Major World Holidays and Their Origins - INI

[item.new-year-day]
code=01
slug=new-year-day
name=New Year's Day
description=A holiday celebrating the beginning of the Gregorian calendar year.
date=January 1
origin=ancient-rome
type=secular

[item.epiphany]
code=02
slug=epiphany
name=Epiphany
description=A Christian feast celebrating the visit of the Three Wise Men to Jesus.
date=January 6
origin=christianity
type=religious

[item.chinese-new-year]
code=03
slug=chinese-new-year
name=Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)
description=The lunar new year celebrated in China and other Chinese character cultural spheres.
date=Variable (January-February)
origin=ancient-china
type=cultural

[item.carnival]
code=04
slug=carnival
name=Carnival
description=A festive celebration before Lent, with origins in ancient Roman festivals.
date=Variable (February-March)
origin=ancient-rome
type=cultural

[item.st-patricks-day]
code=05
slug=st-patricks-day
name=St. Patrick's Day
description=A holiday commemorating St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
date=March 17
origin=ireland
type=cultural

[item.easter]
code=06
slug=easter
name=Easter
description=The most important Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
date=Variable (March-April)
origin=christianity
type=religious

[item.ramadan-eid]
code=07
slug=ramadan-eid
name=Eid al-Fitr (Ramadan Festival)
description=An Islamic festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
date=Variable (Islamic calendar)
origin=islam
type=religious

[item.may-day]
code=08
slug=may-day
name=May Day (International Workers' Day)
description=A worldwide workers' holiday originating from the labor movement.
date=May 1
origin=labor-movement
type=secular

[item.bastille-day]
code=09
slug=bastille-day
name=Bastille Day (French National Day)
description=A day commemorating the storming of the Bastille, which sparked the French Revolution.
date=July 14
origin=france
type=national

[item.diwali]
code=10
slug=diwali
name=Diwali (Festival of Lights)
description=A Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil.
date=Variable (October-November)
origin=hinduism
type=religious

[item.halloween]
code=11
slug=halloween
name=Halloween
description=A festival eve when spirits of the dead are said to visit, originating from the ancient Celtic Samhain festival.
date=October 31
origin=celtic
type=cultural

[item.day-of-the-dead]
code=12
slug=day-of-the-dead
name=Day of the Dead
description=A traditional festival celebrated in Mexico and elsewhere to remember the deceased.
date=November 1-2
origin=mexico
type=cultural

[item.thanksgiving]
code=13
slug=thanksgiving
name=Thanksgiving
description=An American holiday celebrating harvest and gratitude, originating from the first Thanksgiving in 1621.
date=Fourth Thursday of November
origin=usa
type=national

[item.hanukkah]
code=14
slug=hanukkah
name=Hanukkah (Festival of Dedication)
description=An 8-day Jewish festival of lights commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple.
date=Variable (November-December)
origin=judaism
type=religious

[item.christmas]
code=15
slug=christmas
name=Christmas
description=A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
date=December 25
origin=christianity
type=religious

[item.eid-al-adha]
code=16
slug=eid-al-adha
name=Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice)
description=An important Islamic festival commemorating Prophet Ibrahim's faith.
date=Variable (Islamic calendar)
origin=islam
type=religious

[item.songkran]
code=17
slug=songkran
name=Songkran (Water Festival)
description=A traditional New Year festival celebrated in Thailand, Myanmar, and other Southeast Asian countries.
date=April 13-15
origin=southeast-asia
type=cultural

[item.bodhi-day]
code=18
slug=bodhi-day
name=Bodhi Day
description=A Buddhist holiday celebrating the day Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment.
date=December 8 (Japan)
origin=buddhism
type=religious

[item.all-saints-day]
code=19
slug=all-saints-day
name=All Saints' Day
description=A Christian feast commemorating all saints and martyrs.
date=November 1
origin=christianity
type=religious

[item.independence-day]
code=20
slug=independence-day
name=Independence Day
description=A national holiday commemorating a country's independence.
date=Varies by country
origin=various
type=national