Holidays and celebrations
Information about our holidays, when they are, how they came about and traditions around the world.
Date |
Event |
| 1 January |
New Years |
| 4 January |
Independence Day (Myanmar, formally Burma) |
| 5 January |
12th Night/Epiphany Eve |
| 26 January |
Australia Day
Republic Day (India) |
| 6 February |
Waitangi Day (New Zealand) |
| 14 February |
Valentine's Day |
| 23 February |
National Day (Brunei) |
| 3rd Monday in February |
Presidents' Day (USA) |
| 29 February |
Leap Year Day |
| 1st Friday in March |
World Day of Prayer |
| 8 March |
International Women's Day |
| 17 March |
St Patrick's Day |
| 23 March |
Pakistan Day (Pakistan) |
| March/April |
Easter |
| 1 April |
April Fools Day |
| 2 April |
International Children's Book Day |
| 7 April |
World Health Day |
| 25 April |
ANZAC Day (New Zealand) |
| 1 May |
May Day |
| 2nd Sunday in May |
Mother's Day (New Zealand) |
| May/June |
Matariki (New Zealand) |
| 2 June |
Coronation Day in Bhutan |
| 4 June |
Chinese Human Rights Day |
| 5 June |
World Environment Day |
| 12 June |
Independence Day (Philippines) |
| 24 June |
Midsummer Day (Northern Hemisphere) |
| 4th Monday in July |
Constitution Day (Fiji) |
| 14 July |
Bastille Day |
| 6 August |
International Day of Indigenous Peoples |
| 14 August |
V-J Day |
| 15 August |
Independence Day (India) |
| 17 August |
Independence Day (Indonesia) |
| 1st Sunday in September |
Father's Day |
| 8 September |
International Literacy Day |
| 19 September |
Women's Suffrage Day (New Zealand) |
| 3rd Tuesday in September |
International Day of Peace |
| 1 October |
National Day (China) |
| 2 October |
Gandhi Day (India) |
| 3 October |
Day of German Unity (Germany) |
| 24 October |
United Nations Day |
| 31 October |
Halloween
UNICEF Day |
| 5 November |
Guy Fawkes |
| 11 November |
Armistice Day |
| 25 November |
International Day Against Violence Against Women |
| 28 November |
Independence Day (East Timor) |
| 1 December |
World AIDS Day |
| 10 December |
Human Rights Day (United Nations) |
| 24 December |
Christmas Eve |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day |
| 26 December |
Boxing Day |
| 31 December |
Hogmany (Scotland)
New Year's Eve |
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