Today's Holiday is a free service of ocarino.com //ocarino.com en-us Farlex, Inc. Mon, 22 May 2023 05:00:00 GMT 360 //ocarino.com //img.tfd.com/modules/thm_holidays.png 120 60 Mon, 22 May 2023 05:00:00 GMT //encyclopedia2.ocarino.com/Yemen+Independence+and+National+Days //encyclopedia2.ocarino.com/Yemen+Independence+and+National+Days#2023 In November 1967, British soldiers evacuated Yemen, and the National Liberation Front declared the formation of the independent state of the People's Republic of South Yemen. Yemen National Day observes the official proclamation of the unification of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) on May 22, 1990. An agreement to a common constitution, government, and economy between both had been signed the day before.
]]> Sun, 21 May 2023 05:00:00 GMT //encyclopedia2.ocarino.com/Anastenaria //encyclopedia2.ocarino.com/Anastenaria#2023 Anastenaria is a firewalking ceremony in Greece, in the communes of Agia Eleni near Serres and of Langada near Thessalonike. Men and women, some holding red kerchiefs and some carrying icons of St. Constantine and St. Helen—in whose honor the ceremonies are held—dance barefooted on red-hot coals while folk musicians play. The custom is supposed to have originated in an ancient form of worship that was brought by travelers from Kosti in Eastern Thrace and adapted to Christian beliefs.
]]> Sat, 20 May 2023 05:00:00 GMT //encyclopedia2.ocarino.com/Emancipation+Day //encyclopedia2.ocarino.com/Emancipation+Day#2023 Emancipation Day in Tallahassee, Florida, is celebrated each year on May 20. That date marks the anniversary of the day in 1865 when Union General Edward M. McCook announced that President Abraham Lincoln had ended slavery in Florida under the terms of the Emancipation Proclamation. Since 1997, the site of McCook's headquarters, now known as Knott House, has hosted an annual reenactment of the proclamation. A free public celebration follows, with additional speeches, period entertainment, and a picnic across the street in Lewis Park.
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