May Day – May 1 Looking forward to celebrating May Day on May 1, 2024 this year? We know we are! Looking back at past decades, May has had different meanings for diverse cultures and countries. Today, specifically in the United States as other countries, it is a celebration of the season of Spring. We’ve got …
Tanzania Union Day – December 9 Union Day is a public holiday in Tanzania on April 26th. It commemorates the union of Zanzibar and Tanganyika on April 26th 1964. History of Union Day in Tanzania The first European to visit Tanzania was Vasco da Gama in 1498. European colonialism in the region began on mainland …
Karume Day – April 7 Karume Day is observed every April 7 to commemorate the assassination of Abeid Amani Karume, a former President of Zanzibar and Vice President of Tanzania. Did you know that Abeid Karume was opposed to the 1964 revolution that led to his election as Zanzibar’s first President? Karume Day celebrates Karume’s legacy …
New Year’s Day 1st January New Year’s Day is a time of resolutions and starting fresh for some, while for others it is spent recovering from a big, late night spent with friends and family. In Tanzania, you will find the more usual New Year’s Eve and Day traditions like midnight toasts and fireworks and …
Zanzibar Revolution Day 12nd January Zanzibar Revolution Day is a public holiday in Tanzania observed on January 12th. The day marks the 1954 revolution that overthrew the Sultan following independence from Britain. History of Zanzibar Revolution Day Zanzibar is a series of islands off the east coast of Africa and a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania. …
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