A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 21 Apr '24
Celebration in late January or early February
Fri, 19 Apr '24
Holiday celebrated with lion dancing
Wed, 12 Jul '23
Lunar New Year
Sun, 14 May '23
Festival with lion dances
Fri, 28 Apr '23
___ Nguyen Dan (celebration of spring)
Fri, 17 Feb '23
Lion dance holiday
Tue, 24 Jan '23
Vietnamese New Year
Wed, 7 Sep '22
Lunar holiday
Sun, 31 Jul '22
Lunar New Year
Wed, 15 Jun '22
Lunar New Year
Wed, 18 May '22
Holiday celebrating the first day of spring
Sun, 8 May '22
Time for a visit from Ong Tao, the "Kitchen God"
Fri, 15 Apr '22
Winter festival
Sat, 4 Sep '21
Annual celebration during which sweeping is taboo
Sat, 30 Jan '21
Banh ___ (sticky rice cake)