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About this sound Shavuot (or About this sound Shovuos in Ashkenazi usage; Shavuʿoth in Classical and Mizrahi Hebrew (Hebrew: שבועות‎ lit.

Midsummer also known as St John’s Day is the period of time centered upon the summer solstice and more specifically the Northern European celebrations that accompany the actual solstice or […]

The Grito de Dolores (Shout of Dolores) was uttered from the small town of Dolores near Guanajuato in Mexico on September 16 1810. It is the event that marks the […]

The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day or just World Press Day to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press […]

Loyalty Day is observed on May 1 in the United States. It is a day set aside for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition […]

Walpurgis Night is the English translation of Walpurgisnacht the German name for the night of 30 April so called because it is the eve of the feast day of Saint […]

National Day of Sweden (Sveriges nationaldag) is a national holiday observed in Sweden on 6 June every year. Prior to 1983 the day was celebrated as Svenska flaggans dag (Swedish […]

Victory in Europe Day generally known as V-E Day or VE Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 (7 May in Commonwealth realms) to mark the formal […]

St. Stephen’s Day or the Feast of St. Stephen is a Christian saint’s day to commemorate Saint Stephen celebrated on 26 December in the Western Church and 27 December in […]

Vernal Equinox Day (春分の日 Shunbun no Hi) is a public holiday in Japan that occurs on the date of the Northward equinox in Japan Standard Time (the vernal equinox can […]