Category: Cultural Diversity

October is a month full of holidays, though it arguably doesn’t have any blockbuster holidays. Chinese National Day is probably the most notable event as one-fifth of the world’s population will have a week off this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic. The main U.S. holiday in October is Columbus Day. While […]

An interesting event takes place each year on September 15th. This day marks the independence of the entire Central America from Spanish rule in 1821, this led to five separate holidays in the countries that formed part of Central America. This event also marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed in the USA. […]

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 major Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha. Another key religious festival is the widely observed […]

This year, July is a relatively quiet month for international holidays. 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 months with 25 independence holidays taking place around the world, more than any other month. In most cases, these independence days […]

In the Northern Hemisphere, June is a summer month when individual vacations start to take precedence over wondering when the next public holiday is. That doesn’t mean it is quiet at all, with some important and diverse festivals and holidays taking place. Depending on when the new moon is sighted, June begins with the major […]

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 almost three weeks later than it was last year, and 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 […]

Whether or not February is a busy month for holidays and festivals rather depends on the phases of the Moon. For instance, in 2020, the second new moon after 21st December takes place on 25th January, which means February loses the prestigious Lunar New Year holidays that will dominate the first week of February this […]

January is ushered in with New Year’s Day, which is celebrated with a public holiday for 90% of the world’s population, making it the most widely observed holiday of the year. January is notable for the lack of national days; clearly January wasn’t a good time to ask your colonial powers for your independence. Indeed […]