Anniversary of the Portugese Revolution, April 25.

Repub lic Day,, October 5.

Feast of the Battle of July 13, July 13.

Feast of the Hungry Ghosts, occurs in August.

Procession of Our Lady of Fatima, May 13.

National holidays.
New Year's Day, Chinese New Year, Ching Ming, Good Friday, Anniversary of the Portugese Revolution (Apr 25), Labor Day (May 1), Portugal Day, Dragon Boat Festival, St John's Day, Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day of China, Portuguese Republic Day, Festival of Ancestors, All Souls' Day, Restoration of the Independence, Immaculate Conception, Winter Solstice, Christmas.

Independence Day, June 26, 1960. Anniversary of the transfer of power from France.

Republic Day, December 30, 1975. Anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar.

Commemoration Day, March 29. Memorializes those who died in the rebellion of 1947 against French colonization.

National holidays.
New Year's Day, Commemoration Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labor Day (May 1), Ascension Day, Whit Sunday, Independence Day, All Saints' Day, Christmas, Republic Day.

Republic Day, July 6. Celebrates independence in 1964.

Kamuzu Day, May 14. Honors the nation's first president, Dr. Kamuzu Banda.
August Holiday, August 6.

Martyrs' Day, March 3. A holiday honoring the nation's heroes.

Mother's Day, October 17.

National holidays.
New Year's Day, Martyrs' Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Kamuzu Day, Republic Day (Jul 6, but usually Jul 5-7), August Holiday, Mother's Day, National Tree-Planting Day (Dec 21), Christmas, and Boxing Day.

Malaysia Day, August 31. Commemoration of the former Federation of Malaya which became independent on this date in 1957.

King's Birthday, June 3.

National holidays.
Chinese New Year, Labor Day (May 1), Vesak Day, King's Birthday, Malaysia Day, Diwali (except Sabah and Sarawak), Christmas, Hari Raya Puasa (Id al-Fitr), Hari Raya Haji (Id al-Adha), Mouloud. In addition, each state has its own public holidays.
Additional public holiday in Kuala Lumpur. City Day (Feb 1).

Independence Day, July 26, 1965. Anniversary of the day Britain granted independence to this group of islands located in the Indian Ocean.

Republic Day, November 11.

National holidays.
National Day (Jan 7), Independence Day, Victory Day (Nov 3), Republic Day, Fisheries Day (Dec 10), Id al-Fitr, Id al-Adha, Islamic New Year, Mouloud.

Independence Day, September 22. Commemorates the country's independence in 1960.

Liberation Day, November 19. Anniversary of the bloodless coup in 1968 which removed Modibo Keita from power.

Army Day, January 20.

National holidays.
New Year's Day, Army Day, Easter Monday, Labor Day (May 1), Africa Day, Independence Day, Liberation Day, Christmas, Korité(Id al-Fitr), Tabaski (Id al-Adha), Mouloud.

Memorial of 1919 riot, June 7.

Independence Day, September 21, 1964.[hopkins p.201]

Freedom Day, March 31. Their national day. Also Jum il-Heisien.

National holidays.
New Year's Day, Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck, St. Joseph's Day, Freedom Day, Good Friday, Labor Day (May 1), Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, Assumption Day, Feast of Our Lady of Victories (Nativity of Mary), Independence Day, Feast of Immaculate Conception, Republic Day (Dec. 13), and Christmas.

National holidays.
Proclamation of the Republic of Marshall Islands (May 1).

National holidays.
New Year's Day, Lundi-Gras, Mardi-Gras, 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.
 

Independence Day, November 28, 1960.

National holidays
New Year's Day, Labor Day (May 1), Africa Day, Leilat al-Meiraj, Korité(Id al-Fitr), Tabaski (Id al-Adha), Islamic New Year, Mouloud, Independence Day.

Independence Day, March 12. Anniversary of independence from Britain in 1968.

National holidays.
New Year's Day, Chinese Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), Independence Day, Good Friday, Labor Day (May 1), All Saints' Day, Christmas, Thaipusam, Maha Shivaratree, Ougadi (Hindu), Ganesh Chaturi, Diwali, Id al-Fitr.

History

Independence Day, September 16.
Commemorates the day in 1810 when Miguel Hidalgo, a parish priest, issued a declaration of Mexico's freedom from the rule of Spain. The revolt which followed ended in victory in 1822. This is a national holiday and is celebrated with parades, feasting, fireworks, and dancing.

Day of Mourning, July 31. Memorializes the death of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (d.1811), priest and hero in the 1810 revolt against Spain.

Constitution Day, February 5. A holiday commemorating the anniversaries of the constitutions of 1857 and 1917.

The Birthday of Benito Juárez on March 21 celebrates the birthday of Benito Pablo Juárez (1806-1872), Mexico's first president of Indian descent. Destroyer of the Maximillian empire. Also called the Day o f the Indian Chief.

Day of Mourning, July 18. Memorializes the anniversary of the death of Benito Juárez.

Cinco de Mayo, May 5. Name is Spanish for "fifth of May" . Celebrates the Battle of Puebla in 1867 when the French were defeated. The Mexican-American War of 1846-48, and Mexico's Civil War had left Mexico devastated and bankrupt. On July 17, 1861, President Juarez declared that all foreign debt payments would be suspended for two years, after which payments were promised to resume. In response, the English, Spanish and French invaded Mexico in order to collect. The Spanish and English eventually withdrew, but the French remained, possibly due to an ulterior motive to extend their empire. On the fifth of May, five thousand poorly equipped Mestizo and Zapotec Indians under the command of General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated the French in the Battle of Puebla. The Cinco de Mayo celebrations are even more popular with Mexican-Americans in the United States than in Mexico.
Revolution Day, November 20. Commemorates the 1910 Revolution. Celebrated especially in Mexico City.
Day of Mourning, July 17. Memorializes the anniversary of the death of Alvaro Obregón (d.1928).

Religion

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, December 12. Commemorates the vision of the Virgin Mary to a young boy in 1531, and is celebrated with processions and dancing.

Posadas Days, December 16-24. The Nine Days Before Christmas. A festival celebrated with processions that commemorate the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem, and of course include the breaking of pi\'f1atas. See Christianity.

Christmas, December 25.

Holy Cross Day, May 3. Construction workers day. Commemorates the finding of the cross on which Christ was crucified by Saint Helena. Also known as Feast of the Inventio. [celebrated by other christians?]

San Marcós Day, April 25. Today is celebrated in towns in Mexico that are namesakes to Saint Mark, or of which he is the patron saint.

Dia de la Raza, October 12. "Day of the Race".

Labor Day, May 1.

Night of the Radishes, December 23.

Presidential Message Day, September 1. A public holiday on the opening of the Mexican Congress.

National holidays.
New Year's Day, Constitution Day, Birthday of Benito Juárez Easter, Labor Day (May 1), Cinco de Mayo, Presidential Message Day, Independence Day, Dia de la Raza, Revolution Day, and Christmas. In addition, Day of the Dead (All Souls' Day) and Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe are widely celebrated, but not public holidays.

National holiday.
Proclamation of the Federated States of Micronesia (May 10, 1979).

Monaco National Festival, November 19. Also known as Prince Rainier Day.

National holidays.
New Year's Day, Feast of St Dévote, Easter Monday, Fête du Travail (Labor Day), Ascension Day, Whit Monday, Assumption, All Saints' Day, Monaco National Festival, Immaculate Conception, Christmas.

National Day, July 11. Date traditionally associated with the establishment of the present republic in 1921.

National holidays.
New Year's Day, Tsagaan Sar (lunar new year), International Women's Day, National Day, Republic Day (Nov 26).

National holidays.
New Year's Day, St Patrick's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labor Day, Whit Monday, Queen's Official Birthday, August Monday, Liberation Day (Nov 23), Christmas (Dec 25-26), Festival Day (Dec 31).

Independence Day, March 2. Anniversary of the day in 1956 when the Treaty of Fez was terminated and the sovereign nation was established.

Throne Day, March 3. Commemorates their independence in 1956, and the anniversary of King Hassan's accession.

Oued ed-Dahab Day, August 14. Anniversary of the 1979 annexation.

National holidays.
New Year's Day, Throne Day, Labor Day (May 1), Oued ed-Dahab Day, Green March (Nov 6), Independence Day, First of Ramadan, Eid el Seghir (Id al-Fitr), Eid el Kebir (Id al-Adha), Islamic New Year, Ashoura, Mouloud.

Armed Forces Day, September 25. Also known as Popular Liberation Forces Day. Anniversary of the start of teh Armed Struggle for National Liberation.

Heroes' Day, February 3. Anniversary of the assassination of Eduardo Mondlane.

Universal Fraternity Day, January 1. Same as New Year's Day.

National holidays.
New Year's Day, Heroes' Day, Women's Day (Apr 7), Workers' Day (May 1), Independence Day (Jun 25), Lusaka Agreement Day (Sep 7), Armed Forces Day, and Family Day (Dec 25).

Independence Day, January 4. Anniversary gaining independence from Britain in 1948. The celebrations last all week.

Peasants' Day, May 2. An extension of Labor Day which is dedicated to agricultural workers. There is (was?) also a Peasants' Day on March 2.

Peasants' Day, March 2. Anniversary of General Ne Win's seizure of power in 1962.

Resistance Day, March 27. Commemorates the opposition to invaders by guerrilla forces during World War II.

Martyrs' Day, July 19. Aung San was murdered on this day in 1947.

Union Day, February 12. Commemorates the conference in 1947 leading to the formation of the Union of Burma. Also called Pyidaungsa Day.

Burmese New Year, near April 17 . The new year's day. It occurs when the Sun enters Aries. The new year does not begin until the precise second that the Sun enters Aries. The exception is the area of Arakan, which only observes the day. Also called Thingyan Tet.

Nationa l Day, December 10 [or Nov 14?].

National holidays.
Independence Day, Union Day, Peasants' Day, Full Moon of Tabaung, Armed Forces Day (Mar. 27), Water Festival (Maha Thingyan), Burmese New Year, Labor Day (May 1), Full Moon of Kason, Martyrs' Day, Full Moon of Waso, Full Moon of Thadingyut, Diwali, Tazaundaing Festival, National Day, Karen New Year, Christmas, Id al-Adha.