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Roald Dahl Day celebrates the birth of author Roald Dahl and lets us share his characters and stories all over the world together. He was born in Llandaff in Wales on 13th September 1916 to Norweigan parents, Harald Dahl and Sofie Magdalene Hessleburg. He had a tough start in life with the death of hisContinue reading “Roald Dahl Day”

National Day of Catalonia This is a day-long festival in Catalonia (also called Diada) that commemorates the fall of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714 and the subsequent loss of Catalan institutions and laws. The Army of Catalonia was defeated at the Siege of Barcelona by the army of the BourbonContinue reading “Holidays on 11th September”

Battle of St George’s Caye This was a short military engagement that lasted from 3rd to 10th September 1798, off the coast of what is now called Belize. The name is used for the final battle that took place on 10th September. It is a national public and bank holiday in Belize. The battle tookContinue reading “Holidays on 10th September”

Day of the Foundation of the Republic Following the Liberation of Korea in 1945 by the Soviet and Amreican forces, a communist Soviet military regime was set up in the northern part of Korea. A new Supreme People’s Assembly was elected in August 1948, and on 3 September a new constitution was promulgated. The DemocraticContinue reading “Holidays on 9th September”

International Literacy Day This day has taken place since 1967 around the world to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights, and to advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society. At least 773 million adults worldwide lack basic literacy skills today. TheContinue reading “Holidays on 8th September”

Brazil Independence Day This date celebrates Brazil’s Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves in 1822. In 1808 French troops invaded Portugal, which led to the Portuguese monarchs transferring the Portuguese Court from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, the then capital of Colonial Brazil. Prince Regent John VI createdContinue reading “Holidays on 7th September”

In the late 19th Century, as trade union and labor movements grew, different groups of trade unionists chose a variety of days on which to celebrate labor. In the US, a September holiday called Labor Day was first proposed in the early 1880s. There are different theories on how it originated. Secretary of the CentralContinue reading “Labor/Labour Day”

Bulgaria Unification Day It is a national holiday in the country, commemorating the unification of Eastern Roumelia and Bulgaria in 1885. By the terms of the Treaty of Berlin, Southern Bulgaria was separated from the newly formed Bulgarian state and returned to the Ottoman Empire with partial autonomy. The Bulgarian Citizens considered the decisions ofContinue reading “Holidays on 6th September”

Amazon Day This date was established in 1850 to mark the creation of the Province of Amazonas. It is commemorated mostly in Brazil with special celebrations. It also highlights the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and makes people aware of the issue the area faces. International Day of Charity It was declared by the UnitedContinue reading “Holidays on 5th September”

San Marino Independence Day San Marino was said to have been founded on this day in 301 AD according to legend from the Roman Empire. Australia Flag Day It commemorates this day in 1901 when the Australian National Flag was first flown. On that day the Prime Minister Edmund Barton announced the winners of theContinue reading “Holidays on 3rd September”