Author Archives: Rob Burroughs

World UFO Day This is an awareness day for people to gather together and watch the skies for UFOs. This date is supposedly the date of the the UFO crash in the 1947 Roswell Incident. Curacao Flag Day This day celebrates the adoption of the national flag in 1984. Official functions and cultural events takeContinue reading “Holidays on 2nd July”

Burundi Independence Day It is an official public holiday in the country, but is currently not celebrated so much due to conflict between the Hutu and Tutsi populations there. It was on this day in 1962 that the Belgian colonisers left the country for independent rule. Rwanda Independence Day Rwanda, like Burundi, marks the dayContinue reading “Holidays on 1st July”

Canada Day used to be known as Dominion Day and celebrates the anniversary of the Canadian Confederation which happened on 1st July 1867 with the passing of the British North America Act 1867. This took the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and united into a single dominion withinContinue reading “Canada Day”

International Day of Yoga On 11th December 2014, the United Nations proclaimed 21st June as the International Day of Yoga by resoluation 69/131. It aims to raise awareness of the many benefits of practicing yoga. World Giraffe Day This holiday was established by the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) as a way of celebrating the tallestContinue reading “Holidays on 21st June”

The Summer Solstice in the Northern Hempishere is when the North Pole has maximum tilt towards the Sun, meaning the longest period of daylight and the shortest night of the year when the Sun as as its highest position in the sky. At the North Pole there is continuous daylight. It usually occurs on theContinue reading “Summer Solstice”

D-Day was the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overload during World War 2 on Tuesday 6th June 1944, codenamed Operation Neptune and was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of France and the rest of Western Europe. Planning started in 1943, and the Allies conducted a substantial military deception,Continue reading “D-Day”

World Environment Day This day brings together millions of people from across the globe, engaging them in the effort to protect and restore the Earth. The UN General Assembly designated the 5th June as World Environment Day, marking the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. It was celebrated for the firstContinue reading “Holidays on 5th June”

Estonia Flag Day This celebrates the day the Estonian Students’ Society adopted blue, black and white as the colours of their fraternity on this day in 1884. In 1918 this flag became the national flag. Emancipation Day This marks the abolition of slavery of Tonga in 1862, representing a turning point in Tongan history asContinue reading “Holidays on 4th June”

Festa della Repubblica This is the Italian National Day and Republic Day with the main celebration taking place in Rome. It commemorates the institutional referendum held by universal suffrage in 1946 in which the Italian people were called to the polls to decide on the form of government following World War Two and the fallContinue reading “Holidays on 2nd June”

Pentecost or Whit Sunday is the 49th Day after Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles of Jesus while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks. It is a moveable feast given that the date of Easter Sunday changes each year.