Category Archives: International Holidays

On November 24, 2004, the UN General Assembly proclaimed May 8 and 9 as the Days of remembrance and reconciliation. Recognizing that states-members can have their Victory, Liberation, and Celebration Days, the UN invited all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system, non-governmental organizations, and individuals to annually celebrate one of these days or…

The first International Jazz Day was held in 2012. The General Conference of UNESCO announced in November 2011 the introduction of a new date in the calendar and the establishment of its celebration on April 30. The founders set the goal of the holiday "to increase the awareness of the international community about the pedagogical…

Earth Hour is a global annual international event organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF, which is held annually on one of the last Saturday of March. It lies in the fact that on this day at the appointed time, people in different countries of the world turn off the lights and other…

Every year on April 22 is celebrated not just a big, but truly global holiday - International Mother Earth Day - the day of our common cozy home. The holiday was established by the UN General Assembly in 2009. The resolution notes that the term "Mother Earth" is generally accepted in many countries, that it…