Independence Day is a significant public holiday in Guyana. It is celebrated every year on May 26.
May 26 is the day when the country attained its independence in 1966 when the British Dominion over Guyana ended. At the time of independence proclamation, the country experienced economic growth and relative calm.
During the first years the government tried to improve relations with neighbours. Especially complicated was the situation with Venezuela which claimed the territory of the Essequibo River west bank and subsequently got it.
Independent country was helmed by the Prime Minister Forbes Burnham who decided to lead the state to socialism. After his death in 1985 Guyana got a new leader Hugh Desmond Hoyte who refused socialism path.
Today Guyana is the only country in Latin America with English as the state language. The main country attraction is the Kaieteur Falls which is the highest single-cascade representative of this kind in the world. It is five times higher than the Niagara Falls.
Guyana remains one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere (the second after Haiti) with the lowest per capita income among the states of South America.
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.
