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A leap year is a year in which an extra day is added to the Gregorian calendar, which is used by most of the world. While an ordinary year has…

This holiday consists of a 24 hour period from sundown to sundown, to unplug, unwind, relax and do things other than using today’s technology, electronics, and social media. Take a…

An equal world is an enabled world. How will you help forge a gender equal world? When did it begin? Although the day wasn't officially recognized until 1977 by the…

Daylight Saving Time – often referred to as "Summer Time", "DST" or "Daylight Savings Time" – is a way of making better use of the daylight in the evenings by…

Holi is an ancient Hindu religious festival which has become popular with non-Hindus as well in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia.…

Friday the 13th is believed to be an unlucky day in many countries, but a lucky one in others. For most people who consider Friday 13th unlucky, it is more…

The Vernal (Spring) Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere is the Autumnal (Fall) Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. On the equinoxes the Sun shines directly on the equator…

Pakistan Day is a public holiday in Pakistan to remember the Lahore Resolution on March 23 each year. The word “Pakistan” was never used but the Lahore Resolution is considered…