General Awareness
Important National and International Days
1,648 Questions
This hub offers practice questions on important national and international days, including environmental, cultural, and awareness dates. Memorizing these days is essential for the general awareness section of many competitive exams. Use these questions to quickly revise global holidays, United Nations days, and historical dates.
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Important National and International Days Questions
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7th of July
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8th of August
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9th of September
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6th of June
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Tanabata is celebrated on the 7th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar, which is commonly observed on July 7th in the modern calendar.
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Kodomo no Hi (Children's Day) is a national public holiday in Japan, celebrated on May 5th.
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Hina Matsuri, or Girls' Day, is a traditional festival in Japan, but it is not a national public holiday.
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July or August
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August or September
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June or July
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September or October
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Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors, typically held in mid-August, though some regions observe it in July.
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12 days after Christmas
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At New Year
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On Christmas Day
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Sometime in January
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In Japan, Christmas is not a national holiday, and decorations are typically taken down immediately after Christmas Day to prepare for the more significant New Year celebrations.
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Valentine's Day
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Christmas Day
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Christmas Eve
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New Year's Eve
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Christmas Eve is widely considered the most romantic night of the year in Japan, often treated similarly to Valentine's Day for couples to go on dates.
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4th October
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15 September (lunar calendar)
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15 August
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15 August (lunar calendar)
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The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Using the solar calendar would not be accurate for this festival.
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1st to 15th of January
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30 December to 15 January
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1st to 15th of January (lunar calendar)
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30 December to 15 January (lunar calendar)
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Chinese New Year begins on the first day of the first lunar month and lasts until the 15th day. The solar calendar dates do not apply to this festival.
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in September.
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in October.
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in November.
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in December.
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In the United States, Thanksgiving is officially observed on the fourth Thursday of November. This date was established by federal law.
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the 31st of September.
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the 31st of October.
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the 31st of November..
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the 31st of December.
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Halloween is observed annually on October 31st. This date is fixed and does not change from year to year.
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the 4th of June.
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the 4th of July.
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the 4th of August.
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the 4th of September.
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Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
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the 17th of January.
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the 17th of February.
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the 17th of March.
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the 17th of April.
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St. Patrick's Day is celebrated annually on March 17th, which is the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
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the 14th of January.
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the 14th of February.
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the 14 th of March.
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the 14th of April.
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Valentine's Day is celebrated annually on February 14th. It is a day dedicated to expressing love and affection.
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Walpurgis Night.
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St John's Eve.
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Guy Fawkes Night.
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King James I.
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Bonfire Night, celebrated in the UK, is also widely known as Guy Fawkes Night, commemorating the failure of the Gunpowder Plot.
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the fifth of November.
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the sixth of December.
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the fourth of July.
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the first of April.
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Bonfire Night is held annually on November 5th, the anniversary of the day the Gunpowder Plot was foiled in 1605.