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Saint Blaise's feast day
Slavic folk Christian saint's feast day
Bulgaria • Serbia • Republic of Serbian Krajina • Poland • Russia • Belarus • Ukraine • Czech Republic • Slovakia
Chiba Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
Labor Thanksgiving Day
national holiday in Japan
Day of Navarre
no description
Independence Day
United States holiday held on July 4 to mark the Declaration of Independence
Day of Euskadi
public holiday to commemorate the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country
Holodomor Memorial Day
annual commemoration for victims of the Ukrainian famine of 1932–33
Nagasaki Kunchi
festival in Nagasaki, Japan
Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
Tado Festival
Japanese festival
Gunma Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
Chinese New Year
traditional Chinese celebration of the first day of the lunar calendar
Tottori Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
Koliada
Slavic folk festival, incorporated into Christmas
Poland • Russia • Belarus • Ukraine • Czech Republic • Slovenia • Bulgaria • North Macedonia • Croatia • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Montenegro • Serbia • Kosovo • Kingdom of Bohemia • Silesia • Macedonia • Great Moravia • Slavic culture
National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine
Fukushima Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
The Emperor's Birthday
national holiday in the Japanese calendar
Capitol Steps
American political satire comedy troupe
Saint Andrew's Day
feast day
Teachers' Day
day for the appreciation of teachers
September 10 (People's Republic of China), September 11 (Argentina), October 5 (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bangladesh, United Kingdom, Germany, Cameroon, Canada, Qatar, Kuwait, Lithuania, Mauritius, Maldives, Myanmar, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Russia, Romania, North Macedonia, Philippines and Estonia), November 24 (Turkey), first Sunday in October (Soviet Union, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia and Ukraine), February 28 (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Libya, Bolivia, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia), last Friday in October (Australia), March 7 (Albania), October 15 (Brazil), November 20 (Vietnam), January 30 (Greece), September 5 (India), November 25 (Indonesia), May 2 (Iran), 12 Ordibehesht (Iran), November 27 (Spain), September 10 (People's Republic of China), September 28 (Taiwan), May 15 (South Korea), May 15 (Bolivia), February 24 (Oman), October 14 (Poland), first Friday in September (Singapore), March 28 (Slovakia), January 16 (Thailand), October 1 (Uzbekistan) and May 16 (Malaysia)
Battle of Manzikert
battle between the Byzantine Empire and Seljuq Turks in 1071
Utsunomiya
capital city of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Walpurgis Night
Germanic festival celebrating the start of summer
National Day of Catalonia
public holiday in Catalonia
German Unity Day
National Day of Germany
Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy i slava, i volia
national anthem of Ukraine with lyrics by Pavlo Chubynskyi and music by Mykhailo Verbytskyi
Defender of the Fatherland Day
holiday observed in several former republics of the Soviet Union
Pontifical Swiss Guard
De facto military of the Vatican City
Battle of Cannae
major battle of the Second Punic War (216 BCE)
Portugal Day
Portugal National day
Foreign Legion
corps of the French Army
Novruz
traditional folk spring festival observed in several countries in Asia and the Middle East
Azerbaijan • Kazakhstan • Uzbekistan • India • Iran • Iraq • Kyrgyzstan • Pakistan • Tajikistan • Turkmenistan • Afghanistan • Achaemenid Empire • Turkey
National List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Iraq
Ashura
tenth day of the month of Muharram in islamic calendar
Mawlid
birthday of Muhammad
National List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Iraq
Our Lady of Zeitoun
Marian apparition that occurred in Zeitoun, a district of Cairo, Egypt, beginning 1968
United States presidential inauguration
ceremony for the swearing-in of the president and vice president of the United States
Victory Day
public holidays in Russia and ex-USSR
Russia • Belarus • Ukraine • Moldova • North Macedonia • Azerbaijan • Georgia • Kazakhstan • Montenegro • Uzbekistan • Armenia • Serbia • Israel • Kyrgyzstan • Tajikistan • Turkmenistan • Republika Srpska • Soviet Union • South Ossetia • Republic of Artsakh • Transnistria • Republic of Abkhazia
Narita
city in Chiba prefecture, Japan
Day of the Flemish Community
yearly remembrance of the Battle of the Golden Spurs
Chagu Chagu Umakko
horse festival in Morioka, Japon
Ólavsøka
national day of the Faroe Islands, Denmark
April Fools' Day
annual celebration commemorated on April 1 by playing practical jokes and spreading hoaxes
Singmogil
annual holiday in South Korea
Memorial Day
South Korean public holiday commemorating those who died while in military service during the Korean War and others
College Scholastic Ability Test
South Korean standardized test
Gaecheonjeol
public holiday in South Korea
Yom Kippur
primary holy day in Judaism, tenth day of the new year
Purim
Jewish holiday and tradition, celebrated on the fourteenth day of the month Adar
Saint Patrick's Day
cultural and religious celebration on 17 March
Halloween
celebration observed in many countries on 31 October
Kōhaku Uta Gassen
Japanese television program by NHK
Cassinga Day
public holiday in Namibia
Vasaloppet
annual cross-country skiing competition in the municipalities of Malung-Sälen, Älvdalen and Mora in Sweden
Day of the Little Candles
traditional holiday in Colombia
Victory over Japan Day
day on which Japan surrendered, effectively ending World War II
National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation
White House pre-Thanksgiving ceremony
Victory in Europe Day
public holiday commemorating the surrender of Nazi Germany (8 May 1945)
Takeshima Day
Japanese holiday
Christmas in Ukraine
Christmas celebrations and traditions in Ukraine
Canada Day
Canadian national holiday on July 1
Gandhi Jayanti
national holiday celebrated in India to mark the occasion of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
Cinco de Mayo
annual celebration held on May 5
L'Escalade
failed surprise night assault against Geneva by Savoyard forces, and also the annual celebration commemorating this event
Berchtold's Day
public holiday in parts of Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer
holiday
Japanese New Year
January 1, a national holiday in Japan (the first day of the first month of the East Asian Lunar calendar prior to 1873)
Day of the Sun
national day of North Korea commemorates the birthday of Kim Il-Sung on April 15
Qingming Festival
ancestors, grave sites visitation day in China, festival in East Asia
Anzac Day
national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand on April 25
Day of the Dead
Mesoamerican and South American festival
Yom HaShoah
Israel's day of commemoration for the Jews who perished in the Holocaust
Royal Hungarian Army
1922-1945 land warfare branch of Hungary's military
Kawagoe
city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Kyoto University
national university located in Kyoto, Japan
Vienna New Year's Concert
no description
Columbus Day
national holiday celebrating the arrival in and subsequent colonization of the Americas by Christopher Columbus
Memorial Day
federal holiday in the United States of America for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces
Novemberkåsan
annual November enduro-motorcycle competition in Sweden
Knowledge Day
day when the school year traditionally starts
Mid-Autumn Festival
East Asian (Sinosphere) harvest festival
Alaska Day
U.S. holiday commemorating the Alaska Purchase
Independence Day
public holiday in Finland held on 6 December to celebrate the country's independence
Spanish Day of the Constitution
no description
Deutschland Cup
annual international ice hockey tournament in Germany in November
Krishna Janmashtami
Annual commemoration in India on account of birth of the Hindu deity Lord Krishna
French Community Holiday
Holiday of the French Community of Belgium
Statehood Day
public holiday in Croatia
Kansai Gaidai University
higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Double Ninth Festival
traditional Chinese holiday
Day of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
holiday
Eid al-Fitr
Islamic holiday at the end of Ramadan
Hungarian culture day
memorial day of Hungary
Hungarian Language Day
no description
Independence Day Reception
event organised annually by the President of Finland
Vätternrundan
annual June bicycle race around the lake of Vättern in Sweden
National Day of Healing
annual event
Constitution Day
public commemoration in South Korea
Coming of Age Day
Japanese holiday
Leif Erikson Day
annual observance on October 9 in honor of the Norse explorer Leif Erikson
Gwangbokjeol
public holiday in North and South Koreas (15th of August), celebrating the surrender of the Japanese Empire (which had annexed Korea) at the end of the Second World War
Karatsu Kunchi
festival in Japan
Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan
Hangul Day
public holiday in North Korea (15th January) and South Korea (9th October)
Pepero Day
Annual holiday in Republic of Korea
Parents' Day
one of several holidays dedicated to parents
Australia Day
national holiday of Australia on 26 January
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