Dominica Independence Day This day marks independence from the United Kingdom in 1978. The Spanish first found the island, but didn’t make a serious effort to colonise due to a lack of national resources. The French showed an interest in the 17th century and established the first permanent European settlement in 1690. British gained possessionContinue reading “Holidays on 3rd October”
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Holidays on 1st November
Antigua & Barbuda Independence Day This marks the country’s independence from the United Kingdom on 1st November 1981. The British arrived with sailors from St. Kitts in 1632, founding a settlement at Falmouth on the south coast. It formally became a British colony in 1667, from 1685 until 1860 the island of Barbuda was leasedContinue reading “Holidays on 1st November”
Day of the Dead
The Day of the Dead (or Dia de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated in the country and elsewhere associated with the Cathloic celebrations of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day on 1st and 2nd November. The holiday sees family and friends gather to pray for and remember friends and family who have died. ItContinue reading “Day of the Dead”
All Souls Day
2nd November is a day of prayer and remembrance for the souls of those who have died observed by Catholics and other Christian denominations. Many traditions on this day are associated with popular notions about purgatory. Bell toiling was meant to comfort those being cleansed. Lighting candles was to kindle a light of the poorContinue reading “All Souls Day”
Halloween
Halloween is a celebration on the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day, and begins the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints, martyrs and all the faithful departed. There are many traditions for Halloween. The most popular are trick or treating, carvingContinue reading “Halloween”
World Lemur Day
World Lemur Day This is celebrated on the last Friday of October. A World Lemur Festival is held around it, celebrating Lemurs and Madagascar. It was first celebrated in 2014 in Madagascar’s capital city of Antananarivo. It raised awareness about the value of lemurs as Madagascar’s unique national heritage among scientists and the general public.Continue reading “World Lemur Day”
Ohi Day
This day is celebrated throughout Greece, Cyprus and the Greek communities to commemorate the rejection by the Greek dictator Ioannis Metaxas of the ultimatum made by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on 28th October 1940 and the subsequent Hellenic counterattack against the invading Italian forces. This was the day that the Greeks entered World War 2,Continue reading “Ohi Day”
Holidays on 27th October
Greece Flag Day This day celebrates the flag of Greece. It is the day before Oxi Day, which is known as the “Day of No”. This commemorates when the Greeks fought the Axis Powers for Crete, and lost, but their bravery served as an example to the world. Oxi Day is a national reminder ofContinue reading “Holidays on 27th October”
Austria National Day
This day commemorates Austria’s Declaration of Neutrality in 1955. It was enacted as a constitutional act of parliament. It was as a result of the allied occupation of the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and France between 1945 and 1955. The Soviet Union would not have agreed to the signing of aContinue reading “Austria National Day”
Holidays on 25th October
Lithuania Constitution Day Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union on 11th March 1990 and adopted a provisional constitution. Work on a new constitution was done over the next two years, and was approved by the Supreme Council in October 1992 and submitted to popular vote. It was approved in a referendum on 25th OctoberContinue reading “Holidays on 25th October”
