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Flag and Independence Day in Albania is celebrated on November 28 each year. In 2025, Flag and Independence Day falls on Friday 28 November. The holiday will be on Saturday 28 November in 2026. Year ...
National Day is observed in Cyprus on 1 April each year. This holiday is also known to some as Greek Cypriot National Day. In 2026, National Day falls on Wednesday 1 April. The holiday will be on ...
This page contains a calendar of all 2025 and 2026 school holidays in Cyprus. These dates are unlikely to be modified by the Ministry of Education and Culture. However, please check back regularly for ...
In Iceland, commerce is understandably a crucial national activity, given the island’s isolation from the rest of the world. And Icelanders make the value they place on commerce known by celebrating ...
Lady of Sorrows’ Day, or “Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Day”, is a public holiday in Slovakia that falls on every 15 September. This is a Roman Catholic holiday that has been celebrated since the 17th ...
On 29 June, Vatican City celebrates the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul as a public holiday. Both the Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul were martyred in Rome, and today, they are “joint patron ...
Spring Bank Holiday replaced Whit Monday on Gibraltar’s and the UK’s holiday schedule in 1967. It is also sometimes called Late May Bank Holiday since it falls on the last Monday of every May. In 2026 ...
National Day in Serbia is celebrated each year on the 15th day of February. The day actually marks two historical commemorations in Serbia. In 1804, the First Serbian uprising occurred and, in 1835, ...
As a UK overseas territory, Gibraltar follows the UK holidays calendar to a large extent. And that includes celebration of Late Summer Bank Holiday on the final Monday of the month of August. In 2026, ...
Constitution Day in Kosovo comes every 9th of April to commemorate the day in 2008 when a constitution for the newly independent state of Kosovo. In 2026, Constitution Day falls on Thursday 9 April.
The two great “Apostles to the Slavs”, Cyril and Methodius, are highly esteemed in both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. They have their own feast day on 5 July in the Roman Catholic ...
Montenegro has been an independent country since 3 June 2006, based on the independence referendum approved by popular vote on 21 May. Thus, 21 May is Independence Day, but National Day is on 13 July ...