DNA Day is a holiday celebrated on April 25. It commemorates the day in 1953 when James Watson Francis Crick Maurice Wilkins Rosalind Franklin and colleagues published papers in the […]
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Mujahideen Victory Day
Mujahideen Victory Day is a political holiday observed in all parts of Afghanistan falling on the 28 April each year. It commemorates the day when Mujahideen rebel forces overthrew Mohammad […]
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Kannada: ವೈಕುಂಠ ಏಕಾದಶಿ; (Tamil: வைகுண்ட ஏகாதசி; Telugu: వైకుంఠ ఏకాదశి; Sanskrit: वैकुंठ एकादशि) (Sometimes called Mukkoti Ekadashi in Telugu) is the Shukla paksha Ekadashi that occurs during the Dhanurmasa […]
Ivy Day (Ireland)
Ivy Day (Irish: Lá an Eidhneáin) was formerly observed on October 6 in Ireland in memory of the prominent nationalist politician Charles Stewart Parnell (June 27 1846 – October 6 […]
Charak Puja
Charak Puja is a very enchanting folk festival of the Southern Belt of Bangladesh and West Bengal. It is also known as Nil Puja. The believers of the Hindu religion […]
Bridge of Flowers (event)
The Bridge of Flowers (Romanian: Podul de Flori) was a massive demonstration that took place on Sunday May 6 1990 along the Prut River separating Romania and the Moldavian SSR.
Walk to Work Day
Walk to Work Day is an annual national event in Australia encouraging people to walk to work. The event is an initiative of the Pedestrian Council of Australia and supported […]
Independence Day (Bangladesh)
The Independence Day of Bangladesh (Bengali: স্বাধীনতা দিবস Shadhinata Dibôsh) also referred to as 26 March is a national holiday. It commemorates the country’s declaration of independence from Pakistan in […]
Shayani Ekadashi
Shayani Ekadashi (lit. sleeping eleventh) or Maha-ekadashi (lit. The great eleventh) or Prathama-ekadashi (lit. The first eleventh) or Padma Ekadashi or Devshayani Ekadashi or Devpodhi Ekadashi is the eleventh lunar […]
Pakistan Day
Not to be confused with Independence Day (Pakistan). Pakistan Day (Urdu: یوم پاکستان lit. Youm-e-Pakistan) or Pakistan Resolution Day also Republic Day is a national holiday in Pakistan to commemorate […]