St Piran's Day (Cornish: Gool Peran) is the national day of Cornwall, held on 5 March every year. The day is named after one of the patron saints of Cornwall, Saint Piran, who is also the patron saint of tin miners. Origins St Piran's Day started as one of the many tinners'...
Celebrated by workers around the world as an expression of their international solidarity and shared political aspirations for freedom. The first of May was originally celebrated by pagans throughout Europe as the beginning of summer, which was recognised as a day of fertility (both for the...
The United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/66/292 established June 1 as the Global Day of Parents, to be observed annually honoring parents throughout the world. The resolution invites Member States to celebrate the day in partnership with civil society, in particular involving young...
Celebrate Smile Power Day with a great smile. Smiling (even when you’re not happy) can help lift your mood and it helps everyone around you feel better. Try smiling at someone you pass on the street or when you pick up your morning coffee. When you smile at another person you not only...
Canada Day (French: Fete du Canada) is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act, 1867 (today called the Constitution Act, 1867), which united three colonies into a single country called Canada...
October 28, the International Animation Day (IAD) was proclaimed in 2002 by the ASIFA (Association Internationale du Film d’Animation) as the main global event to celebrate the art of animation. This day commemorates the first public performance of Emile Reynaud’s Theatre Optique in Paris,...