| Loyalty Day - Viernes 1 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Reaffirmation of loyalty to the USA; recognition of the freedom heritage.
Parades and ceremonies across the United States.
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| Día del Trabajo - Viernes 1 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : This is not a public holiday
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| Día de Lei - Viernes 1 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : This Festival of the Lei was first held on May 1, 1928, when a pair of local artists in Honolulu encouraged everyone to wear a lei. Festivities were held downtown with hula, music, lei making demonstrations, and exhibits and contests
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| Maj-kat - Viernes 1 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : End of April Fools' Day month. Cat is mentioned because cats born in May are supposed to be bad omen.
Jokes are performed all over the country.
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| San Segundo - Sabado 2 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| Fiesta Nacional de la Oración - Jueves 2 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : The National Day of Prayer was designated by Congress in 1952 and the president usually signs a proclamation. It stems from President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln, who set the example, as did the Continental Congress in 1775.
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| Pink Apple Filmfestival - Jueves 2 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Www.pinkapple.ch lasts 2 weeks - in Zurich 2019 edition confirmed
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| Maggio Fiorentino - Jueves 2 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Lasts 3 weeks in Florence please check dates: http://www.maggiofiorentino.com
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| Festival Internacional de Cine de Jeonju - Jueves 2 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Www.jiff.or.kr lasts 10 days - in Jeonju 2019 season confirmed
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| Fiesta de la Valentía - Viernes 3 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Saint George's Day. The feast was established with a decree of Prince Alexander of Battenberg in 1880. On this day, the Bulgarians praise the brave acts of the Bulgarian military men who fought across the battlefields over the years.
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| Brighton Fringe Festival - Viernes 3 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Www.brightonfringe.org/ lasts 3 weeks - 2019 edition confirmed
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| Aboakyer festival - Viernes 3 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Http://www.ghanaweb.com
A popular game hunting festival in central Ghana, the Aboakyer Festival used to involve hunting for leopard but the death toll was too great, and the tribe members opted for hunting bushbuck (an antelope) instead. The festival includes traditional dancing, hunting, colorful processions, brass bands and more. in Central Ghana 2019 edition confirmed
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| Día de la Independencia - Lunes 4 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : On this day in 1776, Rhode Island, the colony founded by the most radical religious dissenters from the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony, became the first North American colony to renounce its allegiance to King George III. Rhode Island would be the last state to ratify the new American Constitution more than 14 years later on May 29, 1790.
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| Junkanoo Carnival, - Sabado 4 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : The origin of the word junkanoo is rather obscure. It is believed it is tied to West African origins, as the costumes and conduct of the masqueraders bear similarities with the Yoruba Egungun festivals.
http://bahamasjunkanoocarnival.com/ in Nassau 2019 edition confirmed
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| Cinco de Mayo - Martes 5 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Defeating the Napoleon III cavalry, Texan general Zaragosa started a military cooperation with Mexico, leading to the supremacy of an army that would win, 14 months later, the battle of Gettysburg, ending the American Civil War. a public holiday in the state of Puebla Battle of Puebla against the French Celebrated by the Mexican communities
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| Cinco de Mayo - Martes 5 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Defeating the Napoleon III cavalry, Texan general Zaragosa started a military cooperation with Mexico, leading to the supremacy of an army that would win, 14 months later, the battle of Gettysburg, ending the American Civil War. a public holiday in the state of Puebla Battle of Puebla against the French Celebrated by the Mexican communities
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| Cinco de Mayo - Martes 5 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Defeating the Napoleon III cavalry, Texan general Zaragosa started a military cooperation with Mexico, leading to the supremacy of an army that would win, 14 months later, the battle of Gettysburg, ending the American Civil War. a public holiday in the state of Puebla Battle of Puebla against the French Celebrated by the Mexican communities
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| Cinco de Mayo - Martes 5 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Defeating the Napoleon III cavalry, Texan general Zaragosa started a military cooperation with Mexico, leading to the supremacy of an army that would win, 14 months later, the battle of Gettysburg, ending the American Civil War. a public holiday in the state of Puebla Battle of Puebla against the French Celebrated by the Mexican communities
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| Cinco de Mayo - Martes 5 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Defeating the Napoleon III cavalry, Texan general Zaragosa started a military cooperation with Mexico, leading to the supremacy of an army that would win, 14 months later, the battle of Gettysburg, ending the American Civil War. a public holiday in the state of Puebla Battle of Puebla against the French Celebrated by the Mexican communities
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| Cinco de Mayo - Martes 5 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Defeating the Napoleon III cavalry, Texan general Zaragosa started a military cooperation with Mexico, leading to the supremacy of an army that would win, 14 months later, the battle of Gettysburg, ending the American Civil War. a public holiday in the state of Puebla Battle of Puebla against the French Celebrated by the Mexican communities
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| Día conmemorativo - Martes 5 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Holocaust Memorial Day is dedicated to the lessons of the past and provides an important opportunity to face any manifestations of hatred
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| Día de los Mártires - Domingo 5 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Commemorates the Syrian and Lebanese nationalists executed in Damascus and Beirut on May 6, 1916 by Jamal Pasha, the Ottoman wāli. They were executed in both the Marjeh Square in Damascus and Burj Square in Beirut. Both squares have since then been renamed to Martyrs' Square. (Wikipedia)
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| Eierläset - Domingo 5 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : A festival around an egg race, is a long-established spring and fertility custom designed to drive out winter.
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| Eierläset - Domingo 5 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : A festival around an egg race, is a long-established spring and fertility custom designed to drive out winter.
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| Eierläset - Domingo 5 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : A festival around an egg race, is a long-established spring and fertility custom designed to drive out winter.
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| Le Feuillu - Domingo 5 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Le Feuillu, aussi écrit anciennement « Folliu », « Folhiu » ou « Foeillu », est une fête qui se rattache à l'antique tradition des « quêtes de mai » répandues dans toute l'Europe. Elle peut également être rapprochée de la « Fête du Fou » (le fou étant dérivé de fagus, hêtre) ainsi qu'à celle des « Maïentzets » ou encore à celle de l'arbre de mai.
Cette fête aurait été à l'origine un rite paysan de type païen, probablement d'origine celtique et dont le but est de célébrer le retour du printemps. Au XVIe siècle, Calvin la fit interdire dans les communes genevoises. [Wikipedia]
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| Glarner Landsgemeinde - Domingo 5 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Public vote in front of the legislative body.
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| Fiesta de San Jorge orthodoxo - Miércoles 6 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| Cumpleaños de Su Majestad el Príncipe Real - Lunes 6 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Su Alteza Real Sia'osi Taufa'ahau Tupou Manumata'ogo Tuku'aho (nacido en 1948) es el actual Príncipe Heredero de Tonga. Fue nombrado el 4 de mayo de 1966.
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| Inicio del Ramadán (puede cambiarse al día más cercano) - Lunes 6 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Originally Ramadama is the name of the ninth month in the Arab world.
It is, above all, a month of fasting.
Fasting was not born with Islam. The abstaining from eating and drinking is mentioned in the Old and New Testaments, preceding the prophet Muhammad.
Thus, in the Bible, it is mentioned that Queen Esther asked the Jews to fast for three days before asking her husband to spare the Jews.
According to the New Testament, Jesus fasted for 40 days in the desert. Referring to this episode, Christianity has a fasting period of 40 days called Lent .
Today, the fasting period of practicing Catholics lasts from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday.
The start of Ramadan generally depends on local observation of the moon crescent, but others choose the calculation of the new moon or the statement of Saudi Arabia to determine the start of the fasting period.
The three main prohibitions of Ramadan are: eat, drink and have sex,
It is possible to swallow one's own saliva, but not the water with which mouth was rinsed.
Practitioners can go swimming or take a shower, as long as they do not swallow water.
Alcohol-based perfume is prohibited.
Nail biting is allowed as long as nails are clean.
Dates fruit are recommended after breaking of the fast, provided they do not come from Israel.
Travelers, pregnant or nursing or menstruating women are allowed to stop fasting.
Practitioners usually gain weight during this period.
Punishments are particularly heavy year Algeria, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
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| Día de la Victoria - Jueves 7 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Dien Bien Phu Victory Day
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| Día de Apreciación al Maestro - Martes 7 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Teacher Appreciation Week is a week long celebration - to show appreciation for the contribution that teachers bring to education
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| Parashurama Day - Martes 7 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : The sixth avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism. Like other avatars of Vishnu, he appears at a time when overwhelming evil prevailed on earth. The warrior class, with weapons and power, had begun to abuse their power, take what belonged to others by force and tyrannize people. Parashurama corrects the cosmic equilibrium by destroying these evil warriors.
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| Día de los Héroes - Viernes 8 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| Día de los Padres - Viernes 8 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Sons and daughters show their love and respect for their parents on this day.
Parents’ Day is not a national holiday. Banks and shops are open for business.
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| Fiesta de la Victoria 1945 - Viernes 8 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| National day against torture - Viernes 8 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : To consolidate the protection of freedoms and human rights in Tunisia as a guarantee for completing the democratic process on a solid basis.
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| Yom Hazikaron - Miércoles 8 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Traditionally dedicated to fallen soldiers, this commemoration has now been extended to civilian victims of armed disputes
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| Festival de Artes de Reykjavík - Miércoles 8 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Http://en.listahatid.is/schedule/2016 lasts 3 weeks - in Reykjavík 2019 edition NOT confirmed
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| Día de la Victoria - Sabado 9 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : WW2 celebration
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| Día de la Victoria - Jueves 9 Mayo, 2019 Cultura :
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| San Francisco Javier - Domingo 10 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Salvador only
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| Día de la flor - Domingo 10 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : A holiday was first introduced by Hajibala Abutalibov, the mayor of Baku, in 2003, when Heydar Aliyev was hospitalized in Cleveland, U.S., with no realistic hopes for recovery. The Baku mayor declared May 10, Heydar Aliyev's birthday, the Flower Holiday to celebrate the president's birthday while thinly veiling it as a neutral holiday.
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| Festival of Citizenship - Viernes 10 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : The Festival della Cittadinanza is an event of three days during which the old town becomes the scene of a rich cultural program of exhibitions, performances, conferences, round tables... in Padova
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| Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di Venezia - Sabado 11 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Lasts 6 months
http://www.labiennale.org in Venice 2015 edition confirmed
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| Día de la Bandera - Domingo 12 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : This holiday is dedicated to the main symbols of the country which embody the ideas of national unity and are the major attributes of sovereignty and independence in Belarus. [www.belarus.by]
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| Cumpleaños de Buda - Domingo 12 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Sakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was born on April 8th, 623 B.C.E. in ancient northern India (now in Nepal) as Prince Siddhartha. It is a holiday observed by Buddhists throughout the world, though the exact date may differ from country to country.
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| Día de la batalla - Domingo 12 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Stosswallfahrt - Commémoration de la bataille du col de Stoss
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| San Isidro (Albacete sólo) - Viernes 15 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Nace en 1082.
Es Patrono de los agricultores y de Madrid, España. Su Cuerpo está incorrupto. Descansa ahora en la Real Iglesia de San Isidro de Madrid, antiguo Colegio Imperial de Jesuitas.
Se destaca por su amor a la Eucaristía, su devoción a la Santísima Virgen y su caridad heroica al servicio del pueblo, en especial los niños, los desvalidos y los que sufren hambre de pan y de alimento espiritual.
Su matrimonio con Maria de la Cabeza es un ejemplo de unidad en el amor. Tienen un hijo al que llaman Illán. Este muere al caer en las aguas de un pozo pero resucita por la intercesión de su padre.
En otra ocasión también devuelve a la vida a Maria de Vargas, hija de su patrón y ahijada suya.
Muere San Isidro el 30 de noviembre de 1172, con 90 años, y es sepultado en el cementerio de San Andrés, su parroquia.
Cuarenta años después, en 1212 fue descubierto, por revelación divina, su cuerpo incorrupto.
Sus portentosos milagros, más de cuatrocientos, se estudian en su proceso de canonización.
San Isidro es Beatificado por Paulo V el 14 de junio de 1619 y fija la celebración de su fiesta el 15 de Mayo.
Gregorio XV Canoniza a San Isidro el 12 de Marzo de 1622. Sin embargo la muerte del Pontífice hizo que se retrasara la expedición de la Bula de Canonización de San Isidro Rationi Congruit hasta el 4 de junio de 1724, firmada por Benedicto XIII.
El Papa Juan XXIII extendió el patronazgo de San Isidro a los agricultores y campesinos españoles por Bula Agri Culturam dada en Roma el 16 de diciembre de 1960.
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| Día de la Familia - Viernes 15 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : From 2008 onwards
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| Día del maestro - Viernes 15 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| Duelo - Viernes 15 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Annual Remembering the Nakba. In Arabic, the word “Nakba” means catastrophe. This term is used to refer to the Israeli occupation and the displacement of the Palestinian people. Between the years of 1947 and 1948, over 750,000 Palestinians were forced to move from their homes and 531 villages were destroyed.
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| Shri Shankaracharya - Viernes 15 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Shri Shankaracharya jayanti
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| Día de las Fosas Comunes - Sabado 16 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : National day of remembrance for the victim’s of Saddam Hussein’s regime who were buried in mass graves (from 2007 on)
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| Día de la Mujer - Sabado 16 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : En 2005, las mujeres kuwaitíes ganaron el derecho a votar y ser candidatos en las elecciones legislativas y municipales. de 2016
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| Festival Internacional de Música Actual de Victoriaville - Jueves 16 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Http://www.fimav.qc.ca lasts 5 days - 2019 edition confirmed
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| Omar Khayyam Day - Domingo 17 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Omar Khayyam (1048-1131), un matemático persa, astrónomo y poeta, era conocido en su país por sus logros científicos.
En el mundo, se le conoce principalmente a través de la traducción de sus poemas
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| Tokyo Sanja Matsuri (principio) - Viernes 17 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Literally Three Shrine Festival ), or Sanja Festival, is one of the three great Shinto festivals in Tokyo. It is considered one of the wildest and largest. [Wikipedia]
2019 edition confirmed
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| Día Internacional de los Museos - Lunes 18 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| Karneval der Kulturen - Sabado 18 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Www.karneval-berlin.de/ lasts 3 days - 2019 edition confirmed
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| Vesak - Buda Purnima - Sabado 18 Mayo, 2019 Cultura :
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| Día del Presidente - Martes 19 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : President Ho Chi Minh's Birthday
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| Day of culture and art workers - Martes 21 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : 2019 edition confirmed
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| Festival de Bergen - Miércoles 22 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Www.fib.no/en/ lasts 2 weeks - 2019 season confirmed
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| Fiesta Nacional de los Vlachs - Sabado 23 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| Fiesta Nacional de los Vlachs - Sabado 23 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| Fiesta Nacional de los Vlachs - Sabado 23 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| Fiesta Nacional de los Vlachs - Sabado 23 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| Fiesta Nacional de los Vlachs - Sabado 23 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| Fiesta Nacional de los Vlachs - Sabado 23 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| Fiesta Nacional de los Vlachs - Sabado 23 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| Fiesta Nacional de los Vlachs - Sabado 23 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| Fiesta Nacional de los Vlachs - Sabado 23 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| Abolición de la Esclavitud - Sabado 23 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : Abolition of Slavery Day in French Overseas Territories: May 27 in Guadeloupe, May 22 in Martinique, June 10 in Guiana, Dec. 20 in Réunion Island, April 27 in Mayotte, May 23 in Metropolitan France (where it is not a public holiday)
In fact, the second abolition decree was signed in Paris by Victor Schoelcher on April 27, 1848.
The first decree had been signed in Paris by the French Revolution on Feb. 4, 1794, but had been cancelled by Napoleon on May 20, 1802.
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| Docaviv - Jueves 23 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Lasts 10 days - in Tel Aviv Documentary film festival 2019 edition confirmed
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| Lag BaOmer - Jueves 23 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Marks the hillula (celebration, interpreted by some as anniversary of death) of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a Mishnaic sage and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva in the 2nd century, and the day on which he revealed the deepest secrets of kabbalah in the form of the Zohar, a landmark text of Jewish mysticism Wikipedia
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| Lag BaOmer - Jueves 23 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Marks the hillula (celebration, interpreted by some as anniversary of death) of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a Mishnaic sage and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva in the 2nd century, and the day on which he revealed the deepest secrets of kabbalah in the form of the Zohar, a landmark text of Jewish mysticism Wikipedia
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| Día Del Profesor - Domingo 24 Mayo, 2020 Cultura :
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| Kazi Nazrul Islam day - Domingo 24 Mayo, 2020 Cultura : 24 May 1899 – 29 August 1976 -- was a Bengali poet, writer, musician, and revolutionary from the Indian subcontinent. He is the national poet of Bangladesh.Popularly known as Nazrul, he produced a large body of poetry and music with themes that included religious devotion and rebellion against oppression. Nazrul's activism for political and social justice earned him the title of Rebel Poet . His compositions form the avant-garde genre of Nazrul Sangeet (Music of Nazrul). Nazrul and his works are equally commemorated and celebrated in Bangladesh and India, particularly in India's Bengali-speaking states such as West Bengal, parts of Assam, and Tripura. [Wikipedia]
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| Festival de las Artes de Hong Kong - Viernes 24 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Www.hk.artsfestival.org/en Music, danse, opera, theater -
lasts one week - 2019 edition confirmed
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| Bush Fire International Festival - Viernes 24 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Www.bushfire.co.sz lasts 2 days - in Mbabane 2019 season confirmed
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| Maharana Pratap anniversary - Viernes 24 Mayo, 2019 Cultura :
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| Día de África - Sabado 25 Mayo, 2019 Cultura :
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| Día Nacional de curación - Domingo 26 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Formerly known as National Sorry Day, this day started in 1998, to express regret over the historical mistreatment of Aboriginal peoples.
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| Kiev (Molodist) - Festival Internacional de Cine - Domingo 26 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Www.molodist.com in Kiev 2019 edition confirmed
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| Festival Internacional de Khamoro - Domingo 26 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Www.khamoro.cz/ Gypsy festival -
lasts 1 week - in Prague 2019 edition confirmed
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| Festival Internacional de Khamoro - Domingo 26 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Www.khamoro.cz/ Gypsy festival -
lasts 1 week - in Prague 2019 edition confirmed
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| Día de los Niños - Domingo 26 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Gyermeknap - Parents take children to fun places or to family nature walks (kirándulás).
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| Carpet Day - Domingo 26 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Festivities in honor of Turkmen Carpet Day, celebration of best masters of carpet weaving and concerts are held all over the country
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| Día de guardias de frontera - Martes 28 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : In tribute to the soldiers who rebuffed invasions of their country
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| Northern Alberta International Children's Festival - Martes 28 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Lasts 5 days - in Edmonton - www.childfest.com in Edmonton 2019 edition confirmed
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| Aniversario de la muerte del Presidente Ali Soilih - Miércoles 29 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Even though this is an official celebration, banks & businesses usually remain open
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| Fall of Constantinople - Miércoles 29 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Capture of the capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire by an invading army of the Ottoman Empire on 29 May 1453. The Ottomans were commanded by 21-year-old Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, who defeated an army commanded by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos. The conquest of Constantinople followed a 53-day siege that had begun on 6 April 1453.
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| Bruges Holy Blood procession - Jueves 30 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Sanguis Christi
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| Día del Caballo - Jueves 30 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Auffahrtsumritt Beromünster - Procession équestre de l’Ascension à Beromünster
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| Band Clash - Jueves 30 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Anguilla’s favorite local soca bands battle it out in The Valley’s Landsome Bowl Center (LBCC), each band performs an original test piece http://www.anguilla-beaches.com/anguilla-carnival-events.html
2019 edition confirmed
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| Festival Internacional de Cine de Brooklyn - Viernes 31 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Http://wbff.org 2019 edition confirmed
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| Festival Internacional de Cine de Transilvania - Viernes 31 Mayo, 2019 Cultura : Www.tiff.ro lasts 10 days - in Cluj 2019 edition confirmed
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