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As a statutory national holiday, it commemorates the1867 Confederation of Canada. Celebrations typically include fireworks, parades, and barbecues nationwide, often with a focus on wearing red and white to mark the country's anniversary |
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The Báb, considered a manifestation of God by people of the Baháʼí faith was executed on this day in 1850. It is one of the nine holy days of the faith. |
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On this day the world celebrates Malala Day in honour of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai. She has spent her life fighting for the rights of children and women. Today is her birthday. |
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The French National Day is the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, a major event of the French Revolution, as well as the Fête de la Fédération that celebrated the unity of the French people on 14 July 1790. |
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Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. |
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Marine Day also known as "Ocean Day" or "Sea Day", is a public holiday in Japan usually celebrated on the third Monday in July. The purpose of the holiday is to give thanks for the ocean's bounty and to consider the importance of the ocean to Japan as a maritime nation. |
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Tisha B'Av is an annual fast day in Judaism, on which a number of disasters in Jewish history occurred, primarily the destruction of both Solomon's Temple by the Neo-Babylonian Empire and the Second Temple by the Roman Empire in Jerusalem. It is regarded as the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. |
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Rastafarians celebrate the birthday of Haile Selassie. Born Ras Tafari, Haile Selassie served as emperor of Ethiopia from 1930-1974. He is celebrated by Rastafarians as God incarnate (or as a messenger of God.) Celebrations include drumming, hymns and prayers. |
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Pioneer Day commemorates the entry of Brigham Young and the first group of Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847, where the Latter-day Saints settled. It is an official holiday in the state of Utah. 
Simón Bolívar (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire. He is known colloquially as El Libertador, or the Liberator of America. |
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Asalha Puja is one of Theravada Buddhism's most important festivals celebrating the teaching of Buddha following his enlightenment. These teaching include the four noble truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. 
Guru Purnima is a traditional Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain festival celebrating teachers and spiritual mentors ("gurus"), observed on the full moon day (Purnima) in the month of Ashadha (June–July). It honors the "remover of darkness" (guru), marking the birth anniversary of Veda Vyasa and, in yogic tradition, the day Shiva became the first guru. |
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The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities. |
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Lammas, or Loaf Mass is a Christian holiday celebrated in some northern countries. Like Lughnasadh, the Celtic holiday which falls on the same day, Lammas is a celebration of the first fruits of the new harvest. 
Emancipation Day is a public holiday in the Turks and Caicos Islands that commemorates the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.
Emancipation Day celebrates the day in 1834 when the Slavery Abolition Act came into effect across the British Empire. Many of us are not always aware that Black and Indigenous Peoples were once enslaved on the land that is now Canada. |
