Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

Although the modern state of North Macedonia only came into existence with the breakup of Yugoslavia, Ilinden Day has been celebrated in North Macedonia since 1944 and has its roots as far back as ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Easter week begins on Palm Sunday, which is when the Pope holds a special mass in Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Even though this is ...

The First Day of Summer celebration in Iceland always falls on a Thursday, anywhere from 19 to 25 April. It has been an Icelandic tradition for many centuries, and it is deeply ingrained into the ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Montenegro voted for independence from Serbia in an EU-organised referendum on 21 May 2006. On 3 June, the parliament of Montenegro ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Kosovo initially proclaimed its independence on February 17th from Serbia, and since then it has been recognised by the majority of the ...

National Day in Slovenia is also known as Statehood Day, or Dan državnosti, and is celebrated on the 25th of June every year. In 2026, National Day falls on Thursday 25 June. The holiday will be on ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Victory Day is celebrated in Russia and in a number of other former Soviet Republics, but each country keeps the holiday in its own unique ...

In the country of Slovenia, The Liberation Front was created in Ljubljana in 1941. Once Slovenia received its independence in 1991, the holiday received a new name – Resistance Day. In 2027, ...

Saint Olav’s Day is celebrated every 29 July in the Faroe Islands. This is generally considered to be the national day of Faroe Islands, although the holiday is also celebrated in Norway. In 2026, ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Easter, which is sometimes called Resurrection Day, celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion. It is one of the ...

Slovenia celebrates Independence and Unity Day on December 26 each year, the day when citizens voted to break away from the former Yugoslavia. The vote was actually held on December 23, 1990, but the ...