Many people don’t realise that the independence of Kosovo only dates back to 2008. As a result, it is still a relatively young holiday in this country. After decades of rule under Serbian law, those ...

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Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. This holiday is separate from National Day, which is marked on 1 April. Both holidays relate to the same process of independence for Cyprus ...

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In the 52 countries that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations and in various UK overseas possessions, such as Gibraltar, Commonwealth Day is observed every second Monday in March. Up until 1958, it ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Pentecost is the final celebration of the seven-week Easter period. According to Christian belief, Pentecost commemorates the day that the ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Prešeren Day was first made a Slovenian holiday in 1944, but it didn’t become an off-work day until 1991. Some also keep the birthday of ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Pentecost is the final celebration of the seven-week Easter period. According to Christian belief, Pentecost commemorates the day that the ...

Jersey celebrates New Year’s Day with a public holiday every 1 January, as does most of the rest of the world. However, the celebrations really begin on New Year’s Eve and reach a high point with the ...

Ascension Day is a holiday in Greenland to commemorate Jesus Christ’s ascension to heaven as recorded in the Bible. It is observed on the fortieth day of Easter – 39 days after Easter Sunday – and ...

Store Bededag, or “Common Prayer Day”, is a public holiday in Denmark, and consequently, in Greenland since Greenland is officially a constituent country of Denmark. The holiday is normally observed ...