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World Aquatics Day
World Aquatics Day is an List of minor secular observances, international day which recognises, and celebrates physical activity in aquatic sports. It was established by the organisation FINA, and takes place on the first weekend of July. This comes just before 19 July, which commemorates the founding of the federation in London, 1908. When the FINA Bureau held a meeting in 2016, an international world day of aquatics was established, in an effort to encourage people around the globe to take part in any form of exercise in water. This includes, but not limited to: Swimming (sport), swimming, Diving (sport), diving, high diving, Synchronised swimming, artistic swimming, water polo, and open water swimming,FINA Sports page from the FINA website (www.fina.org); retrieved 2013-06-05. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Minor Secular Observances
Lists of holidays by various categorizations. Religious holidays Abrahamic holidays (Middle Eastern) Jewish holidays * Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread – 7 days of consumption of matzo with wine and avoidance of leavened foods) *Hanukkah (Feast of Dedication; Also called the Festival of Lights – Commemoration of the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple) * Pesach (Passover – Deliverance of Jews from slavery in Egypt) ** Lag BaOmer (A holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar) *Purim (Feast of Lots – Deliverance of Jews in Persia from extermination by Haman) * Reishit Katzir (Feast of Firstfruits – Collecting and waving of grain bundles (barley or wheat); Occurs during the 7 days of unleavened bread after the Sabbath) *Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year – First day of Tishrei every year) *Shabbat (The 7th Day Sabbath – The day of rest and holiest day of the week, Saturday) *S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |