Category: World Events

Featuring Festivals and Events throughout the world on British Expat

Diamond Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II

By British Expat | Published: 31 January 2012
6 February 2012 marks the sixtieth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne of the United Kingdom, its Colonies (now known as Overseas Territories), and the other Dominions in the Commonwealth.
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Bangladesh: Victory Day

By British Expat | Published: 11 December 2011
Bangladesh celebrates Victory Day on 16 December, the day in 1971 on which Pakistani forces in Bangladesh surrendered to the Indian-Bangladeshi High Command in Dhaka, thus ending the Liberation War.
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Iceland: National Day

By British Expat | Published: 17 June 2011
Iceland celebrates its National Day on 17 June, the birthday of Jón Sigurðsson, who led the Icelandic movement for independence from Denmark in the 19th century.
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Easter

By British Expat | Published: 14 April 2011
Easter Sunday is the day when Christians celebrate Jesus of Nazareth's resurrection from the dead - and when chocolate manufacturers look forward to their biggest profits of the year.
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Nowruz: Persian New Year

By British Expat | Published: 20 March 2011
Nowruz marks the beginning of the Persian New Year and is Iran's National Day, as well as being celebrated widely throughout Central and NW Asia.
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