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This day marks the act of independence from the Soviet Union on 16th February 1990. There are processions and patriotic events, a free concert and Ballet Theatre takes place in the Cathedral Square in Vilnius.

Saint Valentine’s Day is celebrated on 14th February, originally starting as a Christian Feast Day for a martyr named Valentine. The Valentines honoured on 14th February are Valentine of Rome and Valentine of Terni. The Valentine of Rome was a priest in Rome who was martyred in 269 and added to the calendar of theContinue reading “St. Valentine’s Day”

World Bonobo Day is celebrated on 14th February to raise awareness of Bonobos and protect them before it’s too late. It was started by the conservationist Ashley Stone, founder of the Bonobo Project in 2015. The species is only found in the DR of Congo, and it is estimated that there are between 15,000 andContinue reading “World Bonobo Day”

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”

The Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 1st month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar, during the full moon. It marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations. During the festival, children go out at night carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on lanterns, which are always red toContinue reading “Lantern Festival”

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 “World 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”

The Super Bowl is the annual league championship game of the National Football League of the United States and one of the most watched games in the world. It has been the final game of every NFL season since 1966. It used to be played on Sundays in mid-January from 1967-1978, late January from 1979Continue reading “Super Bowl”

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”