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National Heroes' Day in Jamaica honors Alexander Bustamante, Nanny of the Maroons, and five other heroes. Bustamente was a politician who became the first Prime Minister of Jamaica. Nanny of the Maroons led a community of formerly enslaved Africans called the Windward Maroons. In the early 18th century, under the leadership of Nanny, the Windward... Read More
This day commemorates the passing of King Chulalongkorn in 1910. (Wikipedia)
Ohi Day commemorates the rejection by the Greek prime minister of the ultimatum made by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on 28 October 1940 and the subsequent Hellenic counterattack against the invading Italian forces at the mountains of Pindus during the Greco-Italian War and Greek Resistance during the Axis occupation. (Wikipedia)
Chongyang, or Double Ninth, Festival is observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. According to the I Ching, nine is a yang number; the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar (or double nine) has extra yang (a traditional Chinese spiritual concept) and is thus an... Read More
