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Secular holiday : August 5, 1585 was the date on which the Portuguese arrived in the lands of Paraiba, thus founding the city of Nossa Senhora das Neves (now João Pessoa)

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Secular holiday : The date for the formation of the Aborigines’ Rights Protection Society by John Mensah Sarbah in 1897, and the formation of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) in 1947 by J.B. Danquah and George Alfred “Paa” Grant. not a paid holiday when falling on a Sunday

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Secular holiday : This non official celebration is preceeded by a month of festivities. http://www.barbados.org/cropover.htm

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Secular holiday : Civic/state holiday - Civic holiday in Ontario, Saskatchewan and the North West Territories. - Natal Day in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. - New Brunswick Day in New Brunswick. British Colombia Day in British Colombia. - Heritage Day in Alberta. NOT a holiday in Quebec, Yukon.

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Secular holiday : Obtained from France on 5 August, 1960 Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : The first day of carnival is called J'ouvert

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Secular holiday : The youth in Kiribati comprises half of the national population and is administered through the Ministry of Environment and Social Development with the aim of developing the well-being of I-Kiribati youth and maintaining culture existing amongst the youth. National Youth Day emphasizes the role of the youth of today.

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Secular holiday : The English settled in the Bahamas during the mid-17th century and brought African slaves with them to work in the cotton fields. Slavery was formally abolished in the British Empire by the Abolition Act of 1833, but it wasn't until 1838 that the slaves in the Bahamas were freed.

Culture : Anniversary ( natal = birth ) of the cities' founding

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Secular holiday : Heritage Day

Secular holiday : Celebrates the Emancipation of slaves in the British Empire on August 1, 1834.

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Secular holiday : Virgin Blanca in Vitoria only

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Banks only : The NSW Bank Holiday in August began in the United Kingdom and was designed to compensate staff members for the extra work involved in finalising everything for the end of financial year. The August bank holiday was first legislated in the UK in the Bank Holiday Act in 1871 which constituted four bank holidays. It was first introduced in NSW in the Bank Holidays Act of 1875 and allowed financial services workers the first Monday of August off.

Secular holiday : The 1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état happened on August 3, 1979, when President Francisco Macías Nguema's nephew, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, overthrew him in a bloody coup. Fighting between loyalists and rebels continued until Macías Nguema was captured fleeing for Cameroon on August 18. He sentenced his uncle to death for the crime of genocide against the Bubi people and other crimes committed. Macías Nguema was executed by firing squad on September 29, 1979. Teodoro has remained President since then. [Wikipedia]

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Secular holiday : Fiesta de la Virgen de las Nieves La Palma only

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Secular holiday : Liberation from the Serbian forces On that date in 1995 the Croatian Army took the city of Knin during Operation Storm, which effectively brought an end to Republic of Serbian Krajina proto-state. In 2008, the Croatian Parliament also assigned the name Day of Croatian Defenders (Croatian: Dan hrvatskih branitelja) to the holiday, which honors the current service members and veterans of the Republic of Croatia Armed Forces Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [wikipedia]