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| | ==[[Belgium]]== | | ==[[Belgium]]== |
| | * Early February: '''Carnival de Binche''', [http://www.carnavaldebinche.be] in [[Binche]] | | * Early February: '''Carnival de Binche''', [http://www.carnavaldebinche.be] in [[Binche]] |
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| | ==[[Brazil]]== | | ==[[Brazil]]== |
| | * Late February or early March: '''Carnival''' in [[Brazil]] and others. The precise date of carnival is 7 weeks before Easter, which is moveable itself (the first full-moon Sunday after 21 March). Instead of relying on your own astrophysics skills, take note: Ash Wednesday for the next years will be 01 March 2006, 21 Feb 2007, 06 Feb 2008, 25 Feb 2009 and 17 Feb 2010. | | * Late February or early March: '''Carnival''' in [[Brazil]] and others. The precise date of carnival is 7 weeks before Easter, which is moveable itself (the first full-moon Sunday after 21 March). Instead of relying on your own astrophysics skills, take note: Ash Wednesday for the next years will be 01 March 2006, 21 Feb 2007, 06 Feb 2008, 25 Feb 2009 and 17 Feb 2010. |
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| | + | ==[[Canada]]== |
| | + | * Early February: '''Quebec Winter Carnival''' (''Carnaval de Québec''), [http://www.carnaval.qc.ca/en/] in [[Quebec City]], [[Quebec]]. 2008 concides with the 400<sup>th</sup> anniversary of [[Quebec City]]. |
| | + | 2nd: Groundhog day in [[Canada]], centered on [[Wiarton]], Ontario. |
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| | ==[[China]]== | | ==[[China]]== |
| | * Late January or early February: '''Chinese New Year''', celebrated in [[China]], [[Singapore]] and anywhere where there are large concentrations of Chinese | | * Late January or early February: '''Chinese New Year''', celebrated in [[China]], [[Singapore]] and anywhere where there are large concentrations of Chinese |
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| | + | ==[[Croatia]]== |
| | + | * February or early March: '''[[Rijeka]] Carnival''', [http://www.ri-karneval.com.hr/en/] |
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| | ==[[Germany]]== | | ==[[Germany]]== |
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| | ==[[Jamaica]]== | | ==[[Jamaica]]== |
| − | * Early February: '''Bob Marley Week''', [http://www.bobmarley-foundation.com/], all [[Jamaica]], but especially in [[Kingston]] | + | * Early February: '''Bob Marley Week''', [http://www.bobmarley-foundation.com/], all [[Jamaica]], but especially in [[Kingston (Jamaica)|Kingston]] |
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| | + | ==[[Japan]]== |
| | + | *Third Saturday: '''Naked Man Festival''' (also known as ''hadaka matsuri'' or ''saidaiji eyo'') [http://www.city.okayama.okayama.jp/saidaiji/guide/eyo/English/eyo.htm] in [[Okayama]] |
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| | ==[[Korea]]== | | ==[[Korea]]== |
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| | [[ja:祭やイベント/2月]] | | [[ja:祭やイベント/2月]] |
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