On June 4 Pacific kingdom of Tonga celebrates its Emancipation Day dedicated to the proclamation of the country independence.
State located in Polynesia consists of 170 islands, of which only 45 have population, the rest remain uninhabited.
Since 1900 Tonga was under British protectorate, and 70 years later it was abolished. The Kingdom is a member of the South Pacific Forum and the South Pacific Commission, and since 1999 has been a member of the UN.
The head of state is the king; his heir must be born in registered marriage.
Any representative of the royal family who is entitled to the throne succession is not allowed to marry without the monarch consent, otherwise he may be deprived of legal rights to the throne. In addition, the throne cannot be occupied by a person who committed a criminal offense or is mentally insane.
According to the Constitution, the king is sacred, and he is the master of every chief and of all the people of Tonga.
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.
