Celebrate the important holidays and festivals during May with these video conference call backgrounds. May 1: International Labour Day May 1 is International Workers Day or International Labour Day dedicated to workers and labourers across the world. This day honours workers and urges them to know their rights. May 1: Buddha Purnima Buddha Purnima is […]
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May always 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 […]
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This year, April showers us with some important holidays. Without a doubt, Easter dominates the month. This year, Easter falls at the start of the month, on Sunday April 5th, while Orthodox Easter arrives a week later. The reasons for the shifting dates are covered below. Other notable festivals this month are the Solar New […]
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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 20th and the Hindu festival of Holi also brings color and life to this month. March also sees the observation of the Islamic […]
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For most Islamic countries, Wednesday February 18th will be the first day of the Islamic month of Ramadan. Did you Know? February 18th 2026 also marks the Christian period of fasting known as Lent. This is the first time the two dates have coincided for 33 years. The month of Ramadan will last for 28 […]
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Black History Month got its start 100 years ago, in 1926, when Dr. Carter G. Woodson, an African American, promoted Negro History Week in February. In 1915, Harvard historian Carter G. Woodson and minister Jesse E. Moorland founded what is today known as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History in […]
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Whether or not February is a busy month for holidays and festivals rather depends on the phases of the Moon. For instance, this year, the second new moon after December 21st takes place on February 17th, which means that February hosts the prestigious Lunar New Year holidays that will dominate the middle of February this […]
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In 1986, the Third Monday in January became a Federal Holiday in the USA to honor the life of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. To mark this day we have collected some of his most famous quotes.
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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 […]
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After the diversity of religious festivals and notable national days during the previous few months, the focus of December is undeniably one holiday – Christmas. This month we take a deeper look at the day when over two billion people (over a third of the world’s population) will celebrate the birth of Christ. Month info: The […]
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