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Every year on 17th March, Ireland and the Irish diaspora around the world celebrate St Patrick’s Day, Lá Fhéile Pádraig in Irish, the feast day of Ireland’s patron saint. What began as a solemn religious observance in the early 17th century has grown into one of the world’s most widely celebrated national days, observed in…

📘 Directly About the Eastern & Oriental Express Title: Eastern & Oriental Express (Stefanie Moshammer) Author: Stefanie Moshammer Publisher: RVB Books (2024) Formats: Hardcover (photobook) About: A lavishly photographed book focused on the luxury Eastern & Oriental Express train and its landscapes and interiors. Availability: Waterstones: Yes (listed) Amazon UK: Likely available via merchants (not listed…

EDUCATION & CULTURE · CZECH REPUBLIC Every 28th March, the Czech Republic pauses to celebrate its educators on Teachers’ Day, a holiday rooted not in modern policy but in the extraordinary life of a 17th-century scholar who dared to imagine that every child, regardless of rank or wealth, deserved an education. 🎓 Feature · March…

Every year on 16th March, India observes National Vaccination Day, also known as National Immunisation Day, to raise awareness about the critical importance of vaccines in protecting public health. The date holds deep historical significance, marking the anniversary of the launch of India’s Pulse Polio Programme in 1995, a milestone that set the country on…

🌸 MOTHERING SUNDAY • 15 MARCH 2026 🌸 A Celebration Rooted in Centuries of Faith, Family & Love Sunday, 15th March 2026 • The Fourth Sunday of Lent “On this one day, the servant girl was given time off to go home and give her mother the gift of herself, and perhaps a handful of…

REPUBLIC OF BELARUS CONSTITUTION DAY – 15 MARCH 2026 Thirty-Two Years of the Fundamental Law Commemorating the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus on 15th March 1994 For the first time in Belarusian history, the Constitution enshrined the status of the Republic as a unitary democratic constitutional welfare state and established the…

π NATIONAL PI DAY π Celebrating the World’s Most Famous Number — 14th March  “The digits of pi never end and never show a pattern — an infinite, beautiful mystery written into the fabric of the universe.” What Is Pi Day? Every year on 14th March, mathematics enthusiasts, students, teachers, and pie-lovers around the world…

The Jewish Festival of Lots — A Story of Survival, Joy, and Remembrance 14th of Adar in the Hebrew Calendar | פּוּרִים Of all the festivals in the Jewish calendar, Purim is perhaps the most exuberant. A day of costumes and carnivals, of sweets shared between neighbours and charity given to the poor, of raucous…

Every spring, a wave of colour sweeps across Asia. Streets explode in clouds of pink, yellow, blue, and green. Laughter rings out above the beat of drums. Strangers embrace, smearing each other’s faces with vivid powder. This is Holi, one of the world’s most joyous and visually spectacular celebrations, and its roots, traditions, and spirit…

A Nation’s Love Affair with the Croatian Language Celebrated Every Year on 21st February | Dan Materinskog Jezika Every year on 21st February, Croatia joins more than 100 countries around the world in marking International Mother Language Day, a UNESCO initiative launched in 1999 to promote linguistic diversity, multilingualism, and the protection of endangered languages.…