In Iceland, commerce is understandably a crucial national activity, given the island’s isolation from the rest of the world. And Icelanders make the value they place on commerce known by celebrating ...

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, ...

Ascension Day is a holiday in Greenland to commemorate Jesus Christ’s ascension to heaven as recorded in the Bible. It is observed on the fortieth day of Easter – 39 days after Easter Sunday – and ...

Greenland’s National Day on 21 June is one of the most festive dates on the calendar. National day was first celebrated in Greenland in 1983 and is a day to express cultural and national unity as ...

Each 3 July is officially “Independence Day” in Belarus. However, there is controversy surrounding the choice of this date by Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko. In 2026, Independence Day falls on ...

On 5 June, Faroe Islands observes Constitution Day. This is the day in 1849 when the first constitution of Denmark was enacted, making it a limited, Constitutional monarchy instead of an absolute ...

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 ...

Lady of Sorrows’ Day, or “Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Day”, is a public holiday in Slovakia that falls on every 15 September. This is a Roman Catholic holiday that has been celebrated since the 17th ...

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 ...

Montenegro has been an independent country since 3 June 2006, based on the independence referendum approved by popular vote on 21 May. Thus, 21 May is Independence Day, but National Day is on 13 July ...

National Day is observed in Cyprus on 1 April each year. This holiday is also known to some as Greek Cypriot National Day. In 2026, National Day falls on Wednesday 1 April. The holiday will be on ...