Welcome to Web-Holidays

est. March 1999

Now you can celebrate everyday!
Everyday is a holiday.  Imagine somewhere someone is celebrating right now.  Our world is filled with mystical celebrations and powerful memories.  Come and delve into the magical world of Web-Holidays.  There is a myriad of holidays to explore from Candlemas to Christmas, Purim to Ramadan and Mothers’ Day to Tet.

This site is made up of Holiday Portals.
The main portal, here, showcases national holidays, minor holidays, lesser known festivals, and ancient celebrations. Other portals include Food Festivals, Hindu Holidays, and Valentines Day. 

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What’s a holiday? Festival? Celebration?

hol-i-day (noun)

1. A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event.
2. A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement and gayety; a festival day.
3. (Law) A day fixed by law for suspension of business; a legal holiday.
4. A vacation (chiefly British).

Source: Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary

fes·ti·val (noun)

1. An occasion for feasting or celebration, especially a day or time of religious significance that recurs at regular intervals.
2. An often regularly recurring program of cultural performances, exhibitions, or competitions: a film festival.
3. Revelry; conviviality.

(adjective)
Of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival; festive

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

cel’e·bra’tion (noun)

1. an occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
2. any festival or other celebration
3. the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual

Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University