Author Archives: Rob Burroughs

World Radio Day is on 13th February, proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO, and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as an International Day. It is celebrated on the anniversary of the day that the UN established the United Nations Radio in 1946. Each year there is a differentContinue reading “World Radio Day”

International Darwin Day is held on 12th February to inspire people throughout the world to reflect and act on the principles of intellectual bravery, perpetual curiosity, scientific thinking, and hunger for truth as embodied in Charles Darwin. It is a day of celebration, activism, and international cooperation for the advancement of science, education and humanContinue reading “International Darwin Day”

Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution This day commemorates the protests that led to the downfall of the Pahlavi dynasty and the installation of the Islamic Revolutionary headed by Aytalloah Khomeini. This political celebration held on the last day of the celebration. Japan National Foundation Day This is a national holiday celebrating the foundation of Japan,Continue reading “Holidays on 11th February”

This festival celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. This can also be called the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year. This is a 16 day festival from New Year’s Eve to the 15th day which is the lantern festival. The first day of Chinese New Year begins onContinue reading “Chinese New Year”

This day marks the country’s independence from Britain on this day in 1974. It had been occupied by various European nations since colonisation in the 16th century, but France took full control in 1649 because of its sugar production. When the French were defeated in the Seven Years’ war, the Paris of Treaty ceded GrenadaContinue reading “Grenada Independence Day”

This is a public holiday in New Zealand and celebrates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, the founding document of the country, on this day in 1840. It was signed in a marquee in the grounds of James Busby’s house (now known as the Treaty house) at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. TheContinue reading “Waitangi Day”

This day celebrates the anniversary of the country’s current constitution which was promulgated on this day in 1917 in Santiago de Queretaro following a revolution that started in 1910. It is a federal public holiday in the country. This document included significant social reforms to labour laws and provided for equality without discrimination among otherContinue reading “Mexico Constitution Day”

Sri Lanka Independence Day This day commemorates the country’s political independence from Britain in 1948. It is celebrated through a flag-hoisting ceremony, dances, parades and performances. The main celebration takes place in its capital Colombo, where the President raises the national flag and delivers a nationally televised speech. World Cancer Day This is a globalContinue reading “Holidays on 4th February”

This day is celebrated in Ireland on 1st February and is the only female patron saint of Ireland. It has its origins in the Celtic festival of Imbolc, it is a festival of fertility and marked the beginning of spring in Ireland. It signalled the end to the darkness of winter and ushered in aContinue reading “St Brigids Day”

Groundhog Day This day is a popular North American tradition observed in the USA and Canada. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day sees its shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and Winter will persist for six more weeks;Continue reading “Holidays on 2nd February”