tricennalia

tricennalia (plural tricennalia or tricennalias)

tricennalia (plural)
tricennalias (plural)
Tricennalia (alternative)

From Latin trīcennālia, from trīcennium (“30-year period”) + -ālia (“-alia: forming the names of festivals”), from trīcennis (“30-year”) + -ium (“forming abstract nouns”), from trīciēs (“thirty each”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjectives”). Equivalent to tricennium + -alia.

In 336, the city was ready. Constantine the Great could celebrate his Tricennalia, his thirty-year jubilee, in his new capital. One year later, he was baptised and died.

2008, Jona Lendering, “Constantine's City”, in Livius:

(historical) The festival and religious rituals celebrating a Roman emperor's 30th year of rule.


quindecennalia

en-noun

quindecennalia (plural quindecennalia or quindecennalias)

quindecennalia (plural)
quindecennalias (plural)

From Latin quīndecennālia, from quīndecennium (“15-year period”) + -ālia (“-alia: forming the names of festivals”), from quīndecennis (“15-year”) + -ium (“-ium: forming abstract nouns”). Equivalent to quin- + decennalia, quindec + ennalia, or quindecennium + -alia.

There is evidence, that the quindecennalia, of fifteenth anniversary of Trajan's proconsular authority, and of his adoption to the empire, was celebrated in 111, or the year after Pliny's arrival in Bithynia.

1837, Edward Burton, Lectures upon the Ecclesiastical History of the First Three Centuries..., Vol. II, "Lecture XIV", p. 40

There is good literary evidence for Honorius' tricennalia in 422, which is at the end of perfect quinquennial sequence from 393, as well as consular vot xxx mvlt xxx solidi, though there do not appear to be any vota coins marking his quindecennalia or quinta quinquennalia.

1988, Richard W. Burgess, “Quinquennial Vota and the Imperial Consulship in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries, 337-511”, in Numismatic Chronicle, number 148, page 85:

On 1 January 112... the year opened with a series of celebrations to mark the quindecennalia of the emperor's ascension.

1997, Julian Bennett, Trajan Optimus Princeps: A Life and Times, page 186:

(historical) The festival and religious rituals sometimes observed celebrating a Roman emperor's 15th year of rule.


Apple Gifting Day

Apple Gifting Day (plural Apple Gifting Days)

A traditional celebration where individuals exchange apples as a symbol of good health for the upcoming year, observed annually on January 1.


Commitment Day

A day dedicated to displaying affection and devotion to loved ones, observed annually on January 1.


reverse Advent calendar

reverse Advent calendar (plural reverse Advent calendars)

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A reverse Advent calendar consists of collecting long-life food items and toiletries which you then donate at the end of the 24 days. You could add one item per day or donate as many as you like and are able to. You could also create a reverse Advent with a group of friends or family and add one item per person per day.

2020, Eilidh Gallagher, Green Christmas: Little Changes that Bring Joy and Help the Planet, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 51:

Sarah said that if Helen wanted either Playmobil or Lego she’d have to hurry as they sell out early, and that she would be doing a reverse advent calendar and buying something for the food bank every time she shops in December. That rather shut everyone up and they all agreed they’d do it, too.

2021, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Everyone Is Still Alive, Orion Publishing Group, page 76:

We also work with food charities closer to home. Every year in the UK we encourage our community to take part in our reverse advent calendar with a twist. Instead of taking food as you would with a traditional advent calendar, customers put food into their box each day of December. We then collect up all of the full boxes of food and deliver them to our food partner. This helps ensure support is given to people in need at this difficult time of year and collectively has a big impact.

2023, Giles Humphries, Myles Hopper, Mindful Chef: Healthy You, Happy Planet, Random House, page 69:

The activity of storing away a non-perishable food item, toiletry, clothing item, or other essential item each day during the Advent period, often starting on December 1, then donating them on Christmas Eve to local food banks, shelters, charities, or other organizations that support individuals and families in need.


Christmas Capital of the Philippines

en-proper noun

the Christmas Capital of the Philippines

After the Giant Lantern festivals held every Christmas in the capital of the province, San Fernando.

(Philippines, chiefly Pampanga) A nickname for Pampanga.


Summerween

2012. Blend of summer + Halloween. Originally coined in animated TV series Gravity Falls.


Snegurochka

the Snow Maiden, a character in Russian folklore who assists her grandfather Ded Moroz in bringing gifts to children every New Year.


Christmas in July

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A second Christmas celebration sometimes held on July 25th, centered on secular activities and entertainment such as social gatherings, seasonal entertainment, and shopping.


samhainophobia

Can someone be cured of samhainophobia, or any of the related phobias mentioned above? Yes, indeed.

2012 October 28, David DiSalvo, “Are You or Someone You Know Samhainophobic?”, in Forbes:

While samhainophobia is not a distinct diagnosis in the DSM-5, the fear of Halloween may meet the diagnostic criteria for a specific phobia.

2020 June 3, Lisa Fritscher, “Could You Have Samhainophobia or the Fear of Halloween?”, in Verywell Mind:

Likely exacerbating the situation for samhainophobia suffered is the fact that the vast majority of Americans celebrate Halloween each year.

2020 October 30, Kashmira Gander, “What Is Samhainophobia? The Extreme Fear of Halloween That Makes Some People Physically Sick”, in Newsweek:


samhainophobe

However, in news that samhainophobes may welcome, the percentage of Americans who say they are planning to celebrate in 2020 has dropped from 70 percent to 58 percent from previous years, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Statista.

Aside from the above symptoms, which mostly happen when triggered, a samhainophobe can also experience more generalised symptoms that can present all year but tend to intensify at Halloween.

2023 January 26, Laura Allen, “What is Samhainophobia?”, in CPD Online College:

One who exhibits samhainophobia; one who is afraid of Halloween.


samhainophobic

en-adj

samhainophobic (comparative more samhainophobic, superlative most samhainophobic)

more samhainophobic (comparative)
most samhainophobic (superlative)

If you’re samhainophobic, you should probably stay home today.

2006 October 31, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Face Your fears”, in Chicago Tribune:

Did you know that many Serbs are pretty samhainophobic?

(Can we date this quote?), Olivera Tolimir, “Halloween in Serbia: Learn 4 Serbian Tricks to get a Treat”, in Belgrade Language School:


Kali Puja

Kali + Puja, based on Sanskrit काली (kālī) and Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā). Literally means "reverence of Kali".

(Hinduism) A festival celebrating the goddess Kali, held at around October and November.

Deepavali

other Hindu festivals celebrated at the same time


Feast Week

Due to the fact that many families serve large meals for Thanksgiving

(Canada, US, especially college basketball) The week surrounding Thanksgiving Day.


Dumpling Festival

From the tradition of consuming zongzi during the holiday.

Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon Boat Festival#English


Rouketopolemos

Greek Рουκετοπόλεμος (Рouketopólemos, literally “rocket war”)

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Рουκετοπόλεμος

A traditional Easter event in the town of Vrontados (Βροντάδος) on the Greek island of Chios, in which rival church congregations fire large numbers of home-made rockets across town, attempting to hit each other's bell towers.


Betwixtmas

Thank the blessed baby Jesus, then, for Betwixtmas, which begins, according to my calendar at least, on 27 December. This special four-day period is nestled between the messy aftermath and clean-up duties of family Christmas and the exhausting-sounding New Year’s Eve party I will almost certainly flake out of at the last minute.

2021 December 26, Emma John, “Families have had their fun. Now, for us singletons, let the magic of Betwixtmas begin”, in The Observer, →ISSN: