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Birth of the Baha’u'llah Date: November 12

Birth of the Baha’u'llah is a religious observance for Baha’i’s all over the world.

The Birth of Bahá’u’lláh is one of the nine holy days for Baha’i’s, and it is celebrated on November 12. It celebrates the birth of Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Bahá’i faith, born in Tehran on November 12, 1817.

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Sun Yat-sen’s Day: November 12

Sun Yat-sen’s Day is a non-official holiday in Taiwan.

November 12 in Taiwan is a non-official holiday in Taiwan that celebrates the birthday of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in 1866, who was a leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party and the first President of the Republic of China.

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Constitution Day Date: November 12

Constitution Day is a public holiday in Azerbaijan.

Article 2, section 1 of the Azerbaijan constitution says that the “sovereign right of the Azerbaijanian people is the right of free and independent determination of their destiny and establishment of their own form of governance.”

That right—the right of the Azerbaijan people to determine their destiny—has taken many years to fully enjoy. In fact, it was a right they had in the past, but was yanked directly from their clutches before they could make it formal. It wasn’t until November 12, 1995 that the Azerbaijan people truly regained that right with the adoption of their constitution, a day now celebrated as a public holiday.

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