- Haiti
- Haiti:
The Republic of Haiti shares the Carribean island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.
Di scovery Day, December 5. Commemorates the discovery of Haiti by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
Vertières Day, November 18. Commemorates the Haitian victory over the French in the Battle of Vertieres on this day in 1803. This is also Haiti's Army Day.
Independence Day, January 1. Anniversary of the day in 1804 when Jean Jacques Dessalines made a declaration of independence and restored the country's original name Haiti, from the Indian for "land of mountains."
Dessalines Day, October 17 . Anniversary of the death of Jean Jacques Dessalines (d.1806), revolution-ary, was declared emperor in 1805.
National Sovereignty Day, May 22. Dedicated to the head of state and to the nation's culture.
Hero's Day, January 2. Honors the Haitians' anscestors. Also known as Ancestry Day.
Flag Day, May 18.
Presidents Day, June 22.
National holidays.
Independence Day, Hero's Day, Shrove Monday (\'bd day), Shrove
Tuesday, Good Friday, Pan-American Day, Labor Day (May 1), Flag Day, National
Sovereignty Day, Assumption, United Nations Day, All Souls' Day, Vertières
Day, Discovery Day, Christmas.
- Honduras
- Honduras:
The Republic of Honduras is in Central America.
Independence Day, September 15, 1821. Commemorates the declaration of independence of Central America.
Armed Forces Day, October 21. The revolt of 1956 which ousted Lozano Diaz is celebrated.
Morazán Day, October 3. Honors Francisco Morazán, Honduran statesman.
Thanksgiving Day, March 15.
National holidays.
New Year's Day, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Pan American Day, Labor
Day (May 1), Independence Day, Morazán Day, Columbus Day, Armed
Forces Day, and Christmas.
- Hong Kong
- Hong Kong:
Birthday of Pak Tai, April 3.
Liberation Day, last Monday in August. Anniversary of the end of Japanese occupation in 1945.
Half-Year Day, July 1. A midyear public holiday.
Birthday of Confucious, September 22. See Confucism.
Chung Yeung Festival. [9th day of 9th month]
- Hungary
- Hungary:
The Republic of Hungary is in eastern Europe.
Revolution Day, March 15. Anniversary of the 1848 revolt against Austrian rule.
Lajos Kossuth Day ([Hungary?]), March 20. Marks the anniversary of the death of Lajos Kossuth (d.1894), Hungarian nationalist. Celebrated by Hungarians worldwide.
Liberation Day, April 4. Celebrates the last withdrawal of Nazi troops in 1945.
Constitution Day, August 20. Commemorates the constitution of 1949.
Independence Day, October 23. Hungary declared its independence on October 23, 1989.
National holidays.
New Year's Day, Revolution Day, Easter Monday, Labor Day (May 1),
Constitution Day, Independence Day, Christmas, and Boxing Day.
