Thrissur Pooram is called 'the pooram of all poorams' (festival). It is the biggest of all poorams held in Kerala state. The Thrissur pooram, is celebrated every year in the month of Medam (mid-April to mid-may) as per the malayalam calendar. While all poorams have a huge influence on surrounding neighborhoods and towns, few other festivals require their active involvement. Thrissur town...
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International Labour Day is celebrated on May 1. This is usually a day off from work. In Europe, Labour Day is celebrated on May 1. In North America, the equivalent of Labour Day holiday is celebrated on the first Monday in September. In Australia, Labour Day is celebrated on different days depending on the state. Since 2001 in Europe, organized the so-called EuroMayDay (May 1 is called- in...
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International Firefighters' Day (IFFD) is observed on May 4. It was instituted after proposal emailed out across the world on January 4, 1999 due to the deaths of five firefighters in tragic circumstances in a wildfire in Australia. May 4 used to be a traditional Firefighters' Day in many European countries, because it is the day of Saint Florian, patron saint of firefighters. Saint...
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Cinco de Mayo, also "fifth of May" is a Mexican national holiday that takes place on the 5th of May. Cinco de May is celebrated mostly in Puebla State and along USA-Mexico border and in some states which have a large Mexicans minority. The day when Mexicans won a war for Pueblo is usually analogical to St. Patric's Day. During that day Mexicans are dancing to their traditional...
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In Europe, Europe Day is an annual celebration of peace and unity in Europe. There are two separate designations of Europe Day: 5 May for the Council of Europe, and 9 May for the European Union (EU). For the EU, the day is also known as Schuman Day, commemorating the historical declaration by French foreign minister Robert Schuman. The Council of Europe's day reflects its own establishment...
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Victory Day is observed on May 9, and it is one of the most important holidays in Russia and Belarus. The holiday commemorates capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the II World War. It was very popular holiday in Soviet Union, and still in Russia it is a national holiday. After Soviet Union's fall, it wasn't celebrated for a few years. In 1995, Victory day became...
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Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12. This feast was established in 1973 in Mexico at the Congress of the International Nourses Council. May 12 is the anniversary of the birth Florence Nightingale- precursor of the modern nursing. She was also the founder of the first secular nurse school. In 1912 the ICRC established a Florence Nightingale Medal- the highest nursing award to nurses or...
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Mothers Day 2012 is celebrated in various dates in over 40 countries all over the word. Mothers Day emerged from a custom of mother worship in ancient Greece, where mother's were perceived as a symbol of fertility and harvest. In the middle of Spring there was a custom to celebrate Mother Nature's Day. People were burning their offerings and were paying homage to Rea – the wife of...
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Family Day is celebrated on May 15. the holiday was established by UN in 1993. The main goal of a family Day is to spread knowledge about families' problems. The holiday is focusing on a special role of a family as the main cell of society and its emphasizing the meaning of pro-family politics. Contemporary family is in crisis, many marriages are breaking apart. The number of big...
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Memorial Day is a federal holiday in United States observed on the Last Monday of May. Memorial Day is celebrated in US for over 100 years and the beginning it was a enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War. Currently it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. For Catholics it is a day of praying for veterans' souls. On the American's...
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World No Tobacco Day is an international holiday celebrated on May 31, that was created to focus everybody's attention to tobacco's negative health effects. World No Tobacco day was created by WHO in 1987 and it is a part of “Smoke Free Europe” project. During that day WHO tries to focus everybody's attention on tobacco's health, social and economic effects and it...
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