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Seasonal and harvest festivals

New years, harvests, solstices and the turning of the calendar. 57 on Mela so far, in date order: what is on or coming next first.

November 2026 1

Seasonal 1Nov Samhain๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland and 1 more countryIn 4 weeks

December 2026 2

Seasonal 21Dec Yalda Night๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran and 6 more countries Seasonal 31Dec New Year's Eve๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Albania and 36 more countries

January 2027 6

Seasonal 1Jan New Year๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bangladesh and 34 more countries Seasonal 1Jan New Year's Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Afghanistan and 57 more countries Seasonal 13Jan Lohri๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Jammu, India and 1 more country Seasonal 14Jan Makar Sankranti๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bangladesh and 6 more countries Seasonal 14Jan Old New Year๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Armenia and 21 more countries Seasonal 14Jan Magh Bihu๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India

February 2027 3

Seasonal 1Feb Imbolc (Saint Brigid's Day)๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland and 1 more country Seasonal 14Feb Pohela Falgun๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Dhaka, Bangladesh Seasonal 21Feb Biike Burning๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช North Frisia, Germany

March 2027 3

Seasonal 1Mar Martenitsa๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Albania and 5 more countries Seasonal 1Mar Chalandamarz๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ftan, Switzerland Seasonal 14Mar Dita e Verรซs๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Albania and 3 more countries

April 2027 7

Seasonal 1Apr Akitu๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ Emessa, Iraq and 1 more country Seasonal 13Apr Thingyan๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Yangon, Myanmar Seasonal 13Apr Songkran๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Bangkok, Thailand Seasonal 13Apr Vaisakhi๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India and 14 more countries Seasonal 14Apr Bohag Bihu๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Guwahati, India Seasonal 15Apr First Day of Summer๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Reykjavรญk, Iceland Seasonal 19Apr Sechselรคuten๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Zรผrich, Switzerland

May 2027 5

Seasonal 1May Beltane๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Uisneach, Ireland and 1 more country Seasonal 1May May Day Festival๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 22 more countries Seasonal 2May Green Week๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Belarus and 8 more countries Seasonal 5May Hฤฑdฤฑrellez๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Azerbaijan and 11 more countries Seasonal 30May Kaamatan๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Penampang, Malaysia

June 2027 2

Seasonal 1Jun Gawai Dayak๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ West Kalimantan, Indonesia and 1 more country Seasonal 24Jun Midsummer๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Albania and 29 more countries

August 2027 1

Seasonal 1Aug Lughnasadh๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland

September 2027 3

Seasonal 1Sep Kaze-no-Bon๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Yatsuo, Japan Seasonal 15Sep Mid-Autumn Festival๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China and 11 more countries Seasonal 15Sep Chuseok๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea and 1 more country

Usually in November, date not yet confirmed 2

Seasonal Novvaries Amu Festival๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Vane, Ghana Seasonal Novvaries Gaan-Ngai๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Manipur, India

Usually in December, date not yet confirmed 2

Seasonal Decvaries Yule๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland and 2 more countries Seasonal Decvaries Dongzhi Festival๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China and 5 more countries

Usually in January, date not yet confirmed 1

Seasonal Janvaries Pongal๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India and 4 more countries

Usually in February, date not yet confirmed 3

Seasonal Febvaries Losar๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡น Bhutan and 4 more countries Seasonal Febvaries Korean New Year๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea and 1 more country Seasonal Febvaries Tsagaan Sar๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ Mongolia and 2 more countries

Usually in March, date not yet confirmed 3

Seasonal Marvaries Nowruz๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Afghanistan and 23 more countries Seasonal Marvaries Hanami๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan and 8 more countries Seasonal Marvaries Kpledjoo Festival๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Tema, Ghana

Usually in April, date not yet confirmed 2

Seasonal Aprvaries Sizdah Be-dar๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Afghanistan and 4 more countries Seasonal Aprvaries Bizhu๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bangladesh and 1 more country

Usually in May, date not yet confirmed 1

Seasonal Mayvaries Royal Ploughing Ceremony๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Bangkok, Cambodia and 1 more country

Usually in June, date not yet confirmed 1

Seasonal Junvaries Kupala Night๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Belarus and 2 more countries
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