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  • Falkland Islands
  • Falkland Islands:

    A British Dependent Territory consisting of two large and about two hundred smaller ones. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean.

    Anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands, December 8, 1914.

    Public holidays.
    New Year's Day, Good Friday, The Queen's Birthday, Liberation Day (Jun 14), Bank holiday, Anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands, Christmas.

  • Fiji
  • Fiji:

    The Republic of Fiji is made up of one hundred inhabit islands and over two hundred uninhabited ones in the south Pacific Ocean.

    Deed of Cession Day, occurs near October 7.
    Commemorates the granting of Fiji to the British in 1874.

    Fiji Day, on or near October 10.
    Commemorates the country's independence on this day in 1970.

    Prince Charles Day, third Monday in November.
    A public holiday in Fiji [and solomon islands?] celebrating the birthday of Prince Charles, who was born on November 14, 1948.

    Public holidays.
    New Year's Day, Prophet's Birthday, Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Queen's Birthday (2nd Mon in June), Bank Holiday (1st Mon in Aug), Fiji Day (2nd Mon in Aug), Prince Charles Day, Diwali, Christmas, and Boxing Day.

  • Finland
  • Finland:

    The Republic of Finland is in Scandinavia.

    Helsinki Day
    Celebrates the founding of Helsinki, the nation's capital, in 1550. Observed since 1959.

    Runeberg's Day, February 5.
    Celebrates the birthday of the Finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (b.1804).

    Snellman Day, May 12.
    Celebrates the birthday of J. V. Snellman (b.1806), jounalist, statesman, and leader of the Nationalist movement.

    Alexis Kivi Day, October 10.
    A school holiday celebrating the birthday of the Finnish author Alexis Kivi (b.1834).

    Kalevala Day, February 28.
    A dedication to the poem Kalevala by Dr. Elias Lönnrot, and occuring on the anniversary of the preface of the first edition in 1835.

    Flag Day, June 4.
    Flag day of the Finnish Armed Forces celebrating the birthday of Marshall Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (b.1867).

    Flag Day of the Army, May 19.

    Independence Day, December 6, 1917.
    Independence was declared from Russia.

    Vappu Day, May 1.
    See also Walpurgis Night, May Day.

    Public holidays.
    New Year's Day, Epiphany, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Whitsun Eve, Midsummer's Eve (Fri. before Midsummer's Day), Midsummer's Day (Sat. closest to June 25), All Saints' Day (closest Sat.), Independence Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and Boxing Day.

  • France
  • France:

    The French Republic is in western Europe.

    Night Watch, July 13.
    A half-day holiday before Bastille Day. Known in France as La Retraite aux Flambeaux.

    Bastille Day, July 14.
    It was on this day in 1789, at the start of the French Revolution, that the French prison, the Bastille, was destoyed and political prisoners were freed. Also celebrated in the French West Indies. Also known as Fête Nationale.

    Marseillaise Day, July 30.
    Honors the national anthem of France, the Marseillaise, on the anniversary of the day it was first sung in Paris in 1792 by five hundred men from Marseilles, hence the title.

    Fête Nationale, September 22.
    This Fête National commemorates the establishment of the French Republic, and was made a national holiday in 1892.

    D-Day Observance, June 6.
    Commemorates D-Day; the Allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944. Observed in Normandy. Also known as Allied Landing Observances Day.

    Liberation Day, May 8.
    V-E Day.

    Fête des Saintes-Maries, May 24 and 25.
    Festival in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France, honoring the patron saints of Gypsies.

    Father's Day, second Sunday in June.

    Public holidays.
    New Year's Day, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day (May 12), Pentecost, Bastille Day, Assumption Day, All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, Armistice Day (Nov 11), and Christmas.

  • French Guiana
  • French Guiana:

    One of the "Overseas Departments" of France.

    Public holidays.
    New Year's Day, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Bastille Day, Assumption Day, All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, Armistice Day (Nov 11), and Christmas

  • French Polynesia
  • French Polynesia:

    One of the four overseas territories (territoires d'outre-mer) of France.

    Public holidays.
    Chinese New Year (Feb 6), Missionaries Arrival Commemoration (Mar 5), May Day, and Armistice Day (May 8).