On 29 June, Vatican City celebrates the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul as a public holiday. Both the Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul were martyred in Rome, and today, they are “joint patron ...

Saint George is also remembered for his generosity to the poor and his willingness to help the downtrodden and oppressed. The flag of Saint George, a red cross against a white field, later became the ...

Easter 2026 and 2027 in Iceland All of Holy Week leading up to “Paskar” (Easter) is still celebrated in Iceland. It is a time to remember the Resurrection of Christ and all the important events ...

Easter 2026 and 2027 in Gibraltar Easter Monday is an official holiday in Gibraltar, and Easter Sunday is celebrated robustly. As there are both Catholic and Protestant communities in Gibraltar, there ...

St Cyril and St Methodius Day 2025, 2026 and 2027 in Slovakia The two great “Apostles to the Slavs”, Cyril and Methodius, are highly esteemed in both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions.

Independence Day 2026 and 2027 in Iceland Every 17 June is Iceland’s Independence Day, also sometimes called Icelandic National Day. The holiday looks back to the day in 1944 when Iceland gained its ...

Easter 2026 and 2027 in Albania Historically and culturally Albanian Christianity is more Orthodox than Catholic. Nonetheless, both Catholic and Orthodox Easter are official holidays in Albania.

Republic Day 2026 and 2027 in Slovakia Slovakia celebrates Republic Day every 1 January to commemorate the date in 1993 when Slovakia became an independent nation. Known by several names in Slovakia, ...

Eid al-Adha 2026 and 2027 in Albania Albania is one of the few European countries with a large Muslim population, and that observes Eid al-Adha with an official public holiday.

Labour Day in Montenegro is celebrated every 1 May, as it is in much of the rest of the world. This is a holiday to celebrate the contributions of workers to the economy and society, and also a time ...

National Language Day 2025, 2026 and 2027 in Moldova Every 31 August, in Moldova, it’s National Language Day. In the Moldovan tongue, which the holiday celebrates, the day is called “Limba Noastra”, ...

Liberation Day 2026 and 2027 in Slovakia Slovakians celebrate Liberation Day on 8 May each year, the same day that Victory in Europe Day is celebrated in other European nations. Also known as Day of ...