Saturday 27 April Resistance Day in Slovenia
During the second world war, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia) was first partly annexed by Nazi Germany on April 6th 1941 and the remainder was…
Friday 26 April Union Day in Tanzania
The first European to visit Tanzania was Vasco da Gama in 1498. European colonialism in the region began on mainland Tanzania during the late 19th…
Thursday 25 April Sinai Liberation Day in Egypt
The Sinai Peninsula has been part of Egypt since the First Dynasty of ancient Egypt (c. 3100 BC). In 1956, Egypt prohibited Israeli ships from using…
Wednesday 24 April Concord Day in Niger
The advent of the 1990s saw big political changes in Niger. The decade brought multi-party democracy for the first time, but also saw rebellions by…
Tuesday 23 April St. George’s Day in Vatican City
St. George's Day is celebrated annually on 23rd April, as this is the generally accepted date of St. George's death. St George is also the…
Monday 22 April Pesach I in Israel
Before the holiday begins, observant Jews will remove and discard all food with leavening (called chametz) from their households, doing a thorough job, so that…
Sunday 21 April Tiradentes Day in Brazil
Xavier was a Brazilian revolutionary who, as a founder of the Inconfidência Mineira movement, fought for Brazilian independence and freedom from Portuguese colonial power. At the time, Portugal…
Saturday 20 April National Look Alike Day
National Look Alike Day was created in the 1980s by Jack Etzel. He was a TV reporter who was with photographer Rick Minutello in downtown Pittsburgh looking…
Friday 19 April Independence Declaration Day in Venezuela
As one of the first countries to take steps along the long revolutionary road to the end of European rule of Latin America, Venezuela can…
Thursday 18 April Panamerican Day in Honduras
By the end of the 19th century, almost all the nations of the Americas had liberated themselves from colonial rule. This raised the issue of…
Wednesday 17 April American Samoa Flag Day in American Samoa
The Samoan Islands lie in the central South Pacific. The islands were first settled by Polynesians about 1000 BCE. The first European to encounter the…
Tuesday 16 April Save The Elephant Day
This holiday was created in 2012 by the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand and Canadian filmmaker Patricia Sims. This holiday has been observed ever since by people who are…
Monday 15 April Hari Raya Puasa Holiday in Indonesia
The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast-breaking, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the…
Sunday 14 April Thingyan in Myanmar
Thingyan is is celebrated at the same time as many other New Years in the region. Thingyan historically marked the changing of the year by the sun…
Saturday 13 April Songkran in Thailand
The word Songkran is from the Sanskrit language and means the passage of the sun from one sign of the Zodiac to another. That means…
Friday 12 April Sinhala and Tamil New Year Eve in Sri Lanka
Puthandu is the Tamil New Year's Day. It is a public holiday in Sri Lanka and in India, it is a public holiday in many regions. …
Thursday 11 April Juan Santamaria Day in Costa Rica
The Battle of Rivas took place in Rivas, Nicaragua between the army lead by William Walker and Costa Rica's army led by President Juan Rafael…
Wednesday 10 April National Farm Animals Day in USA
This holiday was created in 2005 by Colleen Paige. Colleen was a celebrity pet lifestyle expert, author, and animal rescuer who have created a number of different holidays over the years. …
Tuesday 9 April National Winston Churchill Day in USA
On April 9, 1963, Winston Churchill was made an honorary citizen of the United States by the U.S Congress and President John F. Kennedy. This ceremony would…
Monday 8 April Makha Bucha in Thailand
Officially known as 'King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke the Great Day and Chakri Dynasty Memorial Day', Chakri Day commemorates the establishment of the Chakri Dynasty by Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke ( Rama…