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Emancipation Day
Guyana’s Ministry of Home Affairs identifies 1 August as Emancipation Day and has formally declared the date a public holiday under the Public Holidays Act in annual notices.
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Emancipation Day
The U.S. Virgin Islands Government observes Emancipation Day every July 3 in remembrance of the July 3, 1848 emancipation in the Danish West Indies and continues to issue official annual st…
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Emergency Medicine Day
European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM) and participating emergency-medicine organizations
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Emergency Nurses Day
The Emergency Nurses Association states that it has recognized the second Wednesday in October as Emergency Nurses Day since 1989 and expanded the celebration to Emergency Nurses Week in 20…
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Emergency Services Day (999 Day)
The official 999 Day site states that Emergency Services Day is held on 9 September each year and describes it as a national day across the UK.
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Emirati Women’s Day
The UAE government states Emirati Women’s Day is observed annually on 28 August; federal ministry pages list the 2026 observance on that date.
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Emperor's Birthday
Japan’s Cabinet Office lists the Emperor’s Birthday as a national holiday on February 23 and explains that the holiday has existed under the National Holidays Act since 1948, with its date…
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Employee Appreciation Day
Current Recognition Professionals International material confirms the first-Friday-in-March observance; government-hosted workplace-recognition material attributes the 1995 creation to Dr.…
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Endangered Species Day
GovInfo records the U.S. Senate’s agreed S. Res. 431 designating May 11, 2006 as Endangered Species Day. Current U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Endangered Species Coalition material suppo…
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Endometriosis Awareness Day
The Endometriosis Society of India states that Endometriosis Awareness Day is observed globally on March 1; WHO provides current disease-context information but does not establish the obser…
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English Language Day
United Nations language observance
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Eswatini Independence Day
Eswatini’s current Public Holidays Act schedule lists Somhlolo (Independence Day) on 6 September; official national/diplomatic material anchors independence to 6 September 1968.
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Europe Day
European Union and European Commission
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European Day for Victims of Crime
Victim Support Europe identifies February 22 as the European Day for Victims of Crime and states that VSE designated it in Stockholm in 1990. A Council of Europe report records Swedish reco…
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European Day of Languages
Council of Europe records establish the first 26 September 2001 edition and the Committee of Ministers decision of 6 December 2001 making the day annual.
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European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism
The European Parliament adopted Written Declaration P6_DCL(2008)0044 / P6_TA(2008)0439 on 23 September 2008 proposing 23 August as the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism a…
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European Heritage Days
Council of Europe
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European Neighbours’ Day
European institutional and city-project sources describe European Neighbours’ Day as an annual event held on the last Friday of May, originating in Paris in 1999.
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Evacuation Day
Massachusetts General Laws establish March 17 as a Suffolk County-only legal holiday with open-office qualifications and an annual gubernatorial proclamation; NPS history documents Boston’s…
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Evacuation Day (Independence Day)
The Syrian Arab Republic’s current eAIP public-holiday table, effective 27 March 2026, lists 17 April as Evacuation Day (Independence Day).
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Every Day is Tag Day™
American Humane states that it created Every Day is Tag Day™ and that the nationwide pet-identification effort is held annually on the first Saturday in April.
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Extraterrestrial Culture Day
New Mexico legislative records identify House Memorial 44, “Extraterrestrial Culture Day,” as passed in 2003; preserved memorial text designates the second Tuesday in February. The evidence…
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Falles
Ajuntament de València
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Falling Needles Family Fest
Wellcat Holidays lists Falling Needles Family Fest on December 30 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as the creators of the copyrighted holiday collection.
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Family Day (Ontario)
Ontario’s proclamation defines Family Day as the third Monday of February each year, and the Premier’s 2026 statement marked the holiday on 16 February 2026.
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Family Day — A Day to Eat Dinner With Your Children
University of Hawaiʻi material describes Family Day as an annual event launched in 2001, developed from research by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia Universi…
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Family Health & Fitness Day
Current National Recreation and Park Association material states that NRPA’s Family Health & Fitness Day is celebrated on the second Saturday in June each year and confirms ongoing NRPA ste…
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Farmers Consumer Awareness Day
Farmers Consumer Awareness Day in Quincy is held on the second Saturday in September; the community event traces its program to 1981.
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Farmers’ Day (Ghana)
Ghana’s Ministry of the Interior lists Farmers Day among statutory public holidays on the first Friday in December, and its current 2026 holiday calendar places Farmers’ Day on Friday, 4 De…
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Farmworker Appreciation Day
The CDC/NIOSH Science Bulletin states that August 6 is Farmworker Appreciation Day and uses the observance to recognize farmworkers and discuss occupational safety and health.
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Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz (Shivah Asar B’Tammuz)
Jewish calendar sources place the fast on 17 Tammuz and document the postponement when that date falls on Shabbat; the Gregorian date is therefore recalculated from the Hebrew calendar each…
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Father’s Day — United States statutory observance
36 U.S.C. §109 designates the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day; its historical notes trace the federal designation to Public Law 92-278 of 24 April 1972, while Library of Congress mater…
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Feast Day of the Flemish Community
The Government of Flanders identifies 11 July as the official feast day of the Flemish Community.
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Vatican sources identify 12 December as the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Feast of Saint Gertrude of Nivelles
Catholic Online lists Saint Gertrude of Nivelles among saints commemorated on March 17, and an older Lives of the Saints source independently places her feast on March 17.
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Feast of Saint Rosalia
Vatican News lists Saint Rosalia, Virgin of Palermo, on 4 September. The City of Palermo documents a September 4 liturgical memory in a fourteenth-century breviary fragment, supporting the…
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Feast of St. Roch
Vatican News’ calendar of saints lists St. Roch, Pilgrim, on August 16.
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Feast of the Holy Nativity and Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ
The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin consistently documents 6 January as the Feast of the Holy Nativity and Theophany in the Armenian Apostolic Church.
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February 17 Revolution anniversary
Libyan government sources identify February 17 as the anniversary of the February 17 Revolution and list it as an official holiday/commemoration.
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Federal Territory Day
Bank Negara Malaysia lists Federal Territory Day Holiday on 1 February 2026; Tourism Malaysia describes it as the February 1 public holiday for Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan.
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Festa della Repubblica (Republic Day)
The Presidency of the Italian Republic marks the national Festa della Repubblica on June 2; the 2026 programme commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Republic.
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Festive cycle around the devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist
UNESCO inscribed Venezuela’s festive cycle around devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist in 2021; its description identifies practices on 23 June and 24 June.
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Fibromyalgia Awareness Day / International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
Fibromyalgia Association Canada states that Fibromyalgia Awareness Day is observed annually on May 12; current 2026 government proclamations in Michigan also recognize May 12 for the year.
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Fiestas de San Jerónimo in Masaya
Visit Nicaragua documents the San Jerónimo festivities in Masaya, including the major 30 September procession and later folkloric events.
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Fiestas Patronales de Santa Ana — Nindirí
Nicaragua’s official National Tourism Map describes Nindirí’s traditional Santa Ana festivities as an annual local celebration across late July.
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Fiestas Patronales de Santiago — Somoto
Nicaragua’s official National Tourism Map describes Somoto’s patronal celebrations honoring Santiago around 25 July and notes an extended festival period.
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Filipino American History Month
FANHS identifies itself as the originator of the October observance and documents the October 18, 1587 historical anchor; 2009 congressional records separately verify national legislative r…
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Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day
Proclamation No. 148 declares June 9 every year as Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day.
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Finados (All Souls’ Day)
Brazilian federal Law 10.607 expressly lists 2 November among the country’s national holidays; the Brazilian civic name is Finados.
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Firefighters’ Memorial Day
The Firefighters Memorial Trust says Firefighters’ Memorial Day is marked each year on 4 May to remember firefighters who have died in service.
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First Contact Day
Official Star Trek sources mark April 5 as First Contact Day, explicitly frame the April 5, 2063 human–Vulcan encounter as fictional canon, document an official 2021 real-world fan event, a…
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First free balloon flight from American soil anniversary
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum dates Jean-Pierre Blanchard’s first free flight from American soil to 9 January 1793.
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First Philippine Republic Day
Republic Act No. 11014 declares January 23 of every year First Philippine Republic Day and a special working holiday throughout the Philippines.
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Fish Amnesty Day
PETA states that it created Fish Amnesty Day in 1997 and marks it on the fourth Saturday in September.
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Fish Fingers and Custard Day
Official Doctor Who sources promote April 3 as Fish Fingers and Custard Day, say it commemorates the Eleventh Doctor’s first appearance, and date The Eleventh Hour premiere to 3 April 2010.
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Fish Tank Floorshow Night
Wellcat Holidays lists Fish Tank Floorshow Night on September 28 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as the holiday creators.
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Flag Day
36 U.S.C. §110 states that June 14 is Flag Day and requests an annual presidential proclamation encouraging observance of the anniversary of the Continental Congress’s adoption of the Stars…
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Floral Design Day
Smithsonian Libraries documents Floral Design Day on February 28, created around floral educator Carl Rittner’s birthday and enacted by a 1995 Massachusetts gubernatorial proclamation.
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Food Day
CSPI’s 2011 annual report documents the relaunch of national Food Day and its October 24 date, modeled as a public education and food-system campaign.
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Food for Life Roast Dinner Day
UK Parliament records the Food for Life Partnership National Roast Dinner Day held across schools on 29 September 2010; Food for Life’s own 2023 campaign material shows Roast Dinner Day con…
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Forgive Mom and Dad Day
Wellcat Holidays lists Forgive Mom and Dad Day on March 18 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as creators of its holiday collection.
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Foundation Day / National Day of San Marino
Government diplomatic sources identify 3 September as San Marino’s national/foundation day
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Foundation of Quito commemoration
Quito municipal communications document the city’s annual December foundation commemoration and anniversary events
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Founding anniversary of Asunción
Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies and the Municipality of Asunción mark 15 August as the city’s founding anniversary and identify 1537 as the founding year.
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Founding Anniversary of Iglesia ni Cristo
Republic Act No. 9645 declares 27 July of every year a special national working holiday to commemorate the founding anniversary of Iglesia ni Cristo.
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Foursquare Day (4SQDay)
Foursquare’s own material describes 4SQDay as an annual community holiday centered on April 16, with community events sometimes scheduled around that date.
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Freedom and Democracy Day
Chad’s Prime Minister’s office documented the official 1 December 2025 commemoration of the 35th Freedom and Democracy Day, and current constitutional/journal-official material lists 1 Dece…
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Freedom Day
South African Government and the Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994 establish April 27 Freedom Day public-holiday status and link the date to the first democratic elections of 27 April 1994.
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Freedom Day / 25 April
Portugal’s parliament identifies 25 April 1974 as the date the Armed Forces Movement ended the Estado Novo dictatorship and opened the path to democratic government. Current Portuguese gove…
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French Language Day
United Nations language observance
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Frozen Food Day, 1984
Congress designated March 6, 1984 as Frozen Food Day and President Ronald Reagan issued Proclamation 5157 for that specific date. The U.S. Census Bureau has subsequently referenced Frozen F…
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FSM Constitution Day
The FSM Government’s Constitution Day messages identify May 10 with the coming into force of the Constitution in 1979 and continue to mark FSM Constitution Day in current government communi…