First Universal Children’s Day is one of several Children’s Day celebrations held through the year in different parts of the world. Universal Children’s Day was established in 1954, to take action to promote the welfare of the world’s children....
Samhain marks the eve of the Celtic year, which begins on November 1st. Originally a pagan festival, it marks the beginning of winter, the season of darkness, and it traditionally was a time of chaos and reversal. The festival is also called Samhuinn and Oiche Shamhna...
Deewali is the Festival of Lights, celebrated by Hindus. Sikhs and Jains around the world. The festival signifies the victory of light over darkness, and is held in autumn in the northern hemisphere and in spring in the southern hemisphere. The festival has spiritual...
The Autumn equinox is the first day of autumn. Equinox refers to the time of year when night and day are exactly the same length; as well as the autumn equinox, there is also a spring (vernal) equinox. The autumn equinox marks the start of a series of autumn...
An atomic bomb was used in warfare for the first time on August 6th 1945. The American B29 bomber Enola Gay dropped the bomb on the city of Hiroshima in western Japan, instantly killing around 80,000 people and leaving nearly double that number dead from the...
The feast day of Lammas takes place on August 1. The word Lammas derives from the Anglo Saxon “hlaf-mas” which means “loaf mass”. The mass was held to celebrate the wheat harvest, the first harvest of the year It was traditional to bring...
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