It’s called different things in different parts of the country. In the north, it’s Lohri; in central Indian, it’s Pongal; in the south and other places, it’s Makar Sankranthi. Throughout India, however, January 13 is the beginning of four days of celebration.
Over 70 percent of India’s population live in rural villages and are largely […]
January 10 is Unity Day in the small mountain nation of Nepal. This public holiday commemorates the unification of the country in the 1768 by King Prithvinarayan Shah.
Nepal, located between India and China, is best known as the gateway to the Himalayan Mountains. Eight of the world’s tallests peaks are located in Nepal, the […]
January 7 is the Festival of Seven Herbs in Japan, or Jinjitsu. The celebration centers around eating a porridge (nanakusa-gayu) made of the seven edible wild herbs of spring. These are:
Water dropwort (seri)
Shepherd’s purse (nazuna)
Cudweek (gogyo)
Chickweed (hakobera)
Nipplewort (hotokenoza)
Turnip Greens (suzuna)
Daikon (suzushiro)
Consuming these herbs on the seventh day of the year originated in China, but […]
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