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Belarus Observes Constitution Day

Constitution Day is a public holiday in Belarus.

Constitution Day: March 15, 2010

Constitution Day is a public holiday in Belarus.

In 1994, the country of Belarus gained a new constitution and the right to democratic elections. Constitution Day was celebrated as a changing for the better of a democratic Belarus. Alexander Lukashenko won those elections, but soon worked to secure his position as leader of the country through the 1996 Belarus Referendum. This highly contentious referendum altered the constitution, abolishing the parliament and putting in an assembly of cronies. Afterwards, Constitution Day lost its meaning to many people who saw Lukashenko’s changes as a destruction of democracy.

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USA and Canada Practices Daylight Saving Time

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Daylight Saving Time: March 14, 2010

Lunar Daylight Saving Time is practiced in USA and Canada.

Lunar Daylight Saving Time or simply ‘Daylight Saving Time’ (DST) allows citizens enjoy the sunny summer afternoons by adjusting timepieces an hour in advance so that you will have less daylight in the morning but have more in the afternoon.

In the US, the clocks are adjusted one hour in advance beginning in the second week of March which is reverted back to the standard time on the first week of November in the same year. Countries belonging to the European Union, however, adjust their clocks beginning in the last Sunday of March; it ends at the last Sunday of October at exactly 1:00 a.m. Universal Time or Greenwich Mean Time.

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United Kingdom/England and Wales Observes Mothering Day

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United Kingdom/England and Wales Mothering Day: March 14, 2010

Mothering Day is a public holiday in United Kingdom/England and Wales.

Mothering Day, or simply Mother’s Day in the UK is a famous public celebration usually done three weeks before the start of the Easter. There is no specific date for the celebration as it changes from year to year depending on when Easter is celebrated. It may either fall on the second week of March or on any day on the first week of April.

Mothering Day is also known in other names such as Refreshment Sunday, Pudding Pie Sunday, or Mid-Lent Sunday in Surrey, England.

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Andorra Celebrates Its Constitution

Constitution Day is a public holiday in Andorra.

Constitution Day: March 14, 2010

Constitution Day is a public holiday in Andorra.

Constitution Day in Andorra is celebrated on March 14. It is one of four days in the tiny European country when everything must close for business, along with New Years Day, National Day, and Christmas. It is a day that commemorates the referendum of March 14, 1993, in which the country’s constitution was approved with 74 percent support of Andorrans.

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Georgia Honors Mothers on March 13 (Georgia Mothers’ Day)

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Mothers’ Day of Georgia: March 13, 2010

Mothers’ Day is a public holiday in Georgia.

Georgia celebrates annual celebration of Mothers’ Day usually on the 13th of March. Mothers’ Day is a reminder of the influential and powerful role of mothers in nation-building. Almost every country celebrates this occasion. It is a day designated for all mothers including expecting mothers, mothers of the adopted children, grandmothers and great-grand mothers, and foster moms.

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