Showing posts with label Observances. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Observances. Show all posts

Monday 27 January 2014

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on 27 January, is an international memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust, the genocide that resulted in the annihilation of 6 million Jews, 2 million Gypsies, 15,000 homosexual people and millions of others by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
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Saturday 25 January 2014

National Voters' Day (India)

In order to encourage more young voters to take part in the political process, Government of India has decided to celebrate January 25 every year as 'National Voters' Day', it is started from January 25th 2011.
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Tuesday 14 January 2014

Ratification Day (United States)

Ratification Day in the United States refers to the anniversary of the ratification of the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784 at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland by the Confederation Congress. This act officially ended the American Revolution and established the U.S. as a sovereign entity.
source:en.wikipedia.org

Sunday 12 January 2014

National Youth Day (India)

National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984 the Government of India declared the day as the National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year.
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Wednesday 1 January 2014

Global Family Day

Global Family Day, One Day of Peace and Sharing, is celebrated every January 1 in the United States as a global day of peace and sharing. Global Family Day grew out of the United Nations Millennium celebration, "One Day In Peace".
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Wednesday 25 December 2013

Christmas

Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed cultural holiday, celebrated generally on December 25 by millions of people around the world.
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Sunday 22 December 2013

National Mathematics Day (India)

In December 2011, in recognition of his contribution to mathematics, the Government of India declared that Ramanujan's birthday http://datesupdates.blogspot.in/2013/12/srinivasa-ramanujan.html should be celebrated every year as National Mathematics Day, and also declared 2012 the National Mathematics Year.

Wednesday 18 December 2013

International Migrants Day

International Migrants Day is an international day observed on December 18 as International Migrants Day appointed by the General Assembly of United Nations on December 4, 2000 taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world.
photo:nextyearcountrynews.blogspot.com

Tuesday 10 December 2013

Human Rights Day

Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December.  The date was chosen to honor the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
photo:www.sabc.co.za

Saturday 7 December 2013

International Civil Aviation Day

In 1996 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that 7 December was to be the International Civil Aviation Day. The day had been celebrated by the International Civil Aviation Organization since 7 December 1994, the 50th anniversary of the signing the Convention on International Civil Aviation
photo:www.national-awareness-days.com

Tuesday 3 December 2013

Advocate's day

Advocate's day is celebrated in India by the lawyer community on December 3 to mark the birth anniversary of Rajendra Prasad, First President and a very eminent lawyer.
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Monday 2 December 2013

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is a yearly event on December 2, organized by the United Nations General Assembly. The Day was first celebrated in 1986.
photo:todayspictures.slate.com


Sunday 1 December 2013

World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day, observed on 1 December every year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.
photo:www.impactprogram.org

Saturday 30 November 2013

Cities for Life Day

Cities for Life Day is a worldwide festivity that supports the abolition of the death penalty. It is celebrated on November 30 of each year.
photo:spring96.org

Friday 29 November 2013

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is a UN-organized observance. Events are held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, as well as at the United Nations offices at Genevaand Vienna. It is generally held on November 29 each year to mark the anniversary of resolution 181. In 2003, it was observed on December 1.
 File:Coat of arms of Palestine.svg
source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Solidarity_with_the_Palestinian_People

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Constitution Day (India)

Constitution Day is a holiday to honor the constitution of a country. Constitution Day is often celebrated on the anniversary of the signing, promulgation or adoption of the constitution, or in some cases, to commemorate the change to constitutional monarchy:  Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949.
photo:festivalcelebration.blogspot.com

Monday 25 November 2013

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.  The premise of the day is to raise awareness of the fact that women around the world are subject to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence; furthermore, one of the aims of the day is to highlight that the scale and true nature of the issue is often hidden.
photo:www.european-network-of-political-foundations.eu