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. […]
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During September there are several national days and notable holidays and festivals. Why not brighten up your video calls by using our virtual backgrounds to highlight these special days? You’ll find some instructions on how to use these images in Zoom and Microsoft Teams at the bottom of the page. September 1st – Slovak Constitution […]
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During August there are several national days and notable holidays and festivals. Why not brighten up your video calls by using our virtual backgrounds to highlight these special days? You’ll find some instructions on how to use these images in Zoom and Microsoft Teams at the bottom of the page. August 1st – Swiss National […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Celebrate the important holidays and festivals during May with these video conference call backgrounds. May 3: Orthodox Easter Easter is the most significant religious holiday for the world’s roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus has […]
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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 […]
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This year, April showers us with some important holidays. Without a doubt, Easter dominates the month. It’s nine days earlier than it was last year, though if you celebrate Orthodox Easter you will have almost another month. The reasons for the shifting dates are covered below. Other notable festivals this month are the Solar New […]
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March 3: Bulgarian Liberation Day This holiday is Bulgaria’s national day and honours the Bulgarian volunteers who, during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 with the assistance of Russian and Romanian forces, liberated Bulgaria from almost 500 years of Ottoman rule. March 8: International Women’s Day International Women’s Day was first established at the 1910 International […]
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March is a month of rebirth and renewal as spring starts to push back winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Over 300 million people will mark Spring with Persian New Year on March 21st; and Balinese New Year, and the Hindu festivals of Maha Shivaratri and Holi also bring color and life to this month. Month […]
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