Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. After years of repression of all religions in Albania, during its dark decades of Communist rule, both Christianity and Islam have ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. The holiday is now blended in with the Feast of the Annunciation, and although no one really knows if 25 March was the exact date in 1821 ...

On 29 June, Vatican City celebrates the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul as a public holiday. Both the Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul were martyred in Rome, and today, they are “joint patron ...

Prešeren Day 2026 and 2027 in Slovenia. Every 8 February is Prešeren Day, also called “Slovenian Cultural Day”. The day is a time set aside to celebrate all that makes Slovenians Slovenian, but the ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Kosovo initially proclaimed its independence on February 17th from Serbia, and since then it has been recognised by the majority of the ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Until the end of the 17th Century, Serbia was ruled by the Ottoman Empire of Turkey. At the end of that century, the northern part of the ...

Easter 2026 and 2027 in Slovenia. Traditionally, Easter comes in Slovenia as the culmination of the 40-day period of fasting known as Lent. It is a time for breaking that fast with both feasting and ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Montenegro voted for independence from Serbia in an EU-organised referendum on 21 May 2006. On 3 June, the parliament of Montenegro ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Victory Day is celebrated in Russia and in a number of other former Soviet Republics, but each country keeps the holiday in its own unique ...

The date of Pentecost varies from year to year, since it is dated to fall 50 days after Easter, which itself is a movable holiday. In masses and church services of Monaco, there may be special ...

Pentecost is the final celebration of the seven-week Easter period. According to Christian belief, Pentecost commemorates the day that the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and disciples of ...