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Valentines Day in 5 days. Tradition holds that the first Valentine card was sent in 270 A.D. by St. Valentine himself on the eve of his execution for refusing to renounce Christianity. Signed "from your Valentine", it was a note of appreciation from the young cleric to his jailer's blind daughter who had brought him food and delivered messages for him.The Romans celebrated St. Valentine's Day as the Feast of Lupercalia, dedicated to the pastoral god Lupercus and to the Goddess of Love, Juno. The birds of Italy began mating on February 14, the oracles observed. Roman maidens placed their names in an urn set up in the public square and courageous bachelors drew from it to obtain their "blind date" for the coming year. The Christian Church denounced these "love lotteries" as pagan rituals. During the Middle Ages,
Chinese New Year in 5 days. The most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. Chinese months are reckoned by the lunar calendar, with each month beginning on the darkest day. New Year festivities traditionally start on the first day of the month and continue until the fifteenth, when the moon is brightest. typically for the chinese the New Year is a time for family reunions. The Chinese New Year is celebrated at the second new moon after the winter solstice and falls between January 21 and February 19 on the Gregorian calendar.
Pancake Day / Mardis Gras in 7 days. Pancake day's official title is Shrove Tuesday. Which is the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Lent is a time of abstinence - traditionally of meat, fat, eggs and dairy products - so Shrove Tuesday was the day to consume all the fat, eggs and dairy products in the kitchen and hence the tradition to make pancakes.
1st day of Lent in 8 days. Also know as Ash Wednesday. Lent lasts 40 days. Having its origin sometime before A.D. 1000, it is a day of public penance and is marked in the Roman Catholic Church by the burning of the palms blessed on the previous year's Palm Sunday. With the ashes from the palms the priest then marks a cross with his thumb upon the forehead of each worshipper. The Anglican Church and a few Protestant groups in the United States also observe the day, but generally without the use of ashes.
St David's Day in 20 days. St. David (c.520-588) is the patron saint of Wales and was the founder and first abbot-bishop of Menevia, now St. David's in the county of Pembrokeshire, West Wales. The day is celebrated by the wearing of leeks or daffodils - traditional emblems of Wales.
Commonwealth Day in 27 days. People use the day to promote understanding about global issues, international co-operation and the work of the modern Commonwealth. Each year a different theme is chosen. The Queen typically attends a special service in Westminster Abbey
Mother's Day in 33 days. Also know as Mothering Sunday it is typically on a different day to that of Mother's day in the United States.
St Patrick's Day in 36 days. Probably the best known patron Saint of Ireland, St Patrick is also a patron saint of Nigeria
Easter in 54 days. Easter commemorates the Resurrection of Christ and is the most sacred of holy days on the Christian ecclesiastical calendar. It is classified as a "movable feast" meaning that it is a religious celebration which changes its date each year (Cycle of the Moon Actually!). The rabbit and the egg are the most popular illustrations for Easter. The Easter Bunny originates from pre-Christian legends, in which rabbits were used to symbolize new life. The custom of decorating Easter eggs dates back to the Middle Ages.
Queen's Birthday (actual) in 71 days. Although Her Majesty the Queen was born on 21 April she has an official birthday which is normally the 2nd or 3rd Saturday in June
St George's Day in 73 days. Patron Saint of England, Germany and Portugal. Lots of people have heard the story of how St George slaid the Dragon and possibly call into question whether he actually existed. St George did exist and according to Legend was a Knight from Cappadocia
May Day in 82 days. Traditionally set aside to celebrate workers
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