Culture Observances

What began as a tradition in a Chinese university has become one of the most popular online shopping days in Asia and beyond.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Mickey Mouse Birthday

Monopoly is one of the world's most popular board games and is available in a bewildering range of editions.

In December 1996 the United Nations proclaimed 21 November as World Television Day commemorating the date on which the first World Television Forum was held in 1996.

A month-long celebration of this popular game played around the world.

This national holiday in Turkmenistan shows the importance of having a good neighbourhood in the culture of the country.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Shareware Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Arabic Language Day 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Crossword Puzzle Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Festivus

Find out the dates, history and traditions of the Night of the Radishes.

The concept of Kwanzaa draws on Southern African first-fruits celebrations.

This public holiday is celebrated on December 26th in several countries as part of the Christmas holidays.

On December 28th, Spaniards play pranks and jokes on each other, just like April Fool's Day.

The Lumière brothers projected short films for paying customers on Dec 28th 1895 in Paris, France.

It's that time of the year when a stray sneeze can result in the Christmas Tree shedding its needles.

This Scottish end to the year may be derived from Norse and Gaelic observances.

The last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar is usually celebrated with parties as midnight approaches

The first day of the year is a truly global holiday, celebrated by 90% of the world's population.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Science Fiction Day

Modern Hindi today is spoken by more than 250 million people as a first language.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Winnie The Pooh Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Day of Hungarian Culture.

Burns Night celebrates the life and work of Robert Burns, considered to be the national poet of Scotland

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Inspire Your Heart With Art Day

Celebrate gaming history with Final Fantasy VII Day, a new Japanese tradition honoring the iconic RPG's enduring legacy.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Sami National Day.

Started as a joke on the TV show Parks and Recreation, Galentine's Day is a day for 'ladies celebrating ladies' a day before Valentine's Day.

❤️ Across many parts of the world on February 14th, flowers, cards and gifts will be exchanged between loved ones, as St. Valentine's day is celebrated.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Singles Awareness Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Fasching.

In Ireland and UK it is a popular custom to make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Mother Language Day 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Pokémon Day

Celebrate National Retro Day by reliving iconic styles and trends from past decades, embracing nostalgia with fashion, music, movies, and more!

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Day of Finnish culture

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Retro Video Game Day.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Barbie Day

Mar10 is Mario, giving us a day to celebrate the world's most-famous plumber.

Celebrated on the fourth Sunday during Lent, this modern celebration of Mothers has a older and different origin story

Over 75 million people have French as their native language, with another 300 million being able to speak it.

Novruz celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring. Novruz means 'New Day'.