Author Archives: Rob Burroughs

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”

International Children’s Day This celebrates annually on 1st June focusing on children’s right, well-being and protection from abuse and exploitation. It originated in Geneva during the 1925 World Conference on Child Welfare and is largely observed across former socialist and Eastern bloc countries. It often involves community festivals, school activities and charity drives that emphasiseContinue reading “Holidays on 1st June”

The visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth This refers to the visit of Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, to Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist, in the Gospel of Luke. The episode is one of the standard scenes shown in the cycles of the Life of the Virgin in art.Continue reading “Holidays on 31st May”

Anguilla Day This is the national day of Anguilla. The 1830s saw a union of St Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla on Britain’s recommendation, a move that was unpopular with the majority of Anguillans. In 1958 it became part of the Federation of the West Indies. This collapsed in 1962 and St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla was made anContinue reading “Holidays on 30th May”

Downfall of the Derg Day This commemorates the fall of communist military junta Derg by the rebel coalition Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front in 1991. The day also pays homage to the victims of Ethiopian Civil War casualties and the Red Terror. Philippines Flag Day It was on this day in 1898 that the flagContinue reading “Holidays on 28th May”

World Otter Day World Otter Day takes place on the last Wednesday in May each year. It was established to help draw attention to otters, celebrate them and raise awareness and support for their conservation globally. Guadeloupe Abolition of Slavery Day This day commemorates the anniversary of Guadeloupe’s obolition of slavery on 27th May 1848.Continue reading “Holidays on 27th May”

Lebanon Resistance & Liberation Day On 25th May 2000 the Israeli army withdrew from territory in Southern Lebganon marking the end of the Occupation of South Lebanon (1985-2000). The withdrawal came after the continued attack on Israeli military positions in occupied Lebanese territory by Lebanese Resistance forced Israeli militias to withdraw. The holiday is celebratedContinue reading “Holidays on 26th May”

This is a federal holiday held on the last Monday of May. It is considered to be the unofficial beginning of Summer. It is the time ofr visiting cemeteries and memorials to mourn the military personnel who died in the line of duty. Volunteers will place American flags on the graves of those military personnelContinue reading “Memorial Day”