Friday, February 18, 2011
WORLD HOLIDAYS GPS
Ever wonder what events are being celebrated in other parts of the world? Below is the GPS of World Holidays so you can plan ahead if you intend to send a package to someone .
February 1- St. Brigid's Day- Montserrat 3- Chinese (Lunar) New Year* (3-5 days)-Brunei, China, Hongkong, Korea, Macau,Malaysia, Mauritus, Singapore,South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; San Blas Day- Paraguay 4- Independence Day-Sri Lanka 5- Unity Day- Burundi 7- Constitution Day-Mexico; Independence Day-Grenada 8- Culture Day-Slovenia 10- St. Paul's Shipwreck- Malta 11- Armed Forces Day - Liberia; National Foundation Day- Japan 15- Prophet Muhammad's Birthday- Bahrain, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, United Arab Emirates 16- Re-establishment Day -Lithuania 21 - President's Day- United States and territories 22- Independence Day-St. Lucia 23- Republic Day- Guyana 24- Independence Day - Estonia 25- National Day- Kuwait 28- Memorial Day-Taiwan March 1- Heroes'Day - Paraguay; Independence Day Movement-South Korea 3- Liberation Day- Bulgaria 7- Ash Monday- Greece ;Carnival-Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Curacao & Bonaire, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Portugal, Uruguay, Venezuela 8- International Women's Day-Angola, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cambodia, Congo, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Kazakhastan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,Macedonia,Moldova,Nepal,Russia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam;Shrove Tuesday- French Guiana 9- Ash Wednesday- Observed in more than 85 predominantly Christian nations; Baron Bliss Day- Belize 11- Independence Restoration Day- Lithuania 15- Revolution Day-Hungary 17- St. Patrick's Day-Ireland, Montserrat 18-Flag and Anthem Day- Aruba 21- Birthday of Benito Juarez-Mexico; Feast of San Jose*-Colombia, Malta, Spain Human Rights Day- South Africa; Vernal Equinox Day-Japan 22- Emancipation Day-Puerto Rico 24- Truth and Justice Day-Argentina 25- Independence Day- Cyprus, Greece 29- Memorial Day-Madagascar; Youth Day-Taiwan 30- Liberation Day- Trinidad & Tobago * Based on the lunar calendar.Observance varies by country For more information on the list of holidays by country, you can visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_holidays_by_country.
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