Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Another reason that Christmas is a little more “low profile” in Albania is the lingering effects of decades of Communist rule. The Marxist ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. After years of repression of all religions in Albania, during its dark decades of Communist rule, both Christianity and Islam have ...

This page contains a calendar of all 2024 and 2025 school holidays in Slovenia. These dates are unlikely to be modified by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. However, please check back ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. This holiday is meant to commemorate Slovenia’s independence from Yugoslavia which was declared in 1991. Technically, the formal ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. The date of the religious feast was originally the third Sunday of September, but this was adjusted to a fixed date on 15 September in 1913 ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. The word ‘Ochi’ simply means ‘No’. It is the word Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas used in 1940 to Mussolini’s spokesperson when asked ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Pentecost is the final celebration of the seven-week Easter period. According to Christian belief, Pentecost commemorates the day that the ...

Please visit monservicepublic.gouv.mc for the original release of the 2024-2025 approved calendar and 2025-2026 approved calendar.

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Slovakia, the Christmas season begins with Advent, reflecting the fact that the population is largely Roman Catholic. This is the time ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Near the start of World War II, Slovakia became allied with Germany. In 1942, Germany requested 20,000 Jews from Slovakia as the start of ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Even after joining the Eurozone and EU, Cyprus, along with its sister state of Greece, has had continued economic turmoil. This has led to ...

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 ...