Wednesday 2 July National Anthem and Flag Day in Curaçao
Located in the south Caribbean Sea, Curaçao is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Designed by Martin Den Dulk, the country's flag…
Monday 30 June General Prayer Day in Central African Republic
In 1960, CAR gained its independence from France and shook off its colonial yoke. Since them, the country has lurched from one bad government to…
Sunday 29 June Internal Autonomy Day in French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France and its only overseas country. It consists of over 100 islands and atolls in the South Pacific…
Saturday 28 June Constitution Day in Ukraine
The start of the 1990s saw the collapse of the Soviet Union. On 24 August 1991, the Ukrainian government adopted the Act of Declaration of…
Thursday 26 June Independence Day in Madagascar
In the early 19th century, Madagascar was united and ruled as the Kingdom of Madagascar. Seen as a key strategic location by both France and…
Wednesday 25 June Statehood Day in Slovenia
Historically part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire until its collapse at the end of World War I, Slovenia was one of the six republics that formed…
Tuesday 24 June Jāņi in Latvia
Jāņi marks the summer solstice and the shortest night of the year and it has become one of the most important holidays in Latvia. At…
Monday 23 June June Day in Newfoundland and Labrador
ohn Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) was a Venetian explorer and navigator. Inspired by Columbus' recent voyages to the west, Cabot received funding from Henry VII of…
Sunday 22 June Anti-Fascist Struggle Day in Croatia
On April 6th 1941, during the Second World War, the Wehrmacht (German armed forces) and their allies (Italy and Hungary) invaded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.…
Friday 20 June Indigenous People’s Day in Chile
On June 17th 2021, the upper house (Senate of Chile, Senado in Spanish) unanimously passed the law that establishes that, from 2022, the day of the…
Wednesday 18 June King’s Mothers’ Birthday in Cambodia
Queen Mother Norodom Monineath was born on June 18th 1936 in Saigon, when it was part of French Indochina. Her birth name was Paule-Monique Izzi…
Tuesday 17 June Independence Day in Iceland
Iceland was proclaimed an independent republic on June 17th 1944. Iceland actually gained independence from Denmark much earlier, on December 1st 1918 with the signing…
Monday 16 June Martin Miguel de Guemes Day (in lieu) in Argentina
Martín Miguel de Güemes was born in Salta to a wealthy on February 8th 1785. After the 1810 May Revolution, Güemes was given command of…
Sunday 15 June YMA Day in Mizoram India
The Young Mizo Association (YMA) is the largest non-profit, secular and non-governmental organisation of the Mizo people. There are over 250,000 members of the YMA,…
Saturday 14 June Liberation Day in Falkland Islands
On April 2nd 1982, Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands. Argentina asserted that the islands are Argentine territory. Three days later, the British government…
Friday 13 June Feast of St. Anthony around the world
Saint Anthony of Padua (August 15th 1195 – June 13th 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and Franciscan friar who became a saint in 1232…
Thursday 12 June Russia Day in Russia
Since 1991, this holiday in the world's largest country has changed its name twice. It was originally called 'Independence Day', though it was not a…
Wednesday 11 June Eid-ul-Azha in Bangladesh
Known as Eid al-Adha, Eid ul Adha, Id-ul-Azha, Id-ul-Zuha, Hari Raya Haji or Bakr-id; the 'Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast of the Muslim calendar.…
Tuesday 10 June Whit Monday in Luxembourg
Whit Monday, also known as Pentecost Monday is a public holiday in several countries on the Monday after Whitsunday. Also known as Pentecost or Whitsun, Whitsunday is observed fifty days…
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…