On Wednesday 8 March 2023, many countries will have a public holiday for International Women’s Day. While it is clearly a good thing to highlight the contributions and accomplishments of women, does it hide a gender gap between public holidays that celebrate people? In 1977, the United Nations declared 8 March as International Women’s Day, […]
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In the UK, Monday January 16th 2023 was the so-called Blue Monday. It is said to be the most depressing day of the year, as Christmas and New Year holidays are fast disappearing in the rear view mirror, and it is nearly 90 days until the next public holiday on Good Friday (April 7th). Does […]
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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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The government of South Korea has passed a revised presidential decree to allow more national holidays subject to the government’s alternative statutory holiday program. According to the Ministry of Personnel Management, the Cabinet endorsed the decree that adds four national holidays – March 1st Independence Movement Day, National Liberation Day, National Foundation Day and Hangeul […]
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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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On March 17th, over 450 landmarks around the world turn green to mark St. Patrick’s Day. It won’t take place this year due to the energy crisis, but we can still celebrate virtually. In this short quiz, we look at how landmarks are used to mark important holidays and festivals. Happy Holidays to Hue! We […]
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In recent days, many American companies, such as Twitter and Nike, have given their employees a new company holiday – Juneteenth. In a country where organizations don’t tend to give away time off, this is an unprecedented move. Juneteenth is not a holiday that many people outside of the United States will be aware of. […]
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Home for the Holidays The disruption caused by Coronavirus touches all aspects of our daily lives, including the ability to celebrate our key religious festivals. The month of April is chock-full of such holidays such as Passover, Easter, Vaisakhi and Ramadan. While the faithful usually congregate to celebrate and commemorate these holidays, the lockdown of […]
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There is no avoiding the fact that many of the major festivals of the world involve people coming together to celebrate – only a few months ago, we did a blog post on how the largest human migrations happen due to holidays. The current Coronavirus Pandemic and the global need for self-isolation and social distancing […]
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If you are in the UK, you might not be aware that International Women’s Day (IWD) lives up to its name with it being a public holiday in some 27 countries. The only jurisdiction in the European Union to observe IWD with a public holiday is Berlin, who adopted the holiday in 2019 to address […]
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