Saturday 6 April Kimbangu Day in DR Congo
Today, the Congolese celebrated the first holiday dedicated to the struggle of Simon Kimbangu, through a march in the streets of the city of Kinshasa, in…
Friday 5 April Ching Ming Festival around the world
Tomb-Sweeping Festival dates back over 2,500 years. The legend is it that around 650 BC, a man called Jie Zitui saved the life of Chong'er, a prince from…
Thursday 4 April Independence Day in Senegal
Independence Day is a holiday that celebrates the country’s independence from France on April 4, 1960. In the 17th century, France had taken possession of the area around Dakar…
Wednesday 3 April World Aquatic Animal Day
This holiday was created in 2020 by the Animal Law Clinic at the Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. They created this holiday…
Tuesday 2 April Malvinas Day in Argentina
The Malvinas Islands are probably better known in the English-speaking world by their British name, the Falklands. The holiday is a tribute to Argentina's fallen…
Monday 1 April Fool’s Day
Many historians believe that this day can be traced directly to the Hilaria Festivals that were celebrated during the Vernal Equinox in Rome. However, since this festival…
Sunday 31 March Easter Sunday
In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed following…
Sunday 31 March Islamic Republic Day in Iran
In February 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran after 15 years in exile and led the campaign to overthrow the Shah of Iran. Two…
Saturday 30 March Holy Saturday around the world
This day, sometimes known as the Eve of Easter, marks the full day when Jesus' body lay in the tomb after his crucifixion on Good…
Friday 29 March Boganda Day in Central African Republic
Barthélemy Boganda was a leading nationalist politician and the driving force in the creation of the Central African Republic in 1958. Before his political career, Boganda had become the…
Thursday 28 March Nuzul Al-Quran around the world
Known as the Qur'an Revelation Day, this holiday Commemorates the day when the words of the Qur'an were first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. The Qur’an is…
Wednesday 27 March Armed Forces Day in Myanmar
In 1886, Myanmar (then called Burma) came under British control. From the earliest days of colonisation, there was a strong feeling of resentment against the rule…
Tuesday 26 March Martyrs Day in Mali
In September 1960, the Sudanese Republic withdrew from the Mali Federation becoming the Independent Republic of Mali, with Mobido Keita elected as the first president. Keita pursued…
Monday 25 March Feast of the Annunciation in Lebanon
This day celebrates the visit of the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to announce to her that she would become the mother of Jesus. …
Sunday 24 March Truth and Justice Memorial Day in Argentina
This public holiday is held on March 24th, the anniversary of the coup d'état of 1976 that overthrew President Isabel Peron and brought the National…
Saturday 23 March Shaheedi Diwas in Haryana
Before the independence of India in 1947, the modern-day state was part of Punjab Province under British control. As the movement for independence gained pace…
Friday 22 March Bihar Divas in Bihar India
Today is an annual celebration that marks the foundation day of the east Indian state of Bihar. Bihar was an important region for Buddhists, with…
Thursday 21 March Nauryz in Kazakhstan
This is a very ancient holiday, known to have been celebrated for over five thousand years by different cultures in central Asia. Certainly noticing that…
Wednesday 20 March Oil Nationalisation Day in Iran
Western companies had been involved in the extraction of oil in Iran and other countries in the Middle East since extraction had become technically and…
Tuesday 19 March St. Joseph’s Day around the world
Saint Joseph was the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus. All we know about Joseph comes from the accounts…