Feast: Quick Facts

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Nov. 14, 2026

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Feast of the Assumption

Carving of Shiva and Parvati's marriage

A woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat cleans a tombstone with Chinese characters in a cemetery during Qingming Festival, holding a bucket beside her.

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