Tartan Day is a celebration of Scotland. An ad hoc event was held in New York City in 1982, but the current format originated in Canada in the mid-1980s. It spread to other communities of the Scottish diaspora in the 1990s. Tartan Day is a time for Scots to come together from all disciplines...
The Aoi Matsuri or "Hollyhock Festival", is one of the three main annual festivals held in Kyoto, Japan, the other two being the Festival of the Ages (Jidai Matsuri) and the Gion Festival. It is a festival of the two Kamo shrines in the north of the city, Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine. The...
International Puzzle Day celebrates the birth of Dr. Erno Rubik, the inventor of Rubik’s Cube. Rubik was born on July 13, 1944 in Budapest, Hungary during World War II. Rubik’s famous invention, the Rubik’s cube, became a worldwide craze in the 1980s. Within a year after the toy was...
On this day, we are encouraged to recognize and show appreciation for the value and contribution of elderly people to home, family and society. President Ronald Reagan said 'For all they have achieved throughout life and for all they continue to accomplish, we owe older citizens our thanks...
By resolution 836(IX) of 14 December 1954, the General Assembly recommended that all countries institute a Universal Children's Day, to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children. It recommended that the Day was to be observed also as a day of activity devoted...
International Volunteer Day (IVD) - (December 5) is an international observance designated by the United Nations since 1985. The declared aim of this activity is to thank the volunteers for their efforts and increase public awareness on their contribution to society. The day is celebrated in...