Posts Tagged national holidays
National Day
in Luxembourg today, it is that country’s national holiday
Luxembourg (officially) speaks French and German, but also Luxembourgish, spends euros, & its capital is Luxembourg
Add comment June 23, 2009
Independence Day
in Iceland today, it is that country’s national holiday
Iceland (officially) speaks Icelandic, spends Icelandic krona, & its capital is Reykjavik
Add comment June 17, 2009
Republic Day
in Italy today, it is that country’s national holiday
Italy (officially) speaks Italian, spends euros, & its capital is Rome
Add comment June 2, 2009
Unification Day
in Yemen today, it is that country’s national holiday
Yemen (officially) speaks Arabic, spends Yemeni rials, & its capital is Sanaa
Add comment May 22, 2009
Independence Day
in Senegal today, it is that country’s national holiday
Senegal (officially) speaks French, spends Communaute Financiere Africaine francs, & its capital is Dakar
Add comment April 4, 2009
Independence Day
in Bangladesh today, it is that country’s national holiday
Bangladesh (officially) speaks Bangla/Bengali, spends taka, & its capital is Dhaka
Add comment March 26, 2009
Independence Day
in Greece today, it is that country’s national holiday
Greece (officially) speaks Greek, spends euros, & its capital is Athens
1 comment March 25, 2009
Independence Day
in Tunisia today, it is that country’s national holiday
Tunisia (officially) speaks Arabic, spends Tunisian dinars, & its capital is Tunis
Add comment March 20, 2009
Independence Day
in Mauritius today, it is that country’s national holiday
Mauritius (officially) speaks English, but speaking Creole, Bhojpuri, or French is more common, spends Mauritian rupees, & its capital is Port Louis
Add comment March 12, 2009
National Day
in Brunei today, it is that country’s national holiday
Brunei (officially) speaks Malay (or Behasa Melayu), spends Brunei or Bruneian dollars, & its capital is Bandar Seri Begawan
Add comment February 23, 2009
Waitangi Day
in New Zealand today, it is that country’s national holiday
New Zealand (officially) speaks English, Maori, & sign language, spends New Zealand dollars, & its capital is Wellington
Add comment February 6, 2009
Republic Day
in India today, it is that country’s national holiday
India (officially) speaks Hindi & English (as well as Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Santhali, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu, & Urdu) spends Indian rupees, & its capital is New Dehli
2 comments January 26, 2009
Saint Rainier’s Day
in Monaco today, it is that country’s national holiday
Monaco (officially) speaks French, spends euros, & its capital is Monaco
Add comment November 19, 2008
