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LIST OF HOLIDAYS 2014

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JANUARY 14 ID-E-MILADJANUARY 26 REPUBLIC DAYFEBRUARY 27 MAHA SHIVARATRIMARCH 17 HOLI (DHULENDI)APRIL 13 MAHABIR JAYANTIAPRIL 18 GOOD FRIDAYMAY 14 BUDDHA PURNIMAAUGUST 15 INDEPENDENCE DAYAUGUST 18 JANMASTAMI

AUGUST 29 GANESH CHATURTHI OCTOBER 2 GANDHI JAYANTIOCTOBER 3 DUSSEHRAOCTOBER 6 IDU’L ZUHA (BAKRID)OCTOBER 23 DIWALINOVEMBER 4 MUHARRAMNOVEMBER 6 GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAYDECEMBER 25 CHRISTMAS DAY

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14 ID-E-MILAD26 REPUBLIC DAY

January 2014

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Taj Mahal, IndiaThe grief illustrate the love story traditionally held as an inspiration for Taj Mahal

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27 MAHA SHIVRATRI

February 2014

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Christ the Redeemer, BrazilA symbol of Brazilian Christianity, the statue has become an icon for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil.

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17 HOLI

March 2014

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Colosseum in Rome, ItalyThe symbolic significance of the statue in a prophecy that is variously quoted: “as long as the Colossus stands, so shall Rome; when the Colossus falls, Rome shall fall; when Rome falls, so falls the world”

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13 MAHAVIR JAYANTHI18 GOOD FRIDAY

April 2014

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The Great Wall of ChinaBesides its age it enjoys the reputation of being the only work of human hands on the globe visible from the Moon.

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14 BUDDHA PURNIMA

May 2014

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Machu Picchu, Peru“Lost City of the Incas”, it is perhaps the most familiar icon of Inca civilization.

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June 2014

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Petra, Jordan“It was dedicated to Obodas I and is believed to be the symposium of Obodas the god.

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29 ID-UL-FITR

July 2014

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Chichen Itza, MexicoChichen Itza was one of the largest Mayan cities and it was likely to have been one of the mythical great cities.

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15 INDEPENDENCE DAY18 KRISHNA JANMASTAMI

29 GANESH CHATURTHI

August 2014

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Great Pyramid of Giza, MexicoThe pyramid remained the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years.

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September 2014

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Hanging Gardens of BabylonOne legend says that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were created by the king of Babylon, for the Queen Amytis, because she missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland.

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2 MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI3 VIJAYA DASHAMI

6 BAKRI ID23 DIWALI

October 2014

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Statue of Zeus at OlympiaA sculpture of ivory plates and gold panels over a wooden framework, it represented the god Zeus sitting on an elaborate cedarwood throne ornamented with ebony, ivory, gold, and precious stones.

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4 MUHARRAM6 GURU NANAK JAYANTHI

November 2014

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Temple of Artemis, TurkeyIt was located in Ephesus (Turkey), and was completely rebuilt three times before its eventual destruction in 401.

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25 CHRISTMAS

December 2014

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Colossus of Rhodes, Before its destruction in the earthquake of 226 BC, the Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 meters (98.4 ft) high, making it one of the tallest statues of the ancient world.