July is the seventh month of the year in the
Julian
Julian may refer to:
People
* Julian (emperor) (331–363), Roman emperor from 361 to 363
* Julian (Rome), referring to the Roman gens Julia, with imperial dynasty offshoots
* Saint Julian (disambiguation), several Christian saints
* Julian (give ...
and
Gregorian calendars and is the fourth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. It was named by the
Roman Senate in honour of Roman general
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...
in 44 B.C., it being the month of his birth. Before then it was called
Quintilis, being the fifth month of the calendar that started with March.
It is on average the warmest month in most of the
Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...
, where it is the second month of summer, and the coldest month in much of the
Southern Hemisphere, where it is the second month of winter. The second half of the year commences in July. In the Southern Hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of January in the Northern hemisphere.
"
Dog days
The dog days or are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the "Dog Star"), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sud ...
" are considered to begin in early July in the
Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...
, when the hot sultry weather of summer usually starts.
Spring lambs born in late winter or early spring are usually sold before 1 July.
July symbols
*
July's
birthstone
A birthstone is a gemstone
A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, or semiprecious stone) is a piece of mineral crystal which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However, certain rock ...
is the
ruby, which symbolizes contentment.
*
Its
birth flower
Floriography (language of flowers) is a means of cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers. Meaning has been attributed to flowers for thousands of years, and some form of floriography has been practiced in tradition ...
s are the
Larkspur or the
Water Lily
Water lily or water lilies may refer to:
Plants
* Members of family Nymphaeaceae
* Formerly, members of the genus ''Nelumbo'' (the genus to which lotus belongs)
* Some members of the genus ''Nymphoides''
Other uses
* ''Water Lilies'' (Monet ...
.
*The
zodiac signs for the month of July are
Cancer (until July 22) and
Leo
Leo or Léo may refer to:
Acronyms
* Law enforcement officer
* Law enforcement organisation
* ''Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky
* Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
Arts an ...
(July 23 onwards).
[. Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030.]
Observances
''This list does not necessarily imply either official status nor general observance.''
*
Season of Emancipation 14 April to 23 August (Barbados)
*
Honor America Days
Honor America Days are a United States Federal Observance observed June 14 to July 4. According to 36 U.S.C. § 112, the 21 days from Flag Day through Independence Day (including, as of 2021, the federal holiday of Juneteenth
Juneteenth ...
: 14 June to 4 July (United States)
Month-long observances
*In Catholic tradition, July is the Month of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus.
*
National Hot Dog Month (United States)
*
National Ice Cream Month
In the United States, National Ice Cream Month is celebrated each year in July, and National Ice Cream Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in July.
The celebrations were originated by Joint resolution 298 in the United States Senate, which was ...
(United States)
*
Disability Pride Month
Disability Pride Month occurs in the United States every July to commemorate the passing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in July 1990. The celebration has been officially recognized by New York City mayor Bill de Blasio and ...
(international)
Non-Gregorian observances
''(All Baha'i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin at the sundown before the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted.)''
*
List of observances set by the Bahá'í calendar
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
*
List of observances set by the Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese holidays are an essential part of harvests or prayer offerings. The most important Chinese holiday is the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), which is also celebrated in overseas ethnic Chinese communities (for example in ...
*
List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar
*
List of observances set by the Islamic calendar
*
List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar
Movable observances
*
Phi Ta Khon (Dan Sai,
Loei province,
Isan, Thailand) – Dates are selected by village mediums and can take place anywhere between March and July.
*
Ra o te Ui Ariki (
Cook Islands) July 6
*
Collector Car Appreciation Day
Collector Car Appreciation Day (CCAD) is an annual celebration to raise awareness of the role automotive restoration and collection plays in American society. The day was first recognized on July 9, 2010 due, in part, to U.S. Senate resolution S. R ...
(United States)
*
Senior Citizen's Day (
Kiribati)
*
Shark Week (
United States)
*
Earth Overshoot Day
Earth Overshoot Day (EOD) is the calculated illustrative calendar date on which humanity's resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth’s capacity to regenerate those resources that year. The term " overshoot" represents the level by which h ...
*See also
Movable Western Christian observances
*See also
Movable Eastern Christian observances
First Friday
*
Fishermen's Holiday (
Marshall Islands)
First Saturday
*
American Independence Day
*
Día del Amigo
Friendship Day (also known as International Friendship Day or Friend's Day) is a day in several countries for celebrating friendship. It was initially promoted by the greeting card industry; evidence from social networking sites shows a re ...
(
Peru)
*
International Co-operative Day
Co-operative Day is an annual celebration of the co-operative movement observed on the first Saturday in July since 1923 by the International Co-operative Alliance.
On December 16, 1992, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed iresoluti ...
*
International Free Hugs Day
First Saturday and Sunday
*
Navy Days
Several nations observe or have observed a Navy Day to recognize their navy.
By country
Argentina
The Argentine Navy day is celebrated on May 17, anniversary of the victory achieved in 1814 in the Battle of Montevideo.
Bahrain
The ...
(
Netherlands)
First Sunday
*
Navy Day (
Ukraine)
*
Youth Day (
Singapore)
Sunday closest to 2 July
*
Alexanderson Day
Alexanderson Day, named after the Swedish radio engineer Ernst Fredrik Werner Alexanderson and held either on the last Sunday in June, or on the first Sunday in July, whichever comes closer to 2 July, is the day of the open house at the Swedish go ...
(
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
)
First full week in July
*
NAIDOC Week (
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
)
First Monday
*
CARICOM Day (
Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
)
*
Heroes' Day (
Zambia)
*
Mother's Day (
South Sudan)
*
National Day (
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territory—the largest by population in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the ...
)
5 July or following Monday if it's a weekend
*
Tynwald Day (
Isle of Man)
Day after first Monday
*
Unity Day (
Zambia)
Second Thursday
*
National Tree Day (
Mexico)
Second Sunday
*
Father's Day (
Uruguay)
*
Sea Sunday {{Short description, Christian holiday to honor seafarers and their families, held on the second Sunday of July
Sea Sunday is the day which many Christian Churches set aside to remember and pray for seafarers and their families and give thanks for ...
(
Western Christianity)
Nearest Sunday to 11 July
*
National Day of Commemoration (
Ireland)
Third Monday
*
Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera
Puerto Rico celebrates all official holidays of the United States, U.S. holidays, and a number of other official holidays established by the Commonwealth government.
Additionally, many municipalities celebrate their own Patron Saint Festivals (' ...
(
Puerto Rico,
United States)
*
Children's Day (
Cuba,
Panama, and
Venezuela)
*
Galla Bayramy
Public Holidays in Turkmenistan are laid out in the Constitution of Turkmenistan, It acts as a list of nationally recognized public holidays in the country.
Main public holidays
* New Year's Day (January 1)
* International Women's Day (March 8)
...
(
Turkmenistan)
*
Marine Day
, also known as "Ocean Day" or "Sea Day", is a public holiday in Japan usually celebrated on the third Monday in July. The purpose of the holiday is to give thanks for the ocean's bounty and to consider the importance of the ocean to Japan as a ...
(
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
)
*
Presidents' Day (Botswana)
Presidents' Day is a holiday in Botswana. Since 2006, it has been a one-day holiday held on the third Monday of July. Previous to that, it was a two-day holiday, held on Monday and Tuesday of the 3rd week in July, but the Public Holidays Amendmen ...
Third Sunday
*
Galla Bayramy
Public Holidays in Turkmenistan are laid out in the Constitution of Turkmenistan, It acts as a list of nationally recognized public holidays in the country.
Main public holidays
* New Year's Day (January 1)
* International Women's Day (March 8)
...
(
Turkmenistan)
*
National Ice Cream Day (
United States)
Second to last Sunday in July and the following two weeks
*
Construction Holiday (Quebec)
The Construction Holiday (french: Vacances de la construction) is the most popular time for summer vacations in Québec, Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean ...
Third Tuesday
*
Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera
Puerto Rico celebrates all official holidays of the United States, U.S. holidays, and a number of other official holidays established by the Commonwealth government.
Additionally, many municipalities celebrate their own Patron Saint Festivals (' ...
(
Puerto Rico,
United States)
Fourth Sunday
*
Parents' Day (
United States)
Friday preceding the Fourth Saturday and the following Sunday
*
Tobata Gion Yamagasa festival
is a popular local Japanese festival (matsuri) which takes place annually in Tobata, a ward of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. It is held for three days (Friday–Sunday) before and after the fourth Saturday of July. The festi ...
(
Tobata,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
)
Fourth Thursday
*
National Chili Dog Day (
United States)
Last Saturday
*
Black Saturday (France)
Black Saturday (''samedi noir'' in French) refers, in France, to the day of the year when road traffic is most dense due to the many departures on holiday. (Traffic problems are exacerbated by France's extreme centralisation, with Paris being th ...
*
National Dance Day (
United States)
Last Sunday
*
Father's Day (
Dominican Republic)
*
National Tree Day (
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
)
*
Navy Day (
Russia)
*
Reek Sunday (
Ireland)
Thursday before the first Monday
*
Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the Caribbean and areas of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of slaves of African descent.
On August 1, 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the fir ...
(
Bermuda)
= Following Friday
=
*
Somer's Day (
Bermuda)
Last Friday
*
National Schools Tree Day (
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
)
*
System Administrator Appreciation Day
System Administrator Appreciation Day, also known as Sysadmin Day, SysAdminDay, is an annual event created by system administrator Ted Kekatos. The event exists to show appreciation for the work of sysadmins and other IT workers. It is celebrat ...
Fixed Gregorian observances
*
July 1
Events Pre-1600
* 69 – Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as Emperor.
* 552 – Battle of Taginae: Byzantine forces under Narses defeat the Ostrogoths in Italy, and the ...
**
Armed Forces Day (
Singapore)
**
Canada Day
Canada Day (french: Fête du Canada), formerly known as Dominion Day (french: Fête du Dominion), is the national day of Canada. A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 18 ...
(
Canada)
**
Children's Day (Pakistan)
Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Sin ...
**
Chinese Communist Party Founding Day (
People's Republic of China)
**
Day of Officials and Civil Servants Day of officials and civil servants (earlier Day of Officials) is held on every 1 July in Hungary. It was the date when the law XXXIII. of 1992 about officials became effective in the same year. Trade union of Hungarian Officials and State Employee ...
(
Hungary)
**
Doctors' Day
National Doctors' Day is a day celebrated to recognize the contributions of physicians to individual lives and communities. The date varies from nation to nation depending on the event of commemoration used to mark the day. In some nations the da ...
(
India)
**
Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the Caribbean and areas of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of slaves of African descent.
On August 1, 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the fir ...
(
Netherlands Antilles
nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom"
, national_anthem =
, common_languages = Dutch English Papiamento
, demonym = Netherlands Antillean
, capital = Willemstad
, year_start = 1954
, year_end = 2010
, date_start = 15 December
, ...
)
**
Engineer's Day (
Bahrain,
Mexico)
**
Feast of the Most Precious Blood
The Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ is a feast, which has been in the General Roman Calendar from 1849 to 1969. It is focused on the Blood of Christ and its salvific nature.
History
The feast, celebrated in Spain in the ...
(removed from official
Roman Catholic calendar since 1969)
**
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (
Hong Kong,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
)
**
**
Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Man ...
(
Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
)
**
Independence Day (Somalia)
**
International Tartan Day
**
July Morning (
Bulgaria)
**
Keti Koti (
Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the Caribbean and areas of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of slaves of African descent.
On August 1, 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the fir ...
) (
Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
)
**
Madeira Day
Madeira Day ( pt, Dia da Madeira), celebrated in Madeira on 1 July, is a holiday marking the date when Portuguese explorers arrived in Machico's bay in 1419 and Portugal granted autonomy to Madeira in 1976. It is a public holiday in the Autonomou ...
(
Madeira
)
, anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira")
, song_type = Regional anthem
, image_map=EU-Portugal_with_Madeira_circled.svg
, map_alt=Location of Madeira
, map_caption=Location of Madeira
, subdivision_type=Sovereign st ...
,
Portugal)
**
Moving Day (Quebec)
Moving Day (french: jour du déménagement) is a tradition, but not a legal requirement, in the province of Quebec, Canada, dating from the time when the province used to mandate fixed terms for leases of rental properties. It falls on July 1, wh ...
(
Canada)
**
National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day (
United States)
**
National Gingersnap Day (
United States)
**
Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial Day
Memorial Day has been observed annually since 1 July 1917, to recall the losses of approximately 700 soldiers of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment from the Dominion of Newfoundland at Beaumont-Hamel on the first day on the Somme during the First Worl ...
**
Republic Day (Ghana)
There are approximately thirteen nationally recognized public holidays in Ghana, a sub-Saharan country in Africa. The primary National holiday is Independence Day which is on the 6th of March. It is a National Day and is set to honor the memory of ...
**
Sir Seretse Khama Day (
Botswana)
**
Territory Day
Territory Day is a holiday widely celebrated in the Northern Territory of Australia on 1 July that commemorates the territory achieving self-government in 1978. The holiday has been famously commemorated with fireworks since the early 1980s. Pop ...
(
British Virgin Islands)
**
Van Mahotsav
Van Mahotsav or Vanamahotsava, , is an annual one-week tree-planting festival in India which is celebrated in the first week of July.
History
This is the Indian national tree planting week was organized by Mohinder Singh Randhawa from 20 to 27 ...
, celebrated until July 7 (
India)
*
July 2
**
Flag Day (Curaçao) (
Kingdom of the Netherlands)
**
Palio di Provenzano (
Siena,
Italy)
**
Police Day (Azerbaijan)
There are several public holidays in Azerbaijan. Public holidays were regulated in the constitution of the Azerbaijan SSR for the first time on 19 May 1921. They are now regulated by the Constitution of Azerbaijan.
Holidays Main holidays
Other ...
**
World UFO Day
World UFO Day is an awareness day for people to gather together and watch the skies for unidentified flying objects (UFO). The day is celebrated by some on June 24, and others on July 2. June 24 is the date that reporter Kenneth Arnold wrote is g ...
*
July 3
**The start of the
dog days
The dog days or are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the "Dog Star"), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sud ...
according to the ''
Old Farmer's Almanac'' but not according to established meaning in most European cultures.
**
Emancipation Day (United States Virgin Islands)
Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the Caribbean and areas of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of slaves of African descent.
On August 1, 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the firs ...
**
Independence Day (Belarus)
**
Stay out of the Sun Day
*
July 4
**
Birthday of Queen Sonja (
Norway)
**
Dree Festival
The Apatanis, who inhabit a tranquil pine clad valley called Ziro at the core of Lower Subansiri District of Arunachal Pradesh, are famous for their unique practice of wet rice cultivation. They are also known for their sustainable agricultural pr ...
, celebrated until July 7 (
Apatani people,
Arunachal Pradesh,
India)
**
Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Man ...
(
Abkhazia
Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...
)
**
Independence Day (United States)
**
Liberation Day (
Northern Mariana Islands)
**
Liberation Day (Rwanda)
**
Republic Day (Philippines)
*
July 5
**
Armed Forces Day (Venezuela)
**
Bloody Thursday (
International Longshore and Warehouse Union)
**
Constitution Day (Armenia)
The following is a list of public holidays in Armenia.
Legal holidays and remembrance days
Non-working legal holidays and remembrance days
Per Armenian law, 12 days are declared as non-working days. Non-working days include:
Other legal ...
**
Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the Caribbean and areas of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of slaves of African descent.
On August 1, 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the fir ...
(New York City, United States)
**
Independence Day (Algeria)
Independence Day ( ar, عيد استقلال, french: Jour de l'Indépendance), observed annually on 5 July, is a National Holiday in Algeria commemorating colonial Algerian independence from France on 5 July 1962.
Algerian War (1954–196 ...
**
Independence Day (Cape Verde)
This is a list of holidays in Cape Verde.
Public holidays
References
Cape Verdean culture
Cape Verde
, national_anthem = ()
, official_languages = Portuguese
, national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole
, ...
**
Independence Day (Venezuela)
**
Saints Cyril and Methodius Feast Day (celebrated as a public holiday in Slovakia)
**
X-Day (Church of the SubGenius)
*
July 6
**
Constitution Day (
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territory—the largest by population in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the ...
)
**
Day of the Capital
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to Kazakhstan–Russia border, the north and ...
(Kazakhstan)
**
National Fried Chicken Day
National Fried Chicken Day is observed in the United States of America annually on July 6. It is unclear how the day originated.
In observance of the day, fried chicken is prepared in a variety of ways, and eaten.
Some chain fried chicken restau ...
(United States)
**
Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Man ...
(Comoros)
**
Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Man ...
/
Republic Day, (Malawi)
**
Jan Hus Day
Public holidays in the Czech Republic:
See also
* Public holidays in Slovakia
References
External links
Travel Advice official web of the Czech Republic
Detailed info
{{Public holidays in Europe
Public holidays in the Czech Republic, ...
(Czech Republic)
**
Kupala Night (Poland, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine)
**
Statehood Day (Lithuania)
**
Teachers' Day (Peru)
*
July 7
**
Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Man ...
(Solomon Islands)
**
Ivan Kupala Day
Kupala Night ( be, Купалле, pl, Noc Kupały, russian: Иван-Купала, uk, Івана Купала, Купайла), also called Ivanа Kupala, is a traditional Slavic holiday that was originally celebrated on the shortest night of ...
(Belarus, Russia, Ukraine)
**
Saba Saba Day (Tanzania)
**
Tanabata
, also known as the Star Festival ( 星祭り, ''Hoshimatsuri''), is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair res ...
(Japan, Gregorian date, some follow the traditional calendar)
**
World Chocolate Day
World Chocolate Day, sometimes referred to as International Chocolate Day, or just Chocolate Day, is an annual celebration of chocolate, occurring globally on July 7, which some suggest to be the anniversary of the introduction of chocolate to Eur ...
*
July 8
Events Pre-1600
* 1099 – Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch.
* 1283 – Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese ...
**
Air Force and Air Defense Forces Day (Ukraine)
**
Peter and Fevronia Day (
Russian Orthodox)
*
July 9
Events Pre-1600
*118 – Hadrian, who became emperor a year previously on Trajan's death, makes his entry into Rome.
* 381 – The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman Emperor Theodos ...
**
Arbor Day (Cambodia)
**
Constitution Day (Australia)
**
Constitution Day (Palau)
**
Constitutionalist Revolution Day (
São Paulo)
**
Day of the Employees of the Diplomatic Service
There are several public holidays in Azerbaijan. Public holidays were regulated in the constitution of the Azerbaijan SSR for the first time on 19 May 1921. They are now regulated by the Constitution of Azerbaijan.
Holidays Main holidays
Other ...
(Azerbaijan)
**
Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Man ...
(Argentina, South Sudan)
**
Nunavut Day
Nunavut Day ( iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ) is a public holiday in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
Origin
On July 9, 1993, following the passing of the 1982 plebiscite on the question of the division of the Northwest Territories, the Parli ...
(
Nunavut
Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...
)
*July 10
**
Armed Forces Day (Mauritania)
Many nations around the world observe some kind of Armed Forces Day to honor their military forces. This day is not to be confused with Veterans Day or Memorial Day.
Africa
Egypt
In Egypt, Armed Forces Day is celebrated on 6 October, ...
**
Beatles Day
Beatles Day celebrates The Beatles' return to Liverpool on 10 July 1964 from their US tour, in time for the premiere of their film ''A Hard Day's Night (film), A Hard Day's Night''. This day is considered one of the landmarks in their rise to ...
(
Liverpool and
Hamburg)
**
Independence Day (Bahamas)
**
Nikola Tesla Day
**
Statehood Day (Wyoming)
A state of the United States is one of the 50 constituent entities that shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside, due to the shared sovereign ...
*
July 11
**
China National Maritime Day China National Maritime Day, officially referred to as Maritime Day of China, also known as China Maritime Day, Maritime Day in China, , is celebrated July 11, 2005, commemorating marked Zheng He's first voyage. The date marks the 600th anniversar ...
(China)
**
Day of the Flemish Community
The Day of the Flemish Community of Belgium ( nl, Feestdag van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap) is an annual commemoration in the Flemish Community in Belgium on 11 July which marks the anniversary of the Battle of the Golden Spurs (''Guldensporenslag'') i ...
(
Flemish Community
The Flemish Community ( nl, Vlaamse Gemeenschap ; french: Communauté flamande ; german: Flämische Gemeinschaft ) is one of the three institutional communities of Belgium, established by the Belgian constitution and having legal responsibilitie ...
of Belgium)
**
Eleventh Night (Northern Ireland)
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Gospel Day (Kiribati)
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Imamat Day Imamat Day, also known as Khushali, is celebrated by Nizari Ismaili Shiʿi Muslims to mark the anniversary of the day that their present (Hazar) Imam Aga Khan IV succeeded his predecessor to become the Imam of the Time.Salima Versi,Make This You ...
(
Isma'ilism)
**
World Population Day (
International)
*
July 12
Events Pre-1600
* 70 – The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.
* 927 – King Constantine II of ...
**
Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga
The Tongan archipelago has been inhabited for perhaps 3000 years, since settlement in late Lapita times. The culture of its inhabitants has surely changed greatly over this long time period. Before the arrival of European explorers in the late 1 ...
(Tonga)
**
Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Man ...
(Kiribati, São Tomé and Príncipe)
**
Malala Day
Malala Yousafzai ( ur, , , pronunciation: ; born 12 July 1997), is a Pakistani female education activist and the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Awarded when she was 17, she is the world's youngest Nobel Prize laureate, and the second Pak ...
**
The Twelfth, also known as Orangemen's Day (Northern Ireland,
Newfoundland and Labrador)
*
July 13
**
Statehood Day (Montenegro)
Statehood Day ( Montenegrin and Serbian: Дан државности/Dan državnosti) is a holiday that occurs every year on 13 July in Montenegro to commemorate the day in 1878 on which the Berlin Congress recognized the Principality of Montenegr ...
*
July 14
**
Bastille Day (France and
French dependencies)
**Birthday of
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, an
official flag flying day (Sweden)
**
Hondurans' Day
Public holidays in Honduras are centered on Christianity and the commemoration of events in Honduran history. Each celebration is very important to many families across this country. They are often celebrated with extended family members, and frien ...
(Honduras)
**
Republic Day (Iraq)
This is a list of public holidays in Iraq.
Other important dates
These are working days at the KRG Council of Ministers, and businesses are open. Special events take place around the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to mark these dates.
*10 February: Kur ...
*
July 15
**
Bon Festival (
Kantō region
The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa. Slight ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
)
**
Elderly Men Day
The following are public holidays in Kiribati. Dates refer to 2002.
References
Lists of public holidays by country, Kiribati
Kiribati-related lists, Holidays
Law of Kiribati
Public holidays in Oceania, Kiribati
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(
Kiribati)
**
Festival of Santa Rosalia (
Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
,
Sicily)
**
Sultan's Birthday (Brunei Darussalam)
*
July 16
Events Pre-1600
* 622 – The beginning of the Islamic calendar.
* 997 – Battle of Spercheios: Bulgarian forces of Tsar Samuel are defeated by a Byzantine army under general Nikephoros Ouranos at the Spercheios River in Greece.
* 105 ...
**
Engineer's Day (
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
)
**
Holocaust Memorial Day (France)
*
July 17
**
International Firgun Day
''Firgun'' (Hebrew: פירגון) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture, which compliments someone or describes genuine, unselfish delight or pride in the accomplishment of the other person. Another definition describes ...
**
Constitution Day (
Finland)
*
July 18
**
Constitution Day (Uruguay)
The following are public holidays in Uruguay.
Only 5 of these holidays (January 1, May 1, July 18, August 25 and December 25) imply a mandatory paid leave for workers. Most of the other days are only observed by schools and some public sector of ...
**
Nelson Mandela International Day
Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela's birthday. The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009, with the ...
*
July 19
**
Liberation Day (Nicaragua)
**
Martyrs' Day (Burma)
Martyrs' Day ( my, အာဇာနည်နေ့, ) is a Burmese national holiday observed on 19 July to commemorate Gen. Aung San and seven other leaders of the pre-independence interim government, and one bodyguard —Thakin Mya, Ba Cho, Abd ...
*
July 20
**
Día del Amigo
Friendship Day (also known as International Friendship Day or Friend's Day) is a day in several countries for celebrating friendship. It was initially promoted by the greeting card industry; evidence from social networking sites shows a re ...
(Argentina)
**
Engineer's Day (Costa Rica)
**
Independence Day (Colombia)
Colombia has 18 holidays (12 Catholic holidays and 6 Civic holidays), plus Palm and Easter Sunday. The city of Barranquilla has 2 extra holidays celebrating Monday and Tuesday of Carnival.
The following are public holidays in Colombia:
# Año Nue ...
**
Lempira's Day
Public holidays in Honduras are centered on Christianity and the commemoration of events in Honduran history. Each celebration is very important to many families across this country. They are often celebrated with extended family members, and frien ...
(Honduras)
**
Tree Planting Day (Central African Republic)
*
July 21
**
Belgian National Day
**
Racial Harmony Day (
Singapore)
*
July 22
**Foundation Day in
Cleveland
*
July 23
**Birthday of
Haile Selassie (
Rastafari
Rastafari, sometimes called Rastafarianism, is a religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. It is classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement by scholars of religion. There is no central authority in control of ...
)
**
Children's Day (Indonesia)
**
Flag Day (Abkhazia)
**
National Hot Dog Day (United States)
**
National Remembrance Day
This is a list of holidays in the Papua New Guinea.
List
References
Papua New Guinea
Holidays
A holiday is a day set aside by Norm (social), custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work including sch ...
(Papua New Guinea)
**
Renaissance Day (Oman)
**
Revolution Day (Egypt)
Revolution Day refers to the public holiday in Egypt on 23 July, the anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 which led to the declaration of the modern republic of Egypt, ending the period of the Kingdom of Egypt. It is the biggest secula ...
*
July 24
**
Children's Day (Vanuatu)
This is a list of public holidays in Vanuatu.
Public holidays
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Public Holidays In Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Law of Vanuatu
Events in Vanuatu
Holidays
A holiday is a day set aside by Norm (social), custom or by law o ...
**
Navy Day (Venezuela)
Many nations around the world observe some kind of Armed Forces Day to honor their military forces. This day is not to be confused with Veterans Day or Memorial Day.
Africa
Egypt
In Egypt, Armed Forces Day is celebrated on 6 October, ...
**
Pioneer Day (Utah) (United States)
**
Simón Bolívar Day (
Ecuador,
Venezuela,
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
, and
Bolivia
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, flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center
, flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...
)
*
July 25
Events Pre-1600
* 306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops.
* 315 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum in Rome to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge. ...
**
Guanacaste Day
Guanacaste Day is a Costa Rican holiday celebrating Costa Rica's annexation of the Guanacaste province
Guanacaste () is a province of Costa Rica located in the northwestern region of the country, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is border ...
(Costa Rica)
**
National Day of Galicia
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, ce ...
(
Galicia (Spain))
**
National Baha'i Day (Jamaica)
**
Puerto Rico Constitution Day
Law #1 of August 4, 1952 of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico established a full state holiday on July 25 of every year, to be known as Puerto Rico Constitution Day. The holiday commemorates the day the Constitution of Puerto Rico, approved on July ...
(Puerto Rico)
**
Republic Day (Tunisia)
This is a list of Public holiday, holidays in Tunisia.List
* January 1: New Year's Day
* March 20: Indep ...
**
Revolution Day (Egypt)
Revolution Day refers to the public holiday in Egypt on 23 July, the anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 which led to the declaration of the modern republic of Egypt, ending the period of the Kingdom of Egypt. It is the biggest secula ...
*
July 26
**
Day of National Significance (Barbados)
**
Day of the National Rebellion (Cuba)
**
Independence Day (Liberia)
The following are public holidays in Liberia.
Public holidays
Former public holidays
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Public Holidays In Liberia
Holidays
Liberian culture
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a co ...
**
Independence Day (Maldives)
This is a list of Public holiday, holidays in Maldives.
* January 1 New Year's Day
* May 1 Labour Day
* July 26 Independence Day
* November 3 Victory Day
* November 11 Republic Day
Dates set by the Islamic calendar
* Ramadan
* Eid al-Fitr
* Day of ...
**
Kargil Victory Day (India)
*
July 27
**
Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (North Korea)
**
Iglesia ni Cristo Day
Public holidays in the Philippines are of two types, regular holidays and special non-working days.
History
On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. Chapter 7 of this code specified a l ...
(the Philippines)
**
José Celso Barbosa Day
Puerto Rico celebrates all official U.S. holidays, and a number of other official holidays established by the Commonwealth government.
Additionally, many municipalities celebrate their own Patron Saint Festivals (''fiestas patronales'' in Spani ...
(Puerto Rico)
**
Martyrs and Wounded Soldiers Day
Public holidays
Public holidays in Vietnam are days when workers get the day off work. Prior to 2007, Vietnamese workers observed 8 days of public holiday a year, among the lowest in the region. On 28 March 2007 the government added the traditio ...
(Vietnam)
**
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. It memorializes those who served in the Korean War.
History
The Ko ...
(United States)
**
National Sleepy Head Day
National Sleepy Head Day ( fi, Unikeonpäivä; sv, Sjusovardagen) is a yearly celebration in Finland observed July 27. This holiday is related to the legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, but rather than a religious festival, it is more of an i ...
(Finland)
*
July 28
**
Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval (Canada)
**
Fiestas Patrias (Peru)
**
Liberation Day (San Marino)
San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...
**
Ólavsøka Eve (
Faroe Islands)
**
World Hepatitis Day
*
July 29
**
International Tiger Day
''Global Tiger Day'', often called International Tiger Day, is an annual celebration to raise awareness for tiger conservation, held annually on 29 July. It was created in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia. The goal of the day ...
**
National Anthem Day (Romania)
**
National Thai Language Day
Public holidays in Thailand are regulated by the government, and most are observed by both the public and private sectors. There are usually nineteen public holidays in a year, but more may be declared by the cabinet. Other observances, both offi ...
(Thailand)
**
Ólavsøka, opening of the
Løgting
The Løgting (pronounced ; da, Lagtinget) is the unicameral parliament of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory within the Danish Realm.
The name literally means "''Law Thing''"—that is, a law assembly—and derives from Old Norse ''l ...
session (
Faroe Islands)
**
Olsok
Olsok ("Olaf's Wake" or "Olaf's Vigil") is a national day of celebration on July 29 in the Nordic countries of Norway and the Faroe Islands, and also in the provinces of Härjedalen in Sweden and Savonlinna in Finland.
Background
King Olaf II H ...
(
Faroe Islands, (Finland, Norway)
*
July 30
Events Pre-1600
* 762 – Baghdad is founded.
*1419 – First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council.
*1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands ...
**
Feast of the Throne
This is a list of holidays in Morocco.
Public holidays
Movable holidays
The following holidays ''are'' public holidays but the date on which each occurs varies, according to its corresponding calendar, and thus has no set date. In order in whi ...
(Morocco)
***
Día del Amigo
Friendship Day (also known as International Friendship Day or Friend's Day) is a day in several countries for celebrating friendship. It was initially promoted by the greeting card industry; evidence from social networking sites shows a re ...
(Paraguay)
**
Independence Day (Vanuatu)
This is a list of public holidays in Vanuatu.
Public holidays
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Public Holidays In Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Law of Vanuatu
Events in Vanuatu
Holidays
A holiday is a day set aside by Norm (social), custom or by law o ...
**
Martyrs Day (South Sudan)
*
July 31
Events Pre-1600
*30 BC – Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian's forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide.
* 781 – The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji (Tr ...
**
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
**
''Ka Hae Hawaiʻi'' Day (
Hawaii,
United States)
**
Martyrdom Day of Shahid Udham Singh
Udham Singh (born Sher Singh; 26 December 1899 — 31 July 1940) was an Indian revolutionary belonging to Ghadar Party and HSRA, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of the Punjab in India, on 13 Mar ...
(
Haryana and
Punjab,
India)
**
Treasury Day
Holidays in Poland are regulated by the Non-working Days Act of 18 January 1951 (Ustawa z dnia 18 stycznia 1951 o dniach wolnych od pracy; Journal of Laws 1951 No. 4, Item 28). The Act, as amended in 2010, currently defines thirteen public holiday ...
(
Poland)
**
Warriors' Day
Heroes' Day or National Heroes' Day may refer to a number of commemorations of national heroes in different countries and territories. It is often held on the birthday of a Folk hero, national hero or heroine, or the anniversary of their great d ...
(
Malaysia)
See also
*
List of historical anniversaries
The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year:
Footnotes
See also
* Leap year
* List of calendars
* List of non-standar ...
References
External links
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