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New Year's Day [1] January 4 Martyrs Day: Beginning of independence movement, 1959. [2] January 16 Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination 2001 January 17 Patrice Lumumba Assassination 1961 April 6 Kimbangu's Day [3] 2023 May 1 Labour Day: May 17 Liberation Day: Zaire renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1997 [4] June 30 Independence Day ...
The International Day of Forests was established on the 21st day of March, by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on November 28, 2013. [1] Each year, various events celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests, and trees outside forests, for the benefit of current and future generations.
A medieval manuscript fragment of Finnish origin, c. 1340 –1360, utilized by the Dominican convent at Turku, showing the liturgical calendar for the month of June. The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.
New Year's Day [3] January 13: Liberation Day: From France, 1963 April 27: Independence Day: From France, 1960 First Monday after Easter Between March 23 and April 26: Easter Monday: Resurrection of Jesus May 1: Labour Day: Between April 30 and June 3 Forty days after Easter: Ascension Day: Ascension of Jesus Between May 11 and June 14 Monday ...
In Nepal, Martyrs' Day (Nepali: शहीद दिवस) is celebrated on January 30, corresponding to Magh 16 (Nepali: माघ १६ गते) in the Hindu Vikram Samvat calendar. [21] Martyr (Nepali: शहिद; Shahid) in Nepal is a term for someone who is executed while making contributions for the welfare of the country or society.
The “Martyrs Day” event — organized by the unsanctioned student group Columbia University Apartheid Divest — characterized the federal holiday as an abomination, and US vets as killers.
International Zebra Day: January 31 World Wetlands Day: February 2 World Ostrich Day [3] [4] February 2 World Marmot Day [5] [6] February 2 World Pangolin Day [7] [8] Third Saturday of February World Whale Day [9] Third Sunday of February World Bonobo Day [10] [11] [12] February 14 World Lizard Day [13] [14] February 8 World Hippopotamus Day ...
Labour Day: May 15 Day of Customs and Traditions May or June Ascension Day: Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. August 5 Independence Day: From France, 1960. August 15 Assumption Day: Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven. October 31 Martyrs' Day: Dedicated to the victims of the 2015 Burkinabé coup d'état. [2] November 1 All Saints' Day ...