Author Archives: Rob Burroughs

This day remembers the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust in World War Two, as well as millions of other people killed under Nazi Persecution and in genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. This date was when the largest Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated. Each year there is aContinue reading “International Holocaust Memorial Day”

This is the official national day of Australia. It marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet at Port Jackson in New South Wales, and the raising of the British flag at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip. It took a while from the first official celebration in 1808 to 1994 when theContinue reading “Australia Day”

This day honours the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect in 1950 replacing the Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India, and turning the nation into a newly formed republic. The Constitution was adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949 and came into effectContinue reading “India Republic Day”

Robert Burns was a Scottish poet that wrote many famous poems and songs. He was born in 1759 in Alloway, Ayrshire, in the cottage that still stands. He married Jean Amour, and had 9 children, only 3 surviving infancy. He is rumoured to have fathered three more children over his lifetime. He was a farmerContinue reading “Burns Night”

St Dwynwen’s Day is the Welsh version of Valentine’s Day as the day celebrates St Dwynwen, the Welsh saint of lovers. She lived in the 5th century, where she fell in love with a man called Maelon Dafodrill. They couldn’t be together though as her farther forbade the marriage and had already promised her toContinue reading “St Dwynwen’s Day”

This is a public holiday of Romania celebrated to commemorate the unification of the Romanian Principalities (Moldova and Wallachia), also known as the “Little Union” on 24th January 1859 under prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza. This was deemed as important as it is considered the first step towards the goal of achieving a unitary Romanian state,Continue reading “Day of the Unification of the Romanian Principalities”

This is a federal holiday in the USA held on the third Monday of January every year. The day celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King Jnr, who was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. He was assassinated in 1968,Continue reading “Martin Luther King Day”

This is the name given to typically the third Monday of January by a UK travel company, Sky Travel, which is said to be the most depressing day of the year. It was first published in 2005, and was claimed they calculated the date using an “equation”, taking into account weather conditions, so it onlyContinue reading “Blue Monday”

This is celebrated on the third Sunday in January. It was initiated by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha is of the United States in 1950, and is celebrated internationally by followers of the Baha Faith. Its principles are of the oneness of religion and of progressive revelation, which describe religion as evolving continuouslyContinue reading “World Religion Day”

Georgia Flag Day is marking the anniversary of the adoption of the Georgian Flag on 14th January 2004 by parliament. It was then formally endorsed via Presidential Decree No.31 on 25th January by Mikheil Saakashvili, the leader of the United Nation Movement.