- Pakistan
- Pakistan:
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan was formerly the northwest part of India.
Iqbal Day, November 9. Allama Iqbal (b.1877) was a philosopher and poet of Pakistan, whose birthday is celebrated on this day.
Independence Day, August 14. Anniversary of free nation status in 1947.
Jinnah Day, September 11. A holiday on the anniversary of the death of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah (d.1948).
Pakistan Day, March 23. Anniversary of the establishment of Pakistan in 1956.
Defense Day, September 6.
National holidays.
Pakistan Day, Labor Day (May 1), Independence Day, Defense Day,
Jinnah Day, Iqbal Day, Birthday of Quaid-i-Azam (Dec 25), Islamic New Year,
Ashoura, Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi (Mouloud), first of Ramadan, Id al-Fitr, Id
al-Adha. Optional holidays for Christians are Good Friday, Easter Monday,
Christmas, and Boxing Day.
- Panama
- Panama:
The Republic of Panama is at the narrowest point of Central America.
Independence from Spain, November 28. Commemorates independence from Spain achieved in 1821.
Independence Day, November 3, 1903. Panama declared its independence
from Columbia on this day.
Flag Day, November 4. Continues the independence celebration.
Constitution Day, March 1. Anniversary of the day the new constitution was adopted in 1946.
Revolution Anniversary Day, October 11, 1968. The National Guard overthrew the elitist government on this day which also celebrates Columbus Day.
Mothers' Day, December 8. Immaculate Conception.
Festival of the Black Christ, October 21. A celebration in Portobelo.
National holidays.
New Year's Day, Day of Mourning (Jan 9), Carnival (Shrove Tuesday),
Good Friday, Labor Day (May 1), Revolution Day, National Anthem Day (Nov
1), All Souls' Day, Independence Day, Flag Day, Uprising of Los Santos
(Nov 10), Independence from Spain, Mother's Day, Christmas. In Panama City,
Foundation of Panama City (Aug 15 or 16) is a public holiday. Colón
has an additional Independence Day on Nov 5.
- Papua New Guinea
- Papua New Guinea:
The Independent State of Papua New Guinea is the east side of the island of New Guinea.
Independence Day, September 16, 1975.
National holidays.
New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Queen's Birthday, Remembrance
Day (Jul 23), Independence Day, Christmas, Boxing Day.
- Paraguay
- Paraguay:
The Republic of Paraguay is a country in South America.
Battle of Boquerón Day, September 29. In 1930, a border conflict was ended with the Battle of Boquerón on this day.
Independence Day, May 14-15. Commemorates the overthrow of the Spanish governor on May 14, 1811.
Constitution Day, August 25. Commemorates the revised constitution adopted on this day in 1967.
Peace of Chaco Day, June 12. Commemorates the end in 1935 of the Chaco War against Bolivia.
Heroes' Day, March 1. Also known as National Defense Day.
National holidays.
New Year's Day, Feast of St Blaise, Heroes' Day, Holy Thursday,
Good Friday, Labor Day (May 1), Independence Day, Ascension Day, Corpus
Christi, Peace of Chaco Day, Founding of the City of Asunción (Aug
15. -- Assumption Day), Constitution Day, Battle of Boquerón Day,
Day of the Race (Oct. 12 -- Columbus Day), All Saints' Day, Virgin of Caacupe
(Dec. 8), and Christmas.
- Peru
- Peru:
The Republic of Peru is in South America.
Independence Day, July 28-29. Commemorates the declaration of independence from Spain issued by Joséde San Martín in 1821.
Inti Raymi Fiesta, June 24. Is celebrated in San Antonio de Pichincha, Cuzco, Andahuaylas and Apurimac valleys, and is also called Sun Festival and Peasant's Day.
National holidays.
New Year's Day, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Labor Day (May 1),
Peasants' Day, St Peter and St Paul, Independence Day, Santa Rosa de Lima
(Aug. 30), Combat of Angamos (Oct 8), All Saints' Day, Immaculate Conception,
Christmas.
- Philippines
- The Philippines:
The Republic of the Philippines is in the Pacific Ocean in southeast Asia. Most of the citizens are Christian.
Bonifacio Day, November 30. The birthday of Andres Bonifacio (b.1896), who led the 1896 revolt against the Spanish.
Rizal Day, December 30, 1896.
Independence Day, June 12. Anniversary of the declaration of independence in 1898 from Spain. Actual independence did not occur until July 4, 1946. A public holiday since 1962.
Constitution Day, January 17.
Bataan Day, April 9.
Freedom Day, February 25. Anniversary of the People's Revolution.
Araw ng Kagitingan, May 6. Heroism Day.
Philippine-American Friendship Day, July 4. On the United States' Independence Day.
Feast of Christ the King, October 24.
Misa de Gallo, December 16-24. The Nine Days Before Christmas. Each day begins with church bells to call people to dawn masses, concluding with a midnight mass on Christmas Eve. See Christianity.
Thanksgiving Day, September 21.
National holidays.
New Year's Day, Freedom Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Labor
Day (May 1), Araw ng Kagitingan, Independence Day, National Heroes' Day
(Aug 27), Barangay Day (Sep 11), Thanksgiving Day (Sep 21), All Saints'
Day, Bonifacio Day, Christmas, Rizal Day, New Year's Eve.
- Poland
- Poland:
The Republic of Poland is in Eastern Europe.
Cons titution Day, May 3. Commemorates the constitution of 1794. Known in Poland as Swieto Trzeciego Majo. [translation? "third day of may?"]
Independence Day, November 11. On this day in 1918 Poland gained independence after 125 years of being partitioned between Prussia, Russia, and Austria.
National Day, July 22. Celebrates the end of the war in 1944 and the anniversary of the constitution of 1952. Also known as National Liberation Day. [read on]
National Liberation Day, July 22. On this day in 1944, Lublin was the first major city to be captured from Nazi forces, and a manifesto was proclaimed shortly thereafter. Also known as Polish National Day.
Saint Andrew's Eve, November 29. See Saint Andrew.
National holidays.
New Year's Day, Easter Monday, Labor Day (May 1), Constitution
Day, Victory Day (May 9), Corpus Christi, Assumption, All Saints' Day,
Independence Day, Christmas.
- Portugal
- Portugal:
The Portuguese Repbublic shares the Iberian peninsula with Spain. Almost everyone here is Roman Catholic.
Day of the Dead, November 2. All Souls' Day..
Portugal Day, June 10. Commemorates the establishment of a republican form of government in 1910 when the monarchy that had been in power since the 11th century was overthrown in a bloodless revolution.
Cam\'f5es Memorial Day, June 10. Memorializes the death of Portugese poet Luiz Vaz de Cam\'f5es (1524-1580) who is best known for his epic poem, Os Lusiadas. Observed jointly with Portugal's National Day, and celebrated also in Portugal's territories.
Republic Day, October 5.
National holidays.
New Year's Day, Carnival (Shrove Tuesday), Good Friday, Liberty
Day (Apr 25), Labor Day (May 1), Portugal Day, Corpus Christi, Assumption,
Republic Day, All Saints' Day, Restoration of the Independence (Dec 1),
Immaculate Conception, and Christmas. Lisbon also observes the feast of
St Anthony (Jun 13), and Porto observes the feast of St John the Baptist.
- Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico:
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is one of two United States Comonwealth Territories.
Constitution Day, July 25. Commemorates the anniversary of the day in 1952 when Puerto Rico became a commonwealth with the proclamation of their constitution. The United States had acquired the island after the Spanish-American war, and did not allow self-government until the 1950's, when their constitution was written. Also known as Commonwealth Day, or Occupation Day in commemoration of the US troops landing on the island on this day in 1898.
Barbosa Day, July 27. Celebrates the birthday of JoséCelso Barbosa (b.1857).
Birthday of Eugenio Maria de Hostos, January 11. Honors the Puerto Rican patriot and philosopher.
De Diego Day, April 16. Celebrates the birthday of patriot Joséde Diego (b.1867).
Mu\'f1oz Rivera Day, July 17. Celebrates the birthday of Luis Mu\'f1oz Rivera (1859-1916), patriot and jounalist.
Memorial Day, May 28.
Ponce de Leon Day, August 12. A festival dedicated to Ponce de Leon's arrival in 1508.
San Juan Day, June 24. Observance of Saint John's Day and commemoration of the Battle of San Juan, in which the Americans defeated the Spanish.
Emancipation Day, March 22. Anniversary of the abolition of slavery in this nation.
Discovery Day, November 19. Christopher Columbus discovered Puerto Rico on his second voyage to the west in 1493.
Public holidays.
New Year's Day, Epiphany, Birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos,
Martin Luther King Day, Washington-Lincoln Day, Emancipation Day, Good
Friday, De Diego Day, Memorial Day, St John's Day (Jun 24), US Independence
Day, Mu\'f1oz Rivera Day, Constitution Day, Barbosa Day, Labor Day, Columbus
Day, Veterans' Day, Discovery Day, US Thanksgiving Day, Christmas.
