On 29 June, Vatican City celebrates the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul as a public holiday. Both the Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul were martyred in Rome, and today, they are “joint patron ...

As a country that honours religious freedom, all employees of Christian, Muslim and Jewish religions are entitled to paid days off for a limited number of religious holidays.

Slovensko oslavuje deň 1. januára s cieľom pripomenúť dátum v roku 1993, kedy sa Slovensko stalo nezávislým národom. Známy niekoľkými menami na Slovensku je Deň republiky označovaný aj ako Deň ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Both events occurred when Slovakia and the Czech Republic were still united as Czechoslovakia, and both were led by student protesters.

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. It is a public holiday with offices, schools and businesses closed. The holiday is in celebration of the Albanian Declaration of ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Commerce Day is basically a day-off for the Iceland Stock Exchange, and it is a day to celebrate and showcase your trade and its products ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. On Palm Sunday, when Holy Week arrives, Slovenians will gather green branches, flowers, and other springtime plant life to make natural ...

Every 1 March is Independence Day in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The day looks back to the date in 1992 when Bosnia declared its independence from Yugoslavia, when that former nation broke apart. Year ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus had been under British administration since 1878 after the island was handed over in an agreement with the Ottoman Empire for ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Our Lady of Meritxell is a statue of the Virgin Mary that was long cherished by the people of Andorra. It was first graven in the 1100’s ...