Orthodox Pentecost is a national holiday in Cyprus and is also observed by the more than 250 million Orthodox believers around the world. Aside from Easter, Pentecost is the highest feast on the ...

Veuillez faire défiler vers le bas de la page pour les dates des années précédentes. Au IVe siècle, Dioclétien ordonna la persécution des chrétiens dans les régions de Monaco et de Corse, les deux ...

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. This holiday is separate from National Day, which is marked on 1 April. Both holidays relate to the same process of independence for Cyprus ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. The Arabic term “Eid al-Fitr” means, literally, “feast of breaking the fast”. It is the first day following the disciplined time of fasting ...

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, it’s the traditional time for church confirmations and festive meals following them. But Maundy Thursday, the day of the ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Note: St Olav’s Eve is a half day public holiday. The “Saint Olav” of Saint Olav’s Day refers to King Olav II of Norway. He reigned in the ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. The date of the holiday changes each year based on the centuries-old calculations that determine the Christian Ecclesiastical Calendar, ...

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 ...