There are many holidays celebrated around the world. Given below is a list of holidays around the world.
A holiday is a day that is designed as having a special significance according to either a group of individuals, a government, or a country. These holidays are an occasion to celebrate either a festival or a birthday of someone who made a significant contribution to the country.
The beauty of holidays is the diversity that is seen in them. Each country and each religious group of individuals have a different set of holidays, according to their traditions or their beliefs.
Given ahead is a list of the various holidays celebrated around the world with a lot of enthusiasm (some of the holidays given below may or may not be national holidays).
List of Holidays Around the World
January
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Solnal
Twelfth Night
Epiphany
Julian Christmas
Pongal
Jewish New Year of the Trees
Chinese New Year
Burns Night
Australia Day
February
Sarasvati Puja
100th Day of School
Groundhog Day
Black History Month
Mardi Gras
President's Day
Valentine's Day
Nirvana Day
Shiva Ratri
Purim
March
Shrove Tuesday
Ash Wednesday
St. David's Day
International Women's Day
St. Patrick's Day
Jamshedi Navroz
Now Ruz
Holi
Greek Independence Day
Sizdeh Bedar
April
April Fool's Day
International Children's Book Day
Ching Ming
Hana Matsuri
Baisakhi
Bon Chol Chhanam
Songkran
Anzac Day
Passover
Palm Sunday
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Low Sunday
Ridvan
Mahavir Jayanti
Arbor Day
Earth Day
St. George's Day
May
May Day
Santa Cruzen Day
Cinco de Mayo
Memorial Day
Mother's Day
Shavuot
Vesak
Citizenship Day - Canada
Victoria Day
June
Father's Day
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
Flag Day
Midsummer's Day/Eve
Ratha Yatra
July
Canada Day
Fourth of July
Tanabata
Obon
August
Hiroshima Day
Raksha Bandhan
Janmashtami
The Assumption of Mary
Ghost Festival
September
Labor Day
National Grandparents Day
Onam
International Day of Peace
October
Jewish High Holy Days
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Sukkot
Octoberfest
Canadian Thanksgiving
Dia de la Raza
Columbus Day
Halloween
November
All Soul's/Saint's Day
Guy Fawkes Day
Diwali
Louis Riel Day
Remembrance Day
Veteran's Day
St. Martin's Day
US Thanksgiving
St. Catherine's Day
Eid-ul-Fitr
St. Andrew's Day
December
Advent
Chanukah
St. Nicholas Day
St. Lucia Day
Las Posadas
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Yule
Boxing Day
St. Stephen's Day
Kwanzaa
Mummering
New Year's Eve
Holy Innocents Day
There are also a lot of weird holidays around the world, that are celebrated just for fun, like 'Act Happy Day' and 'Dump Your Significant Jerk Day'. However, as is said, a holiday is just an excuse to celebrate!