marcar a cremação de todas as tendências perversas, o que equivale à vitória do bem sobre o mal. only in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir (Jammu only), Maharastra, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

Jainismo : Jain festival honoring Lord Mahavira on the founder's birthday.

Católica ou Protestante : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.

Muçulmana : Ends the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. There were 30 days of strict fasting from sunup to sundown in honor of the first revelation to the Prophet Mohammed.

Budista-Hinduista :

Férias escolares :

Férias escolares :

Muçulmana :

bancos apenas :

Budista-Hinduista : The most celebrated religious festival among the Pnars. Behdienkhlam (chasing away the Demon of Cholera) is celebrated annually in July after the sowing period, the most important dance festival of the Jaintia tribes. This festival is also an invocation to God, seeking his blessings for a bumper harvest. The women however do not participate in the dancing, as they have an important function of offering sacrificial food to the spirits of the forefathers. [www.north-east-india.com]

Budista-Hinduista : Irot Sing, also known as U Tirot Sing, was one of the chiefs of the Khasi people in the early 18th century. He drew his lineage from the Syiemlieh clan.He was Syiem (chief)of Nongkhlaw, part of the Khasi Hills. His title was Syiem — a constitutional head sharing corporate authority with his Council, generally representatives of leading clans within his territory. Tirot Sing fought against British attempts to take over control of the Khasi Hills [Wikipedia]

Cartões/Flores : Agrarian festival that asks God to chase away plagues and diseases and to bless the people with good health and a bountiful

Muçulmana : The first day of the year is observed on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. The first Islamic year beginning in 610 AD during which the emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hijra

Feriado secular : Commemorates the day in 1947 when India achieved freedom from British rule

Budista-Hinduista : Hindu celebration of the birthday of Sri Krishna, an incarnation of Lord Krishna. Sweets, fruits and milk products are available in abundance. Sri or Shree: A prefix denoting auspiciousness

Muçulmana :

bancos apenas :