word | | National holiday |
| ALI's | Tunisia | Independence Day, 20 March (1956); also the anniversary of BEN ALI's assumption of the presidency, 7 November (1987) |
| allow | Croatia | ... October (1991); note - 25 June 1991 was the day the Croatian Parliament voted for independence; following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav crisis peacefully, Parliament ... |
| allow | Luxembourg | ... of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23 June; note - the actual date of birth was 23 January 1896, but the festivities were shifted by five months to allow observance during a more favorable time |
| Americas | Spain | National Day, 12 October (1492); year when Columbus first set foot in the Americas |
| Anguilla-Day | Anguilla | Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967) |
| anniversary | Australia | Australia Day, 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915) |
| Anniversary | China | Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, 1 October (1949) |
| anniversary | France | ... although often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration actually commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille (on 14 July 1789) and the establishment ... |
| Anniversary | Hong Kong | National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
| Anniversary | Macau | National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
| anniversary | New Zealand | Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army ... |
| Anniversary | Taiwan | Republic Day (Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution), 10 October (1911) |
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