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Public holidays in Samoa are defined in the Public Holidays Act 2008:
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Samoa from New Zealand in 1962
Madaraka Day is a national holiday that is celebrated every 1 June in every year in the Republic of Kenya. It commemorates the day in 1963 that Kenya attained internal self rule af…
Madaraka Day (Kenya)
In Mexico, there are three major kinds of public holidays:Statutory holiday: holidays observed all around Mexico. Employees are entitled to a day off with regular pay and schools a…
National Maritime Day (Mexico)
Arbor Day is a secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the…
National Tree Planting Day (Cambodia)
The following table indicates declared Indonesian government national holidays. Cultural variants also provide opportunity for holidays tied to local events. Beside official hol…
Pancasila Day (Indonesia)
Crop Over is a traditional harvest festival which began in Barbados, having had its early beginnings on the sugar cane plantations during slavery.
The beginning of Crop over, celebrated until the first Monday of August
This is a list of holidays in Tunisia.January 1: New Year's Day March 20: Independence Day April 9: Martyrs' Day May 1: Labour Day July 25: Republic Day August 13: Women's Day Octo…
Victory Day (Tunisia)
World Milk Day is an international day established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food. It has…
World Milk Day (International)
National Information Technology Day, or simply National Technology Day, is a national day approved by the Government of National Unity following a proposal submitted by the Libyan …
National Technology Day (Libya)
Ahudemmeh was the Grand Metropolitan of the East in the Syriac Orthodox Church from 559 until his execution in 575. He was known as the Apostle of the Arabs, and is commemorated as…
Christian feast day: Ahudemmeh (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Saint Alexander was a martyr and companion of Saint Pothinus. Alexander was a physician in Vienne, Gaul, when he converted to Christianity. He was arrested during the persecutions …
Christian feast day: Alexander (martyr)
Erasmus of Formia, also known as Saint Elmo, was a Christian saint and martyr. He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors and abdominal pain. Erasmus or Elmo is also one of the…
Christian feast day: Elmo
Felix of Nicosia was a Capuchin friar, and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
Christian feast day: Felix of Nicosia
Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country. In 1925, International Children's Day was first procl…
Children's Day (North Korea)
Saints Marcellinus and Peter are venerated within the Catholic Church as martyrs who were beheaded. Hagiographies place them in 4th century Rome. They are generally represented as …
Christian feast day: Marcellinus and Peter
The persecution in Lyon in AD 177 was an outbreak of persecution of Christians in Lugdunum, Roman Gaul, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, recorded in a contemporary letter prese…
Christian feast day: Martyrs of Lyon, including Blandina
Pope Eugene I was the bishop of Rome from 10 August 654 to his death on 2 June 657. He was chosen to become Pope after the deposition and banishment of Martin I by Emperor Constans…
Christian feast day: Pope Eugene I
Saint Pothinus was the first bishop of Lyon and the first bishop of Gaul. He is first mentioned in a letter attributed to Irenaeus of Lyon. The letter was sent from the Christian c…
Christian feast day: Pothinus
Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name…
Christian feast day: Blessed Sadok and 48 Dominican martyrs from Sandomierz
June 1 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 3
Christian feast day: June 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
There are several public holidays in Azerbaijan. Public holidays were regulated in the constitution of the Azerbaijan SSR for the first time on 19 May 1921. They are now regulated …
Civil Aviation Day (Azerbaijan)
Hristo Botev, born Hristo Botyov Petkov, was a Bulgarian revolutionary and poet. Botev is considered by Bulgarians to be a symbolic historical figure and national hero. His poetry …
Day of Hristo Botev (Bulgaria)
Decoration Day is a Canadian holiday that recognizes veterans of Canada's military. The holiday has mostly been eclipsed by the similar Remembrance Day.
Decoration Day (Canada)