Official Public Holiday
Le jour de l’An
Le jour de l’An is listed as a public holiday in Monaco. English reference name: New Year's Day.
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World Calendar Day
Ano Nuevo
The calendar flips and every Argentine household is eating vitel tone, the cold sliced beef with tuna sauce that somehow became the definitive New Year dish. Toasts happen with cider, not champagne, and the pan dulce from the panaderia sits half-eaten on the counter until someone finishes it off at merienda the next day.
World Calendar Day
New Year's Day
The whole country moves slow after last night's festivities. Sydney Harbour fireworks are still playing on every TV, and someone's dad is already firing up the barbie for a leftovers lunch. Recovery happens poolside or beachside, thongs on, cold tinny in hand.
World Calendar Day
Nova Godina
National holiday. The dzezva comes out before noon because Bosnians do not nurse hangovers with water. By afternoon someone has already proposed kafa at a kafana and you will not see your couch again until evening. Every New Year starts the same way: with good intentions about being productive and a coffee that turns into four hours.
World Calendar Day
Sana Jadida
Jordan observes the Gregorian new year, and Amman celebrates with fireworks over the Citadel and family gatherings. The new year is a secular holiday in a country that observes both Islamic and Christian calendars, and the celebration is inclusive: Muslims, Christians, and Druze all celebrate, and the only thing that is not inclusive is the traffic.
Regional/Cultural Day
Nouvel An
The Monégasque new year begins with fireworks over Port Hercule, champagne at the Hôtel de Paris, and the traditional meal of barbagiuan (fried pastries stuffed with chard, ricotta, and Parmesan). The barbagiuan is the national snack of Monaco, and it is the Monégasque equivalent of the ravioli. The new year is a time of renewal, and the tradition is to make a wish at the stroke of midnight. The fireworks over the harbor are spectacular, and the yachts in the port provide the foreground against the backdrop of Le Rocher, the ancient limestone promontory where the Prince's Palace has stood since the 13th century. Monaco's entire territory : barely 2 square kilometers, smaller than New York's Central Park : can see the fireworks from nearly any vantage point.
Regional/Cultural Day
Monaco Window Plant Day
A day for herbs, flowers, seedlings, balcony pots, and every bit of green people manage to keep alive.
Regional/Cultural Day
Lunch Counter Day
A day for the quick meal, the regular customer, the busy cook, and the food people rely on between obligations.
Regional/Cultural Day
Animals of Samoa Day
You encounter Samoan flying foxes, Pacific pigeons, and endemic Samoan parrots as the most iconic wildlife native to Samoa. You see that dogs, cats, chickens, and pigs are commonly kept as pets by Samoan families and farmers. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
Regional/Cultural Day
Products of Cyprus Day
You reach for Keo and Carlsberg Cyprus beers, which dominate the island's social gatherings and taverna culture. You recognize these brands as essential to Cypriot hospitality and the rhythm of Mediterranean summer life.