Who doesn’t like holidays, break from work, hectic schedule, and monotonous life? Holiday not only refreshes your mind but your soul too. It reminds us life is beautiful and worth living whether it is partying with friends or getting together with family or planning a trip everyone looks for holidays.
No matter where you recite or from which religion you belong or what traditions you follow, holidays are the sweet reminder that takes a break from your monotonous life and experience the beauty of life, spends time with your family and friends, plans an outing, go on an adventure or watch a movie.
Apart from that, have you out of curiosity wondered which holidays around the world are celebrated the most?
If your answer is yes, then this blog will give you a sense of peace as in this article we will be listing the most celebrated holidays around the world in ascending order.
So without spending your precious moments, let’s get onto the list of most celebrated holidays around the globe.
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Most Celebrated holidays in the World.
As we vowed, here is a list of the most celebrated holidays in the world in their respective order. We have researched thoroughly and examined almost every festival which is celebrated all across the world and finalized this list.
Most Celebrated Festivals list
Christmas
Christmas is the most celebrated festival in the world. Now it mostly represents Santa and gifts but it has a story that most of the people didn’t know about. Christmas is celebrated by Christians who believe Jesus’ birthday as celebrates that. Some people didn’t believe in birthdays they think it was a pagan tradition. It is one of the most important fests in December global holidays and comes on the 25th of December every year.
Hanukkah
Hannukkah is another most celebrated festival in the world. It is mostly celebrated by Jewish people all around the world the celebrate religion and their history. It is not as a happy memory as Christmas it is celebrated because around 200 BC Israel was controlled by greeks. There was an incident Maccabean revolt, many people were killed there.
New Year
New Year is the most known festival and I am pretty sure that you also have heard about it. In previous times its part of their culture and they believed its the time to do a fresh start. Nowadays it becomes a party and celebration where people come together and celebrate.
Chinese new year
Although this holiday may have a Chinese name, Chinese New Year is celebrated throughout Asia and in other Asian populations around the world. Their festivities were so happy that many other people without heritage took part in the entertainment. Chinese New Year does not have a fixed date because it follows the lunar calendar, but celebrations usually take place from late January to mid-February.
Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr
Even while Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr are legally two separate holidays, they are inextricably linked. Ramadan is a month of fasting in Islamic cultures, and Eid al-Fitr is the feast of breaking the fast. These occasions allow Muslims to reconnect with their faith and loved ones.
Easter
Easter is a day when Christians commemorate Jesus’ resurrection, which according to the New Testament occurred three days after his crucifixion. This day will fall on any Sunday between March 22nd and May 8th, depending on whose calendar you follow, due to the various sects of Christianity. Easter marks the end of Lent, a 40-day fast in both western and eastern Christianity.
Valentines day
Although we think of Valentine’s Day as a romantic celebration, its origins are much more sinister. According to experts who have studied previous centuries. Comes in winter and there were various saints named Valentine who could be responsible for the holiday’s name.
Diwali
Diwali, or the Celebration of Lights, is a major Hindu festival that honors the gods and ushers in a new year. Many Hindus invoke Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, by lighting a large number of lights. This festival mostly comes in October and November. These lights not only greet the goddess, but they are also a Hindu emblem of knowledge and all that is good in the world.
These are some of the most celebrated festivals across the world, now that you have learned about the most celebrated holidays, it’s time we should head to the closure.
Spring Bank Holiday
Spring Bank Holiday in United Kingdom, also known as the late May bank holiday, is a time for people in the United Kingdom to have a day off work or school. It falls on the last Monday of May but it used to be on the Monday after Pentecost. For many people the spring bank holiday is a pleasant day off work or school. Some people choose to take a short trip or vacation. Others use the time to walk in the country, catch up with family and friends, visit garden centers or do home maintenance. However, in some parts of the United Kingdom, there are some customs associated with this day.
Basant
Vasanta or Basant is one of the six ritus (seasons) corresponding to spring. In Punjab India Vasant is celebrated as most auspicious festival than any other. People from all over India gathered here to feel the purity of this spring season. Vasant Panchami has its own joy and pleasure. Every year Kite Festival is celebrated in many states of India. This is cultural festival and commonly celebrated in India and Pakistan on same days.
Easter
Easter is a Christian festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. On the third day after his crucifixion at Calvary as described in the New Testament. It is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded by Lent, a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. The last week of Lent is called Holy Week, and it contains the days of the Easter Triduum, including Maundy Thursday. Commemorating Maundy and the Last Supper, as well as Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus. Easter is followed by a fifty-day period called Eastertide or the Easter Season, ending with Pentecost Sunday.
Closure
The Abstract of this article is that holidays are important and when you spend them with your loved ones there is nothing comparable to it.
It doesn’t you have to go to someplace fancy, you just need the company of your beloved ones and every place will become home.