A Celebration of Women honors all those that have Fallen in honor... lest we ne're forget. Remembrance Day November 11 Memorial celebrated in the Commonwealth Countries Observance in the Commonwealth Australia Barbados Bermuda Canada New Zealand South Africa United Kingdom Northern Ireland Observance in other Countries France & Belgium Germany Hong Kong Italy Ireland The Netherlands Poland United … [Read more...]
Bangladesh – Celebrates Solidarity Day this November 7
November 7, 2010 by
Bangladesh Commemorates Solidarity Day November 7 Solidarity Day is a public holiday in Bangladesh. Solidarity Day is a holiday that is celebrated in Bangladesh as a day of remembrance, pride, joy, and strength of the Bangali culture. History of Solidarity Day in Bangladesh Bangladesh is a county in South Asia that is bordered by India on all sides except for one. It is the seventh most highly populated country in the world, with the Bengali language as its official language. … [Read more...]
All Souls Day – Celebrated November 2, 2010
November 1, 2010 by
All Souls Day November 2, 2010 All Souls' Day commemorates the faithful departed. In Western Christianity, this day is observed principally in the Catholic Church, although some churches of the Anglican Communion and the Old Catholic Churches also celebrate it. The Eastern Orthodox churches observe several All Souls' Days during the year. The Roman Catholic celebration is associated with the doctrine that the souls of the faithful who at death have not been cleansed from the … [Read more...]
Labour Day Celebrated in New Zealand – October 25
October 25, 2010 by
Labour Day Celebrated in New Zealand Labour Day Date: October 25 Labour Day is a public holiday in New Zealand. In New Zealand, Labour Day commemorated the establishment of the standard eight-hour workday in 1840. It is held annually on the fourth Monday in October, which falls on October 26, 2009. Great historical article: http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl19510.htm History of New Zealand’s Labour Day New Zealand’s workers were among the first in the world to claim the right to an … [Read more...]
Grenada Thanksgiving Day – Celebrating October 25
October 25, 2010 by
Grenada celebrates Thanksgiving Day October 25 Grenada Celebrates Thanksgiving Day as a National Holiday In Grenada, Thanksgiving Day is a public holiday that commemorates the anniversary of the 1983 Caribbean and American military intervention in Grenada. A joint military force arrived in Grenada on Oct 25th to restore stability to the country following the deaths of then Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and some of his colleagues. Grenada Thanksgiving Day History Grenada … [Read more...]
Haiti Celebrates United Nations Day – October 24
October 23, 2010 by
Haiti Celebrates United Nations Day October 24 Haiti Celebrates United Nations Day as a National Holiday. Since 1948, the anniversary of the United Nations Charter coming into force on October 24, 1945 has been celebrated as United Nations Day in Haiti. Haiti United Nations Day History Haiti is one of the founding members of the United Nations. Haiti’s admission into the United Nations was on December 17, 1945. In the spring of 1945, the representatives of fifty nations … [Read more...]
NATIONAL MOLE DAY – Celebrated October 23
October 23, 2010 by
National Mole Day Foundation, Inc. The theme for Mole Day 2010 is: Moles of the Caribbean What is Mole Day? Celebrated annually on October 23 from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m., Mole Day commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23), which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry. Mole Day was created as a way to foster interest in chemistry. Schools throughout the United States and around the world celebrate Mole Day with various activities related to chemistry and/or moles. For a given molecule, … [Read more...]
Somalia – Anniversary of the Coup: October 21-22
October 22, 2010 by
Somalia celebrates Anniversary of the Coup October 21-22 The Anniversary of the Coup is a public holiday in Somalia. On October 21, Somalis remember the Coup D’état of 1969 that installed in power General Siad Barre and brought an abrupt end to the process of party-based constitutional democracy in Somalia. His regime, allied to the Soviet Union, developed bold reforms like national literacy campaigns, the modernization of the legal system and the introduction of a written Somali … [Read more...]
Virgin Islands celebrates St Ursula’s Day – October 21
October 21, 2010 by
Virgin Islands celebrates St Ursula’s Day October 21 St. Ursula´s Day is a public holiday in the British Virgin Islands. St. Ursula’s Day commemorates the Roman Catholic Saint after whom Columbus named the whole archipelago of islands. Columbus gave them the fanciful name Santa Ursula y las Once Mil Vírgenes (Saint Ursula and her 11,000 Virgins), shortened to Las Vírgenes (The Virgins). The figure on the Territory’s crest is also supposed to represent St. Ursula and the lamps the … [Read more...]
INSPIRATIONAL VIDEO – Women are Persons
October 18, 2010 by
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Samoa Lotu-A-Tamaiti Date – Celebrating October 12
October 12, 2010 by
Samoa Lotu-A-Tamaiti October 12 Samoa Celebrates Lotu-A-Tamaiti is a public holiday. The people of Samoa will celebrate its Lotu-A-Tamaiti or White Sunday on the Monday after the second Sunday of October. Celebrating the children on White Sunday By Tina Mata’afa [email protected] Samoa News shares.... Church leaders on the west side of the island say White Sunday services are vital in moving the islands’ children forward after last week’s disaster but as children are … [Read more...]
Canary Islands Hispanic Day – Celebrating October 12
October 12, 2010 by
Canary Islands marks Hispanic Day October 12 Hispanic Day is a public holiday in the Canary Islands. The Canary Islands are an autonomous region of Spain. They follow the same holiday calendar as the mainland Spaniards. On October 12th, they join all the Spanish communities all over the world in celebrating Hispanic Day (“Día de la Hispanidad”), otherwise known as Columbus Day or “Fiesta Nacional de España” (Spain’s National Feast). History of Canary Islands Hispanic … [Read more...]
Bouk Ok Pansa – Celebrating October 12
October 12, 2010 by
Laos observes Bouk Ok Pansa October 12 Bouk Ok Pansa is a public holiday in Laos. “Bouk Ok Pansa” means, in Laotian, “End of the Rains Retreat”. It is the day that marks the end of the Buddhists three month retreat during the rainy season. The date changes every year, and falls on the full moon of the eleventh lunar month (October). Monks are at last permitted to leave the temple and are presented with gifts. One particularly beautiful aspect is Lai Hua Fai. On the eve of … [Read more...]
National Day Spain – celebrating October 12
October 12, 2010 by
Spain celebrates on National Day October 12 National Day is a public holiday in Spain. National Day in Spain commemorates Christopher Columbus’s first successful voyage to the new world in 1492. A variety of festivities take place throughout the day, with the center of the festival being long and lavish military parade through the center of Madrid. Awesome Details: Columbus Day - U.S. Commemoration of explorer Christopher Columbus, a controversy. A Celebration of Women sends … [Read more...]
Brazil Our Lady of Aparecida – Celebrating October 12
October 12, 2010 by
Our Lady of Aparecida Draws a Crowd in Brazil October 12 Brazil Celebrates Our Lady of Aparecida as a National Holiday. Reuters Pictures; 12 months ago Devotees pray to Our Lady of Aparecida at Basilica catholic church in Aparecida do Norte, 180 km (112 miles) north of Sao Paulo, October 12, 2009. Thousands of Catholics participated in the pilgrimage. Every year on October 12 more than a hundred thousand people flock to visit the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida in Aparecida … [Read more...]
