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Common Prayers Day: May 4Common Prayers Day is a public holiday in Denmark and Greenland. Denmark celebrates Common Prayers Day usually on the last Friday after the celebration of Easter Sunday. The date of the celebration varies, but for 2010, it will be celebrated on April 30, 2010. The holiday is locally known as, ‘Store Bededag.’ Queen’s Birthday
Queen’s Birthday Date: April 30Queen’s Birthday is celebrated in the Netherlands. The Netherlands Queen’s birthday fall on 30 April or on 29th April, if the 30th is a Sunday and is a national holiday in Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands and Aruba. The day is considered as a symbol of national unity. It is also aimed at bringing about a feeling of togetherness. Slovenia’s Resistance Day
Day of Uprising: April 27Day of Uprisingis a public holiday in Slovenia. The Day of Uprising or Resistance Day (Slovenia, dan upora proti okupatorju) is a holiday in Slovenia to commemorate the establishment of Slovenia’s Liberation Front to fight the occupying forces of nearby European countries such as the Germany, Italy, and Hungary. The holiday is celebrated on the 27th of April every year. It is formerly known as Liberation Front Day and a considered a work-free day. Italians Celebrate Liberation Day (La Festa della Liberazione)
Liberation Day: April 25Liberation Day is a public holiday in Italy. Each year, on the 25th of April, Italy celebrates Liberation Day, locally known as La Festa della Liberazione. Liberation Day commemorates the day when Italy was liberated from the direct control of the Allied Forces after the World War II. It is also the date when Italy remembers those who perished in the war. In some context, it also commemorates the fall of Benito Mussolini’s Italian Social Republic in 1945. Unlike other holidays in Italy that are only recognized in a certain region, Liberation Day is celebrated nationwide. Portugal Commemorates Liberty Day
Liberty Day: April 25Liberty Day is a public holiday in Portugal. Liberty Day is celebrated in Portugal to remember the famous Carnation Revolution that took place on April 25, 1974. Often referred to simply as 25 de Abril, the day is a remembrance of the oppression that led to the revolution and is a renewal of the country’s democratic values and ideals of liberty, equality, justice, solidarity, and fraternity. Next Page » |
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