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Virgin Islands celebrates St Ursula’s Day

St. Ursula´s Day is a public holiday in the British Virgin<br /> Islands.

St Ursula’s Day: October 21

St. Ursula´s Day is a public holiday in the British Virgin Islands.

St. Ursula’s Day commemorates the Roman Catholic Saint after whom Columbus named the whole archipelago of islands. Columbus gave them the fanciful name Santa Ursula y las Once Mil Vírgenes (Saint Ursula and her 11,000 Virgins), shortened to Las Vírgenes (The Virgins). The figure on the Territory’s crest is also supposed to represent St. Ursula and the lamps the Virgins. Ursula is Latin and means little female bear.

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Posted on 20 Oct 2010 in : British Virgin Islands Holidays,October Holidays


Honduras Salutes Armed Forces

Armed Forces Day is a public holiday in Honduras.

Armed Forces Day: October 21

Armed Forces Day is a public holiday in Honduras.

Armed Forces day is a day set aside by Honduras to honor and recognize their armed forces. On this day, in 1956, young military reformists staged a coup that ousted the authoritarian Lozano Diaz from power. This coup marked a turning point in Honduran history. For the first time, the armed forces had acted as an institution rather than as the instrument of a political party or of an individual leader. The new rulers represented younger, more nationalistic, and reform-minded elements in the military. For decades to come, the military would act as the primary actor of Honduran politics.

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Posted on 20 Oct 2010 in : Honduras Holidays,October Holidays


Somalia celebrates Anniversary of the Coup

Anniversary of the Coup is a public holiday in Somalia

Anniversary of the Coup: October 21-22

The Anniversary of the Coup is a public holiday in Somalia.

On October 21, Somalis remember the Coup D’état of 1969 that installed in power General Siad Barre and brought an abrupt end to the process of party-based constitutional democracy in Somalia.

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Posted on 20 Oct 2010 in : October Holidays,Somalia Holidays

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