word | | National holiday |
March
 map | Greece | Independence Day, 25 March (1821) |
March
map | Guam | Discovery Day, first Monday in March (1521) |
March
map | Ireland | Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March |
March
map | Lithuania | Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 was the date Lithuania declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 11 March 1990 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union |
March
map | Mauritius | Independence Day, 12 March (1968) |
March
map | Namibia | Independence Day, 21 March (1990) |
March
map | Pakistan | Republic Day, 23 March (1956) |
March
map | Tunisia | Independence Day, 20 March (1956); also the anniversary of BEN ALI's assumption of the presidency, 7 November (1987) |
March
map | Virgin Islands | Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 31 March (1917) |
May
map | Anguilla | Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967) |
May
map | Argentina | Revolution Day, 25 May (1810) |
May
map | Azerbaijan | Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918) |
May
map | Bermuda | Bermuda Day, 24 May |
May
map | Cameroon | Republic Day (National Day), 20 May (1972) |
May
map | Eritrea | Independence Day, 24 May (1993) |
May
map | Ethiopia | National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991) |
May
map | European Union | Europe Day 9 May (1950); note - a Union-wide holiday, the day that Robert SCHUMAN proposed the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community to achieve an organized Europe |
May
map | Georgia | Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 was the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union |
May
map | Guernsey | Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) |
May
map | Israel | Independence Day, 14 May (1948); note - Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948, but the Jewish calendar is lunar and the holiday may occur in April or May |
May
map | Jersey | Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) |
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