Author Archives: Rob Burroughs

Bolivia Republic Day This day marks 195 years since the Republic of Bolivia was proclaimed in 1825 after 16 years of war, which started in the city of Sucre on 25th May 1809. Jamaica Independence Day Once World War 2 came to a close, decolonisation started to happen rapidly across the world. The British GovernmentContinue reading “Two holidays on 6th August”

Cook Islands Constitution Day The day marks the day the islands gained the right to self determination in 1965. The celebrations of the day are called Te Maeva Nui and mark the achievement of self-governance. International Clouded Leopard Day The day supports awareness of Clouded Leopards and attempts to increase their profile. It was firstContinue reading “Two holiday on 4th August”

Cook Islands Constitution Day The day marks the day the islands gained the right to self determination in 1965. The celebrations of the day are called Te Maeva Nui and mark the achievement of self-governance. International Clouded Leopard Day The day supports awareness of Clouded Leopards and attempts to increase their profile. It was firstContinue reading “Two holidays on 4th August”

Niger Independence Day Today marks the 60th anniversary of Niger gaining independence from the French. It has been a national festival since then, but it was in 1975 when the government began celebrating it through co-ordinated mass planting of trees in order to fight desertification. It is now celebrated with official festivals and appearances ofContinue reading “Two holidays on 3rd August”

North Macedonia Republic Day is a major national holiday for the country. It falls on 2nd August, which is also a major religious holiday called llinden. It commemorates two major events in the establishment of the statehood of the country which took place on this date. These are the llinden Uprising of 1903 ,which wasContinue reading “North Macedonia Republic Day”

Yorkshire Day Yorkshire Day is to promote the county of Yorkshire in England. It was celebrated in 1975, by the Yorkshire Ridings Society as a protest movement against the local government re-organisation of 1974. This date was already the Battle of Minden, and also the anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the British EmpireContinue reading “Three holidays on 1st August”

World Ranger Day is celebrated worldwide each year on 31st Jul to commemorate Rangers killed or injured in the line of duty and to celebrate the work Rangers do to protect the planet’s natural treasures and cultural heritage.

Happy Eid-al Adha to all Muslims! It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to scarifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to God’s command. But before Ibrahim could sacrifice his son, God provided a lamb to sacrifice instead. In commemoration of this, an animal, normally a sheep, is sacrificed ritually. One third ofContinue reading “Happy Eid-al Adha!”

International Friendship Day This celebration occurs on different dates in different countries, but the first date proposed was 30th July 1958 by the World Friendship Crusade. On 27th April 2011 the General Assembly of the United Nations declared 30th July as official International Friendship Day after may years of lobbying by the World Friendship Crusade.Continue reading “Two holidays on 30th July”

Olavsoka Olavsoka is the biggest Summer festival in the Faroe Islands, and considered the national holiday of the country along with Flagday. It is celebrated for several days but the day itself is on 29th July. The literal meaning of the day is Saint Olaf’s Wake, which is from Saint Olaf’s death at teh BattleContinue reading “Holidays on 29th July”