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 ...

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 ...

Κατά το δεύτερο μισό της δεκαετίας του ’50, η Κύπρος είχε εμπλακεί σε έναν παρατεταμένο και, συχνά, βίαιο αγώνα για να αποκτήσει ανεξαρτησία από την Βρετανία. Ένα κομμάτι αυτού αφορούσε πολιτικά αλλά ...

Prešeren Day remembers the oppression of Slovenia’s culture, in particular its authors, poets, and artists, during the Nazi occupation. Due to the huge influence of and appreciation for France ...

You can expect delicious dinners, family gatherings, parades, religious services and events, greeting cards, painted eggs, bunnies, chocolate in abundance, and most other typical Easter traditions to ...

Ημέρα του Όχι 2025, 2026 και 2027 σε Κύπρος Η Επέτειος του Όχι γιορτάζεται στις 28 Οκτωβρίου κάθε χρόνο στην Κύπρο, στην Ελλάδα και από Έλληνες σε όλο τον κόσμο. Είναι η ημέρα που μνημονεύει την ...

The date of the religious feast was originally the third Sunday of September, but this was adjusted to a fixed date on 15 September in 1913 by Pope Pius X. In 1927, “Our Lady of Seven Sorrows” was ...

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 ...

Public holidays in Cyprus are paid days-off provided to all part-time and full-time workers, in addition to the paid annual leave they are entitled by law to take each year. According to Cyprian ...

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.

In Slovakia, All Saints’ Day has been an official state holiday since only 1994, but it has been celebrated in the country for centuries. Although mostly a Roman Catholic tradition, All Saints’ Day is ...