Category Archives: Holidays

International Mother Language Day, proclaimed by the General Conference of UNESCO on November 17, 1999, has been celebrated since 2000 annually on February 21 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. In turn, the UN General Assembly, in its resolution, declared 2008 the International Year of Languages. 2010 was proclaimed the International Year for…

Happy Valentine's Day! Valentine's Day is celebrated worldwide on February 14th. On this day, it is customary to give gifts to loved ones, very often these are gifts in the form of hearts. There are several versions of the occurrence of this holiday. According to the most common of them, the celebration of this day…

There is nothing better than a plate of hot homemade soup on a cold winter day. So in the American calendar of culinary holidays, there is a corresponding “reason” - National Homemade Soup Day, which is celebrated annually on February 4. Unfortunately, it is not known who and when established it, but hardly anyone will…

Unlike the USA, Slavic countries celebrate Christmas on the 7th of January. The Nativity of the Lord and Savior of our Jesus Christ is one of the most important Christian holidays and a state holiday in more than 100 countries of the world. In Orthodoxy, the Nativity of Christ is celebrated on January 7 (unlike…