All Countries • All Holidays • Major ReligionsMidsummer Eve Fervently Celebrated in Finland
Midsummer Eve: June 20Midsummer Eve is a public holiday celebrated in Finland. While midsummer simply refers to the period of time centered upon the summer solstice, also refers to the specific European celebrations that do accompany the actual solstice. European midsummer-related holidays, celebrations, and traditions are all pre-Christian in origin and are particularly more important in the northern and western parts of Europe. Finland is no exception to this.
Eritrea Commemorates Its Martyrs
Martyrs Day: June 20Martyrs Day is a public holiday celebrated in Eritrea. In Eritrea, June 20 is celebrated as Martyrs Day. This day has been declared a national holiday for all the people of the country for the one purpose of paying tribute and respecting all those who died in its 30-year war. Through the war, the ultimate goal was to claim liberty and national independence for all the people of Eritrea.
Festival of San Juan
Festival of San Juan Date: June 20Festival of San Juan is celebrated by Spain as a public holiday. To celebrate the arrival of Summer the Spanish people do what they do best and have a festival. San Juan usually takes place between the 20th of June and the 24th to coincide with the shortest night of the year where the light of day out weighs the darkness of the night.
Trinidad and Tobago Commemorates Labor Day
Youth Day: June 19Labor Day is a public holiday celebrated in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Labor Day in Trinidad and Tobago is celebrated on June 19. It marks the beginning of an uprising of laborers in Fyzabad in 1937. It is also generally recognized as the beginning of the modern trade union movement.
Uruguay Remembers Jose Gervasio Artigas Arnal
Birthday of Jose Gervasio Artigas Arnal Date: June 19The Birthday of Jose Gervasio Artigas Arnal is a public holiday in Uruguay. Jose Gervasio Artigas Arnal is the national hero of Uruguay and hence is sometimes also known as the father of Uruguayan independence. Artigas’ birthday falls on the nineteenth of June.
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