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Around the world in 18 MINUTES

Around the world in 18 MINUTES. Europe Day (9 May). Belgium 11 July - Flemish Community Holiday only held in Flanders - not a public holiday 21 July - National Holiday - commemorating the ascension to the throne of Belgium's first king Leopold I

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Around the world in 18 MINUTES

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  1. Around the world in 18 MINUTES

  2. Europe Day (9 May)

  3. Belgium 11 July - Flemish Community Holiday only held in Flanders - not a public holiday 21 July - National Holiday - commemorating the ascension to the throne of Belgium's first king Leopold I 27 September - French Community Holiday only held in Wallonia - not a public holiday 15 November - Dynasty Day & Day of German-speaking Community only held in areas of the 1/1 - not a public holiday Croatia (Hrvatska) 22 June - Anti-fascist struggle day - Dan antifašističke borbe 25 June - Statehood Day (Croatia) - Dan državnosti 5 August - Victory Day (Croatia) - Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja 8 October - Independence Day - Dan nezavisnosti Bulgaria 3 March - Liberation of Bulgaria 24 May - Education and Culture Day and Day of the Slavic Heritage 6 September - Day of the Union of Eastern Rumelia with the Bulgarian Principality 22 September - Independence Day Luxembourg 15 February - Carnival (only celebrated in the city of Luxembourg) 23 June - National Day 1 September - Luxembourg City Fete (only celebrated in the city of Luxembourg) Slovakia 1 January Republic day- Deň vzniku Slovenskej republiky (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia) 29 August – Uprising anniversary- Výročie Slovenského národného povstania (The Slovaks rose against Nazi Germany) Portugal 25 April - Carnation Revolution10 June - National Day 13 June in Lisbon. Saint Anthony of Lisbon day, (protector of the city) The Netherlands 4 May - Remembrance of the Dead 5 May - Liberation Day. Celebrated every year, but as of 2000, an official holiday once every 5 years. 5 December - Saint Nicholas' Eve. Unofficial but widely observed. Slovenia 8 February - Culture day 27 April – National Resistance day 25 June - National Day 31 October – Reformation day 1 November – Remembrance day 26 December – Independence day United Kingdom 5 July - Tynwald Day-Isle of Man 12 July - Battle of the Boyne /"Orangeman's Day" / "The Twelfth". Northern Ireland only Austria 26 October - Austrian National Day (day of the Declaration of Neutrality) • France • 14 July - "14 juillet" - Bastille Day • 11 November - Armistice 1918 - Armistice Day Germany 3 October - Germany Unity Day (gesetzliche Feiertage) 8 August – Peace Festival-city of Augsburg Czech Republic 5 July - Saints Cyril and Methodius Day 6 July - Jan Hus Day 28 September - St. Wenceslas Day (Czech Statehood Day) 28 October - Independent Czechoslovak State Day 17 November - Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day Greece 25 March - Greek Independence Day (Tou Evangelismou) 28 October - Greek National Day (Epetios tou Ohi) Hungary 15 March - 1848 Revolution Day 23 October - 1956 Memorial Day Finland 6 December Independence day (Itsenäisyyspäivä) Bosnia and Herzegovnia 7 January Eastern orthodox Christmas 6 April Independence Day 25 December Christmas Italy25 April - Liberation Day2 June - Anniversary of the Republic Latvia 18 November Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republikas proklamēšanas diena) Romania 1 December - (Union Day / National Day). Public holiday Sweden 6 June National Day of Sweden Lithuania 6 July - Mindaugas' Coronation Day - Day of the State Norway 17 May Constitution Day (Syttende mai or Grunnlovsdagen) Spain October 12-Hispanic Day (Día de la Hispanidad/Fiesta Natcional) Switzerland August 1 Swiss National Day Denmark December - Jul Poland 11 November - Independence Day Ukraine 24 August - Independence Day

  4. Belarus 26 April – Rembrance day of Chernobyl tragedy 3 July – Independence Day (Дзень Незалежнасцi (Dzień Niezaležnasci) July 6/7 – Kupalle (old style dating rituals) 7 November – October Revolution Day (Дзень Кастрычніцкай рэвалюцыі) Republic of Macedonia 19 January - Vodici 24 May - St.Kiril and Metodij 2 August - Ilinden, Republic Day 8 September - Independence Day 11 October - Uprising Day 23 October - Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle 8 December - St.Kliment Ohridski Cyprus 1 April - Cyprus Revolution 1955-59 Day 2–5 April - Greek Orthodox Easter 1 October - Independence Day Malta 7 June - Sette Giugno 29 June - Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (Mnarja) 31 March - Freedom Day Liechtenstein 2 February - Candlemas

  5. Hong Kong 4 April/5 April - Ching Ming Festival Fifth day of the fifth moon in the Chinese lunar calendar - Duanwu Festival or Tuen Ng Festival 1 July - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day 1 October - National Day of the People's Republic of China Ninth day of the ninth moon in the Chinese lunar calendar - Chung Yeung Festival Myanmar (Burma) 2 March - Peasants' Day 19 July - Martyr's Day November^ (Full Moon of Tazaungdaing) - Tazaungdaing Festival November^ - National Day (10th waning day of Tazaungmone) Karen New Year Day - [Depend on the lunar calendar: around Christmas] Vietnam Tết - Vietnamese New Year, for the last day of the previous year and 1st- 3rd day of the 1st lunar month .Now this becomes one of the most important holidays in Vietnam Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương - Hùng Vương commemoriations, 10th day of the 3rd lunar month. Malaysia 30 January -Thaipusam First Saturday of June - King's Birthday 31 August - Hari Merdeka (Independence Day) Uzbekistan Mar. 21 - Navro’z Bayrami Navroz (Persian New Year) 9 May - Xotira va Qadirlash Kuni Memorial/Remembrance Day Sept. 1 - Mustaqillik Kuni Independence Day Turkmenistan March 20–21 - Nowruz Bayram, national spring holiday First Sunday in April - "A Drop of Water—A Grain of Gold" Festival Second Sunday in August - Turkmen Melon Day Second Sunday in September - Turkmen Bakhshi Day Russia Russia Day (День России Den Rossii) June 12. 3-4 November - National Unity Day / Consolidation Day (as an alternative translation) (День народного единства Den narodnogo edinstva) Philippines 9 April- Day of Valour / Bataan Day (Araw ng Kagitingan) - Commemorates the Bataan Death March 1 May - Labor Day (Araw ng Manggagawa) 12 June - Independence Day (Araw ng Kasarinlan) - Commemorates the Philippine Declaration of Independence 27 July - Iglesia ni Cristo Day Thailand 9May - Royal Ploughing Ceremony Asalha Puja Day (full moon day of eighth lunar month) 23 October - Chulalongkorn Day Kazakhstan 17 November - Eid al-Adha/Kurban Ait (Feast of the Sacrifice) (date changes according to the Muslim lunar calendar) 16 December - 17 December - Independence Day Iran 21-24 March – Iranian new year (Nowruz) 1 April – Islamic Republic Day Nepal 24 February - Education Day 14 April - Nepali New Year South Korea 1st day of Lunar Korean calendar (Seol(설)" or "Gujeong(구정, 舊正) 9 October - Hangul day (alphabet) Kyrgyzstan 8 May - Remembrance Day Indonesia Balinese Day of Silence (Nyepi) July - Isra and Mi'Raj 17August - Independence Day 19January-Muharram Pakistan 5 February Kashmir Day - National Solidarity Day (1990) 23 March - PakistanIslamicRepublic Day (1956) 14 August - Independence Day Japan 3rd Monday, September – Respect-for-the-Aged Day (敬老の日Keirō no Hi?) 3rd Monday, July – Marine Day (海の日Umi no Hi?) China Lunar Calendar Month 7 Day 15 - Ghost Festival Lunar Calendar Month 9 Day 9 - Double Ninth Festival Bangladesh 17 March 2010 - Birth day of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu 26 March 2010 - Independence Day Bhutan 17 December - National Day 19 December - Stelios Boulieris' Day India 15 August – Indpepndence day 2 October Gandhi Jayanti (birthday of Mahatma Gandhi) Taiwan 28 February - Peace Memorial Day 5 April - Tomb Sweeping Day 10 October - Double Tenth Day Sri Lanka 4 February National Day 20 March Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday) Saudi Arabia 23 September - National Day (unification of the kingdoms Nejd and Hejaz 1932) Macau 20 December – macau (Macao) special (澳門特別行政區成立紀念日) Dia Commemorativo do Oman 18 November -National day. Singapore 9 August - Singapore National Day

  6. Israel Sept 5><Oct 5 (Tishrei 1-2) New Year (ראש השנהRosh Hashanah) Sept 14><Oct 14 (tishrei 10) Day of Atonement (יום כיפורYom Kippur) Kenya 1 June - Madaraka Day (Kenya attained Internal self rule) 10 October - Holiday, Was Moi Day. 20 October - Kenyatta Day 12 December - Jamhuri Day Turkey 19 May - Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Atatürk'ü Anma Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı) 19 October – Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı) Azerbaijan 20 January - Black January Martyr's Day 15 June - National Salvation Day 12 November - Constitution Day 31 December - International Solidarity Day Syria 6 May Martyrs’ Day (عيد الشهداء‘Īd aš-Šuhadā’) 8 March March 8 Revolution (ثورة الثامن من اذارṮaurät aṯ-Ṯāmin min Āḏār) South Africa 21 March - Human Rights Day Sharpeville massacre 27 April - Freedom Day 16 June - [Youth Day] Soweto uprising 24 September - Heritage Day Mauritius 30 January - Thaipoosam Cavadee(Tamil Festival) 1 February - Abolition of Slavery 12 February - Maha Shivaratree(Hindu Festival) Jordan 25 May – Independence day (Eid al-Istiklaal) 9 June - King Abdullah's Ascension to the Throne (Eid al-Jolous) Lebanon 19 July - Saint Charbel's Day 22 November - Independence Day 4 December - Saint Barbara's Day or Eid il-Burbara Zambia 25 May Africa - Freedom Day 1st Monday & Tuesday of July - Heroes' and Unity Day 24 October - Independence Day Liberia 9 April – fast and prayer day 14 May – Unification day 26 July – Independence day Georgia 9 April - Day of National Unity 26 May - Independence Day 14 October - Svetitskhovloba Zimbabwe 18 April - Independence Day 25 May - Africa Day 22 December - Unity Day 27 December - Clock Day Namibia 21 March - Independence Day 4 May - Cassinga Day 10 December - Human Rights Day Uganda 9 June - Heroes' Day 9 October - Independence Day Armenia 12 January - Zanzibar Revolution Day 26 April - Union Day 7 July - Dar Es Salaam - International Trade Fair Day 14 October - Nyerere Day Armenia 6 January - Armenian Christmas 24 April - Armenian genocide Sudan 1 January - Independence Day Algeria 5 July - Independence Day

  7. Uruguay 6 January - Three Kings' Day 18 May - Battle of Las Piedras 19 June - Birthday of José Gervasio Artigas - Grandparents' Day - Arbor Day - Day of the Never Anymore (holiday regarding the crimes against humanity committed by the Government during 1973 and 1984) Bermuda 24 May - Bermuda Day Thursday before the first Monday in August (2 August 2007) - Emancipation Day (first Day of Cup Match) Friday before the first Monday in August (3 August 2007) - Somer's Day (Second day of Cup Match) 11 November - Remembrance Day United States of America 18 January - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (3rd Monday of January, traditionally Jan. 15) 12 February - Lincoln's Birthday 16 February - Fat Tuesday (always the day before Lent starts) (shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras) 22 April - Earth Day 7 December - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Puerto Rico 6 January - (Dia de Reyes, or Three Kings Day) Second Monday in January - Birth of Eugenio María de Hostos Third Monday in April - Birth of Jose de Diego (poet, journalist, politician, and orator. Was co-founder of Unionist Party). 22 March - (Abolition of Slavery in P.R.) Canada Last Monday on or before 24 May - Victoria Day 24 June - Fête nationale du Québec - public holiday in Quebec 1 July - Canada Day First Monday in August - name varies by province Argentina 25 May - Anniversary of the May Revolution 20 June(next Mon after) - Paso a la Inmortalidad del General Manuel Belgrano 9 July - Anniversary of the Argentine Declaration of Independence Dominican republic 21 January - Dia de la Altagracia 26 January - Duarte Day (Juan Pablo Duarte) 27 February - Independence Day 21 March - Viernes Santo 24 September - Dia de las Mercedes (Mercedes' Day) Belize 9 March - Baron Bliss Day 21 September - Independence Day 19 November - Garifuna Settlement Day Costa Rica 11 April - Battle of Rivas Day 25 July - Guanacaste Day 15 September - Independence Day 12 October - Meeting of Cultures Day Panama 3 November - Separation (Colombia) 4 November - Flag Day 10 November - Grito de Independencia 28 November - Independence (Spain) The date the Elected-President starts his/her term in office (Presidential Inauguration Day) Chile 16 July - Our Lady of Mount Carmel The Carmelites see in the Blessed Virgin Mary a perfect model of the interior life of prayer and contemplation 18 September - Independence Day British Virgin Islands 1st Monday in August - Festival Monday Tuesday after 1st Monday in August - Festival Tuesday Wednesday after 1st Monday in August - Festival Wednesday 21 October - Saint Ursula's day Colombia Sacred Heart Day - variable dates (19 days after Pentecost) 20 July - Independence Day 7 August - Battle of Boyaca's Day Haiti Early July - Pilgrimage of St. D'Eau* 17 October - October Death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines 18 November - Vertieres Day 5 December - Discovery of Haiti Honduras 3 February - Day of the Virgin of Suyapa (the focus of an extensive pilgrimage-18th cent stat of V mary) 3 October - Morazán Day Peru 28 July, 29 July - Independence Day 30 August - Saint Rose of Lima 8 October - Naval Battle of Angamos Greenland 8 May - General Prayer Day (Store Bededag) 21 June - National Day (Ullortuneq) Guatemala 26 April - Secretary's Day Only Secretaries 15 September - Independence Day 20 October - Revolution Day Mexico 21 March - Natalicio de Benito Juárez 1 May - Día del Trabajo 5 May - Battle of Puebla Trinidad and Tobago 30 March – Spiritual Baptist/ Shouter Liberation Day 31 August – Independence day 24 September – Republic day Barbados 1st Monday, August – Kadoomet Day 1 August – Emancipation Day 30 November – Independence day Bahamas 10 July - Independence Day

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