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,…
Thursday 23 January Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti in India
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born in Currack, Orissa on January 23rd 1897. After completing his degree in Philosophy in Calcutta, he was sent to…
Wednesday 22 January Plurinational State Foundation Day in Bolivia
In 2005, Evo Morales won the Bolivian general election and became the first President to come from the indigenous population. His inauguration was on January…
Tuesday 21 January Errol Barrow Day in Barbados
Born on January 21st 1920, Errol Walton Barrow served in the RAF during the Second World War, flying in over 40 bombing missions over Europe.…
Monday 20 January Martyrs’ Day in Azerbaijan
In January 1990, the Armenian SSR voted to include Nagorno-Karabakh (a region within Azerbaijan) in its budget, allowing the people in the region to vote…
Sunday 19 January Confederate Heroes’ Day in Texas
The American Civil War was fought in the United States from April 1861 to 1865. On April 26th 1865 Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston agreed…
Saturday 18 January National Winnie The Pooh Day
Originally, Winnie the Pooh was created by A.A. Milne as a story incorporating his son’s teddy bear. His son, Christopher Robin Milne, was the inspiration for…
Thursday 17 January Heroe’s Day in DR Congo
National Heroes' Day is observed on two consecutive days in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). On January 16th, President Laurent Kabila is honoured and…
Thursday 16 January Uzhavar Tirunal in Tamil Nadu
The day is known by various names and there is a variety of different customs observed in the different Indian states. Despite these variations, it…
Wednesday 15 January George Price Day in Belize
George Price was born on January 15th 1919. Price served twice as the head of government of Belize from 1961–1984 and 1989–1993. He served as…
Tuesday 14 January Amazigh New Year in Morocco
Yennayer is a public holiday in Algeria and Morocco on January 12th. It marks the start of the Berber (Amazigh) New Year. Algeria In December…
Monday 13 January Democracy Day in Cape Verde
Nowadays Cape Verde is one of the most democratic nations in Africa and ranks 26th in the world Democracy Index. That wasn't always the case. …