Monday 9 June Day of the Azores in Azores
The Azores is a region of Portugal composed of nine islands. The archipelago discovered by Portuguese explorers in the 15th century, became an Autonomous Region…
Saturday 7 June Sette Giugno in Malta
Malta's position in the Mediterranean sea has made the islands a strategically important location since classical times, with the islands passing from one ruler to…
Sunday 1 June Madaraka Day in Kenya
The first colonists from Europe to have a presence in Kenya were German. In 1890, the region came under the control of the Imperial British…
Saturday 31 May Royal Brunei Armed Forces Day in Brunei
Brunei had been a British protectorate since 1888, and as such, was reliant on the British armed forces for protection and defense. On 31 May…
Friday 30 May Dragon Boat Festival in Taiwan
Legend has it that the holiday honours the tragic death of Chu Yuan, who died in 288 BC. At the time of Warring States, Chu…
Thursday 29 May Ascension Day around the world
You will find the Biblical accounts of the Ascension in Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 16:19-20, Luke 24:50-53 and Acts 1:6-11. During the forty-day period before he ascended into…
Wednesday 28 May Day of the First Republic in Armenia
From the 15th century, Armenia had been part of the Ottoman Empire. By the 19th century, most of modern-day Armenia had come under the control…
Monday 26 May Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture in Bulgaria
Saints Cyril and Methodius were two Byzantine brothers born in Thessalonica in the 9th century. Part of a prominent Christian family, their father was Greek…
Sunday 25 May May Day Revolution in Argentina
In 1810, the weeklong revolutionary events ending on May 25th accelerated national sentiment that would eventually lead to the birth of the Argentine nation after…
Saturday 24 May Independence Day in Eritrea
The history of this small country on the Horn of Africa is intertwined with its larger neighbour to the south, Ethiopia. 2,000 years ago, both…
Friday 23 May Bermuda Day in Bermuda
Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory located in the North Atlantic Ocean. The islands are named after the Spanish captain Juan de Bermúdez, who claimed…
‘No’, man in Hawaiian shirt told
A MAN who believes the spring weather gives him licence to wear a Hawaiian shirt has been sternly corrected. Flamboyant dresser David, not his real…
Wednesday 21 May Independence Day in Montenegro
In the 16th century, Montenegro emerged as a semi-autonomous region within the Ottoman Empire. A series of rebellions against Turkish control resulted in Montenegro gaining…
Sunday 18 May Flag and Universities’ Day in Haiti
The Haitian flag was adopted on May 18th 1803, on the last day of the Congress of Arcahaie. The congress was a meeting that had…
Saturday 17 May Day of Family Purity in Georgi
Today is dedicated to the Day of Family Purity and Respect for Parents, following an order issued by the Georgian government. The holiday applies primarily…
Friday 16 May SPLA Day in South Sudan
The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) was founded as a rebel movement on May 16th 1983. It was led by Commander-in-Chief John Garang de Mabior.…
Wednesday 14 May Independence Day in Paraguay
Paraguay is a landlocked country in South America, bordered by Brazil to the east, Argentina to the south and west, and Bolivia to the northwest.…
Monday 12 May Girmit Day in Fiji
In announcing this new holiday, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said: “They were starting a new life in an unknown land and stayed to become an…
Saturday 10 May Latin American Mother’s Day
The tradition of Mother's Day (Día de las Madres) first began on May 10th 1922 when Rafael Alducin, editor of the Mexico City newspaper El…
Friday 9 May Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Thailand
The Royal Ploughing Ceremony is an ancient royal tradition observed in Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The…