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== Heroes' Day in Romania == |
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Heroes' Day in [[Romania]] is on May 13. |
Heroes' Day in [[Romania]] is on May 13. |
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== National Heroes Day in Saint Kitts and Nevis == |
== National Heroes Day in Saint Kitts and Nevis == |
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Revision as of 10:50, 21 August 2013
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Heroes' Day or National Heroes' Day may refer to a number of commemorations of national heroes in different countries. It is often held on the birthday of a national hero or heroine, or the anniversary of their great deeds that made them heroes.
National Heroes' Day in Angola
National Heroes Day in Angola is a holiday in Angola on September 17, the birthday of the national hero Agostinho Neto.[1][unreliable source?]
National Heroes' Day in Barbados
National Heroes' Day is a public holiday in Barbados on April 28.[2][3]
Heroes' Day in Cape Verde
Heroes' Day is a public holiday in Cape Verde on January 20. It commemorates the 1973 assassination of Amílcar Cabral, who is remembered as a hero for fighting western colonialism and exploitation.
Heroes' Day in Indonesia
Hari Pahlawan is observed every 10 November to commemorate heavy fighting between Indonesian nationalist militias and British Allied forces at Surabaya, East Java on 10 November 1945. This was the first large-scale international armed conflict involving Indonesia after its Proclamation of Independence on 17 August 1945.
Heroes' Day in Jamaica
Heroes' Day in Jamaica is a holiday celebrated on the Third Monday in October. It commemorates seven national heroes from Jamaican history.
Heroes' Day in Kenya
Mashujaa Day is a national holiday in Kenya, which is celebrated to collectively honour all those who contributed towards the struggle for Kenya's independence. It is observed on 20 October.
Heroes' Day in Mozambique
Heroes' Day is a public holiday in Mozambique on February 3.
Heroes' Day in Namibia
26 August is Heroes' Day in Namibia. It marks the beginning of the armed struggle during the Namibian War of Independence.
National Heroes' Day in the Philippines
National Heroes' Day (Araw ng mga Bayani) is a public holiday in the Philippines observed every last Monday of August. The day approximates the 1896 Cry of Pugad Lawin by the Katipunan led by its Supremo Andrés Bonifacio, which marked the beginning of the Philippine Revolution against Spain.[4][5]
Heroes' Day in Romania
Heroes' Day in Romania is on May 13.
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National Heroes Day in Saint Kitts and Nevis
National Heroes Day in Saint Kitts and Nevis takes place on September 16, the birthday of national hero Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw.
Heroes Day in Tamil Eelam
Heroes Day (Tamil: Maaverar Naal) in the Sri Lankan secessionist region of Tamil Eelam is observed every 27 November. The first LTTE cadre to die was Lt Sathiyanathan alias Shankar, who was also known as Suresh, died on November 27, 1982. It became a tradition to in LTTE to pay tribute to all the cadre's contribution to the movement on this day. Some of the Sri Lankan and Indian media usually point out that the Heroes Day is celebrated on the birthday of LTTE leader Prabhakaran, and his Heroes Day speech is his birthday speech. The reason for this confusion is that Prabhakaran's birthday is on November 26.
National Heroes' Day in Turks and Caicos Islands
In the Turks and Caicos Islands, National Heroes' Day takes place on the last Monday in May.[6][7]
Heroes' Day in Uganda
Heroes' Day in Uganda takes place on June 9.
National Heroes Day in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom first celebrated a National Heroes Day in 2011, on 21 October (the same day as the victory at Trafalgar). It was founded by Robin Hollington father of the 300th UK serviceman to die on Operations in Afghanistan Marine Richard Hollington), who sought and got endorsement from the Prime Minister, after a young teacher named Danny Glavin (a footballing colleague of Richard's) organised a number of local events in schools in his area. Danny's efforts followed the Heroes Day held by All Farthing School held in 2009/10. National Heroes Day is a chance for the Nation, but primarily school children, to honour their personal Hero, whoever that may be, whilst learning to understand the difference between Hero and Celebrity. Donations raised on the day go directly to Help for Heroes. Organisation of the event is and always will be funded by sponsorship with 100% of the donations raised going to the Help for Heroes Charity.
Heroes' Day in Zambia
Heroes' Day in Zambia is a public holiday observed every first Monday of July.
Heroes' Day in Zimbabwe
Heroes' Day in Zimbabwe is a holiday in Zimbabwe on every second Monday of August. It used to be held on the 11th of August.
References
- ^ "Angola Pays Tributes on Day of the National Hero". Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ Government of Barbados - National Heroes[dead link]
- ^ "History of Barbados, The Parliament of Barbados". Barbadosparliament.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ^ An Act Rationalizing the Celebration of National Holidays, Chan Robles law library, July 25, 2007
- ^ Monday holiday remembers historic "Cry of Balintawak", Philippine information Agency, August 28, 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "CARICOM listing of Turks and Caicos holidays". Caricom.org. 1991-07-02. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ^ "News about the day in Turks and Caicos". Reefnews.com. 1999-02-26. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
