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Vietnam National Day: September 2Vietnam celebrates National Day as a public holiday. On 2nd of September, Vietnam celebrates its National Day. This day in 1945, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence solemnly in Hanoi at the Ba Dinh Square. He proclaimed the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. This event marked the beginning of a new chapter in the Vietnamese nation’s colorful history. Nepal Krishna Janmastami
Krishna Janmastami Date: September 1, 2010Nepal celebrates Krishna Janmastami as a public holiday. Krishna Janmastami is celebrated all over the world. It signifies the birth of Lord Krishna for the exploitation of evil on this earth. Every nation has its own style of respecting any social event. Nepal also celebrates Krishna Jansmastami with great pomp and splendor every year. This festival is reciprocated by beautiful public processions. There is dancing and singing all dedicated to the Krishna ‘avatar’. Read the rest of this entry » Slovak National Uprising Commemorated in Slovakia
Slovak National Uprising Date: August 29, 2010Slovak National Uprising is a public holiday in Slovakia. Slovak National Uprising (SNP) was an armed rebellion that broke out in Slovakia in late August 1944 and continued until October 1944 during World War II. The uprising was launched on August 29, 1944 in an attempt to overthrow the pro-Nazi government of Jozef Tiso. Since then, August 29 has been celebrated every year in Slovakia to mark the anniversary of the uprising. Georgia celebrates Mariamoba
Georgia Mariamoba: August 28, 2010Mariamoba is a public holiday in Georgia. Liberia Observes Flag Day
Liberia Flag Day: August 24, 2010Flag Day is a public holiday in Liberia. A flag is not only the marker of a country, but its color and designs allow one to know about the past history and future of the country. Liberians come together on August 24 every year to celebrate Flag Day. It is a national holiday declared in Liberia to observe the making and the symbolic meaning of the Liberian national flag. Next Page » |
