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This Roman holiday was originally celebrated with a movable feast
What is Compitalia
100
Compitalia, which was originally a movable feast, is celebrated around this time
What is late December or early January
100
The Spring Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival are religious holidays in this civilization
What is China
100
A religious Persian holiday celebrated on the last Wednesday before the new year called _______.
What is Chahar Shanbe Suri.
100
On Compitalia, each landowner would build a small ______ with altar at the boundary with his neighbor.
What is a Shrine
200
This is a religious festival celebrated the day after the full moon of Phalguna (March), the Hindu spiritual month.
What is Holi
200
Egyptians celebrate the Feast of Thoth on this July day
What is July 19th
200
This civiliztion celebrates the Babylonian new year festival, or Akitu, is celebrated on the 12th day of spring
What is Mesopotamia
200
The Babylonian new year festival is celebrated through ______ which is on the 12th day of spring, in the Lunar Month Nisan
What is Akitu
200
Name 3 of the 6 things placed on a ceremonial table on the Persian holiday of Norooz.
What is the Holy Book, flowers, a bowl of goldfish, a mirror, candles and painted eggs
300
This Babylonian new year festival is celebrated on the 12th day of spring, which was the Lunar Month Nisan
What is Akitu
300
The Spring Festival is a Chinese Holiday celebrated during this time.
What is the 1st through 15th days in the first lunar month.
300
This civilization celebrates the Feast of Thoth, the scribe of gods on July 19th
What is Egypt
300
"Zardie man az to, sorkhie to az man," is a Persian saying meaning this
What is "May my sickly pallor be yours and your red glow be mine."
300
Name 3 of the 4 things participants carry on Rural Dionysia.
What is baskets, long loaves of bread, phallic symbols, jars of water and wine
400
This Greek holiday was celebrated through a parade with sing and dancing contests.
What is Rural Dionysia
400
The Babylonian New Year is celebrated through Akitu, which is this time of the year.
What is the 12th day of spring, which was the Lunar Month Nisan
400
Holi is a religious festival celebrated the day after the full moon of Phalguna (March) in this civilization
What is India
400
Diwali is a festival that comes from the Sanskrit word Dīpãvali, meaning this
What is "A Row of Lights"
400
The Egyptian Festival the Opet Festival celebrates the marriage of these gods
What is Osiris and Isis
500
This Chinese festival is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th Lunar Month
What is the Dragon Boat Festival
500
Norooz is the celebration of this time
What is the Persian New Year
500
Compitalia, which was originally a movable feast, is celebrated in this civilizaton
What is the Roman Empire
500
The Sofreh-ye haft-sinn is a _______ set up with the Persian Holy Book
What is a ceremonial table display
500
A special Hindu festival lasting ____ amount of days celebrates the Hindu New Years Eve
What is 5 days
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