Category: Cultural Diversity

The revolutionary spirit in July continues into August with a large amount of independence days taking place around the world as many countries threw off their colonial shackles during this month. The biggest religious festival in August this year is the widely observed, but not well known Christian festival of Assumption. Month info: Originally called Sextilis […]

On July 4th 1776, the United States of America proclaimed its independence from England by signing the Declaration of Independence. The celebration of this momentous event in the history of the USA has become America’s National Day, the Fourth of July. This quiz will be a good test of your knowledge, but hopefully, you’ll also […]

July 1st – Canada Day Canada Day celebrates of the anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada July 4th – US Independence Day On July 4th 1776, the United States of America proclaimed its independence from England by signing the Declaration […]

July is historically a relatively quiet month for international holidays. This is the last year for about 30 years when the major Islamic festival of Eid Al-Adha will take place in July. That’s not to say there aren’t any interesting holidays or festivals taking place. In fact, July can be considered the most revolutionary of […]

In the Northern Hemisphere, June is a summer month when individual vacations start to take precedence over wondering when the next public holiday. However there are still some important and diverse festivals and holidays taking place. June begins with the major Christian holiday of Whit Monday, which marks the coming of the Holy Spirit in […]

May gets off a strong start with one of the biggest secular holidays of the year taking place on May 1st – International Workers’ Day. This holiday can trace it roots back to European pagan fire festivals celebrating the return of the sun at the end of winter. Nowadays however, any red on May day […]

This year, April showers us with some important holidays. Without a doubt, Easter dominates the month. It’s 14 days later than it was last year, though if you celebrate Orthodox Easter you will have to wait another week. The reasons for the shifting dates are covered below. Other notable festivals this month are the Solar […]

Put a spring in the step of your April video conferences by adding a background celebrating the key holidays and festivals during the month. April 1: Cypriot National Day Also known as ‘EOKA Day‘, this holiday commemorates the start of the insurgence against the British in 1955 April 4: Senegalese National Day Celebrates independence and […]