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Holidays Around the WorldAll Countries • All Holidays • Major Religions • Multi-CulturalNorth America HolidaysThe Events of Holy Week
Holy Week starts on the Tuesday preceding Easter.Holy Week is public holidays in Guatemala and Uruguay. The Holy Week occurs on the last week of Lent preceding Easter, or commonly known as a Resurrection Day of the Christ Jesus. Lent is the forty-day period counting from Ash Wednesday until Black Saturday with Sundays excluded from counting. Remembering the Birth of Mexico’s National Hero and Greatest Mexican Leader: Benito Juarez
Mexico’s Birthday of Benito Juarez: March 21Mexico’s Birthday of Benito Juarez is a public holiday in Mexico. Mexico commemorates the birthday of Benito Juarez, the president of Mexico from January 19, 1858 to July 18, 1872. Juarez is famous for his anti-clerical views and has fought hard to remove the prejudices against the indigenous people of Mexico, a problem which plagued the country in the 19th century. He led a novel effort of modernizing Mexico’s economy despite a cataclysmic political environment. The holiday is also called Day of the Indian Chief. St. Joseph’s Day Celebrated by Christians Around the World
St. Joseph’s Day: March 19St. Joseph’s Day is a religious observance for Christians all over the world. March 19 is the date on which Christians venerate St. Joseph, husband of Mary, mother of Jesus. It is a feast in which Joseph is celebrated as patron of the universal Church; he has another feast on May 1 on which Joseph, the carpenter, is celebrated as a worker. USA and Canada Practices Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time: March 11Lunar Daylight Saving Time is practiced in USA and Canada. Lunar Daylight Saving Time or simply ‘Daylight Saving Time’ (DST) allows citizens enjoy the sunny summer afternoons by adjusting timepieces an hour in advance so that you will have less daylight in the morning but have more in the afternoon. In the US, the clocks are adjusted one hour in advance beginning in the second week of March which is reverted back to the standard time on the first week of November in the same year. Countries belonging to the European Union, however, adjust their clocks beginning in the last Sunday of March; it ends at the last Sunday of October at exactly 1:00 a.m. Universal Time or Greenwich Mean Time. Baron Bliss Day Celebrated in Belize
Baron Bliss Day of Belize: March 9Belize is a public holiday in Baron Bliss Day. Belize celebrates Baron Bliss Day on or about the 9th of March every year. The change in the date of the celebration may vary but usually put in the nearest weekend, that is, in the nearest Friday or Monday. The government is responsible for calling a change in the date of the celebration. Baron Bliss Day commemorates the life of Henry Edward Ernest Victor Bliss, commonly known as Baron Bliss who was considered to be Belize’s greatest benefactor. Bliss willed his money, around USD$2 million dollars to a trust fund for the benefit of the people of Belize. « Previous Page — Next Page » |
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