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On 6th December 1917, Finland declared independence from Russia, putting an end to foreign rule dating back to 1809. It is now the date of Finland’s Independence Day ( Itsenäisyyspäivä in Finnish). Finland also commemorates the events of World War II on this date with...

Dear SR users, This year we started a total revamp of the Greek speech section, which had become a bit dusty with time. This work has been carried out with the invaluable help of our colleague Maria Giannakopoulou, appointed as a coordinator for the updating of the...

Today, there are more than 7 billion people on the planet and more than one billion people- or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population- live with some form of disability. The United Nations General Assembly established the International Day of Disabled...

Great Union Day (also called Unification Day) is the national holiday of Romania, celebrated on 1st December. It commemorates the assembly of ethnic Romanian delegates held in the city of Alba Iulia, which declared the Union of Transylvania and the provinces of...

Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving and it marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, particularly in the United States. Over the last few decades, this traditional American celebration has become popular in most Western countries. As large chains...

On November 25, we celebrate the strength and value of all women around the world, regardless of their ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. It is important to raise awareness of violence against women because, since the COVID-19 outbreak, emerging data and reports...