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Date English name Local name (in French) Remarks 1 January: New Year's Day and Independence Day: Nouvel an / Jour de l'an / Premier de l'a et Jour de l'Indépendance: Commemorates the day in 1804 when Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared independence and restored the country's native name.
1935 – Bobby Morrow, American sprinter (d. 2020) 1935 – Willie O'Ree, Canadian ice hockey player, first black player in the National Hockey League (NHL) 1936 – Michel Aumont, French actor (d. 2019) 1936 – Robert Baden-Powell, 3rd Baron Baden-Powell, South African-English businessman (d. 2019)
These days celebrate events considered joyous to Korea. In the beginning, Independence Declaration Day (March 1) was first stipulated in 1946. [9] After the establishment of the Government of the Republic of Korea in 1948, four major National Celebration Days (Independence Declaration Day, Constitution Day, Liberation Day, National Foundation Day) were provided by "The Law Concerning the ...
Public holidays in Macau are dates assigned by the Government of Macau allowing the public administration staff to rest instead of working. The current rest days of the Macau government are Saturdays and Sundays; while public holidays basically include traditional Chinese holidays, western and Catholic festivals as well as Macanese local festivals.
Sundays are also considered legal religious holidays. Bonifacio Day was added through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2946. It was signed by then-Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1921. [9] On October 28, 1931, the Act No. 3827 was approved declaring the last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day. [10]
On October 13, 2023, the national government released through Proclamation No. 368, series of 2023 dated October 11, 2023 declaring the regular, national, special, and additional special days. The EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary is dropped from the list of special non-working holidays. [241]
A national hero of the Philippines is a Filipino who has been recognized as a national hero for their role in the history of the Philippines. Loosely, the term may refer to all historical figures recognized as heroes, but the term more strictly refers to those officially designated as such.
10-01: October 1 World Farm Animals Day [150] 10-02: October 2 World Habitat Day: 10: First Monday of October World Animal Day: 10-04: October 4 National Badger Day [151] [152] [153] 10-06: October 6 World Octopus Day [154] [155] [156] 10-08: October 8 Energy Efficiency Day [157] 10: First Wednesday in October International Day for Natural ...