Wednesday 12 February Lantern Festival in Taiwan
This is an ancient tradition and as such there are several different supposed origins of the Lantern Festival. One legend states that the first lantern…
Tuesday 11 February Lateran Treaty Day in Vatican City
Vatican City is an independent city-state within the city of Rome, Italy. The area became inexorably linked with Christianity in the first half of the…
Monday 10 February Royal Hobart Regatta in Tasmania
The Royal Hobart Regatta is a series of aquatic competitions and displays held annually in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and is Tasmania's oldest sporting event. The…
Sunday 9 February St. Maroun Day in Lebanon
What we know about Maron, the spiritual father of the Maronites comes from Theodoret, the bishop of Cyr. In approximately 444 AD, Theodoret undertook the…
Saturday 8 February Prešeren Day in Slovenia
This holiday commemorates the death of France Prešeren (1800 - 1849), a Slovene poet who is regarded as the greatest Slovene classical author. The day…
Friday 7 February Independence Day in Grenada
Before the Europeans arrived in the Americas, Grenada was home to the Indigenous peoples. Christopher Columbus sighted it during his third voyage to the Americas…
Thursday 6 February Waitangi Day in New Zealand
The Treaty made New Zealand a part of the British Empire, guaranteed Māori rights to their land and gave Māori the rights of British citizens.…
Wednesday 5 February Kashmir Solidarity Day in Pakistan
Renowned for its scenic beauty, Kashmir lies in the northernmost part of the Indian sub-continent, bordered by the Himalayas. At the time of the partition…
Tuesday 4 February Liberation Day in Angola
Portuguese colonisation of this west African country began with coastal settlements and trading posts founded in the 16th century., though it wasn't until the 1920s…
Monday 3 February Constitution Day in Mexico
he 1917 Constitution was drafted in Santiago de Queretaro during the Mexican Revolution. It was approved by the Constitutional Congress on February 5th 1917, with…
Sunday 2 February Candlemas in Liechtenstein
After observing the traditional 40-day period of purification following the birth of Jesus on December 25th, Mary presented him to God at the Temple in…
Saturday 1 February Abolition of Slavery in Mauritius
In 1638, the Dutch East India Company established a settlement on Mauritius. They set about felling the ebony trees and developing sugar cane and tobacco…
Friday 31 January Me-dam-me-phi in Assam
This has been one of the most important festivals of the Ahom since at least their arrival in Assam in the 12th century. It is…
Thursday 30 January Korean New Year Holiday in South Korea
It is thought that the Korean New Year celebration emerged from China in the 3rd century. Samguk yusa, a document created in the thirteenth century,…
Wednesday 29 January Chinese New Year around the world
Lunar New Year is a public holiday in several countries in East Asia. Chinese Lunar Year begins at sunset on the day of the second…
Tuesday 28 January National Army Day in Armenia
In September 1991, a referendum for independence in Armenia ended nearly 70 years of Soviet rule. By December 1991, the State Committee of Defense was…
Monday 27 January Eid al-Mab’ath in Iran
Muhammad (PBUH) often retreated to the Hira cave outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to pray to God, and to reflect on life.…
Sunday 26 January Juan Pablo Duarte Day in Dominican Republic
Duarte was born on 26 January 1813 in Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone. The Dominican Republic gained independence from Span in 1821 but had quickly come…
Saturday 25 January São Paulo Anniversary in São Paulo
January 25th is the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul, recalling Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus in 36AD. It was on this…
Friday 24 January Unification Day in Romania
Since the 14th century, Moldavia and Wallachia had been principalities in Eastern Europe. In 1859, Alexandru Ioan Cuza was elected as ruler in both principalities,…