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

Budista-Hinduista : During ten days, Hindus must prepare the celebration at home: their house must be cleaned up and purified, in particular at the place where the Ganesh statue wil be put. Those who participate in the procession, end and highlight of this celebration, also prepare their costume. Various religious ceremonies are celebrated. On the tenth day, the celebration culminates. Streets of main cities, especially Mumbaï (Bombay) are the field of extraordinary popular demonstrations. In this day, giant elephant idols are preceded by dancers and musicians.

Muçulmana : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet.

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Feriado secular : Mahatma Gandhi nasceu em 02 de outubro de 1869 e teve um papel fundamental na independência da India do Grã Bretanha. Ele provou ao mundo que era possível atingir a liberdade através do caminho da não-violência. www.indiaa2z.com

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Budista-Hinduista : The ninth day of the Navratri festival and is the final day of worship before Vijaya Dashami, the end of Navratri. On this day, Goddess Durga is worshipped in different forms

Budista-Hinduista : La victoire de Durga, sur le Mal, la destruction des Vasanas (subjectivité, désirs...) et achèvement de son Moi profond. Prépondérance de Saraswati (la science pure) sur Lakshmi (les sciences appliquées) ASSAM, BIHAR, BENGALE: preceded by 3 holidays. DELHI, KARNATAK, KERALA, TAMILNADU, UTTAR PRADESH: preceded by 1 holiday. RAJASTHAN, MANIPUR, HIMACHAL PRADESH: 1 holiday 2 days before (ex. Thursday AND Saturday)

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Budista-Hinduista : The Light festival starts with festivities. The week celebrates 1.Dhanteras, 2.Kali Chaudas, 3.Deepavali, 4.Navu-Varsha (new year), 5.Bhai-beej. The Vai cast is mainly concerned. May last several days

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Católica ou Protestante : Através dos tempos os povos celebraram o meio do inverno com fogueiras,oferendas e festividades. No século IV o Papa Julio I estabeleceu o dia 25 de dezembro para comemorar o nascimento de Jesus, acrescentando um elemento Cristão às festividades.