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China Public Holidays 2014 Calendar

China Public Holidays 2014 list. China public holidays are mostly made of traditional festivals. Some holidays even dates back to pre-Civil war era. New Year’s Day and May Day are the only international holidays celebrated in China as public holidays. The list of China public holidays 2014 is available below. Some holidays fall on Saturday or Sunday; and it is normal since people in China have seven workdays. Please note that this is not the official 2014 China public holidays calendar. The China government will usually announce the official China holidays dates before the closing of the preceding year (in this case by the end of 2013). China 2014 public holidays calendar presented here is only an estimate. List of China Public Holidays 2014 New Year International New Years Day 2014 Celebrates the first day of the first month in Gregorian calendar. Wednesday, 1 January 2014 Spring Festival / Chinese Lunar New Year Chinese New Year 2014 Celebrates the f...

Labor Day May Day

Labor Day 2014 – May Day 2014 Labor Day is a yearly celebration of the social and economic accomplishments of the workers, celebrated in many countries. Labour Day 2014 is a public holiday in some countries, and a general observation day in many others. Labour Day is also called as Labor Day, Worker’s Day, International Worker’s Day or May Day. When is Labour Day / Labor Day / May Day? Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday in September in the United States. In many countries, the date is changed to fit each country’s culture, tradition, custom or existing holidays. In most countries, Labour Day falls on 1st May, thus Labour Day is often called as May Day as well. Celebrations and Date of Labour Day 2014 Below is the dates and celebrations of Labour Day 2014 around the world. Labor Day 2014 in United States United States Labor Day 2014 falls on Monday, 1 September 2014. In United States, Labor Day 2014 is a federal holiday which falls on the September’s first M...

Good Friday

Good Friday 2014 Celebration Good Friday / Holy Friday / Great Friday Good Friday, known also as Holy Friday or Great Friday, is a religious holiday observed primarily by Catholics and Christians all over the world commemorating the crucifixion and eventual death of Jesus Christ. The holiday is observed during Holy Week on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday . Many Christians and Catholics take part in fasting and penance among the observations. Dates of Good Friday Observations Good Friday is the Friday before Easter, and date of Good Friday falls on different day every year based certain calculations. Easter falls on the first Sunday following the Paschal Full Moon, the full moon on or after 21 March, taken to be the date of the vernal equinox. Also take note Good Friday is calculated differently in Eastern Christianity and Western Christianity. The Western calculation uses the Gregorian calendar, while the Eastern calculation uses the Julian calendar, whose 21 M...

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday 2014 What is Ash Wednesday? In tradition of the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday is the first day in the Lenten fasting season, where devotees prepare themselves for Easter celebration of Jesus resurrection. Ash Wednesday is proceeded by Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) When is Ash Wednesday 2014? Ash Wednesday 2014 falls on Wednesday, 5 March 2014. Ash Wednesday 2014 Celebrations Ash Wednesday 2014 will be celebrated in many countries including US, UK, Ireland, and Philippines. Ash Wednesday in United States of America Many Christian in the USA will come to Ash Wednesday mass, including students from Catholic schools. Priests will draw a cross on attendes forehead with ash as symbol for repentance and forgiveness. Ash Wednesday in Ireland Ash Wednesday marks the start Lenten season, the holiest occasion for Christians in Ireland. True to tradition from the past, people come to church and get their forehead marked with a cross of ashes. The a...

Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday 2014 Palm Sunday 2014 or Passion Sunday 2014 is a Christian festival commemorating Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem. It is customary in many countries to celebrate Palm Sunday with a special mass before the blessing of palm leaves, or in some other countries, olive branches. The blessing usually takes place outside the church which also includes the reading of the Gospel that tells of how Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and how people greeted him with palms leaves. This is followed by a march into the church with constant waving of the blessed palm leaves and branches. Included in the Palm Sunday mass is the reading of the Passion and the sequence of events of Jesus? capture, suffering and death. When is Palm Sunday 2014? the date of 2014 Palm Sunday falls on Sunday, 13 April 2014. When is 2013 Palm Sunday?  Palm Sunday 2013 falls on Sunday, 24 March 2013. Palm Sunday in Around The World Palm Sunday for the year 2014 is celebrat...

Easter

Easter 2014 Easter Also called Resurrection Sunday, Easter 2014 is one of the major festival in the Christian calendar as it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The early church saw the account of Jesus? resurrection as the main indication of God?s point, declaring Jesus as the Messiah and Savior. Easter is celebrated since the fourth century and has been the center of the Christian community that even churches that traditionally do not follow other feasts of the church year celebrate Easter as the focal point of Christian faith and worship. When Is Easter 2014? Easter Sunday 2014: Sunday, 20 April 2014 Easter Monday 2014: Monday, 21 April 2014 Easter 2014 will fall on Sunday, 20 April 2014. In many countries, the celebrations begin a week earlier, with Palm Sunday marking the start of Holy week . Easter Date Calculations Easter date is based on lunar cycle. Accordingly, lunar month that starts somewhere between 8 March and 5...

Holy Week 2014

Let's celebrate Holy Week 2014 Holy Week 2014, leading to the Easter 2014 is celebrated by Christians around the world to commemorate the most important events in Christianity: death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Earliest catholic reference as to the celebration and observance of the Holy Week are found in the Apostolical Constitutions in the latter half of the 3rd and 4th century. When is Holy Week 2014? Date of Holy Week 2014 2013 Holy Week will be celebrated from Sunday, 13 April 2014 to Sunday, 20 April 2014. Below is the date of days in 2014 holy week. Please note that Easter date change from year to year, and the dates below is only for Holy Week 2014 and not for other years. Palm Sunday 2014 Sunday, 13 April 2014 Holy Monday 2014 Monday, 14 April 2014 Holy Tuesday 2014 Tuesday, 15 April 2014 Holy Wednesday 2014 Wednesday, 16 April 2014 Maundy Thursday 2014 / Huwebes Santo 2014 Thursday, 17 April 2014 Good Friday 2014 ...

Holy Week

Easter & Holy Week What Is Christian Easter & Holy Week? The Holy Week is among the many activities in the Christian calendar and is one of the most celebrated by Catholics and Protestants. Christian nations all over the world unite during this time, each with their own unique way of celebrating Christ's death and resurrection. Earliest catholic reference as to the celebration and observance of the Holy Week are found in the Apostolic Constitutions in the latter half of the 3rd and 4th century. Here, it is stated that abstinence from flesh is necessary, particularly on the Friday and Sunday of the week. Dionysius Alexandrinus wrote in his canonical epistle the 91 days of fasting, and also implied that the observance had already taken place in his time. The celebration of the Holy Week varies within church traditions. Some would focus only on the last week of Jesus life; some celebrates on a wider scope the Passion of The Christ. The ways of celebrating vary from ...

Good Friday

Good Friday 2014 Good Friday / Holy Friday / Great Friday Good Friday 2014, known also as Holy Friday or Great Friday, is a religious holiday observed primarily by Catholics and Christians all over the world commemorating the crucifixion and eventual death of Jesus Christ. The holiday is observed during Holy Week on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday. Many Christians and Catholics take part in fasting and penance among the observations.  Dates of Good Friday Observations Good Friday is the Friday before Easter, and date of Good Friday falls on different day every year based certain calculations. Easter falls on the first Sunday following the Paschal Full Moon, the full moon on or after 21 March, taken to be the date of the vernal equinox. Also take note Good Friday is calculated differently in Eastern Christianity and Western Christianity. The Western calculation uses the Gregorian calendar, while the Eastern calculation uses the Julian calendar, whose 21 ...

New Year Day

New Year 2014 New Year The New Year is the day that marks the beginning of a new calendar year, and is the day on which the year count of the specific calendar used is incremented. The New Year Day, International New Year Day, or specifically New Year of the Gregorian calendar that is in worldwide use today, falls on 1 January, continuing the practice of the Roman calendar. New Year 2014 When Is New Year 2014? New Year 2014 falls on Wednesday, 1 January 2014. The date of New Year 2012 fell on Sunday, thus, in many countries, the New Year 2012 holiday (work off-day) was substituted to Monday, 2 January 2012. New Year Celebrations Around The World New Year is one of the most universally celebrated festivities around the world, regardless of countries, culture, traditions, or religions. Muslim countries, Chinese communities, Hindu worshipers, all have their own way to observe the holiday. New Year 2014 in Singapore In Singapore, the celebrations of New ...

UK Bank Holidays 2014 Calendar

UK Bank Holidays 2014 / UK Public Holidays 2014 Calendar Bank holiday is a term for 4 holidays in England, Wales, and Ireland as well as 5 holidays in Scotland as stated in the Bank Holidays Act 1971. Now, the term is colloquially used for public holidays which are not public holidays such as Christmas Day and Good Friday. On bank holidays, employees in UK are not automatically entitled to time off. Time off or extra pay are determined by the terms of contract of employment between employees and employers. Although there is no automatic right for a day off, most employees in UK (except the essential service workers such as firemen, nurse, and public transport workers) don’t go to work on bank holidays. Meanwhile, the essential service workers may receive extra pay for working on such days. Since England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are not formal subdivisions of United Kingdom, each country celebrates its own public holidays or bank holidays. List of bank ...

New Years Eve 2014 in Rome

Rome New Years Eve 2014 Fireworks, Events, Parties, Hotels -Rome Italy Let’s Celebrate New Years Eve 2014 in Rome . This city draws visitors from across the world all year round, and is especially popular during the Christmas and New Year holiday period. New Years Eve in Rome is a triumph, with luxury hotels and a dazzling array of fine dining restaurants to choose from. The fireworks are truly spectacular too, with a backdrop that few places can hope to match - The Colosseum, Spanish Steps and Piazza di Spagna, Piazza Navona and Monument of Vittorio Emanuele II are all popular gathering places to watch the midnight countdown and pyrotechnic displays. Countdown, Fireworks, Events & Party Listings New Years Eve 2014 in Rome Top places to visit are widespread, but for many Rome’s traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations are centered in Piazza del Popolo. Huge crowds of locals and visitors alike rejoice and welcome in the New Year with classical & rock music, danc...

NYE New Years Eve 2014 in Goa

Celebrate New Years Eve 2014 in Goa Fireworks, Events, Parties and Hotels Goa - India, 31 December 2013 One of the less obvious destinations for a New Year party, Goa nevertheless has everything you would hope for with balmy weather, lively yet comparatively restrained parties, lovely beachfront setting, and of course a genuinely friendly welcome. In terms of prices it is also one of the more reasonable destinations, certainly when compared with more traditional and iconic holiday destinations such as Sydney or new York. Countdown, Fireworks, Events & PartiesNew Years Eve 2014 in Goa The main party for NYE 2014 in Goa is centred on Anjuna Beach, and do not worry if you have heard negative things about beach parties on the wild islands of Thailand, this is a much more relaxed and chilled out scene, although the proliferation of backpackers does still mean a big party that will last well into the next day. For NYE 2014 there is also a sunset beach party hoste...

NYE New Years Eve 2014 in Phuket Thailand

Let's celebrate New Years Eve 2014 in Phuket Thailand Countdown, Fireworks, Events, Parties, Hotels Surin Beach, Phuket Thailand, 31 December 2013 Phuket is one of the Island in Thailand, where they likes to party at the best of times so come NYE they just have an additional excuse that they really don't need. From beach parties to exclusive all inclusive hotel gala balls there is something for everyone on this paradise island, and for NYE 2014 there's an additional extra special event. Countdown, Fireworks, Events & Party New Years Eve 2014 in Phuket Thailand The biggest party on Phuket this years looks certain to be the Surin Beach party . This event is the brainchild of top US socialite Paris Hilton, who last year used her personal pulling power to bring some star studded names to this small island location. Acts included Basement Jaxx, Alex Gaudino and LMFAO, backed by a range of top DJs Acts performed on a stage specially anchored in the...

Loch Ness Monster

Ever since the Loch Ness Monster was "discovered" in 1933, one popular theory has been that this lake-dwelling creature is a plesiosaur--a type of marine reptile that was supposed to have gone extinct 65 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period. This is an easy claim to make, and a very difficult one to prove--and the weight of the evidence is that, if the Loch Ness Monster truly exists (and that's a very big "if"), the odds are extremely slim that it could be a plesiosaur. First Things First - Is the Loch Ness Monster Real? Before we get to the issue of what type of animal the Loch Ness Monster is, we first have to explore whether the Loch Ness Monster really exists. The first "sighting" of this lake dweller occurred in 1933 (perhaps not so coincidentally, the year the movie "King Kong" was released) by a local Scottish journalist who related the experience of one of his neighbors: "the nearest approach to a d...

Celebrate New Years Eve 2014 in Bangkok

Let's plan for spending New Years Eve 2014 in Bangkok Fireworks, Events, Parties, Hotels Bangkok - Thailand, 31 December 2013 Bangkok, Thailand’s capital city, is one of the most populous cities in the world. Hence no wonder if Bangkok is usually holds a serious NYE party every year, and 2014 is sure to be no exception with a range of events to cater for all tasters, including river cruises, hotels parties, bar and restaurant theme nights all leading up to the midnight countdown and the associated fireworks display which will light up the skies for miles around. Countdown, Fireworks, Events & Parties on New Years Eve 2014 in Bangkok  As usual, the Central World shopping plaza will become the focus of much of the celebratory highlights, which boasts a reputation for currently being the 3rd largest in the whole world! In front of this building is the Central World Square , where the crowds will gather from early evening to enjoy the building atmosphere leadi...