Saint Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. St Patrick is credited with bringing christianity to Ireland. Most of what is known about him comes from his two works; the Confessio, a spiritual autobiography, and his Epistola, a denunciation of British mistreatment of Irish christians. Saint Patrick described himself as a “most humble-minded man, pouring forth a continuous paean of thanks to his Maker for having chosen him as the instrument whereby multitudes who had worshipped idols and unclean things had become the people of God.”
Father’s Day is a celebration that honours the role of fathers and forefathers. It is a modern holiday, though the ancient Romans did have a tradition of honouring fathers, every February, but only those who had deceased.
Around the world, Father’s Day is celebrated on different dates though the day is celebrated in a similar manner, usually involving giving gifts to fathers and family activities.
Benito Juarez was a Mexican politician and statesman of the late nineteenth century. He was president for five terms in the turbulent years of 1858 to 1872. Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Juarez’s life in politics is his background: he was a full-blooded native of Zapotec descent – the only full-blooded native to ever serve as president of Mexico – who did not even speak Spanish until he was in his teens. He was an important and charismatic leader whose influence is still felt today.
Mother’s Day is celebrated in the United Kingdom on the fourth Sunday in lent. It is not a national holiday.
Most people today equate Mothering Sunday with the traditions of theAmerican Mother’s Day. In actual fact, Mothering Sunday has nothing to do with anything maternal.
Mauritius Public Holidays 2012
List of Mauritius Holidays 2012
Below is the list of 2012 official public holidays in Mauritius, according to announcement by Mauritius government. Please note Eid-Ul-Fitr, a Muslim holiday, is based on moon sighting, and the date given is only an estimate.
New Year
Sunday, 1 January 2012
Bank holidays in Cambodia for the year 2012
All government office will be closed on public holiday, though some private sectors may keep opening. Any public holiday which overlap with either Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday will be substituted. There are 33 days off in total included the substitution for those public holiday overlap with Saturday or Sunday.
List of Public Holidays in Cambodia for year 2012.
Public holidays in Cambodia, including Cambodian holidays in 2012 includes many traditional festivals and Buddhist holidays, which are based on lunar calendars, thus the Cambodian holiday dates change from year to year.
Many of the holiday dates in this Cambodian 2012 holidays calendar below is based on estimate only, thus we do not and cannot guarantee accurate of this Cambodian 2012 public holiday calendar.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, commonly known as Saudi Arabia, occasionally spelled Sa’udi Arabia, is the largest Arab country of the Middle East. As a Muslim country governed on the basis of the Sharia (Islamic Law), Saudi Arabia observe 2 Islamic holidays (Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha) aside from the National day.