| Epiphany - Thursday January 6, 2022 cards/flowers :
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| Fathers' Day - Thursday January 6, 2022 cards/flowers : Paterice
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| Regional holiday - Saturday January 8, 2022 cards/flowers : Cadiz Day in Cadiz only
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| Peace Agreement - Sunday January 9, 2022 cards/flowers :
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| Orthodox New Year - Friday January 14, 2022 cards/flowers : The Roman Era year of 2755 begins on January 14, 2003. During the 20th and 21st centuries, this is the New Year's Day (January 1st) for the Julian calendar. Some Eastern Orthodox churches still celebrate New Year's on this day May only be observed by the local Orthodox community.
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| New Year's Day - Friday January 14, 2022 cards/flowers : from 2013 onwards
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| Arbor Day - Saturday January 15, 2022 cards/flowers :
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| Grandmothers Day - Thursday January 21, 2021 cards/flowers : Dzień Babci
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| Grandfathers Day - Friday January 22, 2021 cards/flowers : Dzień Dziadka
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| National Bible Day - Monday January 25, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Three Holy Hierarchs - Saturday January 30, 2021 cards/flowers : Refers to Basil the Great (also known as Basil of Caesarea), Gregory the Theologian (also known as Gregory of Nazianzus) and John Chrysostom. They were highly influential bishops of the early church who played pivotal roles in shaping Christian theology. Wikipedia
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| Día de la Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Tenerife only) - Tuesday February 2, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Chinese New Year - Thursday February 11, 2021 cards/flowers : Www.tourismthailand.org Chinese community only
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| Chinese New Year - Friday February 12, 2021 cards/flowers : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics. NOT a public holiday
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| Valentine's Day - Sunday February 14, 2021 cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February Women purchase gifts for men on February 14, and men reciprocate their love and affection on “White Day,” March 14.
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| Mother's Day - Sunday February 14, 2021 cards/flowers : Mother’s day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mother’s day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year.
One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world.
Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day.
In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howe’s Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and women’s suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mother’s Day, with her Mother’s Day Proclamation.
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| Valentine's Day - Sunday February 14, 2021 cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February
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| Defenders' Day - Monday February 15, 2021 cards/flowers : NOT a public holiday
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| Democracy Day (Rashtriya Prajatantra Divas) - Friday February 19, 2021 cards/flowers : The Rana Dynasty ruled Nepal for 104 years. It was on this day in 1951 when they were ousted from power. To mark this political shift, the Nepali army sounds the bugle at sunrise and fires cannons atop the Bhimsen tower in Kathmandu. A formal ceremony to commemorate the day is held at the Nepal Army Pavilion and attended by the Prime Minister and other key government officials. Celebration of the Democracy Day, however, has not been consistently observed by the Maoist-led government although the country’s Armed Forces and civilian organizations honor this day with their own version of programs.
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| Dragobete - Wednesday February 24, 2021 cards/flowers : Dragobete was the son of Baba Dochia, which stands for the main character in the pagan myth related to spring arrival and the end of the harsh winter. Due to his endless kindness he was chosen – according to some sources, by Virgin Mary – to be the Guardian of Love.
The day is particularly known as the day when the birds are betrothed . It is around this time that the birds begin to build their nests and mate. On this day, considered locally the first day of spring, boys and girls gather vernal flowers and sing together. [Wikipedia]
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| Arbor Day - Thursday March 4, 2021 cards/flowers : Tree-planting day
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| Saint Casimir's day - Thursday March 4, 2021 cards/flowers : Patron saint of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Russia
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| Grandmothers Day - Sunday March 7, 2021 cards/flowers : Depuis 1987
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| Womens' Day - Monday March 8, 2021 cards/flowers : except in the Gaza Strip
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| Women's Day - 1/2 day for working women - Monday March 8, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Mothers' Day - Monday March 8, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Womens' Day - Monday March 8, 2021 cards/flowers : Nőnap
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| Maha Shivaratri - Friday March 12, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Arbor Day - Friday March 12, 2021 cards/flowers : Tree-Planting Day
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| Mothers' Day - Sunday March 14, 2021 cards/flowers : Mother’s day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mother’s day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year.
One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world.
Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day.
In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howe’s Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and women’s suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mother’s Day, with her Mother’s Day Proclamation. Called "Mothering Sunday" in the UK
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| Shrove Monday/Green Monday - Monday March 15, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Anniversary of the Revolution 1848-49 - Monday March 15, 2021 cards/flowers : Hungarian revolt against the Austrian rule Only observed by the Hungarian community (Transylvania)
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| St Patrick's Day - Wednesday March 17, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Arbor Day - Wednesday March 17, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Day of Solidarity - Thursday March 18, 2021 cards/flowers : Between Crimea and Russia
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| San José - Friday March 19, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| St Joseph's Day - Friday March 19, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Fathers' Day - Friday March 19, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Gom Kora Tshechu - Saturday March 20, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Vernal Equinox - Saturday March 20, 2021 cards/flowers : NOT a public holiday
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| Noruz - Saturday March 20, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| St Benedict - Sunday March 21, 2021 cards/flowers : Catholic Christian recognition of the father of the The Benedictine Order. It was the first Order of the Western Church Monastic tradition. Patron saint of speleologists. only in Engelberg
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| Mothers' Day - Sunday March 21, 2021 cards/flowers : Mother’s day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mother’s day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year.
One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world.
Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day.
In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howe’s Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and women’s suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mother’s Day, with her Mother’s Day Proclamation.
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| Mothers' Day - Sunday March 21, 2021 cards/flowers : Ruz-e Madar in Arabic
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| Noruz - Sunday March 21, 2021 cards/flowers : From 2011 onwards
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| Arbor Day - Sunday March 21, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Noruz - Monday March 22, 2021 cards/flowers : From 2012 onwards
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| Arbor Day - Wednesday March 24, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Greek National Day - Thursday March 25, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Day of Peace - Friday March 26, 2021 cards/flowers : 'Día Nacional por la Paz, la Vida y la Justicia' is an appeal to Salvadorian society to favour life, peace and security and to repudiate the violent and criminal actions.
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| Union Day - Saturday March 27, 2021 cards/flowers : March 27, 1918, is one of the most significant days in the Romanian history. At that moment, after 106 years of Tsarist occupation, Bessarabia returned to its natural borders, being the first Romanian province that united with Romania
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| Tibet Liberation Day (Tibet only) - Sunday March 28, 2021 cards/flowers : Serfs' Emancipation Day
On March 28, 1959, Tibetan serfs and slaves, who accounted for more than 90 percent of the region's population, were freed after the central government foiled an armed rebellion staged by the Dalai Lama and his supporters,
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| Mother's Day - Sunday March 28, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Holi / Holika / Medin Poya/Dola Purnima - Monday March 29, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Cesar Chavez Day - Wednesday March 31, 2021 cards/flowers : Labor leader Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962. Proclaimed a national commemorative holiday in 2014 by President Barack Obama.
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| April Fools Day - Thursday April 1, 2021 cards/flowers : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.
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| Maundy Thursday - Thursday April 1, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Pascua Florida Day - Friday April 2, 2021 cards/flowers : Anniversary of the discovery of Florida in 1513 by Juan Ponce de León, who was looking for gold and the Fountain of Youth. He probably named the land Pascua Florida because the date was near Easter ( Pascua in Spanish) Florida
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| Good Friday - Friday April 2, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Mother's Day - Saturday April 3, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Passover - Saturday April 3, 2021 cards/flowers : Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus NOT a public holiday
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| Easter - Sunday April 4, 2021 cards/flowers : From 2019 onwards
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| Easter Monday - Monday April 5, 2021 cards/flowers : from 2014 onwards
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| Toussaint Louverture Anniversary - Wednesday April 7, 2021 cards/flowers : A former slave who became a general in the French army of Napoleon, Toussaint Louverture (1743 - 1803)established a new constitution of the Dominican Republic.
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| Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) - Tuesday April 13, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Deportation Day - Sunday April 25, 2021 cards/flowers : In the early 1950s, former deportees or their families wanted a national celebration for preserving the memory of the deportation.
The law of 14 April 1954, unanimously passed by the French Parliament has responded to the need to preserve the memory of the deportation by creating the National Day of Remembrance of the victims and heroes of the deportation . Not a public holiday
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