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Swaziland Celebrates National Flag Day

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National Flag Day: April 25

National Flag Day is a public holiday in Swaziland.
Swaziland, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, dedicates April 25th as a celebration on the date when Swaziland’s Flag was raised and British Flag was brought down after it obtained independence from Great Britain in 1968. This holiday is known as National Flag Day.

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Posted on 24 Apr 2012 in : April Holidays,Swaziland Holidays


Egypt’s Eid Tahrir Sinai

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Eid Tahrir Sinai: April 25

Eid Tahrir Sinai is a public holiday in Egypt.

Egypt’s Eid Tahrir Sinai or Sinai Liberation Day is a public holiday in Egypt celebrated every 25th of April yearly. The holiday commemorates the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Sinai as stipulated in the 1979 Israel- Egypt Peace Accords.

The holiday also commemorates the life of Anwar Sadat, the hero of the liberation of Sinai.

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Posted on 24 Apr 2012 in : April Holidays,Egypt Holidays


Swaziland Celebrates King’s Birthday

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King’s Birthday: April 19

King’s Birthday is a public holiday in Swaziland.

The people of Swaziland celebrate the birthday of Mswati III (Makhosetive), the present head of the Swazi Royal Family, on the 19th of April every year. Makhosetive was born on April 19, 1968 and the only son of her mother Inkhosikati Ntombi Tfwala and King Sobhuza II who passed away on August 21, 1982 at the age of 82.

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Posted on 19 Apr 2012 in : April Holidays,Swaziland Holidays


Zimbabweans Celebrate Independence Day on April 18

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Independence Day of Zimbabwe: April 18

Zimbabwe’s Independence Day is a public holiday in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabweans remember the anniversary of their country’s independence from foreign rule on the 18th of April yearly.

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Posted on 17 Apr 2012 in : April Holidays,Zimbabwe Holidays


Orthodox Christians Celebrate Orthodox Easter Monday

Orthodox Easter Monday is a religious observance for Russian Orthodox Christians all over the world. Orthodox Easter Monday is a religious observance for Greek Orthodox Christians all over the world.

Orthodox Easter Monday: April 16

Orthodox Easter Monday is a religious observance for Orthodox Christians all over the world.

Easter Monday is the second day of Bright Week for Orthodox Christians, and it follows immediately after Easter Sunday. It is also the first day of the Pentecostarian, the 50 days after Easter that end with the day of Pentecost.

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Posted on 15 Apr 2012 in : Albania Holidays,Belarus Holidays,Bosnia and Herzegovina Holidays,Bulgaria Holidays,Cyprus Holidays,Egypt Holidays,Ethiopia Holidays,Georgia Holidays,Greece Holidays,Greek Orthodox Calendar,Macedonia Holidays,Russia Holidays,Russian Orthodox Calendar,Ukraine Holidays

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