Day Guide for Monday May 25th 2020

This is our day guide for Monday May 25th 2020 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 146 of 2020.

Holidays on May 25th 2020

International: Eid ul-Fitr. The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
International: Ascension Day Holiday (in lieu). Commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven forty two days after his crucifixion
International: Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday. Marks the end of the fasting period of the Islamic month of Ramadan
International: St. Cyril and St. Methodius (in lieu). Slavic missionaries Cyril (Constantine) and Metod (Methodius) came to Great Moravia
International: African Union Day. Commemoration on May 25th of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity
International: Spring Bank Holiday. The second UK Bank Holiday in May which replaced Whit Monday in 1967
International: Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died in military service for the United States
Argentina: May Day Revolution. Anniversary of the First Independent Government in Buenos Aires
Belize: Sovereign's Day/Commonwealth Day (in lieu). Originally known as Empire Day, this holiday marked Queen Victoria's birthday

Regional

Bolivia (regional): Chuquisaca Day. The Bolivian department of Chuquisaca celebrates a regional holiday on the anniversary of the first call for independence from Spain which took place on this day in 1809.
Ecuador: Anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha (in lieu). The Battle of Pichincha took place on May 24th 1822, on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, 3,500 meters above sea-level, next to the city of Quito

Regional

India (regional): Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam. Tripura only. A notable Bengali poet, writer, musician, and revolutionary born in 1899.

Regional

India (regional): Maharana Pratap Jayanti. 3rd day of Jyeshta. Honours an eminent ruler in the region in the 16th century
Jamaica: Labour Day (in lieu). As Labour Day falls on a Saturday in 2020, the following Monday will be a public holiday
Jordan: Independence Day. On May 25th 1946, the United Nations approved the end of the British Mandate and recognized Transjordan as an independent sovereign kingdom
Lebanon: Resistance and Liberation Day. Resistance and Liberation Day Marks Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon on May 25th 2000.
Turks and Caicos Islands: JAGS McCartney Day. Commemorates the life of James Alexander George Smith McCartney

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Observances on May 25th 2020

  • USA: National Brown-Bag It Day
  • USA: National Missing Children’s Day
  • USA: National Tap Dance Day
  • USA: National Wine Day
  • United Kingdom: Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling
  • Botswana: Africa Day
  • Ghana: Africa Day
  • United Kingdom: National BBQ Week
  • United Kingdom: Towel Day
  • USA: US Memorial Day

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