All Countries • All Holidays • Major ReligionsWorld HolidaysLabour Day Observed in Bermuda
Bermuda Day: May 24Labour Day is a public holiday in Bermuda. The people of Bermuda have long struggled for equality among all racial and cultural elements. Steeped in a slave past, the people of the country have fought to also bring about fairness in work relations. The creation of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party in the 1960s and Labor Day in the 1980s were part of a natural progression towards a safe and fair workplace for the people.
Commemorating the Unity of North and South Yemen: Yemen Celebrates National Unity Day
Yemen Day of National Unity: May 22Day of National Unity is a public holiday in Yemen. Yemen holds annual celebration to commemorate the anniversary of the unity of South and North Yemen to form the Republic of Yemen on May 22. The National Unity Day in Yemen is a day where the country’s president talks about the plans laid out to address some of the pressing economic issues the country currently faces.
Sri Lanka Celebrates National Heroes’ Day
Sri Lanka National Heroes’ Day: May 21National Heroes’ Day is a public holiday in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka remembers the contribution of some of the most important personalities in Sri Lankan society from politics, literature, science, and sports through the celebration of National Heroes Day every year on March 21. Historically, the National Heroes’ Day commemorates the effort of Sri Lankans who peacefully fought for the country’s complete independence from foreign rule in 1972. Some of Sri Lanka’s 20th Century national heroes of the country’s independence movement are Don Stephen Senanayake, Fredrick Richard Senanayake, Ponnambalam Ramanathan, E. W. Perera, James Peiris, Henry Pedris, S. Mahinda, Anagarika Dharmapala, C.W.W. Kannangara, D. R. Wijewardena, and Ponnambalam Arunachalam.
Chile’s Naval Day: Revisiting the Battle of Iquique
Chile’s Naval Day: May 21Naval Day is a public holiday in Chile. Every year, on the 21st of May, Chile celebrates the Naval Day to commemorate the May 21, 1879 Battle of Iquique against the Peruvian and Bolivian military alliance during the War of the Pacific which took place between 1879 and 1884. It is locally known as Día de las Glorias Navales. The holiday is also called the Battle of Iquique Day.
Whit Monday Celebrated by Christians Around the Globe
Whit Monday: May 20Whit Monday is a Christian holiday celebrated around the world. Whit Monday, popularly known as the Monday of the Holy Spirit or Pentecost Monday, is a day celebrated by Christians around the world directly after the day of Pentecost. The holiday is considered moveable as its date is determined by the date of Easter in both the Eastern and Western forms of Christianity.
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