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, ...
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 ...
Orthodox Pentecost is a national holiday in Cyprus and is also observed by the more than 250 million Orthodox believers around the world. Aside from Easter, Pentecost is the highest feast on 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 ...
Every 1 March is Independence Day in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The day looks back to the date in 1992 when Bosnia declared its independence from Yugoslavia, when that former nation broke apart. In 2026, ...
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 ...
Each 3 July is officially “Independence Day” in Belarus. However, there is controversy surrounding the choice of this date by Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko. In 2026, Independence Day falls on ...
Slovensko oslavuje deň 1. januára s cieľom pripomenúť dátum v roku 1993, kedy sa Slovensko stalo nezávislým národom. Známy niekoľkými menami na Slovensku je Deň republiky označovaný aj ako Deň ...
Veuillez faire défiler vers le bas de la page pour les dates des années précédentes. Au IVe siècle, Dioclétien ordonna la persécution des chrétiens dans les régions de Monaco et de Corse, les deux ...
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 ...
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. The date of the holiday changes each year based on the centuries-old calculations that determine the Christian Ecclesiastical Calendar, ...
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 ...