Wednesday 2 October Independence Day in Guinea
Located on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, the area now known as Guinea came under European influence from the 15th century with the arrival…
Tuesday 1 October Ancestors’ Day in Cambodia
Pchum Ben, also known as Ancestors' Day or 'Hungry Ghosts Festival', is a 15-day Cambodian religious festival, which culminates in celebrations on the 15th day…
Monday 30 September Botswana Day in Botswana
In the late nineteenth century, the Tswana inhabitants in the region were being attacked by tribes from the north-east and threatened by the advancing Dutch…
Sunday 29 September Boquerón Battle Victory Day in Paraguay
The Gran Chaco or Chaco Boreal is a large lowland plain that today is part of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. From the late nineteenth…
Saturday 28 September St. Wenceslas Day in Czech Republic
This is the same Good King Wenceslas, who is mentioned in a popular Christmas Carol written in 1853 about St. Stephen's Day. Wenceslas was born…
Friday 27 September Grand Final Eve in Victoria
The AFL Grand Final is an annual Australian rules football match. It is traditionally held on the final Saturday in September to determine the Australian…
Thursday 26 September Revolution Day in Yemen
Since antiquity, the region of modern-day Yemen has been an important strategic and commercial location, effectively forming a long land bridge between North Africa and…
Wednesday 25 September Saint Nicholas of Flüe in Obwalden
When it comes to patron saints of countries, St. Patrick and Ireland is undoubtedly the most famous combination. Some people might know England (St. George)…
Tuesday 24 September Republic Day in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago proclaimed its independence from Britain on August 31st 1962 with Queen Elizabeth II remaining as the head of state. In 1976, Trinidad…
Monday 23 September Autumnal Equinox Day in Japan
The sun rises exactly in the east and sets exactly in the west on this day, making day and night equal in length. From this…
Friday 20 September Ragamuffin War Anniversary in Rio Grande do Sul
On September 20th each year, Rio Grande do Sul, the most southerly state in Brazil bordering Uruguay and Argentina, celebrates the Farroupilha (Ragamuffin) Revolution, a civil uprising…
Thursday 19 September the Feast of San Gennaro in Naples
In Naples, the 19th of September is the Feast of San Gennaro. This very special day for Neapolitans is an explosion of popular devotion to the…
Wednesday 18 September Independence Day in Chile
On September 18th 1810, Chile broke from Spanish rule, declaring their independence. The Spanish had ruled Chile since the middle of the 16th Century. The…
Tuesday 17 September Day of Melilla in Melilla
Melilla is located on the north coast of Africa and shares a border with Morocco. Like Ceuta, its Spanish sibling down the coast, this enclave…
Monday 16 September Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday in China
This festival originated in a fairy tale. A hero names Hou Yi saved his people by shooting down the other nine suns that burned his…
Saturday 31 August Independence Day in Kyrgyzstan
This landlocked region in central Asia lies at the crossroads of the ancient Silk Road trade route between Europe and China. As such it has…
Friday 30 August Popular Consultation Day in East Timor
Colonised by the Portuguese in the 16th century, East Timor declared its independence from Portugal on November 28th 1975. Independence proved to be very short-lived…
Thursday 29 August Slovak National Uprising Day in Slovakia
In 1938, the Munich agreement established the independent Slovak state, led by Jozef Tiso. In June 1944 Tiso declared martial law allowing the German army…
Wednesday 28 August Ayyankali Jayanthi in Kerala
AyyanKali was born on August 28th 1963 in a small village in the princely state of Travancore, now in the south of the modern-day state…
Friday 23 August Tithi of Sri Sri Madhav Dev in Assam
Madhabdev (1489–1596), also known as Mahapurush, is one of the most popular Vaishnava Saints in Assam. Madhabdev was an important preceptor of the Ekasara ma…