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Chatham Islands Anniversary Day
Chatham Islands Anniversary Day commemorates the region’s historical settlement and provincial foundation. It remains a regional public holiday, giving residents of the Chatham Islands a long weekend for rest and community events.
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Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day in Alabama
Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day is a day of recognition and celebration honoring Rosa Parks, the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." Her pivotal role in the fight for racial equality began on December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus to a white passenger.
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Westland Anniversary Day
Westland Anniversary Day commemorates the 1868 founding of Westland Province after its separation from Canterbury. It continues as a regional public holiday for the Westland District, celebrated today as a summer long weekend of leisure and local pride.
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Day of Navarra
The Day of Navarra honors both the patron saint San Francisco Javier and the regional identity of Navarra within Spain. It combines religious devotion, cultural festivities, and institutional recognition of the region’s autonomy and heritage.
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King Bhumibol's Birthday
King Bhumibol's Birthday is one of Thailand's most important national holidays. It is not only the late king's birthday but also officially recognized as Father's Day and, for many years, Thailand's National Day.
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Constitution Day Spain
Spain’s Constitution Day commemorates the 1978 referendum that approved the democratic Constitution, marking the country’s peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy and laying the foundation for modern Spain.
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King Tupou I Day
King Tupou I Day honors the memory and legacy of King George Tupou I, the founding monarch of modern Tonga and one of the most transformative leaders in Pacific history.
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National Youth Day (Albania)
National Youth Day in Albania honors the courage of Albanian students who led the 1990 democratic movement, marking the fall of communism and celebrating youth as a force for freedom, hope and progress.
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Sultan of Selangor's Birthday
The Sultan of Selangor's Birthday is an annual public holiday in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. This day celebrates the birthday of the reigning Sultan, the constitutional monarch and head of state of Selangor, and highlights the historical and cultural significance of the monarchy in the state.
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Neutrality Day Turkmenistan
Neutrality Day is one of Turkmenistan's most significant national holidays, and it commemorates the country's official recognition as a permanently neutral state by the United Nations in 1995.
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Day of Lady of Guadalupe
The Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico honors Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico and a powerful symbol of faith, identity and national unity. The day commemorates the appearance of the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego, an Indigenous man, on Tepeyac Hill in 1531. According to tradition, Mary spoke to him in Nahuatl, his native language, and asked that a church be built in her honor. The miraculous image of the Virgin imprinted on his cloak became a revered relic.
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Day of Reconciliation
The Day of Reconciliation was created in 1994 to promote national unity and reconciliation after apartheid. The date holds historical significance for both Afrikaners (Battle of Blood River, 1838) and the liberation struggle (launch of Umkhonto we Sizwe, 1961).
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