Tuesday 7 May Soldiers’ Day in El Salvador
This holiday commemorates the founding of the El Salvador military in 1824. The military of this country consists of the Salvadoran Army, the Salvadoran Air Force,…
Monday 6 May Labour Monday in Montserrat
The date was chosen due to events that happened in America. In 1884 the American Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demanded an eight-hour…
Sunday 5 May Arrival Day in Guyana
Guyana became a British territory in 1831 when the British took control of the Dutch colonies during the Napoleonic Wars. On August 1st 1834, slavery…
Saturday 4 May Greenery Day in Japan
Also known as Arbor Day or 'Midori no Hi', this national holiday in Japan began life as a non-holiday. The Japanese holiday law states that a day…
Friday 3 May Constitution Day in Poland
Poland's constitution was the first constitution to be adopted in Europe and second only in the world - the American constitution of 1789, being the…
Thursday 2 May Community Festival of Madrid in Madrid
In 1808, Madrid had been occupied by French troops since late March. Charles IV of Spain had been forced by Napoleon to abdicate in favour of his…
Wednesday 1 May Vappu in Finland
With its northern latitude leading to cold. dark winters, the arrival of spring has always been a welcome event in Finland and a tradition of…
Tuesday 30 April Carnival Day in Sint Maarten
The island of St. Martin is split between French and Dutch control. The Carnival on the French side takes place at the traditional time of…
Monday 29 April Workers’ Memorial Day in Gibraltar
In 1989, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, the largest federation of unions in the United States declared April 28th as…
Sunday 28 April Kenneth Kaunda Day in Zambia
Dr Kaunda died on June 17th 2021, aged 97. He had been admitted to Maina Soko Military Hospital in Lusaka and was being treated for…
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…