Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Montenegro voted for independence from Serbia in an EU-organised referendum on 21 May 2006. On 3 June, the parliament of Montenegro ...

On 29 June, Vatican City celebrates the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul as a public holiday. Both the Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul were martyred in Rome, and today, they are “joint patron ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Until the end of the 17th Century, Serbia was ruled by the Ottoman Empire of Turkey. At the end of that century, the northern part of the ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Both events occurred when Slovakia and the Czech Republic were still united as Czechoslovakia, and both were led by student protesters.

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. It is a public holiday with offices, schools and businesses closed. The holiday is in celebration of the Albanian Declaration of ...

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. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

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 ...

— Winter Holidays (Group 1): Winter holidays for students from the area of south-eastern Slovenia (except for the municipality of Kočevje), Carinthia, Drava , Mura, Savinja and Lower Sava statistical ...

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 ...