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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 day commemorates Grenada’s Independence Day from the United Kingdom on 7th February 1974, after they took control of the island in 1762. It is commemorated with parades and ceremonies. Last year was the 50th anniversary and they had calypso and gospel concerts, relay races, triathlon, arts exhibitions and galas, culminating with a military paradeContinue 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. Brigid’s Day”

International Zebra Day This day was founded by a consortium of conversation organisations, including the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. The goal was to help raise awareness about the zebra’s plight so that they can be preserved and protected. Nauru Independence Day Germany took control of the island in 1888 after 10 yearsContinue reading “Holidays on 31st January”

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”