Today Hawaii celebrates the day of its national flag.
Hawaiian flag was invented by the King Kamehameha the Great who in 1816 proposed the design of a national symbol.
Eight alternating horizontal stripes – white, red and blue – represent the major Hawaiian Islands of Oahu, Maui, Lanai, Kauai, Kahoolawe, Molokai, Niihau and the Big Island of Hawaii. In the left upper corner is the duplicated flag of Great Britain which is reminiscent of the historical relations of the Hawaiian Islands with this state and its protectorate.
In 1990, the governor of Hawaii John Waihi III proclaimed July 31 as the Flag Day.
Hawaii is the only state of the USA which had monarchy period in its history. And now the flag, as one of the most important symbols of the state, reflects the desires of today's Hawaiians, and achievements of the past Hawaii State united by Kamehameha the Great. Annually Hawaiians noisy and widely celebrate anniversary of its flag – a symbol of independence and guarantee of national sovereignty.
On the 1-st of May, the inhabitants of Hawaii celebrate Lei Day with the flower garlands, which are one of the symbols of Hawaii and an indispensable attribute of the meeting of visitors to the island.
On the 15-th of April the Day of Love in Georgiais celebrated.This holiday, dedicated to lovers, as an alternative to the famous Western holiday called Valentine's Day,was organized by Georgian parliament that accepted proposal of Besik Chubinidze - a famouspersonality in local show business.
The experts of NASA published video record and several shots which show how the planet Earth looks during New Year holidays if one looks at it from the Universe.
The famous in the world artist Hailey King working under the trademark FLOX has created the design of Christmas baubles depicting flower with medical peculiarities manuka. With the help of sales FLOX intends to arrange December campaign on the collection of financial expenses for the support of hospices in New Zealand.
International Day of chocolate is non-official holiday dedicated to the favorite delicacy of many people on the planet. It is always celebrated on the 13-th September annually. This holiday is the wonderful reason to take a piece of chocolate, even if you try cutting down on sweets.
On the 14-th of August Independence Day is celebrated in Pakistan. Firstly this national holiday happened in 1947, it was established in honour of anniversary of independence announcement in Pakistan.
The most important holiday in Peru is its Independence Day, it is celebrated on 28th July to commemorate the anniversary of Peru's independence from Spanish rule in the year 1821.
Every year on the fourth Sunday of July Peru celebrates the Day of Pisco Sour cocktail - a holiday of the country's most popular cocktail, prepared on the basis of grape vodka pisco enjoyed by the Peruvians since the 16th century.
On July 14 France celebrates the French National Day which commemorates the beginning of the French Revolution with the storming of the Bastille fortress.
On June 9 the International Friendship Day is observed. This is not an official holiday and it was introduced quite recently. However, it has a very noble goal to remind people how much their beloved ones mean for them, and to give a chance to spend an evening with them.
