The strangest official holidays in the world .. from the day of silence to watermelon
Amman Today
publish date 1970-01-01 03:00:00
Official holidays differ from one country to another, as some countries may allocate a day off to celebrate the anniversary of their victory over an enemy, or their success in finding something, but some countries allocate a day off for something that some considered a strange holiday, and for this we review in the report, the strangest holidays in the world According to the website,traveller“.
The strangest holidays in the world
Silence day
Calmness prevails in the streets of Jimbaran on the island of Bali on the day of silence, for the purpose of self-reflection, so it is forbidden on this day for entertainment, work, as well as travel and even going to the beaches. Holidays that occur in March.
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Watermelon day
Turkmenistan is a musk melon producing country, and in 1993, it decided to celebrate this matter, and it was announced that the second Sunday of every August is an official holiday, and this date was chosen because it is the appropriate time in which this type of watermelon ripens.
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Dragon Boat Festival Day
Hong Kong allocates a day off for the Dragon Boat Festival, on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar, which is in the month of May or June, and this is an ancient Chinese tradition to ward off bad luck on this day, by holding a dragon boat race.
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Hangul day
South Korea celebrates Hangeul Day, which is the invention of the Korean alphabet, and there is a historical record in which the date of its introduction is recorded in the fifteenth century, with the permission of King Sejong the Great.
And when the Korean government attempted to remove the holiday from the calendar, there was enough public uproar to warrant its reinstatement in 2013.
Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a United States federal holiday dedicated to the celebration of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas, his discovery, and his first landing in the Americas in the Bahamas..
The United States rarely celebrates Columbus Day on its actual anniversary, as it should be on October 12, but the official holiday is set for the second Monday in October.
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