Secular holiday :

Secular holiday : Independence from the UK in 1965. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1957

Secular holiday : Independence granted by the UK in 1968

Secular holiday : Granted by the French in 1956

Secular holiday : It became the 160th member of the UN on 23 April 1990

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1960

Secular holiday : Granted by South Africa in 1966

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1962

Secular holiday : Obtained from the UK in 1968

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1963

Secular holiday : It symbolises the upheaval against the French since 1830 and the first attacks on Nov 1, 1954, by the National Liberation Front, against French-operated military installations

Secular holiday : Granted by Portugal in 1975 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 : Independence was acknowledged by France in 1956 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Granted by the French in 1960

Secular holiday : Ubangui-Shari became the Central African Republic in 1960 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Tanzania obtained independence from the UK in 1961 Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1963. Usually celebrated on the closest Monday.

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.

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

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

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

Secular holiday : Celebrating the anniversary of independence from Britain in 1948 not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : A national holiday that commemorates Japan's founding by the first emperor in 660 BC. This holiday was originally established as Empire Day in 1872, discontinued after World War II, then revived in its present form in 1966. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : A national holiday that commemorates Japan's founding by the first emperor in 660 BC. This holiday was originally established as Empire Day in 1872, discontinued after World War II, then revived in its present form in 1966. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : A national holiday that commemorates Japan's founding by the first emperor in 660 BC. This holiday was originally established as Empire Day in 1872, discontinued after World War II, then revived in its present form in 1966. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : A national holiday that commemorates Japan's founding by the first emperor in 660 BC. This holiday was originally established as Empire Day in 1872, discontinued after World War II, then revived in its present form in 1966. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : A national holiday that commemorates Japan's founding by the first emperor in 660 BC. This holiday was originally established as Empire Day in 1872, discontinued after World War II, then revived in its present form in 1966. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : A national holiday that commemorates Japan's founding by the first emperor in 660 BC. This holiday was originally established as Empire Day in 1872, discontinued after World War II, then revived in its present form in 1966. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : A national holiday that commemorates Japan's founding by the first emperor in 660 BC. This holiday was originally established as Empire Day in 1872, discontinued after World War II, then revived in its present form in 1966. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : A national holiday that commemorates Japan's founding by the first emperor in 660 BC. This holiday was originally established as Empire Day in 1872, discontinued after World War II, then revived in its present form in 1966. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Obtained from the United Kingdom on Jan. 1, 1984

Secular holiday : In tribute to Sheik Abdallah Al-Salim al-Sabah

Secular holiday : Anniversary of the National Council of Revolution's assumption of power in 1963

Secular holiday : In 1970, East Pakistan's leading political party, the Awami League, won the elections. Its leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was to become the next Prime Minister, but the President of Pakistan refused. Mujib declared independence for the People's Republic of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971. A nine-month civil war ensued.

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949.

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Commemorates the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty in 1911

Secular holiday : In 1962 against the English

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

Secular holiday : Celebrates the independence from France on November 9, 1953.

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

Secular holiday : On December 5, 1920, Rangoon University students protested against British new rules. The word got around and led into a mass protest. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : On December 5, 1920, Rangoon University students protested against British new rules. The word got around and led into a mass protest. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : On December 5, 1920, Rangoon University students protested against British new rules. The word got around and led into a mass protest. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : On December 5, 1920, Rangoon University students protested against British new rules. The word got around and led into a mass protest. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : On December 5, 1920, Rangoon University students protested against British new rules. The word got around and led into a mass protest. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : On December 5, 1920, Rangoon University students protested against British new rules. The word got around and led into a mass protest. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : On December 5, 1920, Rangoon University students protested against British new rules. The word got around and led into a mass protest. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : On December 5, 1920, Rangoon University students protested against British new rules. The word got around and led into a mass protest. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : On December 5, 1920, Rangoon University students protested against British new rules. The word got around and led into a mass protest. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : On December 5, 1920, Rangoon University students protested against British new rules. The word got around and led into a mass protest. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : On December 5, 1920, Rangoon University students protested against British new rules. The word got around and led into a mass protest. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Obtained from the French in 1943

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

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

Secular holiday : Naadam (also called Eriin Gurvan Naadam meaning men's three variety of games. ) is the national festival of Mongolia. The games are Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery.

Secular holiday : Union of the 7 Trucial States in 1971

Secular holiday : After the Vietnam War ended that the Communist-led Pathet Lao eventually took entire political control of the country and forced King Savāngvatthanā to abdicate on 2 December 1975. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Union of the 7 Trucial States in 1971

Secular holiday : Birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej

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 : Independence obtained from the United Kingdom in 1971

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

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

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

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

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

Secular holiday : Independence obtained from the United Kingdom in 1971

Secular holiday : Independence obtained from the United Kingdom in 1971

Secular holiday : As of 2007. In Tribute to Sheikh Jassem bin Mohamed bin Thani, founder of the State of Qatar, who had assumed power on December 18, 1878.

Secular holiday : Independence obtained from the United Kingdom in 1971

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

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 : 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

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1974

Secular holiday : This date marks the end of Carnival, which has lasted during all of February.

Secular holiday : Celebrates paramount Carib Chief, Joseph Chatoyer, the country's sole official national hero, to prevent the Europeans from colonizing St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in the 18th century.

Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : National holiday which is not only a holiday to commemorate the transition of St. Maarten as a country in the Dutch Kingdom but also to promote nation building and a step towards its independence

Secular holiday : Anniversary of the date the island gained autonomous country status within the Dutch Kingdom

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1981

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1978 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Panamá declared its independence from Spain on Nov. 28, 1821.

Secular holiday : After the first English settlement at Holetown in 1627, Barbados remained a British colony until achieving independence from Britain on November 30th 1966. That first independence ceremony was accompanied by the raising of the Barbados National Flag, and playing of the National Anthem, for the first time. http://barbados.org/indepen.htm

Secular holiday : A Celebration of Sabans’ Resilience, Culture and Heritage

Secular holiday : Celebrates Columbus discovery of the island in 1502. The focus on National Day is building pride in the country with sporting, cultural, religious, social, and commercial activities, such as the Festival of Lights (Lucia meaning light in Latin), featuring a lantern-making competition and the decoration of towns and villages with lights. http://www.wiol.com/st-lucia/history.html

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 : The Sami are an Arctic indigenous people living in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. They are considered to have been living in the Sami settlement area - Sapmi - as far back in time as source material can tell us, which stretches from the Kola Peninsula in northeast Russia to Engerdal in eastern Norway and Idre in southern Sweden. It is estimated that about 60-70 000 Sami live in these areas today, whereas approximately 40 000 live in Norway, 20 000 in Sweden, 7500 in Finland and 2000 in Russia.

Secular holiday : Anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising in 1804 and the first Serbian Constitution in 1835

Secular holiday : Anniversary of Lithuania's declaration of independence in 1918. However, it became a republic of the USSR in 1940, after a secret treaty between Stalin and Hitler. The country regained independence in 1990.

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Secular holiday : Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Commemorates the declaration of independence on Feb. 24, 1918 (the day before German troops invaded Tallinn) Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Restoration of the third Bulgarian kingdom after almost 500 years of Ottoman rule. The treaty of San Stefano, signed on March 3 1878, was the milestone of this process and the day remains one of the most celebrated in Bulgaria’s history. The San Stefano treaty ended the Russo-Turkish war, which started in 1877. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Celebrates the referendum of 1991 when more than 80% of the residents of the peninsula voted for the re-establishment of the autonomy within the USSR, not within Ukraine.

Secular holiday : He was born in Britain and was captured by Celts and taken to Ireland as a slave. When fifteen, he escaped and made his way back to Britain. Later he became trained as a monk, and returned to Ireland. Mainly thanks to Patrick's influence, Ireland had an age of literacy while the rest of Europe plummeted into the Dark Ages. (shagtown.com) Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Upraise against the Ottoman rule in 1821 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Independence for the whole of Cyprus -- before it was divided into Greek and Turkish districts -- was attained on October 1, 1960 after negotiations between the United Kingdom, Greece and Turkey. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity)

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

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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

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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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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]

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Secular holiday : Independence recovered in 1918 after over a century of being split between Russia, Prussia, Austria Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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

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 : 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

Secular holiday : Turkish rule of Albania was ended with the Balkan War. Independence was proclaimed in 1912.

Secular holiday : The Union of Transylvania with Romania was declared on December 1 [O.S. November 18] 1918 by the assembly of the delegates of ethnic Romanians held in Alba Iulia. The national holiday of Romania, the Great Union Day (also called Unification Day) occurring on December 1, celebrates this event. The holiday was established after the Romanian Revolution, and marks the unification not only of Transylvania, but also of the provinces of Banat, Bessarabia and Bukovina with the Romanian Kingdom. These other provinces had all joined with the Kingdom of Romania earlier in 1918, and the Union of Transylvania with Romania thus resulted in the final unification of the entire country. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : From Russia in 1917

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Secular holiday : In 1970, status of sovereign democratic state within the British Commonwealth

Secular holiday : Granted by Holland on November 25, 1975. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)

Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)

Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)

Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)

Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)

Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)

Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)

Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)

Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)

Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)

Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)

Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)

Secular holiday : Granted by Australia in 1968

Secular holiday : 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maoris and British government

Secular holiday : 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maoris and British government

Secular holiday : 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maoris and British government

Secular holiday : Commemorates the day on which Lt. Philip Gidley King arrived on the island in 1788, establishing the very first European settlement there. He left Post Jackson earlier that year on the Supply along with 22 people, 15 of whom were convicts

Secular holiday : In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted on 1 October, 1978.

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Secular holiday : Independence granted by the UK in 1970

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Secular holiday : A Free Association with the United States was implemented on November 3, 1986, marking Micronesia's emergence from trusteeship to independence. The basic relationship of free association continues indefinitely. Wikipedia

Secular holiday : The granting of the 1875 Constitution, which was a mixture of Tongan, Christian and Western values, finally put in place a new social order, thereby ending an era of major historical conflicts, brought about by Civil War which had subjected Tonga to years of political turmoil. This Constitution was ahead of its time, especially so in terms of accommodating many of the basic tenets of Western democracy.

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Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the foundation of the Chinese Popular Republic in 1949. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday