Sri Lanka Glorifies Binara Poya Day September 23 *Binara Poya Day is a public holiday in Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, Poya Day is a Buddhist public holiday. A full moon day is called a Poya. In the month of September Binara Full Moon Poya Day celebrates the Buddha’s visit to heaven. It was during this visit in heaven, that the Buddha preached to his mother and to the heavenly multitude. A Celebration of Women sends our blessings to all the Women of our World in Sri … [Read more...]
Monkey God Festival: HONG KONG – September 23
September 23, 2010 by
Monkey God Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated mainly in Hong Kong. September 23, 2010 Monkey God Festival is a religious festival celebrated mainly in Hong Kong, China. The Monkey God Festival is mainly celebrated in Hong Kong, on the sixteenth day of the eight lunar month, between September and October. It is dedicated to the Monkey God who was thrown out of the Taoist Heaven for his mischievous deeds. A Celebration of Women sends our blessings to all the women of our … [Read more...]
Bulgaria Independence Day – September 23, 2010
September 23, 2010 by
Bulgaria Independence Day September 23 Bulgaria celebrates Independence Day is a public holiday. Wednesday, September 22, is a national holiday as people across Bulgaria are celebrating the 102nd year since the country's formal declaration of independence from the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Even though the third Bulgarian state was technically restored in 1878, for the first 30 years of its existence it was a tributary principality to Ottoman Turkey, until complete independence was achieved on … [Read more...]
Malta Independence Day – Celebrating September 21
September 21, 2010 by
Malta Celebrating Independence Day September 21 Malta celebrates Independence Day as a public holiday. Malta celebrates 21 September as Independence Day to commemorate it freedom from Britain in 1964. History of Malta Independence Day Holy Roman Emperor Charles V granted Malta to a military religious order called the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem in 1530. Malta was a base of operations for the knights against the Ottoman Turks. The knights developed Malta as a center of … [Read more...]
Belize Celebrates Independence Day – Celebrating September 21
September 21, 2010 by
Belize Celebrates Independence Day September 21 Belize celebrates Independence Day as a public holiday. ‘Though Belize is technically Central America, that English-speaking microstate has a history that is fairly distinct from that of the other states in the region. At present this tiny republic, which only became formally independent from Great-Britain in 1981, does not figure significantly in the ‘Central American’ problem’ (1993:3). Every year on 21 … [Read more...]
Armenia Independence Day – Celebrating September 21
September 21, 2010 by
Armenia Celebrating Independence Day September 21 Armenia celebrates Independence Day as a public holiday. In Armenia, Independence Day is an official holiday. It commemorates the restoration of the Republic of Armenia in September 21, 1991, after 70 years of Soviet rule. History of Armenia Independence Day In the early days of spring 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev made a final effort to avert the inescapable demise of the Soviet Union. On March 17, 1991 a referendum … [Read more...]
CHILI – Independence Day, a month long Celebration!
September 18, 2010 by
Dieciocho September 18, 2010 Chile's Month-Long Independence 'Day' Doris Hamilton Cueca singers Mario Rojas (left) and Roberto Parra (brother of Chilean folk legend Violeta Parra) performing in Plaza Echaurren, a working class neighborhood in Valparaíso. (Courtesy of www.cuecachilena.cl) When Chileans wake up on Independence Day (September 18), chances are many of them have already celebrated some parts of this holiday on previous days, or even as far … [Read more...]
Yom Kippur – Wed, September 26, 2012
September 17, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women sends our blessings to all the Women of our World and families that are celebrating the High Holiday of YOM KIPPUR. Yom Kippur is probably the most important holiday of the Jewish year. Many Jews who do not observe any other Jewish custom will refrain from work, fast and/or attend synagogue. services on this day. Yom Kippur occurs on the 10th day of Tishri. YOM KIPPUR - Wed, September 26, 2012 Yom Kippur (Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר, IPA: [ˈjom … [Read more...]
WORLD HOLIDAYS – September 16, 2010
September 16, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women sends our Blessings all the Women of our World celebrating this September 16th , 2010 a Special Day! Birthday of Yang di-Pertua of Sabah Malaysia Constitution Day Papua New Guinea Día de la Independencia (Independence Day) Mexico Independence Day Papua New Guinea Malaysia Day Malaysia Mayflower Day United States of America Ordino Andorra Stepfamily Day United States of America International Day for the … [Read more...]
Central Americas – Celebrating 188 Years Independence!
September 15, 2010 by
Celebrating INDEPENDENCE DAY! September 15, 2010 Today five Central American nations- -Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua- -celebrate 188 years of Independence. On this day in 1821, Central American notables accepted a plan drafted by Mexican caudillo Agustín de Iturbide that declared the five nations free from Spain. Today in Central America most people celebrate their independence much as we in the U.S. do on July 4th: a day off from school and work, … [Read more...]
Bal Divas/Children’s Day in Nepal – Celebrating September 14th!
September 13, 2010 by
Bal Divas/Children’s Day in Nepal September 14, 2010 Nepal celebrates Bal Divas/Children’s Day as a public holiday. Children’s day or Bal Divas day is created everywhere in order to honor the children and minors. It is celebrated in Nepal and all over its kingdom on August 20. This is the day that children get full freedom to enjoy a play. It is a special day only for the children. This day reminds everyone to look after the welfare of the people and to tell them to live as per the dream … [Read more...]
San Jacinto Day Celebrated in Nicaragua – September 14th!
September 13, 2010 by
San Jacinto Day Celebrated in Nicaragua September 14, 2010 San Jacinto Day is a public holiday in Nicaragua. On May 3, 1855, American filibuster William Walker set sail with 58 men from San Francisco, California to the coast of Nicaragua to aid Francisco Castellón Sanabria, a Liberal Party candidate that lost a highly contested election the year before. Eventually Walker would go on to proclaim himself President of the country and rule until his surrender on May 1, 1857. The downward … [Read more...]
Grandparents Day Celebrated in the United States and Canada – September 12, 2010
September 11, 2010 by
Grandparents Day Celebrated in the United States and Canada September 12, 2010 National Grandparents Day is a non-public holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada. Following in the footsteps of Fathers Day and Mothers Day, the American government passed another bill that proposed the celebration of Grandparents Day, an effort to honor seniors and their contributions to people’s lives. The day is celebrated the first Sunday in September after Labor Day. History of … [Read more...]
Yemen celebrates Revolution Day!
September 11, 2010 by
Yemen celebrates Revolution Day September 10, 2010 Revolution Day is a public holiday in Yemen. Yemen’s September 26, 1962, revolution is a national holiday. The revolution led to the overthrow of the xenophobic and oppressive Imamate that ruled North Yemen for much of the 20th century, ultimately setting the stage for the creation of the modern Republic of Yemen.This day is also known as September Revolution Day. Yemen Revolution Day History During the rule of Imam Yahia on the … [Read more...]
