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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

National Day in Monaco is also known as Sovereign Prince Day. Currently, the holiday is celebrated on 19 November, but the date is chosen by the reigning prince. In 2026, National Day falls 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 ...

Greenland’s National Day on 21 June is one of the most festive dates on the calendar. National day was first celebrated in Greenland in 1983 and is a day to express cultural and national unity as ...

Moldova celebrates Victory Day on 9 May to remember the end of World War II. It is a day to celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany and to solemnly remember those who died in the war. It is also a time ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. On Palm Sunday, when Holy Week arrives, Slovenians will gather green branches, flowers, and other springtime plant life to make natural ...

In Slovakia, Constitution Day is a public holiday that is celebrated every 1 September to commemorate the Slovak constitution’s adoption on that day in 1992 in Bratislavia. The constitution was signed ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Another reason that Christmas is a little more “low profile” in Albania is the lingering effects of decades of Communist rule. The Marxist ...

Independence Day in North Macedonia is celebrated on the 8th of September each year. If that date falls on a weekend, it is celebrated on a different day which is proclaimed by the North Macedonian ...

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.