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Syria Marks International Tourism Day

International Tourism Day is a National Holiday in Syria

Syria International Tourism Day: September 27 ,2009

International Tourism Day is a public holiday in Syria.

Since 1980, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day on September 27. This date was chosen as on that day in 1970, the Statutes of the UNWTO were adopted. The adoption of these Statutes is considered a milestone in global tourism. Similarly, Syria marks this day as a National Holiday as the main income for the people of Syria comes through tourism. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.

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Posted on 26 Sep 2010 in : October Holidays, September Holidays, Syria Holidays


The Building of the Cross Observed by Orthodox Coptic Christians

Building of the Cross is a religious observance for Orthodox Coptic Christians all over the world.

Building of the Cross Date: September 27, 2010

Building of the Cross is a religious observance for Orthodox Coptic Christians all over the world.

The Feast of the Building of the Cross is celebrated on September 27. On the Coptic calendar it falls on the seventeenth day of the month of Tout, and it commemorates the dedication of the Church of the Holy Cross built by the mother of Emperor Constantine, Queen Helen.

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Posted on 26 Sep 2010 in : Christian Calendar, January Holidays


Sri Lanka honors Bandaranaike Memorial

Bandaranaike Memorial  is a National Holiday in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Bandaranaike Memorial: September 26, 2009

Bandaranaike Memorial is a public holiday in Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lanka Bandaranaike Memorial is dedicated to the assassination to the Sri Lanka Prime Minister Solomon West Ride-way dias Bandaranaike on September 26, 1959. (SWRD) died from the gun shot wounds the very next day on September 26th. As a result of his death, his wife Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike became the first female Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1960.

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Posted on 25 Sep 2010 in : October Holidays, September Holidays, Sri Lanka Holidays


Kamarampaka Day Abolished the Monarchy in Rwanda

Kamarampaka Day in Rwanda is a public holiday.

Kamarampaka Day: September 25, 2010

Rwanda observes Kamarampaka Day as a public holiday.

Kamarampaka Day commemorates the anniversary of the abolition of the monarchy in 1961 and is marked yearly with the National Assembly. Rwanda is know as the “Land of the Thousand Hills” because of the numerous hills, peaks and valleys.

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Posted on 24 Sep 2010 in : August Holidays, Rwanda Holidays, September Holidays


Tahiti celebrates World Tourism Day

World Tourism Day is a National Holiday in Tahiti

Tahiti World Tourism Day: September 25, 2010

World Tourism Day is a public holiday in Tahiti.

Tahiti celebrates the World Tourism day on 25th September every year. The main source of income of people is on this Island are tourists, that is why this day is celebrated quite colorfully by the poeple of Tahiti. This day is also a public holiday in the Island nation. This special celebration is designed to make tourists feel extra special while sampling traditional foods, enjoying handcraft demonstrations and viewing sport competitions held in Tahiti.

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Posted on 24 Sep 2010 in : September Holidays, Tahiti Holidays

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