Secular holiday : Granted by the French in 1960 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Proclaimed in 1973. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau was formally recognized by Portugal in 1974

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

Secular holiday : Independence granted by the UK in 1966

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 : Obtained from the UK in 1968

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 : Declared on 31 August,1991. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : President Ho Chi Minh declared freedom for Vietnam (initially referring to the surrender of Japan in 1945) paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991

Secular holiday : Declared on 31 August,1991. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : President Ho Chi Minh declared freedom for Vietnam (initially referring to the surrender of Japan in 1945) paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Declared on 31 August,1991. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : In 1924 Tajikistan became an autonomous republic within the new Soviet republic of Uzbekistan, and in 1929 the country became a full-fledged Soviet republic. In the late 1980s, the openness of the Soviet regime of Mikhail S. Gorbachev stimulated a nationalist movement in Tajikistan, and Tajik leaders declared independence on September 9, 1991, when the dissolution of the Soviet Union became obvious. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday [Wikipedia]

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 : On 21 September, 1991 a referendum called for secession from the Soviet Union. Independence was restored to the Republic of Armenia after 70 years of sovietization.

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.

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.

Secular holiday : From 2018 onwards

Secular holiday : As the Soviet Union began to disintegrate towards the end of the 1980s, ethnic tensions grew between Abkhaz and Georgians over Georgia's moves towards independence. This led to the 1992–1993 War in Abkhazia that resulted in a Georgian military defeat, de facto independence.

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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]

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 : Independence obtained from the United Kingdom in 1971

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

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 : 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

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Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1821 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1821 Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1821

Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1821 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Spain granted the independence in 1821. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1821 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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 : British Honduras became Belize after the independence was granted by the UK in 1981

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

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 : 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.

Secular holiday : San Marino was founded on 3 September, 301 AD when a Christian stonemason named Marinus the Dalmatian fled to escape the anti-Christian Roman Emperor Diocletian. Marinus hid on the peak of Mount Titano and founded a small community of people following their Christian beliefs. In memory of the stonecutter, the land was renamed Land of San Marino and was finally changed to its present-day name, Republic of San Marino. paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : In tribute to Notre Dame de Meritxell, patron saint of Andorra, whose sanctuary is located on the left bank of Valira river, between Canillo and Encamp. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : On September 11th 1714, Felipe V annulled Barcelona's laws and institutions and took action against the Catalan tongue and culture. La Diada refers to the nationalist feelings in Catalonia.

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1964

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 : Commemorates the start of the Independence War by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : Commemorates the start of the Independence War by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : Commemorates the start of the Independence War by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : Commemorates the start of the Independence War by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : Commemorates the start of the Independence War by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : Commemorates the start of the Independence War by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Secular holiday : Celebrates the first demands for independence in 1810

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

Secular holiday : Granted by Australia in 1975 Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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.

Secular holiday : After three decades as part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific under United States administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Association with the US was ratified in 1993. Implemented on independence (1 October, 1994).

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Secular holiday : Independence granted by the UK in 1970

Secular holiday : Over a three day period

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 : Commemorates the start of the Independence War by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

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 : 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