Under the Communist Yugoslav regime, many businesses were ostensibly run by “workers’ councils”, but in practice, workers had less say than what was advertised. Then came a series of wars related to ...

Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, along with a mixture of local traditions. Orthodox Easter ...

Easter 2026 and 2027 in Iceland All of Holy Week leading up to “Paskar” (Easter) is still celebrated in Iceland. It is a time to remember the Resurrection of Christ and all the important events ...

Finally after years of political turmoil in 1992, the two countries officially split, and on 1 January 1993, the Slovak Republic was created. This was an exciting day for the country. Many people ...

After years of repression of all religions in Albania, during its dark decades of Communist rule, both Christianity and Islam have re-emerged as the two dominant faiths in Albania. And both share ...

Due to the Orthodox reliance on the older Julian calendar and Catholic use of the Gregorian calendar, the dates do not match. Orthodox Easter is usually at least a week later than Catholic Easter.

Pe 31 August, 1989 guvernul sovietic al Moldovei a suferit presiuni din partea poporului moldovean pentru adoptarea oficială a dialectului moldovenesc al limbii române ca limbă de stat. Cu această ...

Easter, which is sometimes called Resurrection Day, celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion. It is one of the most important days in Christianity as they believe Jesus freed ...

Commerce Day is basically a day-off for the Iceland Stock Exchange, and it is a day to celebrate and showcase your trade and its products or services. The practice of having a commerce day began in ...

In January of 1959, an agreement was signed in Zurich between Greece, Turkey, Britain and Cyprus. This agreement was fine-tuned and came into effect on 1 October 1960 – hence the date on which ...

The holiday is also called “The Procession of the Blessed Sacrament”, in reference to the colourful street parades that follow the special masses held on this day. The holiday is dedicated to ...

The first National Day was celebrated on 16 May 1734, a date chosen by Honore III. In 1854, Prince Charles III changed the date to 4 November, which is the day Patron Saint Charles is celebrated. In ...