Month: October 2023
Dussehra and Durga Puja – the double festival
India is often called the ‘land of festivals and fairs’ where each day brings some kind of celebration and there are more festivals celebrated in India than anywhere else in the world. Some festivals, such as Holi or Diwali transcend their rural roots and are famous across the world. On the tenth day of the […]
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Where next for Columbus Day?
Is Columbus finally sailing off the edge of the world? Columbus Day has been a federal holiday since 1937 and has been observed on the second Monday in October since 1971. The holiday that marks Europe’s discovery of the new world has run into uncharted waters and feels as though it could sink without a […]
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