Makar Sankranti is a Hindu Festival observed by Hindus throughout India and falls in the month of January. It is the only festival in Hindu calendar which falls precisely on the same date every year – 14th January, although with few exceptions of January 15th. Makar Sankranti is a festival which is celebrated by various …
“Pongal” is a four day long harvest festival celebrated in the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It is also celebrated in other parts of world with presence of Tamil Diaspora – Sri Lanka, Malaysia, South Africa, Singapore, United States and Canada. “Pongal” is also called as “Thai Pongal”, referring to …
Lohri festival is a very popular Punjabi festival celebrated every year by the people of Punjabi religion in the South Asia. It is considered that it is celebrated in winter on the day when the day becomes a shortest day and the night becomes a longest night of the year. It is celebrated as a …
World Tuberculosis Day is observed on 24th March annually to raise awareness about global TB (Tuberculosis) epidemic and to accelerate global efforts for towards its elimination. The campaigns of “World Tuberculosis Day” are marked by WHO (World Health Organization) – a specialized agency under United Nations, working for global public health. WHO marks eight global …
World meteorological day is celebrated all across the world by the member states meteorological organizations every year on 23rd of March. It is an annual event being commemorated yearly by the almost 191 meteorological organization members worldwide as well as the worldwide meteorological communities using a particular chosen theme of the year in order to …
World Water Day 2025 World Water Day 2025 will be celebrated all over the world on Saturday, 22nd of March. World Water Day 2025 theme is “Glacier Preservation”. Last year, the day was observed with a focus of providing water to everyone as it is the human rights of everyone. There are around millions of people …
“World Down Syndrome Day” is a global event organized to advocate the rights of people or children suffering from “Down Syndrome” and to send a message that they too can live a happy and normal life. As early as 2005, agencies researching on Down Syndrome are organizing annual events on March 21 to raise awareness …
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization) designated 21st March as “World Poetry Day” in its 30th General Conference held at Paris, from 26th October to 17th November 1999. The resolution to celebrate 21st March as “World Poetry Day” was passed at the third plenary meeting of UNESCO on 27th October 1999 in …
The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution on 28th November 2012, designating 21st March as the International Day of Forests. Hence the first International Day of Forests was observed on 21st March 2013; since then it is being celebrated annually to raise awareness about all types of forests and to protect them. Various United …
World Forestry Day or International Day of Forests is celebrated worldwide every year on 21st of March at the international level in order to increase the public awareness among communities about the values, significance and contributions of the forests to balance the life cycle on the earth. World Forestry Day 2025 World forestry day 2025 …
