Ati-Atihan
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The Ati-Atihan Festival is a feast held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño (Infant Jesus), concluding on the third Sunday, in the island and town of Kalibo, Aklan in the Philippines.
The name "Ati-Atihan" means "to be like Atis" or "make believe Ati's".
Itas were the primary settlers in the islands according to history
books. They too are the earliest settlers of Panay Island where the
province of Aklan is situated. The festival consists of tribal dance, music, accompanied by indigenous costumes and weapons, and parade along the street.
Start Date: January 17, 2016
Banff SnowDays
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In Banff National Park's winter wonderland, celebrate the best of snowy fun, sports and food for an entire month.
Start Date: Jan 2016
Carnevale di Venezia
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The Carnival of Venice is an annual festival, held in Venice,
Italy. The Carnival ends with the Christian celebration of Lent, forty
days before Easter on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday.
Start Date: January 23, 2016
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Harbin Ice & Snow Sculpture Festival
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The Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival' is an
annual winter festival that takes place with a theme in Harbin,
Heilongjiang, China, and now is the largest ice and snow festival in the
world.
Start Date: January 5, 2016
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Hogmanay Celebration
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Hogmanay Celebration is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year (Gregorian calendar) in the Scottish manner. It is normally followed by further celebration on the morning of New Year's Day (1 January) or, in some cases, 2 January—a Scottish Bank Holiday.
The origins of Hogmanay are unclear, but may be derived from Norse and Gaelic observances. Customs vary throughout Scotland, and usually include gift-giving and visiting the homes of friends and neighbours, with special attention given to the first-foot, the first guest of the new year.Start Date: December 30, 2015
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Junkanoo Parade
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Junkanoo is a street parade with music, dance, and costumes in
many towns across the Bahamas every Boxing Day, New Year's Day. The
largest Junkanoo parade happens in New Providence, the capital.
Start Date: December 26, 2015
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Quebec Winter Carnival
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The most famous attractions of this winter festival are the night-time
and daytime parades led by mascot Bonhomme Carnival. The parades wind
through the upper city, decorated for the occasion with lights and ice
sculptures.
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Start Date: January 29, 2016
Rainbow Serpent Festival
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The Rainbow Serpent Festival is a large electronic music, art and lifestyle festival, located in Victoria, Australia.
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Start Date: January 22, 2016
Timkat
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Timkat is the Ethiopian Orthodox celebration of Epiphany. It is celebrated on January 19 (or 20 on Leap Year), corresponding to the 10th day of Terr following the Ethiopian calendar. Timket celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. This festival is best known for its ritual reenactment of baptism (similar to such reenactments performed by numerous Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land when they visit the Jordan); early European visitors confused the activities with the actual sacrament
of baptism, and erroneously used this as one example of alleged
religious error, since traditional Christians believe in "one baptism
for the remission of sins" (Nicene Creed).
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Start Date: January 20, 2016
Thaipusam
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Thaipusam, Thaipoosam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai.
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Start Date: January 24, 2016
Lohri
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Lohri is a popular Punjabi festival, celebrated by people from the
Punjab region of South Asia. The origins of Lohri are many and link the
festival to Punjab region.
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Start Date: January 13, 2016
Pongal
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Thai Pongal is a Tamil harvest festival. Thai Pongal is a four day festival which according to the Gregorian calendar is normally celebrated from January 13 to January 16, but sometimes it is celebrated from January 14 to January 17. This corresponds to the last day of the Tamil month Maargazhi to the third day of the Tamil month Thai. During the festival milk is cooked in a vessel. When it starts to bubble
and overflows out of the vessel, freshly harvested rice grains are
added to the pot. At the same time other participants blow a conch called the sanggu and shout "Pongalo Pongal!"
Start Date: January 15, 2016
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