• New Year's Day

    Amazigh New Year (Morocco)

    Amazigh New Year, also known as Yennayer, in Morocco marks the start of the Amazigh calendar year, honoring North Africa’s ancient heritage with traditional foods, music, and festivities symbolizing renewal and cultural pride.

  • Family Day in Canada

    Family Day is a public holiday celebrated in several provinces across Canada to promote the importance of family and work-life balance. It provides an opportunity for Canadians to spend quality time with their loved ones through activities and events.

  • Islander Day

    Islander Day is a provincial holiday celebrated in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada. It provides Islanders with a mid-winter break to spend time with family, friends and their community.

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    Chinese New Year

    Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival (春节), is the most important traditional festival celebrated in many East Asian countries, including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and others.

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    Vietnamese New Year

    Vietnamese New Year, known as Tết Nguyên Đán or simply Tết, is the most significant and widely celebrated holiday in Vietnam. It marks the beginning of the lunar calendar year and is a time for family reunions, honoring ancestors, and welcoming spring.

  • Seollal

    Seollal began as an ancient lunar and agricultural celebration, was reshaped under Confucian influence into an ancestor-honoring family holiday, suppressed during colonization, and finally restored in 1989 as a three-day holiday. Today, it remains a cornerstone of Korean culture and identity.

  • Custom Chief's Day

    Custom Chief's Day is a national public holiday in Vanuatu. It celebrates the cultural leadership, traditions and authority of custom chiefs, respected figures who serve as guardians of traditional law (kastom) and community cohesion throughout the islands of Vanuatu.

  • International Women's Day in Zambia

    International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated annually in Zambia, serving as a national public holiday that honors the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It also acts as a platform to advocate for gender equality and women's empowerment across the country.

  • Commonwealth Day

    Commonwealth Day is a day to recognize the membership in the Commonwealth of Nations, its shared values with other member states, and its commitment to democracy, development, and international cooperation.

  • Summer Day (Albania)

    Summer Day in Albania marks the arrival of spring and renewal of nature, rooted in ancient pagan traditions from Elbasan, symbolizing hope, rebirth and the joy of new beginnings.

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    Hindu New Year (Indonesia)

    Hindu New Year in Indonesia, known as Nyepi or the Day of Silence, marks the beginning of the Balinese Saka calendar. It is a day of reflection, purification and renewal, observed through 24 hours of silence, fasting and meditation. The celebration promotes spiritual harmony, peace and balance between humans, nature and the divine.

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    Nowruz

    Nowruz (also spelled Navruz, Nawruz, or Norooz) is an ancient Persian New Year celebration that marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the new year in the Persian calendar.