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Día de la Nación Pluricultural
Mexico’s 2020 federal decree declares 12 October of every year Día de la Nación Pluricultural
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Civic Remembrance History observances
Civic observances, historical anniversaries, remembrance days and public-life commemorations.
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Día de la Puertorriqueñidad
Puerto Rico Law No. 91 of 1938, as amended, declares November 19 a holiday known as Día de la Puertorriqueñidad; current government calendar material also retains older discovery terminolog…
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Día de la Raza / October 12 commemoration in Honduras
Honduran government and historical sources identify October 12 as Día de la Raza, while Decrees 75-2014 and 78-2015 move the practical October civic-holiday period under Semana Morazánica;…
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Día de la Resistencia Indígena
Venezuela Ministry of Culture verifies October 12 recurrence and identifies Presidential Decree No. 2028 of October 11, 2002 as the renaming/redefinition from Día de la Raza to Día de la Re…
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Día de la Revolución de Mayo
Argentina’s national government identifies May 25 as Día de la Revolución de Mayo y Primer Gobierno Patrio and treats it as an immovable national holiday.
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Día de la Soberanía Nacional (National Sovereignty Day)
Argentina’s Casa Rosada states that every 20 November the country commemorates National Sovereignty Day in memory of the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.
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Día de las Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras
Official Honduran defense sources repeatedly identify October 21 as Armed Forces Day. Current legal material also preserves October 21 among the October civic holidays while later legislati…
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Día de las Instituciones de Cantabria
Parliament of Cantabria records the 1993 institutional declaration and 1778 date rationale; the Official Gazette lists July 28 in the 2026 autonomous-community labour-holiday calendar.
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Día de las Mujeres y Hombres Próceres de Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico OGP’s current compilation of Law 111-2014, as amended, declares the third Monday in February each year an official holiday in the Government of Puerto Rico under the name Día de…
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Día de Lempira / Día de la Identidad Nacional
Honduras Decree No. 80-96 declares July 20 a national civic festival called Día de Lempira and repeals the 1935 decree; education authorities also use Día de la Identidad Nacional for July…
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Día de los Símbolos de la Nación (Day of the Symbols of the Nation)
The Presidency of Panama marks November 4 as Día de los Símbolos de la Nación, with official acts honoring the flag and other national symbols.
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Día del Natalicio de José Celso Barbosa
Puerto Rico Law 76-1995 fixes July 27 as the annual commemoration of José Celso Barbosa’s birthday and documents the earlier statutory scheduling layer. Current Puerto Rico government law/p…
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Día del Soldado Hondureño / Francisco Morazán birth anniversary
Honduras’s Secretariat of National Defense repeatedly identifies October 3 as Día del Soldado Hondureño on Francisco Morazán’s birth anniversary, and its historical record attributes the de…
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EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary
Philippine government information states that 25 February 2026, the EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary, was declared a special working day under Proclamation No. 1006, Series of 2025.
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Eid Al Etihad (UAE National Day)
Current UAE government material lists National Day on 2 December and the official holiday period on 2–3 December for public and private sectors. Current official celebration material uses t…
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Eighteenth Amendment ratification anniversary
The U.S. National Archives records ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment on January 16, 1919 and its one-year phase-in. This record is a historical anniversary; “Prohibition Remembrance…
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Election Day
Federal law sets the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in every even-numbered year for House elections, while Title 3 uses the same timing for presidential election day every…
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Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
Alaska State Archives documents 1988 AS 44.12.065 and 1945 Anti-Discrimination Act; governor proclaimed February 16 2026
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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Fundación de Panamá la Vieja / Foundation of Panama Viejo
Panama’s Law 14 of 20 January 1955 recognizes 15 August 1519 as the foundation date of Panama City and declares 15 August each year a holiday for the District of Panama; municipal and herit…
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Fête de l’indépendance
The Canton of Jura’s official calendars list Fête de l’indépendance on 23 June, including 23 June in both 2026 and 2027.
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Fête de l’Indépendance de la Côte d’Ivoire
Official Ivorian government, presidency and diplomatic sources verify 7 August as the annual Fête de l’Indépendance / Fête Nationale, tie the date to independence on 7 August 1960, and docu…
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Fête de l’Évacuation
Tunisia’s Presidential Decree No. 2021-223 lists Fête de l’Évacuation on 15 October as a one-day holiday for specified public-sector personnel and supersedes contrary earlier provisions inc…
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Fête du Drapeau et de l’Université
The Government of Haiti documented official 18 May 2025 ceremonies for the Fête du Drapeau et de l’Université and described the date’s national symbolic importance.
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Fête d’accession à la souveraineté nationale et internationale / Independence anniversary
The Government of Benin identifies 1 August as the country’s accession-to-sovereignty celebration and documented the 63rd independence anniversary on 1 August 2023; the government also publ…
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Fête nationale / Independence anniversary of Gabon
The Presidency of Gabon documented the country’s national celebration on 17 August 2026 as the 66th anniversary of accession to international sovereignty.
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Fête nationale du 14 juillet
Presidency of the French Republic (Élysée)
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Garifuna Settlement Day
Belize Living Heritage/NICH documents Thomas Vincent Ramos’s 1941 founding role, 1943 regional recognition, 1977 nationwide extension/renaming and November 19 historical rationale.
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German-American Day
Public Law 100-104 documents the October 6, 1987 federal designation and 1983 tricentennial precedent; a 2025 White House message confirms continuing commemorative recognition.
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Goa Liberation Day
Current Government of Goa material commemorates December 19 as Goa Liberation Day and identifies December 19, 1961 as the historical anniversary of the end of Portuguese rule in Goa and int…
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Gold Star Spouses Day
U.S. Department of Defense source verification
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Grito de Independencia / Grito de Dolores
Mexico’s Presidency verifies the September 15 national ceremony; Defense Ministry history places the historical Grito in the early hours of September 16, 1810, distinct from the September 1…
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Guam History and Chamorro Heritage Day
Guam law designates the first Monday in March as Guam History and Chamorro Heritage Day, and the federal District Court of Guam’s 2026 holiday calendar lists 2 March 2026.
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Guru Ghasidas Jayanti
Chhattisgarh government sources identify 18 December as Guru Ghasidas’s birth anniversary and describe the Jayanti as celebrated every year in the state; the High Court’s 2026 calendar sepa…
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Guyana Independence Day
Parliament of Guyana documents the 26 May 1966 constitutional independence date; current Government of Guyana material confirms continuing May 26 anniversary observance.
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Haiti Independence Day
Haitian government material confirms the January 1, 1804 independence basis and current national commemoration; OAS current country data corroborates January 1.
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Hari Jadi Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka
Melaka government sources identify 24 August 2026 with the 77th birthday observance of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka and list the state holiday on that date.
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Hari Perisytiharan Melaka Sebagai Bandaraya Bersejarah
Melaka state history records the Historical City declaration on 15 April 1989, while a Malaysian government calendar carries the proclamation-day observance on 15 April.
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Harry Potter’s birthday
HarryPotter.com, the official Wizarding World site, identifies July 31 as Harry Potter’s fictional birthday and has published official birthday celebrations tied to that date.
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Harvey Milk Day
SB 572 (Chapter 626, Statutes of 2009) established the annual May 22 California designation; current CDE material cites Education Code section 37222.13.
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Haryana Day
Haryana government sources identify 1 November with Haryana’s formation as a separate state in 1966 and commemorate Haryana Day.
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Hawaiian Flag Day (Lā Hae Hawaiʻi)
Hawaiʻi HCR 185 H.D. 1 requested July 31 be designated “Lā Hae Hawaiʻi” as Hawaiian Flag Day; the companion House resolution used the same date and name.
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Herbert Hoover Day
Iowa Code §1C.8
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Heritage Day
Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994 lists Heritage Day on 24 September; current government material confirms continuing public-holiday status and national observance.
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Heritage Day
Government of Alberta sources identify Alberta Heritage Day/Heritage Day as the first Monday in August. Employment-standards guidance lists it among optional general holidays that an employ…
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Heroes and Foreparents Day
Virgin Islands government material says the observance began in 2021 and is observed every third Monday of October; the 2026 Cabinet calendar names it Heroes and Foreparents Day on 19 Octob…
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Heroes’ Day
Uganda’s current Public Holidays Act lists National Heroes Day on 9 June; Office of the President material establishes a first commemoration in 1989 and the official 1981 date rationale.
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony / 6 August remembrance
Hiroshima City holds the Peace Memorial Ceremony every year on 6 August and traces the ceremony/Peace Declaration lineage to a 6 August 1947 ceremony during the Peace Festival.
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HM Queen Sonja’s birthday — Norwegian official flag day
Norway’s current flag regulations list 4 July, HM Queen Sonja’s birthday, as an official flag day; Lovdata preserves the 1968 regulation that added the then Crown Princess’s 4 July birthday…
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Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah)
The President of Israel addressed the official state opening ceremony on 13 April 2026, beginning the 2026 Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day observance.
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Holocaust Memorial Day
UK government material marks Holocaust Memorial Day annually on 27 January, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.