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International Days
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Kalevala Day – Finland
Kalevala Day, also known as Finnish Culture Day, is celebrated on 28 February in honor of Finnish culture and the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala. The tale has profoundly shaped the Finnish national identity, influencing the country's literature, music, and visual arts.
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Zero Discrimination Day (UNAIDS)
On Zero Discrimination Day, 1 March, we celebrate the right of everyone to live a full and productive life—and live it with dignity. Zero Discrimination Day highlights how people can become informed about and promote inclusion, compassion, peace and, above all, a movement for change. https://www.unaids.org/en/zero-discrimination-day
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Baba Marta Day – Bulgaria
Baba Marta Day marks the welcoming of spring by exchanging Martenitsi (red-and-white threaded charms symbolizing health, happiness, and fertility) worn until a stork is seen or a tree blooms, then hung on a blossoming branch. The holiday honors the folklore figure "Grandma Marta," who brings warmer weather, with traditions including exchanging these amulets and wishing... Read More
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St. David’s Day – Wales
St. David's Day is the National Day of Wales, honoring its patron saint, St. David, with festivities reflecting Welsh culture, heritage, and identity, featuring parades, traditional costumes, Welsh emblems (daffodils/leeks), music, and special foods like cawl.
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Hinamatsuri – Japan
Hinamatsuri, also called Doll's Day or Girls' Day, is an annual festival in Japan. Platforms covered with a red carpet material are used to display a set of ornamental dolls representing the emperor, empress, attendants, and musicians in traditional court dress of the Heian period.
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