Author Archives: Rob Burroughs

This is the national day of Cornwall held on 5th March every year. The day is named after one of the patron saints of Cornwall, Saint Piran, who is also the patron saint of tin miners. The day started as one of the many tinners’ holidays observed by the tin miners of Cornwall, until 1764.Continue reading “St Piran’s Day”

This day is a United Nations international day to celebrate all the world’s wild animals and plants and the contribution that they make to our lives and the health of the planet. This date was chosen as it is the birthday of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna andContinue reading “World Wildlife Day”

This day celebrates the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on 2nd March 1836. With this document signed by 59 delegates, settlers in Mexican Texas officially declared independence from Mexico and created the Republic of Texas. It is a partial staffing holiday.

St David’s Day is the feast day of the Patron Saint of Wales Saint David, marking the date of his death in 589 AD. It is not a public holiday, but parades and celebrations are held. It has been regularly celebrated since the canonisation of David in 1120 by Pope Callixtus II. Welsh people wearContinue reading “St David’s Day”

Bosnia and Herzegovina Independence Day This day celebrates the independence of the then Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992. A vote had been taken between 28th February and 1st March 1992 for a independent Bosnia, and 99.7% voted in favour. They were accepted by its Parliament onContinue reading “Holidays on 1st March”

A leap year occurs every four years and is an additional day in the month of February, meaning there are 29 days in the month instead of the usual 28. This allows the calendar year to keep synchronised with the astronomical or seasonal year as the year doesn’t last a whole number of days, itContinue reading “Leap Year”

Dominican Republic Independence Day This was first celebrated in 1844 after the Dominican Republic broke free of Haitian rule after 22 years after overthrowing the Haitian government. They had been under Spanish rule until 9th November 1821, before being taken over by Haiti. After they gained autonomy the island of Hispaniola was divided into HaitiContinue reading “Holidays on 27th February”

This day marks the day when Kuwait was liberated from Iraqi occupation in 1991. On 2nd August 1990, following a dispute over revenue from an oil field, Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait and Iraq started bombing Kuwait City. By the 8th August, the Kuwati government had been replaced by an Iraqi governor. There was international outrageContinue reading “Kuwait Liberation Day”

This day marks when Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah ascended to the throne in 1950. In 1756 the Al-Sabah family became the rulers of Kuwait, starting the dynasty that continues this day. In 1899, rather than face direct rule from the Ottoman Empire, Sheikh Mubarak ‘the great’ agreed that Kuwait would become a British Protectorate, withContinue reading “Kuwait Independence Day”

The Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 1st month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar, during the full moon. It marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations. During the festival, children go out at night carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on lanterns, which are always red toContinue reading “Lantern Festival”