TRADITION-CRAFT

January 2015 1 —NEW YEAR 6 — Agia Theofaneia, sanctification of the waters (GREECE) Epiphany (ESTONIA, POLAND) 14 —Old style Orthodox Christians celebrate Saint Basil the Great () 15—The commemoration day of Mihai Eminescu, the greatest ROMANIAN poet 20—Defenders of the barricades in 1991, Remembrance Day (LATVIA)

24—ROMANIAN Unification Day

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2— Anniversary of Tartu Peace Treaty (ESTONIA) 14—VALENTINE’S DAY 19—The birthday of Constantin Brancusi (ROMANIA) 21— International Mother Language ‘s Day (ROMANIA) 24—Independence Day, Anniversary of the Republic of ESTONIA Recovery of John the Baptist's Holy Head (GREECE) Dragobete, ROMANIAN equivalent of Valentine’s Day 28—Andalucian Day (SPAIN)

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M a r c h 2 0 1 5 1—Trinket ‘s Day (ROMANIA) National Day of Remembrance “Soldiers accursed” (POLAND) 8—UN Day for women's rights and world peace (ROMANIA, ESTONIA) 14—Mother Tongue Day (ESTONIA)

18—Memorial Day of Fallen in Dardanelles War (TURKEY)

24—ROMANIAN Day 25—Beginning of the Greek Revolution in 1821; Annunciation of Virgin Mary (GREECE)

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30 March-4 April—Easter (SPAIN) 13—Day of Remembrance for Victims of Katyn 2—HOLY THURSDAY Massacre (POLAND) 3—GOOD FRIDAY 15—ROMANIAN Forest Day 4—HOLY SATURDAY 20—International Man’s Day (ROMANIA) 5—EASTER SUNDAY 23—National Sovereignity and Children's Day 6—EASTER MONDAY (TURKEY) 12—ÓRTHODOX EASTER 30—National Television Day (ROMANIA)

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27 28 29 30 1—Labour Day 3—Constitution Day (POLAND) M a y 2 0 1 5 4—Restoration of Independence Day (LATVIA) 9—Europe’s Day (LATVIA, ESTONIA) 10—(the second Sunday of March) Mother’s Day (ESTONIA, LATVIA) 17—National Day of NORWAY 19—Memorial Day of Atatürk and Youth Festival (TURKEY) 21—Celebration of the memory of St. Constantine and St Eleni (GREECE) 28—ROMANIAN People’s Heroes Day

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1—International Children’s Day (ROMANIA, ESTONIA, POLAND) Celebration of the Holy Spirit (GREECE) 4—ESTONIAN National Flag Day 8—Summer Celebration (LATVIA) 14—Day of Mourning (ESTONIA) 23—Līgo day (LATVIA) Victory Day (ESTONIA) Whitsuntide (ROMANIA) 24—Jan’s Day (ESTONIA, LATVIA) 26—ROMANIAN National Flag Day 29—Danube’s Day (ROMANIA)

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16—The first Congress of Romanian Doctors started, presided by Dr. Ioan Cantacuzino (ROMANIA) 20—ROMANIAN Maidens' Fair in Bucharest Celebration of Prophet Elias (GREECE) 29—ROMANIAN National Anthem Day

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27 28 29 30 31 9—(Second Sunday of August) Dance at Prislop, traditional festival of Romanian music and dances (ROMANIA) August 2015 15—Day of the Romanian Naval Forces (ROMANIA); Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (POLAND, SPAIN, ROMANIA); Polish POLAND) Celebration of Virgin Mary's death (GREECE) 19—The Birth of George Enescu, a well-known Romanian composer (ROMANIA) 20—Day of Restoration of Independence (ESTONIA) 23—Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day/Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Fascism and Communism (ROMANIA, ESTONIA) 30—Victory Day (TURKEY)

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31 1—Knowledge Day (ESTONIA, LATVIA) The Day Germany invaded Poland in 1939, triggering 14—Exaltation of the Holy Cross (GREECE) September 2015 World War II (POLAND) 20—The White Night of ROMANIAN Film 4-5—Sibiu ROMANIAN Pottery Fair 22—Resistance Day (ESTONIA) 13—ROMANIAN Firemen’s Day 26—Saint Dimitrie’s Day (ROMANIA) (The second Sunday of September) Grandparents' Day (ESTONIA)

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28 29 30 October 2015

14–Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans’ Day (ROMANIA) Day of National Education (POLAND) 15—Birth of King Carol the Second of ROMANIA 18—(the first Saturday in October) The Day of Finno-Ugric Peoples (ESTONIA) 25—ROMANIAN Armed Forces Day 28—Anniversary of the Greek resistance against the Germans in 1940 (GREECE) 29—Republic Day (TURKEY)

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26 27 28 29 30 31 1—All Saints’ Day (SPAIN) November 2015 6—Saint Archangels Mihail and Gavril (ROMANIA) 8—(the second Sunday in November) Fathers' Day (ESTONIA) 10—Death Anniversary of Atatürk (TURKEY) 11—Independence Day (POLAND) 12—Birth of Nadia Comaneci, the first female gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event (ROMANIA) 15—Birth of Emil Racovita, founder of biospeology (ROMANIA) 16—Day of Declaration of Sovereignty (ESTONIA) 17—Anniversary of the fall of Greek Dictatorship in 1973 (GREECE) 18—Independence Day (LATVIA) 30—Saint Andrew’s Day (ROMANIA)

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30 December 2015

1—ROMANIAN National holiday (Great Union Day) 6—Constitution Day (SPAIN) 8—ROMANIAN Constitution Day 24—CHRISTMAS EVE 21—Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Communism in 25—CHRISTMAS DAY ROMANIA 26—SECOND CHRISTMAS DAY 25—The Death of Nicolae Ceausescu, a Romanian communist 31—New Year’s Eve (LATVIA, TURKEY) leader (ROMANIA)

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This calendar has been made in the frameworks of the Comenius project “Let’s First Understand Our National Heritage in Order to Define and Build Our European Identity”.

May 2014 Tolox—Spain

This project has been funded with support from the European Comission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.