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Secular holiday : A harvest festival celebrated by many groups of people in Jharkhand and areas, and it is dedicated to the worship of the god of power, youth and youthfulness.

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Secular holiday : Established, along with several other in 1998 by the St Kitts and Nevis Federal parliament with the passage of the National Honours Act. The first holiday was held on 16 September 1998, and the first National Hero was Robert Bradshaw, the first Premier of the Associated State of St Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla. No other persons have received the honour since.[Wikipedia] Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Commemorates the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963 paid holiday when falling on a Saturday, except in Johor, Terrenganu, Kedah, Kelantan

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Secular holiday : Festival of the lunar crop , the most popular in Korea. Fruit and fresh cereals are presented to ancestors, and shared with neighbours and with the poor. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : To honour the thousands of fallen Libyans who have served their country, keeping alive its values. (Since 2011) Paid holiday when falling on Friday

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Secular holiday : Birthday of the man considered to be the nation's founder, Antonio Agostinho Neto. Born in 1922 in the Bengo province and educated as a doctor, Neto was a powerful force in Angolan history, as well as one of the country's foremost poets. He led the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (PMLA) in the fight for Angola's independence from Portugal.

Secular holiday : Birthday of the man considered to be the nation's founder, Antonio Agostinho Neto. Born in 1922 in the Bengo province and educated as a doctor, Neto was a powerful force in Angolan history, as well as one of the country's foremost poets. He led the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (PMLA) in the fight for Angola's independence from Portugal.

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Secular holiday : Festival of the lunar crop , the most popular in Korea. Fruit and fresh cereals are presented to ancestors, and shared with neighbours and with the poor. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : Commemorates the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963 paid holiday when falling on a Saturday, except in Johor, Terrenganu, Kedah, Kelantan

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Secular holiday : In Hindu and Buddhist religion and philosophy, the highest state of mental concentration that a person can achieve while still bound to the body and which unites him with the highest reality. Samadhi is a state of profound and utterly absorptive contemplation of the Absolute that is undisturbed by desire, anger, or any other ego-generated thought or emotion. It is a state of joyful calm, or even of rapture and beatitude, in which one maintains one’s full mental alertness and acuity

Secular holiday : Festival of the lunar crop , the most popular in Korea. Fruit and fresh cereals are presented to ancestors, and shared with neighbours and with the poor. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : St. Kitts and Nevis were part of the colony of the Leeward Islands from 1871-1956, and of the West Indies Federation from 1958-62. In 1967, together with Anguilla, they became a self-governing state in association with Great Britain; Anguilla seceded late that year and remains a British dependency. The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis attained full independence on September 19, 1983.

Secular holiday : Linking their independence to their military might, Chileans celebrate their Armed Forces Day the day after Independence Day. It commemorates the military victories over the Spanish forces, led in part by the national hero, Bernardo O'Higgins, Liberator de Chile with assistance from Jose de San Martin.

Secular holiday : The day begins a three-day festival in honor of the patron saint of Naples, popular among Italian-Americans.

Secular holiday : Came into effect on Sept 20, 2015, replacing the Interim Constitution of 2007. The Constitution was drafted by the Second Constituent Assembly following the failure of the First Constituent Assembly to produce a constitution in its mandated period. The constitution was endorsed by 90% of the total lawmakers. Out of 598 CA members, 507 voted in favor of the constitution while 25 voted against and 66 members of the Constituent Assembly mainly representing political parties based in Terai boycotted the final debates on the constitution as a protest against states delimitation and inclusion of minorities and Madhesi population in the national and public life. [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : Originally said to be born in West Africa, Jean-Jacques Dessalines would have been born around 1758 in Guinea Conakry, however to locate him in the bowels of Haiti which had welcomed him as a slave, some historians claim that he was born on the Vye Kay dwelling of the commune of Grande Rivère du Nord on September 20, 1758 from 2021

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Secular holiday : In Hindu and Buddhist religion and philosophy, the highest state of mental concentration that a person can achieve while still bound to the body and which unites him with the highest reality. Samadhi is a state of profound and utterly absorptive contemplation of the Absolute that is undisturbed by desire, anger, or any other ego-generated thought or emotion. It is a state of joyful calm, or even of rapture and beatitude, in which one maintains one’s full mental alertness and acuity

Secular holiday : Celebrates the birth of Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah (21 September 1909 - 27 April 1972), Ghana's first president

Secular holiday : Sadegh Khalkhali (July 27, 1926 – November 26, 2003) was a Twelver Shi'a cleric of the Islamic Republic of Iran who is said to have brought to his job as Chief Justice of the revolutionary courts a relish for summary execution that earned him a reputation as Iran's hanging judge .

Secular holiday : St Matthew, apostle, author of first gospel. Patron saint of tax collectors in Oviedo only

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Secular holiday : Natural water sources are blessed. Bathing in the morning is a good omen. Beginning of the harvesting season.

Secular holiday : In 1747 the ruler of the central Arabian Peninsula, Muhammad Bin Saud, formed an alliance with Muslim scholar Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahab, which led to the founding of the modern state. The Al-Saud family ruled throughout the XIX century. In 1902, Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Saud recaptured Riyadh from the Al-Rashid and united the numerous tribes into one nation. The foundation of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia took place on September 23, 1932.

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Secular holiday : Celebrates the birth of Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah (21 September 1909 - 27 April 1972), Ghana's first president

Secular holiday : Paying Tributes To All The Martyrs Who Have Sacrificed Their Lives For Their Motherland, incl. the contribution of Rao Tula Ram, who made supreme sacrifices in the Revolution of 1857

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Secular holiday : Saint Patron of the Dominican Republic, Mary is also the “Mother of Mercy” because she is the mother of Jesus Christ, who is the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity and the Incarnation of God’s Infinite Mercy. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : On 21 September, 1993 a new constitution was promulgated in Cambodia and three days later on 24 September, Cambodia's king was reinstated as head of state.

Secular holiday : Became a republic on August 1, 1976, fourteen years after independence from the United Kingdom. Observed on the birthday of the then Prime Minister, Eric Williams, although it was officially the date of the first meeting of Parliament under the republican constitution. The holiday was abolished in 1996 to make way for Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day, but was reinstated in 2002. [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : All that the people of South Africa inherit: the sum total of wild life and scenic parks, sites of scientific or historical importance, national monuments, historic buildings, works of art, literature and music, oral traditions and museum collections together with their documentation. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : The King's grandfather, is praised as the father of modern medicine in Thailand from 2021

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Secular holiday : Nicholas of Flüe (1417-1487) was a farmer from Sachseln and the father of ten children before he decided to go and live as a hermit in the Ranft gorge. During his lifetime he already gained a reputation as a pious and wise man, even as a living saint. His highly valued advice was sought by simple peasants, noblemen, rulers and politicians alike. Not long after the death of 'Brother Klaus', as he was widely known, the first pilgrimages were made to Sachseln and the Ranft gorge, and the first biographies and accounts of pilgrimages appeared. Following his beatification by the Vatican in 1649, an annual Brother Klaus festival was introduced to mark the anniversary of his death

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Secular holiday : (born 10 June 2001) is a Saint Lucian sprinter. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres event, setting a new national record of 10.72s in the final. Her medal was the first-ever Olympic medal for Saint Lucia. She then won a silver in the 200 metres. Alfred also won the gold medal in the 60 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships. [Wikipedia]

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Secular holiday : Grand Final football parade named "Thank You Day" in 2020

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Secular holiday : The border was preserved thank to this battle in 1930 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : To recognize the legacy of the Canadian Indian residential school system

Secular holiday : Truth & Reconciliation Day from 2021

Secular holiday : The border was preserved thank to this battle in 1930 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : St Victor & St Ursus - St. Ursus was a Roman Legionnaire who had turned to Christianity. He was tortured and then was beheaded. He is associated with St. Maurice and Solothurn. In Solothurn, the chapel of St. Peter stands where St. Ursus died. in Solothurn and Bellach only

Secular holiday : Formerly known as Discovery Day or Columbus Day, is now dedicated to honoring Bahamian national heroes.

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Secular holiday : Follows White Sunday , during which Children wear white chothes and attend church ceremonies.

Secular holiday : Celebration of the cathedral in the centre of Mtskheta - one of the sacred places of Georgia, it was erected in the 11th c by the architect Arsukidze in the place where the first Christian church in Georgia stood in the 4th c. The robe of Jesus Christ is buried within the cathedral - Non believers are also celebrating Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : On October 12, 1492, Christopher Colombus, a navigator from Genova, reached the New World. Numerous nations celebrate this event on October 12. In the U.S. and in Colombia, the celebration takes place on the second Monday of October.

Secular holiday : This holiday has been celebrated since the 1960s, in celebration of the unique relationship between Virgin Islanders and Puerto Ricans. Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands Friendship Day is celebrated in place of Columbus Day, due to the controversy surrounding the atrocities committed against the indigenous inhabitants of the Caribbean during Spanish colonization of the region.

Secular holiday : Commemorates the 1964 Tokyo Olympics

Secular holiday : Commemorates the day explorer Christopher Columbus first landed in the West Indies on October 12, 1492. It is celebrated on October 12 in many American countries, but the United States and Colombia celebrate it on the 2nd Monday of October
or, in many cities, celebrates and honors the Indigenous peoples of America and commemorates their shared history and culture paid holiday in Samoa, United States of America, Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin

Secular holiday : The first formal celebration was held by an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who attempted to establish a settlement on Baffin Island, after failing to discover a northern passage to the Orient in 1576. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three-day thank you celebration to the leaders of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the New World. Canada established the second Monday in October as a national holiday, a day of general thanksgiving, in 1957.

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Secular holiday : Julius Kambarage Nyerere (13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian statesman who served as the leader of Tanzania, and previously Tanganyika, from 1960 until his retirement in 1985. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : South Dakota is the only state in the country to celebrate today devoted to Native Americans rather than the Italian navigator Christopher Columbus. Much of the impetus from Columbus Day comes from Italian-Americans, which are not among the biggest ethnic groups in South Dakota. Native Americans are close to 10 percent of South Dakota population.

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Secular holiday : Frances Xavier Cabrini MSC (Italian: Francesca Saverio Cabrini; July 15, 1850 – December 22, 1917), also called Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-American Roman Catholic nun. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a Catholic religious institute that was a major support to her fellow Italian immigrants to the United States. She was the first U.S. citizen to be canonized as a Saint by the Roman Catholic Church, on July 7, 1946. (Elizabeth Ann Seton later became the first native-born U.S. citizen to be canonized.) Replaces Columbus Day from 2020 onwards [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : Celebrated in many countries in the Americas, commemorating the date of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. Similar holidays, celebrated as Dia de la Raza (Day of the Race) in many countries in Latin America, Discovery Day in the Bahamas, Hispanic Day in Spain, and with the recently new name Dia de la Resistencia Indigena (Day of Indigenous Resistance) in Venezuela, commemorate the same event. Columbus Day in the United States is celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October. The first recorded celebration of Columbus Day in the USA was held by the Tammany Society, also known as the Colombian Order, in New York on October 12, 1792, marking the 300th anniversary of Columbus's landing in the Bahamas

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Secular holiday : To celebrate the departure of the last French soldier from Bizerte in 1963 paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : Homage to the late King’s Father Norodom Sihanouk - from 2013 onwards

Secular holiday : One of the most popular and important festival of Orissa. On the full moon day after Dusshera, Kumar Purnima is celebrated by all the unmarried girls & newly married brides in the state. It is believed that girls worship Lord Kartikeya to get grooms as handsome as Lord Kartikeya. [https://eodisha.org]

Secular holiday : The Buddhist Lent comes to an end and all those couples who had been putting off marriage now rush into each other's arms. Monks are free to travel from kyaung to kyaung or to go on pilgrimage to holy spots such as Kyaiktiyo or Mt Popa. The Festival of Lights takes place during Thadingyut to celebrate Buddha's return from a period of preaching dhamma (Buddhist philosophy) in Tavatimsa (the highest deva realm), his way lit by devas who lined the route of his descent. For the three days of the festival all of Myanmar is lit by oil lamps, fire balloons, candles and even mundane electric lamps. Tadingyut is the name of a month falling in September-October.

Secular holiday : Celebrated during the time of relocation of the rice sapling during the month of October. The granaries of the farmers usually remain empty during this time, hence it is known as Kongali (poor) Bihu

Secular holiday : The Buddhist Lent comes to an end and all those couples who had been putting off marriage now rush into each other's arms. Monks are free to travel from kyaung to kyaung or to go on pilgrimage to holy spots such as Kyaiktiyo or Mt Popa. The Festival of Lights takes place during Thadingyut to celebrate Buddha's return from a period of preaching dhamma (Buddhist philosophy) in Tavatimsa (the highest deva realm), his way lit by devas who lined the route of his descent. For the three days of the festival all of Myanmar is lit by oil lamps, fire balloons, candles and even mundane electric lamps. Tadingyut is the name of a month falling in September-October.

Secular holiday : Tribute to the victims of the 2013 massacre from 2021

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Secular holiday : 1758-1806, emperor of Haiti (1804-6), born a slave. A clever general, he served under Toussaint L'Ouverture in the wars that liberated Haiti. His barbaric cruelty against the mulattoes whom Toussaint was unable to control led to a bitter struggle with mulatto leaders.

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Secular holiday : The Buddhist Lent comes to an end and all those couples who had been putting off marriage now rush into each other's arms. Monks are free to travel from kyaung to kyaung or to go on pilgrimage to holy spots such as Kyaiktiyo or Mt Popa. The Festival of Lights takes place during Thadingyut to celebrate Buddha's return from a period of preaching dhamma (Buddhist philosophy) in Tavatimsa (the highest deva realm), his way lit by devas who lined the route of his descent. For the three days of the festival all of Myanmar is lit by oil lamps, fire balloons, candles and even mundane electric lamps. Tadingyut is the name of a month falling in September-October.

Secular holiday : Anniversary of the formal transfer of the territory from Russia to the United States Oct. 18, 1867

Secular holiday : To commemorate the 1983 killings of former prime minister Maurice Bishop and several members of his cabinet leading to the collapse of the left wing People’s Revolutionary Government (PRG) from 2023

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Secular holiday : Used to be called St Ursula Day, patron saint of teachers and youths.

Secular holiday : Melchior Ndadaye was a political leader, assassinated on Oct. 21, 1993 not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Jorge Ubico y Castaneda was overthrown in 1944 Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Mashujaa Day (used to be called Kenyatta Day until 2010) - honours all the heroes that fought for the freedom, independence and progess of the nation, before and after independence. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : The heroes are Paul Bogle, a Baptist deacon who was executed in 1865 for leading a protest march; George William Gordon, who took part in Bogle's efforts and also was executed; independence advocate Norman Manley; Sir Alexander Bustamante, who advocated for Jamaica's independence and became its first prime minister on its independence in 1962; Marcus Garvey, who preached the unification of people of African heritage; Nanny, an 18th-century escaped female slave with no last name, who led a rebellion against the British; and Samuel Sharpe, who led another rebellion in 1831 that helped lead to the emancipation of black Jamaicans from slavery.

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Secular holiday : The government was modernized by king Rama V, (King Chulalongkorn). Slavery was abolished..

Secular holiday : To mark the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011

Secular holiday : The Scorpion: October 23-24 to November 22

Secular holiday : Commemorates the 1956 revolution against hard-line Communist rule. For three decades the government called the 13-day event a counter-revolution. Also marks the 1989 declaration of a new Hungarian Republic and the institution of a multi-party democracy. Only since 1989 has it been called the 1956 Revolution

Secular holiday : Marks the anniversary of the U.N. Charter ratified in 1945.

Secular holiday : All that part of Tasmania south of an including Oatlands and Swansea, also Bronte Park, Strathgordon, Tarraleah and Wayatinah, excluding the West Coast.

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Secular holiday : Relations with the United States were strained when Maurice Bishop took power in a bloodless coup and suspended the 1974 Constitution. Following another coup in which Bishop among others were executed, the United States invaded Grenada on October 25, 1983. They were accompanied by troups from Jamaica, Barbados, and other countries. The Constitution was reinstated, and elections were held the following year.

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Secular holiday : Commemorates the day when Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession October 26th 1947. With this treaty, Jammu and Kashmir joined the Dominion of India.

Secular holiday : The Declaration of Neutrality was a declaration by the Austrian Parliament declaring the country permanently neutral. It was enacted on 26 October 1955 as a constitutional act of parliament, i.e., as part of the Constitution of Austria. Formally, the declaration was promulgated voluntarily by the Republic of Austria. Politically, it was the direct consequence of the allied occupation by the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France between 1945 and 1955, from which the country was freed by the Austrian State Treaty of 15 May the same year. The Soviet Union would not have agreed to the State Treaty if Austria had not committed herself to declare her neutrality after the allied forces had left the country. [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : Nauru’s most interesting public holiday is Angam Day (26 October). The word Angam means homecoming and this day commemorates the various times in history when the size of the Nauruan population has returned to 1,500, which is thought to be the minimum number necessary for survival

Secular holiday : In tribute to the late president Néstor Kirchner.

Secular holiday : Information: Some government agencies are closed; banks may close half-day or even the full day.

Secular holiday : Nukai Peniamina introduced Christianity to the island in 1846.

Secular holiday : Known as the Nuku, this is religious drama. Islanders act out biblical stories Aitutaki only http://www.ck/events.htm

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Secular holiday : Recalls the Our Lady of Nazareth Candle celebration that took place on Sunday a fortnight earlier.

Secular holiday : Commemorates the struggle for an eight-hour working day

Secular holiday : Obedience refusal to Mussolini in 1940 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : In 1918, during the collapse of the Habsburg Empire at the end of World War I, the independent republic of Czechoslovakia, which joined the winning Allied powers, was created. This new country incorporated the Bohemian Crown (Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia) and parts of the Kingdom of Hungary (Slovakia and the Carpathian Ruthenia) with significant German, Hungarian, Polish and Ruthenian speaking minorities. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : Bishop James Hannington day from 2024

Secular holiday : King Norodom Sihakmoni's Coronation Day The King of Cambodia shall reign but shall not govern; shall be the Head of State for life; shall be inviolable. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Proclamation of the republic in 1923 paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : This festival marks the reversing of the current in the Tonle Sap river (Mekong) and the beginning of the fishing season. Gigantic boat race. Bon Om Touk

Secular holiday : Petar II Petrović-Njegoš 13 November 1813 – 31 October 1851), commonly referred to simply as Njegoš, was a Prince-Bishop (vladika) of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose works are widely considered some of the most important in Montenegrin and Serbian literature. from 2023

Secular holiday : The full-moon night of Tazaungmon is an Occasion for another `festival of lights', known properly as Tazaungdaing. It's particularly celebrated in the Shan State - in Taunggyi there are fire balloon competitions. In some areas there are also speed-weaving competitions during the night young Burmese women show their prowess at weaving by attempting to produce robes for Buddha images between dusk and dawn. The results, finished or not, are donated to the monks. The biggest weaving competitions take place at Shwedagon Paya in Yangon.

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Secular holiday : Anniversary of the symbolic Nov. 15, 1988 declaration of independence by the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

Secular holiday : This festival marks the reversing of the current in the Tonle Sap river (Mekong) and the beginning of the fishing season. Gigantic boat race. Bon Om Touk

Secular holiday : The full-moon night of Tazaungmon is an Occasion for another `festival of lights', known properly as Tazaungdaing. It's particularly celebrated in the Shan State - in Taunggyi there are fire balloon competitions. In some areas there are also speed-weaving competitions during the night young Burmese women show their prowess at weaving by attempting to produce robes for Buddha images between dusk and dawn. The results, finished or not, are donated to the monks. The biggest weaving competitions take place at Shwedagon Paya in Yangon.

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Secular holiday : This festival marks the reversing of the current in the Tonle Sap river (Mekong) and the beginning of the fishing season. Gigantic boat race. Bon Om Touk

Secular holiday : To commemorate the date of a speech by first leader Kim Il Sung in 1961: The Duty of Mothers in the Education of Children

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Secular holiday : Grytviken, main populated station, established as first whaling station in 1904

Secular holiday : The Treaty of Petrópolis, signed on November 11, 1903 in the Brazilian Imperial city of Petrópolis, near Rio de Janeiro, ended tensions between Bolivia and Brazil over the then-Bolivian territory of Acre, a desirable territory during the contemporary rubber boom. [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : On the morning of November 17th 1989 no one would have ever believed that the events of that day would lead to the collapse of forty years of Communist rule. A quiet and peaceful student march was violently cracked down by police. Some 170 students were injured, triggering a wave of nationwide strikes and protests. Just weeks later, the Communist regime fell. But few people are aware that the student march was held to commemorate events fifty years earlier. On October 28th, 1939, a student demonstration protesting at the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia saw medical student Jan Opletal shot dead. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : On 18th November, 1918, after Germany's defeat in World War I, the Latvians proclaimed an independent state, but its real advent came only in 1920 after the cessation of hostilities between pro- and anti-Bolshevik forces and the withdrawal of all foreign armies from Latvian territory. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : The first President Amata Kabua remained in office from 1979 until 1996. He was born on Jabor Island of Jaluit Atoll in 1928. He passed away in 1996, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Secular holiday : To commemorate the country's launch in 2017 of an intercontinental ballistic missile

Secular holiday : Karnataka Rajyotsava (Karnāṭaka Rājyōtsava; lit. Karnataka State Festival). This was the day in 1956 when all the Kannada language-speaking regions of South India were merged to form the state of Karnataka. [Wikipedia]

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Secular holiday : Celebrates the victory over the French in the Battle of Vertieres in 1803 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Independence was acknowledged by France in 1956 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Homeland War and the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Vukovar and Škabrnja

Secular holiday : Commemorates the coronation in 1949 of Prince Rainier III (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi, 1923 - 2005), as the 30th ruling Prince of Monaco. When he died in 2005 he had ruled his principality for 56 years, the second longest serving monarch in the history of Europe. Wikipedia

Secular holiday : Dicovered by Christopher Columbus during his second trip to the West in 1493

Secular holiday : The Garifuna ethnic group makes up to 8% of the local population. Other population, essentially Black, came from neighbouring islands at the beginning of the XIXth century.

Secular holiday : A symbol of courage and an inspiration for all Assamese citizens, particularly those from the Moran community.

Secular holiday : A day of prayer to God against poor harvest. Was abolished as a nationwide holiday in 1994. Only remains observed in Saxony.

Secular holiday : To end the war between Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Muslim & Catholics, the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina was concluded in Dayton, Ohio on November 21 1995 and subsequently signed in Paris on December 14.

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Secular holiday : Albanian Alphabet Day public holiday for the Albanian community

Secular holiday : Independent since 1650, Oman is presently ruled by Haïtham ben Tariq This date is usually modified in early November

Secular holiday : Seng Kut Snem is a festival of Khasi Community which is largely celebrated to preserve and exhibit their culture and traditions. The festival not only is a preservative for the culture of Khasi community it also acts as a reminder to all cultures across India to retain their cultural and religious significance.

Secular holiday : Gratitude to the gods for the harvest. The emperor sends messengers to the temple of Jingu with the first harvest.

Secular holiday : The Archer: November 23 to December 21

Secular holiday : Commemorates Georgia's patron saint, St. George. Also known as Giorgoba.

Secular holiday : And the Restoration of the Legislative Council from 2021

Secular holiday : Commemorates the day in 1943 that the statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina was re-established at the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday Wikipedia

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Secular holiday : Adopted by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Abkhazia of the 12th convocation on November 26, 1994, and by the national referendum on October 3, 1999, with an amendment adopted by the national referendum on the same day. (Wikipedia)

Secular holiday : Celebrates the day that Mongolia declared itself as an independent country with the adoption of its first constitution. The Mongolian People’s Republic (MPR), a communist state, under the rule of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP), lasted until 1990. [https://www.kiva.org]

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Secular holiday : Many Americans take the following day off and enjoy a four-day holiday. The first formal celebration was held by an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who attempted to establish a settlement on Baffin Island, after failing to discover a northern passage to the Orient in 1576. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three-day thank you celebration to the leaders of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the New World. The turkey tradition was introduced by Benjamin Franklin who made it a national symbol: quick runner, wary, sharp eyesight... The one-time holiday was declared by George Washington, whereas Abraham Lincoln elected the 4th Thursday in November.

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Secular holiday : On November 28 1975, FRETILIN declared East Timor an independent state, and Indonesia responded by launching a full-scale military invasion on December 7

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Secular holiday : In honor of Abraham Lincoln, who was the nation’s 16th president and was known as the Great Emancipator.

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Secular holiday : Since the end of the occupation, the anniversary of Liberation Day (9 May) has been celebrated as a national holiday. But in Alderney there was no official local population to be liberated, so Alderney celebrates Homecoming Day to commemorate the return of the evacuated population. The first shipload of evacuated citizens from Alderney returned on this day. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

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Secular holiday : Started in 1994 (at the end of apartheid), to foster national unity between South African communities. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : After Sheikh Mujib's declaration of independence, Pakistan's President Yahya Khan outlawed the Awami League and arrested its leaders. Resistance fighters continued to battle the Pakistan army, resulting in nearly ten million refugees fleeing to India. India declared war on Pakistan on December 4, and Pakistan surrendered soon afterwards, on December 16, 1971. Mujib returned to become the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

Secular holiday : Native Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated into the region in the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century, and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. It became an Independent Republic on 16 December, 1991, the last of the Soviet Republics to gain independence. Immediately after independence it joined the Commonwealth of Independent States Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Anniversary of the 2010 revolution (Dec 17 - Jan 14) from 2020

Secular holiday : Warning on how the power should take public opinion into consideration.

Secular holiday : Celebrates the installation of the first hereditary King of Bhutan in 1907

Secular holiday : Soso Tham (1873-1940) is the uncrowned, though acknowledged poet laureate of the Khasis.

Secular holiday : The date of December 18, 1958 was the date of the proclamation of the Republic of Niger. Niger becomes an autonomous republic within the French Community

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Secular holiday : To commemorate Panamanians who died during the 1989 U.S. invasion of the country from 2022

Secular holiday : Abolition of Slavery Day in French Overseas Territories: May 27 in Guadeloupe, May 22 in Martinique, June 10 in Guiana, Dec. 20 in Réunion Island, April 27 in Mayotte, May 23 in Metropolitan France (where it is not a public holiday) In fact, the second abolition decree was signed in Paris by Victor Schoelcher on April 27, 1848. The first decree had been signed in Paris by the French Revolution on Feb. 4, 1794, but had been cancelled by Napoleon on May 20, 1802.

Secular holiday : Celebrates the return of Macao to China by the United Kingdom (1999)

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Secular holiday : Day of the Turkish Language, observed by the Turkish-speaking community

Secular holiday : The Goat: December 22 to January 19

Secular holiday : Accord signed on December 22, 1987, by President Robert Mugabe and the late Joshua Nkomo, establishing a truce between the two rival political parties (ZANU & ZAPU). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : Accord signed on December 22, 1987, by President Robert Mugabe and the late Joshua Nkomo, establishing a truce between the two rival political parties (ZANU & ZAPU). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : On 24 December 1951, Libya declared its independence as the United Kingdom of Libya, a constitutional and hereditary monarchy under King Idris, Libya's first and only monarch.

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Secular holiday : Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876 - 1948) was an Indian Muslim and statesman who led the All India Muslim League and founded Pakistan, serving as its first Governor-General. He is commonly known in Pakistan as Quaid-i-Azam (Urdu:- Great Leader ) and Baba-i-Qaum ( Father of the Nation. ). [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : The day after Christmas, the Feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, is better known as Boxing Day. The term may come from the opening of church poor boxes that day; maybe from the earthenware boxes with which boy apprentices collected money at the doors of their masters' clients.

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Secular holiday : The day after Christmas, the Feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, is better known as Boxing Day. The term may come from the opening of church poor boxes that day; maybe from the earthenware boxes with which boy apprentices collected money at the doors of their masters' clients. Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Yukon

Secular holiday : Alsace & Moselle constitute a unique regional entity in the French Republic due to the maintenance of the legal specificity acquired by these territories between 1871 to 1918, when they were German territories: legal agreement with the Vatican, specific academic system, railroad, social institutions etc. This local and unusual legal specificity within the framework of the French Republic was maintained because of a clear wish expressed by the Alsatian & Moselle populations when the territories reintegrated France after the Great War, as they were anxious to preserve their culture, regional idiosyncracy and their social specificities (like personal bankrupcy or specific public holidays).

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Secular holiday : black Day to pay homage to former prime minister Shaheed Benazir Bhutto on her martyrdom anniversary (in 2007). Sindh province only

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Secular holiday : On December 27, 1972, the Fifth Supreme People's Assembly ratified a new constitution to replace the first constitution, promulgated in 1948. Innovations of the 1972 constitution included the establishment of the positions of president and vice presidents and a super-cabinet called the Central People's Committee (CPC). The 1972 constitution was revised in April 1992. http://countrystudies.us/north-korea/58.htm

Secular holiday : Homage to the martyrdom of Chhotte Sahibzade Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh, the youngest sons of the 10th sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : To remember the complete end of civil war on Dec. 29, 1998 by the Win-Win Policy, that has brought full peace and national unity to Cambodia -- The day is also to show gratitude to the martyrs who had sacrificed their lives for the cause of peace and national reconciliation. from 2024

Secular holiday : On Dec. 29, 1911, Mongolia declared its independence from the Manchu King Dynasty Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : U Kiang Nangbah fought against the British imperialism in 1861-62 and was sentenced to death by hanging at Yawmusiang on 30.12.1862.

Secular holiday : Held on the first waxing moon of Pyatho, the Kayin new year is almost a national holiday. Kayin communities throughout Myanrmar celebrate by wearing their traditional dress of woven tunics over red longyis and by hosting folk dancing and singing performances. The largest celebrations are held in the Kayin suburbs of Insein, just north of Rangoon, and in Hpaan, the capital of the Kayin State

Secular holiday : Born 19 June 1861 in Calamba, Philippines- executed on 30 December 1896, Manila. Patriot, physician (educated in Germany and France) and man of letters whose life and literary work was an inspiration to the Philippine nationalist movement Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Dr. Jose Rizal

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Secular holiday : In November of 1989 in Nakhchivan (autonomous republic of the Republic of Azerbaijan), people destroyed watchtowers and barbed wires on the border with Iran. Relatives and compatriots living on both sides of the Araz River were able to communicate with each other for the fist time.

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Secular holiday : New Year in Armenia (Amanor) is celebrated the whole week starting from December 31. During this week people present gifts and congratulate each other, and their homes are open to welcome everyone. Armenian children write about their wishes in the letters addressed to Dzmer Papik (Santa Clause) and believe that they will come true on the New Year’s Eve. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Ousting of Fulgencio Batista by Fidel Castro Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Celebrates the day when American forces returned the presidential palace to the Iraqi authorities on Dec. 31, 2008.

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Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday

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Secular holiday : Anniversary of the day in 1804 when Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared independence and restored the country's original name Haiti , from the Indian vernacular for land of mountains

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Secular holiday : Considered to be one of the most important festivals of North East Indian state of Sikkim, Losoong or Namsoong marks the beginning of the Sikkimese New Year and is celebrated with great joy and fervour all across the region. The festival coincides with the end of the harvesting season and provides for the much-needed time of merriment and excitement for all the farmers who have worked hard throughout the year.

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Secular holiday : The winter solstice is the moment when the earth is at a point in its orbit where one hemisphere is most inclined away from the Sun. This causes the Sun to appear at its farthest below the celestial equator when viewed from the far hemisphere. Solstice is a Latin borrowing and means sun stand still , referring to the appearance that the Sun's noontime elevation change stops its progress, either northerly or southerly. The day of the winter solstice is the shortest day and the longest night of the year.

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Secular holiday : Nyempa Guzom is a festival that is celebrated within the Monasteries in Sikkim. Common people visit and offer gifts of fruits, sweets & even donations and pray for the good will of their family and beloved ones. It falls on the 6th and 7th day of the 11th month of Tibetan calendar (around December – January

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Secular holiday : Anniversary of the establishment of the Iraqi army, and founded the first units Iraqi armed forces during the British Mandate of Iraq in 1921, where a regiment Musa al-Kazim, and took command of armed force headquarters in Baghdad, and after the fall of the Iraqi regime in 2003, issued civil administrator for Iraq Paul Bremer’s decision to disband the Iraqi army, was then re-formed in stages.

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Secular holiday : The term comes from ancient Greek and means appearance. Celebrated on the 6th January, this feast corresponds to the presentation of Child Jesus to the Magi. This is the day of Jesus' first miracle, the Wedding in Cana , and the day of his own baptism.

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Secular holiday : Commemorates the fall of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge in 1979 following an invasion by Vietnamese armes forces. not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : On 9 January 1992, Bosnian Serb authorities declared the creation of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, now called Republika Srpska

Secular holiday : Commemorates the January 9, 1964 riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone. The riots erupted after a Panamanian flag was torn down during conflict between Panamanian students and U.S. citizens living in the Panama Canal Zone over the right of the Panamanian flag to be flown alongside the U.S. flag. United States' Army units became involved in suppressing the violence after Canal Zone police were overwhelmed. After three days of fighting, 22 Panamanians and four U.S. citizens were killed. Wikipedia

Secular holiday : Chinglen Nongdrenkhomba (1788–1834), also known as Maharaja Gambhir Singh. He abdicated the throne with the arrival of a Burmese force. Along with the British, he participated in the liberation of Manipur. [Wikipedia]

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Secular holiday : State of Kachin day, not celebrated every year

Secular holiday : To recognise and reflect upon the greatest, most defining moment in all of Bahamian history: the attainment of Majority Rule on January 10, 1967.

Secular holiday : In tribute to Vodoun, a traditional West African religion also known as Voodoo.

Secular holiday : Imoinu Iratpa is an ancestral deity who is venerated in every household of Manipur on phunga lairu. The deity was venerated first by the Luwang dynasty, the then Khumans and subsequently by Meitei King Chalamba at Kangla.