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Iceland Commerce Day

Commerce Day in Iceland is a public holiday.

Commerce Day Date: August 3

Iceland celebrates Commerce Day as a public holiday.

Fridagur verslunarmanna, as it is known in Iceland, is celebrated in the first Monday of the month of August. It is celebrated as the holiday of the tradesman of the Iceland. Stock exchange celebrates this event with great vigor. It was a marked event in which the lower tradesmen class of Iceland got freedom from the upper authorities of the market business and their atrocities. It is also celebrated in honor of the great fighters, who made this possible. Tradesmen along with their family observe the day by not undergoing any business and celebrating the day with passion and kind.

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Posted on 02 Aug 2011 in : August Holidays,Iceland Holidays


Iceland Commemorates Independence Day

National Day is a public holiday in Iceland.

Independence Day: June 17

Independence Day is a public holiday in Iceland.

People of Iceland have celebrated Independence Day on June 17 every year since 1944. This day was chosen for the birthday of its nineteenth-century leader, Jón Sigurðsson, who led the country during the movement for independence in Iceland.

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Posted on 16 Jun 2011 in : December Holidays,Iceland Holidays,June Holidays


Whit Monday Celebrated by Christians Around the Globe

Whit Monday is a Christian holiday celebrated around the world.

Whit Monday: May 24

Whit 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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Posted on 23 May 2011 in : Andorra Holidays,Antigua and Barbuda Holidays,Bahamas Holidays,Barbados Holidays,Belgium Holidays,Benin Holidays,Central African Republic Holidays,Christian Calendar,Cote d'Ivoire Holidays,Denmark Holidays,Dominica Holidays,France Holidays,Gabon Holidays,Germany Holidays,Grenada Holidays,Hungary Holidays,Iceland Holidays,Liechtenstein Holidays,Luxembourg Holidays,Madagascar Holidays,May Holidays,Monaco Holidays,Netherlands Holidays,Norway Holidays,Reunion Islands Holidays,Rwanda Holidays,Senegal Holidays,Solomon Islands,Sweden Holidays,Switzerland Holidays,Togo Holidays,Trinidad and Tobago Holidays


Labour Day; May Day; Workers’ Day; Day of Kazak

May Day is an international holiday worldwide.

May Day Date: May 1

May Day is celebrated throughout most of the world as a public holiday.

May 1 is considered as the Labour Day by almost all the nations of the world. The workers of the world celebrate this as an annual holiday. This day is the result of a massive labor union movement; this day celebrates the social and economic achievements of workers. This day is also known as May Day. Not only these two names, May 1 has many other names like Worker’s day, National Unification Day, Day of Kazak people’s Unity, Eid el-Ommal, etc.

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Posted on 01 May 2011 in : Afghanistan Holidays,Albania Holidays,Algeria Holidays,Andorra Holidays,Angola Holidays,Antigua and Barbuda Holidays,Antilles and Aruba Holidays,Argentina Holidays,Armenia Holidays,Australia Holidays,Austria Holidays,Azerbaijan Holidays,Bahamas Holidays,Bahrain Holidays,Balearic Islands Holidays,Bangladesh Holidays,Barbados Holidays,Belarus Holidays,Belgium Holidays,Belize Holidays,Benin Holidays,Bermuda Holidays,Bhutan Holidays,Bolivia Holidays,Bosnia and Herzegovina Holidays,Botswana Holidays,Brazil Holidays,British Virgin Islands Holidays,Brunei Darussalem Holidays,Bulgaria Holidays,Burkina Faso Holidays,Burundi Holidays,Cambodia Holidays,Cameroon Holidays,Canada Holidays,Cape Verde Holidays,Central African Republic Holidays,Chad Holidays,Chile Holidays,China Holidays,Colombia Holidays,Comoros Holidays,Congo Holidays,Costa Rica Holidays,Cote d'Ivoire Holidays,Croatia Holidays,Cuba Holidays,Cyprus Holidays,Czech Republic Holidays,Denmark Holidays,Djibouti Holidays,Dominica Holidays,Dominican Republic Holidays,DR Congo Holidays,Ecuador Holidays,Egypt Holidays,El Salvador Holidays,Equatorial Guinea Holidays,Eritrea Holidays,Estonia Holidays,Ethiopia Holidays,Fiji Holidays,Finland Holidays,France Holidays,French Guiana Holidays,Gabon Holidays,Gambia Holidays,Georgia Holidays,Germany Holidays,Ghana Holidays,Greece Holidays,Greenland Holidays,Grenada Holidays,Guatemala Holidays,Guinea Bissau Holidays,Guinea Holidays,Guyana Holidays,Haiti Holidays,Honduras Holidays,Hungary Holidays,Iceland Holidays,India Holidays,Indonesia Holidays,Iran Holidays,Iraq Holidays,Ireland Holidays,Israel holidays,Italy Holidays,Jamaica Holidays,Japan Holidays,Jordan Holidays,Kazakhstan Holidays,Kenya Holidays,Kiribati Holidays,Krygyzstan Republic Holidays,Kuwait Holidays,Laos Holidays,Latvia Holidays,Lebanon Holidays,Lesotho Holidays,Liberia Holidays,Libya Holidays,Liechtenstein Holidays,Lithuania Holidays,Luxembourg Holidays,Macau Holidays,Macedonia Holidays,Madagascar Holidays,Malawi Holidays,Malaysia Holidays,Maldives Holidays,Mali Holidays,Malta Holidays,Marshall Islands Holidays,Mauritania Holidays,Mauritius Holidays,May Holidays,Mexico Holidays,Moldova Holidays,Monaco Holidays,Mongolia Holidays,Montenegro Holidays,Morocco Holidays,Mozambique Holidays,Myanmar Holidays,Namibia Holidays,Nauru Holidays,Nepal Holidays,Netherlands Holidays,New Caledonia Holidays,New Zealand Holidays,Nicaragua Holidays,Niger Holidays,Nigeria Holidays,North Korea Holidays,Norway Holidays,Oman Holidays,Pakistan Holidays,Palau Holidays,Palau New Guinea Holidays,Panama Holidays,Paraguay Holidays,Peru Holidays,Philippines Holidays,Poland Holidays,Portugal Holidays,Puerto Rico Holidays,Qatar Holidays,Reunion Islands Holidays,Romania Holidays,Russia Holidays,Rwanda Holidays,Samoa Holidays,San Marino Holidays,Sao Tome Holidays,Saudi Arabia Holidays,Senegal Holidays,Seychelles Holidays,Sierra Leone Holidays,Singapore Holidays,Slovakia Holidays,Slovenia Holidays,Solomon Islands,Somalia Holidays,South Africa Holidays,South Korea Holidays,Spain Holidays,Sri Lanka Holidays,St. Kitts Holidays,St. Lucia Holidays,St. Vincent Holidays,Sudan Holidays,Suriname Holidays,Swaziland Holidays,Sweden Holidays,Switzerland Holidays,Syria Holidays,Tahiti Holidays,Taiwan Holidays,Tajikistan Holidays,Tanzania Holidays,Thailand Holidays,Togo Holidays,Tonga Holidays,Trinidad and Tobago Holidays,Tunisia Holidays,Turkey Holidays,Turkmenistan Holidays,Tuvalu Holidays,Uganda Holidays,Ukraine Holidays,United Arab Emirates Holidays,United Kingdom Holidays,Uruguay Holidays,US Virgin Islands Holidays,Uzbekistan Holidays,Vanuatu Holidays,Venezuela Holidays,Yemen Holidays,Zambia Holidays,Zimbabwe Holidays


Maundy Thursday Observed by Christians Around the World

Maundy Thursday is a religious observance for Christians all over the world.

Maundy Thursday: April 1

Maundy Thursday is a religious observance for Christians all over the world.

Maundy Thursday is a Christian feast that is celebrated on the Thursday before Easter. This day celebrates the final meal of Jesus Christ with his apostles in the Cenacle, just before his Passion. It is celebrated after Holy Wednesday and before Good Friday. It is also known as Holy Thursday, Thursday of Mysteries, and Great and Holy Thursday.

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Posted on 31 Mar 2011 in : Andorra Holidays,Argentina Holidays,Christian Calendar,Colombia Holidays,El Salvador Holidays,Finland Holidays,Guatemala Holidays,Honduras Holidays,Iceland Holidays,May Holidays,Nicaragua Holidays,Paraguay Holidays,Peru Holidays,Uruguay Holidays,Venezuela Holidays

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