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Georgia Day is the holiday which the U.S. state of Georgia recognizes in honor of its colonial founding as the Province of Georgia. On February 12 1733 James Oglethorpe landed […]

Darwin Day is a celebration to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin on 12 February 1809. The day is used to highlight Darwin’s contribution to science and […]

System Administrator Appreciation Day also known as Sysadmin Day SysAdminDay SAD or SAAD was created by system administrator Ted Kekatos. Kekatos was inspired to create the special day by a […]

In 1947 the United Nations General Assembly declared 24 October the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations as which shall be devoted to making known to the peoples […]

The Opiconsivia (or Opeconsiva or Opalia) was an ancient Roman religious festival held August 25 in honor of Ops (Plenty) also known as Opis a goddess of agricultural resources and […]

The Neptunalia was an obscure archaic two-day festival in honour of Neptune as god of waters celebrated at Rome in the heat and drought of summer probably July 23 (Varro […]

In ancient Rome the Caristia also known as the Cara Cognatio was an official but privately observed holiday on February 22 that celebrated love of family with banqueting and gifts. […]

Ferālia /fɨˈreɪliə/ was an ancient Roman public festival celebrating the Manes (Roman spirits of the dead particularly the souls of deceased individuals) which fell on 21 February as recorded by […]

Kamehameha Day on June 11 is a public holiday of the state of Hawaii in the United States. It honors Kamehameha the Great the monarch who first established the unified […]

The Consuales Ludi or Consualia was the name of two ancient Roman festivals in honor of Consus a tutelary deity of the harvest and stored grain. Consuales Ludi were held […]