This celebration closes the Shetland Islands' Yule season with the ceremonial burning of a replica Viking longship.

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37These Sufi practitioners are known for turning in a meditative worship ritual.IDENTIFY
Whirling Dervishes
The whirling ritual of Sufi dervishes turns spinning movement into a form of meditative worship.
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01This broad name is used for New Year festivals such as Chinese New Year and Vietnamese Tết, whose dates follow traditional lunisolar calendars.IDENTIFY
Lunar New Year
Chinese New Year and Vietnamese Tết follow lunisolar calendars that coordinate lunar months with the solar year.
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02This celebration covers celebrants in colored powder to mark the arrival of spring in Hindu tradition.RECALL
Holi
Holi covers celebrants in colored powder to mark the arrival of spring in Hindu tradition.
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