Events
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Cheese Rolling Festival, UK
The Cheese Rolling Festival is an annual English tradition in which several contestants attempt to chase a rolling cheese wheel down a very steep hill to win one of the most…
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Memorial Day
Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May, commemorates all men and women who have died in military service for the United States.
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World Reef Awareness Day
World Reef Awareness Day is a call to action for protecting the reef ecosystem within our oceans.
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American Indian Citizenship Day
American Indian Citizenship Day commemorates the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act in 1924, granting United States citizenship to all Native Americans born in the country.
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World Bicycle Day
World Bicycle Day celebrates the uniqueness, longevity, and versatility of the bicycle, which has been in use for two centuries. It's a simple, affordable, reliable, clean, and environmentally fit sustainable…
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World Environment Day
World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5 to raise global awareness and action for environmental protection. Each year, a different country hosts the event with a specific theme,…
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El Colacho, Spain
El Salto del Colacho, also known as The Baby Jumping Festival, is a Spanish ritual in which men dressed as the devil jump over babies born within the year. Traditionally,…
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World Oceans Day
World Oceans Day is dedicated to honoring, protecting, and conserving our oceans.
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FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is an international football (soccer) tournament held every four years, bringing together national teams from around the world to compete for the championship. It is one…
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Anne Frank’s Birthday
Anne Frank (1929-1945), a young Jewish girl, and her family moved to the Netherlands from Germany after Adolf Hitler and the Nazis came to power there in 1933. In 1942,…