Friday 8 March Maha Shivratri around the world
The festival marks the end of winter and the arrival of summer and is a major observation in Hinduism. It is very significant to the…
Thursday 7 March Alexander Graham Bell Day
Today commemorates the day on which he was granted a patent for “transmitting voice or other sounds telegraphically” in 1876. Three days later, Mr. Bell would…
Wednesday 6 March Independence Day in Ghana
Before the arrival of Europeans, Ghana was the location of the Ashanti, a powerful tribe in the region. The area had an abundance of natural…
Tuesday 5 March Chiefs Day in Vanuatu
Vanuatu is an archipelago of over 80 islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Many of these islands have resisted European and Western influences and still…
Monday 4 March Liberation Day in Bulgaria
The date of March 3rd marks the date of the signing the Treaty of San Stefano in 1878. This peace treaty ended the war and…
Sunday 3 March Veterans’ Day in East Timor
From 1976 until 2002, East Timor was occupied by Indonesia, who invaded after the end of Portuguese rule. The struggle for freedom looms large over…
Saturday 2 March Victory of Adwa in Ethiopia
While most of Africa had come under colonial rule during the so-called scramble for Africa, Ethiopia remained a sovereign nation with a formidable army and…
Friday 1 March Balearic Day in Balearic Islands
This archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea has a colourful past, with the islands passing through Phoenician, Roman, Vandal, Byzantine, Islamic and Berber hands (and being sacked…
You can propose to your boyfriend today, if he’s a twat
You can propose to your boyfriend today, if he's a twat WOMEN unfortunate enough to want or need to marry a man who is a…
Thursday 29 February Mid-Lent in Guadeloupe
Mid-Lent is a practice that dates back to the Middle Ages and continues to this day in some villages of France and its former colonies.…
Wednesday 28 February Andalucía Day in Andalucía Spain
Known as 'Día de Andalucía', this holiday commemorates the Statute of Autonomy of Andalucia referendum held on February 28th 1980, in which the Andalusian people…
Tuesday 27 February Independence Day in Dominican Republic
Following the arrival of Christopher Columbus on Hispaniola on December 5th 1492, the island became the site of the first permanent European settlement in the…
Monday 26 February National Remembrance Day in Papua New Guinea
Known across the country simply as "The Chief", Michael Somare was Papua New Guinea’s longest-serving leader after it became independent of Australia in 1975. He was Prime…
Sunday 25 February National Day in Kuwait
Kuwait was first established as a small fishing village during the seventeenth century. At the end of the eighteenth century, Kuwait's strategic position enabled it…
Saturday 24 February Bhumchu Festival in Sikkim India
A sacred pot, Bhumchu (Bhum is a pot, Chum is water) contains holy water which was blessed by Ngadak Sempa Chenpo, a 17th century Buddhist Lama after he had said the…
Friday 23 February National Day in Brunei
At the turn of the fifteenth century, the Bruneian Empire under the leadership of Sultan Bolkiah emerged as an important power within the Malay Archipelago,…
Thursday 22 February Foundation Day in Saudi Arabia
In 1446, Manaa' Al-Muraide, leader of the Marada clan of the Al-Duru tribe of the Banu Hanifah, led his people inland from their home near…
Wednesday 21 February National Youth Day in Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe was born on February 21st 1924. He was a school teacher before becoming involved in African nationalist protests calling for independence for Southern…
Tuesday 20 February Malaysian Declaration of Independence Day in Melaka
Malaya's independence began after the signing of the Malayan Independence Treaty signed by Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj on 8 February 1956 at Lancaster House, London to…
Monday 19 February Louis Riel Day in Manitoba Canada
Legislation proclaiming the third Monday in February as Louis Riel Day was passed by Manitoba's Legislative Assembly in 2007, and first celebrated on February 18th…