Jan 2, 🌍 Various: New Year's Holiday 🎆
Some 24 countries around the world will continue with public holidays to mark the arrival of 2025.
Check out our Day by Day guide to see who is off each day in the coming week: https://bitl.to/3WCn
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Jan 1, 🇭🇹 Haiti: Independence Day
Although celebrated by many Haitians as New Year's Day, the date commemorates the declaration of independence from France that was made on 1 January 1804 and the restoration of the native name of the country. This is the National Day of Haiti.
Read more at http://bit.ly/2R1o48X
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Jan 1, 🇸🇩 Sudan: Independence Day
This is the National Day of Sudan and commemorates independence from Egypt and Britain on this day in 1956.
#dyk - Sudan was the largest country in Africa, occupying around 2% of the world's land area, prior to the secession of South Sudan in 2011. It is now the third largest, after Algeria and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In 1899, Britain and Egypt reached an agreement under which Sudan was run by a governor-general appointed by Egypt with British consent. However with Britain also controlling Egypt, this meant Sudan was effectively administered as a Crown colony.
The 20th century saw the growth of Sudanese nationalism and was emboldened by the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and support from Egypt's new leaders. When the Egyptians abandoned their claims of sovereignty, the British knew this would bring instability to the region and agreed to a free vote in the Sudanese regions on whether they wanted independence or a British withdrawal.
The vote was for independence and resulted in the Sudanese parliament, unilaterally and unanimously, declaring Sudan's independence on 19 December 1955. The British and Egyptian Governments recognised the independence of Sudan on 1 January 1956.
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Dec 31, 🌎 Various: New Year's Eve. 🎆 🎉
Today, over 25 countries around the world will observe a national holiday for New Year's Eve and bid farewell to 2023.
New Year's Day was first fixed at 1st January in 153 BC, when two Roman consuls chose that date, mainly for military reasons.
During the Middle Ages, a number of different Christian feast dates were used to mark the New Year, though calendars often continued to display the months in columns running from January to December in the Roman fashion.
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Dec 29, 🇲🇳 Mongolia: Independence Day
Also known as National Revolution of Freedom and Independence Day, this holiday commemorates Mongolia's independence from China on this day in 1911.
December 29th has been a public holiday in Mongolia since 2011, the 100th anniversary of the 1911 independence declaration.
Read more at http://bit.ly/2QWUZM6
Dec 26, 🌍 Various: Christmas Holiday
Some countries call it Boxing day or St. Stephen's Day, but many other countries simply extend their Christmas holidays by one or two days, reflecting the importance of this holiday.
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Dec 16, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: Independence Day
Marks the independence of Kazakhstan on December 16th 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union. This is a two-day celebration with December 17th also a holiday.
#dyk - Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country by land area
Read more at http://bit.ly/2jXGZiu
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Dec 16, 🇧🇭 Bahrain: National Day
This public holiday is always celebrated on 16 December. The holidays last for two days with 17 December also a public holiday.
The holidays mark former ruler, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa coming to the throne in 1961. December 16th is Bahrain's National Day. Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa was made the first emir of Bahrain from 1961 until his death. Born in Jasra, he became emir upon the death of his father, Salman ibn Hamad.
During his 38 year reign, Bahrain gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1971 and Bahrain underwent an economic transformation into a modern nation and a key financial center in the Persian Gulf area.
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Dec 9, 🇹🇿 Tanzania: Independence Day
Tanzania's National Day celebrates the end of British rule in Tanganyika in 1961. Following a revolution on Zanzibar in 1963, Zanzibar and Tanganyika merged on April 26th 1964 with the country renamed to Tanzania in October of that year.
#dyk Tanzania' is a combination of 'Tan' from Tanganyika and 'Zan' from Zanzibar, reflecting the origin of the country.
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History of the Holiday, Dec 8_ Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Dec 8, Various: Immaculate Conception
Today over 20 countries observe a holiday to mark the day that celebrates the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was preserved from original sin all of her life.
The Immaculate Conception is a day whose meaning is often confused. By the sounds of it, one would think we would celebrate the day Jesus was conceived. Instead, it is the day that Mary was conceived. Mary's mother was St. Anne and her father was Joachim. While they are not mentioned in the bible, their names appear in some very early Christian texts. Anne and Joachim had been a childless couple until an angel appeared telling Anne that she would give birth to a child that the world would honour. Anne became a saint as she offered her child to god's service.
This day has been celebrated since at least the eighth century, but the idea that the word immaculate means that Mary was born without original sin divided many theological scholars over the centuries. It wasn't until 1854 that the argument was decided when Pope Pious IX proclaimed this belief to be an essential dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Dec 2, 🇱🇦 Lao: National Day
This day marks the establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975. #dyk - Lao is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
Read more at http://bit.ly/2Qwcz8z
Dec 1: First Day of Advent 🎄 Today is the start of Advent that will end on Christmas Eve. https://bityl.co/MYfV #advent #christmas2024
