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A Swedish calendar page from February 1712 with name days listed. Note that in Sweden, February 1712 had 30 days. In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, as well as Christian communities elsewhere. [1]
In Slovakia, each day of the year corresponds to a personal name (the original list was the Roman Catholic calendar of saints). People celebrate their name days (Slovak: meniny) on the date corresponding to their own given names. Slovak culture has accorded similar importance to a person's name day to his or her birthday. [1] [2]
A work group, consisting of the Swedish Academy, publishers and others, agreed to adopt a new name day list in 2001, very similar to the old one but with more names. It is intended that this list will be updated every 15 years. In the year of 2022 seven new names will be added. In Sweden, it is not uncommon for people to celebrate their name day.
That’s according to the annual report that marks the United Nations International Day of Happiness on March 20. ... it was the No. 1 happiest country in 2024. For those over 60, Lithuania came ...
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 after the end of a military occupation, or after a major change in government. Many countries commemorate their independence from a colonial empire.
The findings, announced Wednesday to mark the United Nations’ International Day of Happiness, are part of the World Happiness Report, which has been tracking well-being ratings around the world ...
Name days in Bulgaria are name days associated with Eastern Orthodox [1] saints. Some names can be celebrated on more than one day. Some names can be celebrated on more than one day. According to the tradition, guests are supposed to come uninvited and the person who has the celebrated name is supposed to be prepared to treat everyone.
Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the sixth year in a row.. The annual World Happiness Report, now in its th year, is produced each spring by the UN’s Sustainable ...