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Burundi Independence Day It is an official public holiday in the country, but is currently not celebrated so much due to conflict between the Hutu and Tutsi populations there. It was on this day in 1962 that the Belgian colonisers left the country for independent rule. Rwanda Independence Day Rwanda, like Burundi, marks the dayContinue reading “Holidays on 1st July”

Canada Day used to be known as Dominion Day and celebrates the anniversary of the Canadian Confederation which happened on 1st July 1867 with the passing of the British North America Act 1867. This took the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and united into a single dominion withinContinue reading “Canada Day”

Asteroid Day DR Congo Independence Day

St. Peter’s and Paul Day Seychelles Independence Day French Polynesia Independence Day

Madagascar Independence Day Somaliland Independence Day Romania Flag Day

Mozambique Independence Day Slovenia Statehood Day

Saint Jean-Baptiste Day is a holiday celebrated on 24th June in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was brought to Canada by French settlers celebrating the traditional feast day of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, the first mention of it being in 1606. It was declared a public holiday in Quebec in 1925,Continue reading “Saint Jean-Baptiste/Nativity of John the Baptist Day”

The national holiday of Luxembourg is celebrated on 23rd June, although this has never been the actual birthday of any ruler of Luxembourg. It is also known as The Grand Duke’s Official Birthday, although if the monarch of Luxembourg is female it is known as the Grand Duchess’s Official Birthday. The monarch’s birthday has notContinue reading “Luxembourgish National Day”