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08 April 2021

The International Roma Day, marked on 8 April, is devoted to Europe's largest ethnic minority, the Roma, a predominant part of whom suffer from discrimination and isolation. This day also focuses on Roma history, culture, language and aspirations, which remain largely...

06 April 2021

Celebrated on 7 April, World Health Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of global health in general while shedding light on a specific health theme every year. The World Health Organization (WHO) created the day in 1948 and started implementing it in 1950...

04 April 2021

Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the New Testament of the Bible, the event is said to have occurred three days after Jesus was crucified by the Romans and died in roughly AD 30. The holiday concludes the...

31 March 2021

Introduced by the UN in 2007, 2 April marks the occasion to raise awareness for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the challenges they face in their daily lives. The autism spectrum is used as an umbrella term for a series of neurodevelopment conditions...

25 March 2021

On 25 March 2021, the whole world turns Greek to celebrate Greece’s 200 years of freedom ! The Greek Independence Day is a national holiday celebrated annually in Greece on 25 March, commemorating the start of the War of Greek Independence in 1821. It coincides with the...

22 March 2021

World Water Day is held on 22 March every year since 1993 as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Created by the United Nations, this day is an opportunity to learn more...

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