Category: Cultural Diversity

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 […]

November is a month of harvest festivals, some of the oldest holidays, that date back to when ancient farming communities gathered to give thanks for a good harvest, essential in surviving the imminent harsh winter. This year November also hosts the famous Hindu festival of Diwali and the birthday of the founder of one of […]

As we move into the darker days of late Autumn, why not brighten up your video conferences with these backgrounds that also highlight cultural diversity? November 2: Day of the Dead ‘El Día de los Muertos‘ is a holiday that focuses on remembering family members and friends who have passed away. November 9: Cambodian Independence […]

During October 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. October 1st: Chinese National Day […]

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 71st anniversary of the People’s Republic. The main U.S. holiday in October is Columbus Day. While […]

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 2nd – Vietnam National […]

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 widely observed, but not well known Christian festival of Assumption. Month info: Originally called Sextilis […]

This year, July is a relatively quiet month for international holidays until the very last day,  when the major Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha takes place. That’s not to say there aren’t any other interesting holidays or festivals taking place. In fact, July can be considered the most revolutionary of months with 25 independence holidays […]