On Which Holiday Do You Decorate the Most?

Sylvester, New Year / Ganjitsu - December 31/ January 1

Tet / Vietnamese New Year - January/February, Lunar calendar, Duration 3-7 days

Chinese / Lunar New Year - Falls on the new moon between January 21 and February 20, Duration: 15 days

Valentine's Day - February 14

Hina Matsuri / Doll Festival / Girls’ Day - March 3

Carnival / Purim / Fasching / Carnevale / Mardi Gras / Carnaval de Oruro / Carnaval de Barranquilla- February / March / Varying

Holi - Full moon of Phalguna, around February/March

St. Patrick's Day - March 17

Eid al-Fitr / Sugar Fest - Start depends on the end of Ramadan and the Islamic calendar. It begins each year 10, 11 or 12 days earlier than in the preceding year. Duration: 1-3 days

Nowruz / Persian New Year - March 20 to 21

Easter - End of March to beginning of April - Varying

Kanamara Matsuri / Festival of the Steel Phallus (Japan/Shinto) - Every year on the first Sunday in April

Walpurgisnacht / Walpurgis Night / Spring Festival of the Witches - The night of April 30 to May 1

First of May / May Day / Beltane / Maifeiertag - May 1

Cinco de Mayo - May 5

Kodomo no Hi / Children’s Day / Golden Week - Starts May 5

Vesak / Buddha Day - Full Moon in May

Pride Month - Mostly around June

Festa Junina - June

Tanabata - July 7

Midsommar - Between June 19 and June 25

Oshun Festival - Almost August

Obon - August 13 to 15

Oktoberfest / d' Wiesn - Between end of September and beginning of October

Diwali - Between mid-October and beginning of November

Halloween - October 31

Día de los Angelitos (Children) / Día de los Muertos (grown ups) - November 1 and 2

Thanksgiving - 4th Thursday in November

Chanukah - Varying from late November to late December, Duration: 8 days

Christmas - December 25, in some regions additional December 24 and December 26

Kwanzaa - From December 26 to January 1

Ashanti Akwasidae Festival - Every 6 weeks, following the Akan calendar cycle

Odalan - Each temple in Bali celebrates its own Odalan every 210 days

Your Country's Independence/National Day - Date depending on the country you live in