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The Greeks celebrate their Independence Day on March 25. Greece fought for its independence from the Ottoman Empire. The War of Independence lasted more than a decade, from 1821 to 1832. The Russian Empi...
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March 11 is the anniversary of the Madrid Train Bombings. There were three major terrorist attacks in the first five years of the twenty-first century that forever changed Western civilization, civil safe...
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Bilbao Exhibition Centre in Spain is where the international trade show for the naval, fisheries, energy, and port sectors converge for World Maritime Week. The venue integrates four events: Sinaval, Euro...
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Even the world's smallest nation, The Holy See (aka The Vatican), has a national day and holiday. National Day in the Holy See always falls on the current Pope's election anniversary.
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ABOUT THE SIX NATIONS RUGBY TOURNAMENT, ROUND FOUR Round four of the Six Nations Rugby Championship starts on March 8 and runs through March 9. The match-ups are as follows. March 8, 2025 Ireland vs...
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ABOUT THE SIX NATIONS RUGBY TOURNAMENT, ROUND FIVE Round five of the Six Nations Rugby Championship starts on March 15. The match-ups are as follows. March 15, 2025 Italy vs Ireland Wales vs England...
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Tomorrowland added Tomorrowland Winter in the Alpe d'Huez, France, in 2019. Tomorrowland is the biggest electronic music festival in the world. Held in Belgium, it includes electronic shows, live music,...
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International Waffle Day is a Swedish event that marks the Our Lady's Day (Vårfrudagen in Swedish, which sounds like a waffle, thus waffle day). Our Lady's Day is the lay term for the Annunciation to the...
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The little nation of Luxembourg is famous for its craft beers. Each year, Diekirch hosts a Beer Festival (Béierfest) during the late spring or early summer PLEASE NOTE: Treat all televised and venue-spe...
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ALL ABOUT ARCHITECTURE: THE BIENNALE ARCHITETTURA The Biennale Architettura, also known as the Venice Architecture Biennale, is one of the most prestigious international architecture exhibitions, held e...
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The Cannes International Film Festival began as an initiative of Jean Zay, Minister for Education and Fine Arts, who was keen to establish an international cultural event in France to rival the Venice Fil...
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On May 17, 1814, Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden, and Norway ratified its first Constitution. Constitution Day is a national holiday in Norway.
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Each year since 1968, the town of Jyllinge, Denmark, has hosted an eel festival. Eel has been a long-time staple and delicacy of the Danish people. The festival includes music, theater, markets, saying co...
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Refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle are the five Rs of a Green office. #EUGreenWeek Businesses and individuals throughout Europe use EU Green Week to become more eco-friendly and find ways to st...
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The season's final football (soccer) game for the UEFA (Union of European Football Association) in the adult men's division occurs today. The UEFA includes teams from Europe and areas of Asia, including K...
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European Day of Parks is a commemorative day for protected areas across Europe launched in 1999 by the EUROPARC Federation. It celebrates the creation of the first national parks in Europe, nine, in Swede...
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Created by Marcel Bezençon and modeled after the San Remo Music Festival (Italy), the Eurovision Song Contest premiered on May 24, 1956. ABBA is one of the super groups to come out of the competition. The...
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The French Open, or Roland Garros, is one of the most venerated tennis tournaments in the world. As one of the Big Four tennis tournaments referred to as the Grand Slam, it is a match of champions. A di...
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The Giro d'Italia is one of the triple crowns of bicycle racing (The Tour de France and the Vuelta a España are the other two). Created in 1909, The Giro d'Italia bicycle race covers thousands of miles an...
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The Grand Prix of Italy first ran on the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in 1950. The race is 53 laps covering a distance of 306.72 km.