Epiphany Observed by Christians Celebrated January 6th Epiphany is a religious observance for Christians all over the world. January 6 is the date of the Epiphany Feast for Christians all over the world. It is the celebration of the revelation of God as human in the person of Jesus Christ. Western churches celebrate the visit of the Magi to the newborn Jesus, and Eastern Christians celebrate his baptism as the moment of Christ’s revelation as the son of God. History of Epiphany This … [Read more...]
Twelfth Night – Celebrated January 5th.
January 5, 2011 by
Twelfth Night is... a festival in some branches of Christianity marking the coming of the Epiphany and concluding the Twelve Days of Christmas. Celebrate January 5th... It is defined by the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary as "the evening of the fifth of January, preceding Twelfth Day, the eve of the Epiphany, formerly the last day of the Christmas festivities and observed as a time of merrymaking". However, there is currently some confusion as to which night is Twelfth … [Read more...]
IRELAND: Wren's Day – December 26 @ Melinda Schwakhofer
December 25, 2010 by
WREN DAY Celebrated December 26th In Ireland, the day after Christmas was traditionally celebrated as St. Stephen’s Day or Wren’s Day. St. Stephen’s Day honors the first Christian martyr, stoned to death shortly after the Crucifixion. St. Stephen’s Day is a national holiday in Ireland, but the celebrations have little connection to the Saint. In Ireland, St. Stephen’s Day is the day for “Hunting the Wren” or “Going on the Wren.” Originally, groups of small boys would hunt for a … [Read more...]
Celebrate this Winter Solstice! (December 21, 2010)
December 21, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women sends our blessings to all the Women of our World this Winter Solstice of 2010. December 21, 2010 The Winter Solstice represents an actual astronomical event unlike superstition driven celebrations that occur only in religious imagination. The exact day of the winter solstice marks the end of autumn, just one point along the orbital path of earth. The energy of the sun and the fertile earth, along with the over 4.5 billion winter solstices that have … [Read more...]
Malta Festively Celebrates Republic Day!
December 14, 2010 by
Malta Festively Celebrates Republic Day December 13 Republic Day is a public holiday in Malta. Also known in Maltese as “Jum ir-Repubblika” and “Diċembru tlettax”, December 13 marks the day that Malta became a republic. History of Republic Day in Malta Malta was colonized by the French, but their aggressions to the Maltese Catholic traditions made the French very unpopular to the Maltese population. Later, during the Napoleonic Wars, the British came to the … [Read more...]
Russia Commemorates Constitution Day!
December 14, 2010 by
Russia Commemorates Constitution Day December 12 Constitution Day is a public holiday in Russia. Russia’s Constitution Day is a celebration of the adoption of the Constitution of the Russian Federation by referendum on December 12, 1993, after the historical collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990. History of Constitution Day in Russia Russians approved by referendum the new Constitution of the Russian Federation on December 12, 1993. The first ever Russian constitution was adopted … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan Celebrates Its State of Neutrality !
December 14, 2010 by
Turkmenistan Celebrates Its State of Neutrality December 12 Day of Neutrality is a public holiday in Turkmenistan. December 12—Turkmenistan Day of Neutrality—is second in significance only to Independence Day. It marks the day when in 1995, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a special resolution on the permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan. This day also incorporates Student Youth Day, previously held in November. History of Day of Neutrality in … [Read more...]
The Mayo Clinic: 10 Tips to Coping Holiday Stress!
December 14, 2010 by
~~ Celebrating the Holidays in 2012 ~~ Stress, depression and the holidays: 10 tips for coping with 'stress and/or depression' ... don't ruin your holidays and hurt your health. The holiday season, starting in early December continues through New Year's Day, often brings unwelcome guests — stress and depression. ... and it's no wonder. In an effort to pull off a perfect holiday, you might find yourself facing a dizzying array of demands — … [Read more...]
Celebrating 20th Anniversary of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
December 11, 2010 by
December 2010 Media Advisory No: N/33/2010 Celebrating 20th Anniversary of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Bangkok (UN ESCAP Information Services) – Ahead of International Migrants Day observed annually on 18 December, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Regional Office for South-East Asia, in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Regional Thematic Working Group (TWG) on … [Read more...]
THAILAND: Celebrates King's Birthday – December 7, 2010
December 7, 2010 by
Thailand Celebrates the Birthday of Their King King’s Birthday Date: December 5 King’s Birthday is a public holiday in Thailand. King’s Birthday—or sometimes called Father’s Day—is celebrated on December 5, the birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, ruling monarch of Thailand. The King’s birthday, or Wan Chalerm as it is known in Thailand, is a national holiday and is celebrated nationwide with great enthusiasm. The event is used by the loyal people of Thailand to express their … [Read more...]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Celebrates Statehood Day – November 25th
November 25, 2010 by
Bosnia and Herzegovina Celebrates Statehood Day November 25 Statehood Day is a public holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Statehood Day is celebrated on November 25 in the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, commemorating the day in 1943 that Bosnia and Herzegovina was re-established by the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia. History of Statehood Day in Bosnia and Herzegovina During the Axis occupation of World War II, Yugoslavia was divided … [Read more...]
American Thanksgiving Day – Celebrated Thursday, November 25
November 23, 2010 by
Celebrate Thanksgiving Day, America! Thursday, November 25 Thanksgiving was historically a religious observance to give thanks to God. Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day, currently celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, has been an annual tradition in the United States since 1863. Florida (1565) - claimed to be the 'First Thankgiving'. Author and teacher Robyn Gioia and Michael Gannon, of the University of Florida, have argued that the earliest … [Read more...]
Shichi-Go-San – JAPAN Celebrating November 15, 2010
November 15, 2010 by
JAPAN Celebrating Shichi-Go-San November 15 Shichi-Go-San (七五三, seven-five-three) is a traditional rite of passage and festival day in Japan for three and seven year-old girls and three and five year-old boys, held annually on November 15. As Shichi-Go-San is not a national holiday, it is generally observed on the nearest weekend. History Shichi-Go-San is said to have originated in the Heian Period amongst court nobles who would celebrate the passage of their children into … [Read more...]
The Birth of Bahá'u'lláh – November 12
November 12, 2010 by
The Birth of Bahá'u'lláh November 12 The Birth of Bahá'u'lláh is one of nine holy days in the Bahá'í calendar that is celebrated by Bahá'ís and during which work is suspended. The holy day celebrates the birth of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. `Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris, 1911. Bahá'u'lláh was born on 12 November 1817 in Tehran, Iran, and this holy day was instituted in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, his book of laws, where Bahá'u'lláh first refers to four great … [Read more...]
