The Dominican Restoration War was a guer rilla war between 1863 and 1865 in the Dominican Republic between nationalists and Spain, who had recolonized the country 17 years after its ind ependence. It ended with a Dominican victory and the withdrawal of Spanish forces from the country.
General Pedro Santana had wrested the pr esidency from Buenaventura Báez, who had ban krupted the nation's treasury at great profit to himself. Faced with an eco nomic crisis as well as the possibility of renewed attack from Haiti, Santana asked Spa in to retake control of the country, after a period of only 17 years of ind ependence. Spain was wary at first, but with the U.S. occupied with its own civil war and unable to enforce the Monroe Doctrine, it felt it had an opportunity to reassert control in Latin America. On Mar ch 18, 1861, the annexation was announced, and Santana became Governor-Gene ral of the newly created province.[1]:202–04
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T155539Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Dia de las Mercedes (September 24th, 2026 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Dia-de-las-Mercedes DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260924 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Dia-de-las-Mercedes-00002026 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, famil y, or person.[1]< /sup> Patron saints, because they have already transcended to the metaphysi cal, are believed to be able to intercede effectively for the needs of thei r special charges.[2]
Saints often become the patron saints of places where they were born or had been active. However, there were cases in Medieval Europe where a city which grew to prominence and transferred to its cathedral the remains of a famous saint who had lived and was buried elsewhere, and made him or her the city's patron saint – such a practice conferring cons iderable prestige on the city concerned. In Latin America, Spanish and Portuguese explorers often named location for the saint on whose day the pl ace was first visited – that Saint naturally becoming the patron sain t of a town or city which developed there.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T155539Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Constitution Day (November 6th, 2026 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Constitution-Day-DO DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261106 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Constitution-Day-DO-00002026 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:Constitution Day is a holiday to honor the constitution of a country. Constitution Day is often celebrated on the anniversary of the signing, promulgation or adoption of the constitution, or in some cases, to commemorate the change to constitutional monarchy:
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T155539Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Discovery Day (December 5th, 2026 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Discovery-Day-HT-DR DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261205 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Discovery-Day-HT-DR-00002026 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:Discovery Day is the name of several holidays commem orating the discovery of land, gold, and other significant national discove ries.
In the Bahamas Discovery Day is a public holiday on October 12, celebrating the arrival of Christoper Colu mbus in the New World in 1492. It coincides with the Columbus Day celebra tions of many other countries in the Americas. Columbus's initial landfall was on the now-unknown island of Guanahani in the Bahamas in 1492.If Discovery Day falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, it is observed the following Monday. S chools, Banks, Public Offices and most shops are closed on Discovery Day. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T155539Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Christmas (December 25th, 2026 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Christmas DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261225 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Christmas-00002026 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:
Christmas or Christmas Day (Old English: Cr
9;stesmæsse, literally "Christ's mass") is an annual commemora
tion of the birth of Jesus Christ,[5][6
] celebrated generally on December 25[2][3][4] a
s a religious and cultural holiday by billions of peopl
e around the world. A feast central to the
Ch
ristian liturgical year, it closes the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of Christmastide.[7]<
/a> Christmas is a civil holiday in many of the world's nations,[8][9][10] is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians,[1][11][12] and is an integral part
of the Christmas and holiday season.
The precise year of Jesus' birth, which some histo
rians place between 7 and 2 BC, is unknown.[13]
New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first d ay of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as th e Julian calendar used in ancient Rome. With most countries using the Gregorian calendar as their main calendar, New Year's Day is the close st thing to being the world's only truly global public holiday, often celebrated wi th firew orks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts. January 1 on the J ulian calendar currently corresponds to January 14 on the Gregorian c alendar, and it is on that date that followers of some of the Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate the New Year. New Year's Day is a postal holiday in the United States.[1]
The Romans dedicated this day to Jan us, the god of gates, doors, and beginnings. After Julius Caesar reform ed the calendar in 46 BC and was subsequently murdered, the Roman Senate vo ted to deify him on the 1st January 42 BC < span>[2] in honor of his life and his institu tion of the new rationalized calendar.[3] The month originally owes its name to th e deity Janus, who had two faces, one looking forward and the other looking backward. This suggests that New Year's celebrations are founded on pagan traditions. Some have suggested this occurred in 153 BC, when it was stipulated that the two annual consuls (after whose names the years were identified) entered into off ice on that day, though no consensus exists on the matter.[4] Dates in March, coin ciding with the spring equinox, or commemorating the Annunciation of Jesus, along with a variety of Christian feast dates were used throughout the Middle Ages, though calendars often continued to display the months in columns runni ng from January to December.[citation needed]
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T155539Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Epiphany (January 6th, 2027 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Epiphany DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270106 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Epiphany-00002027 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:Epiphany (Koine Greek: ἐπιφά& nu;εια, epiphaneia, "manifestation", "striking ap pearance"[1]) or Theophany< span>[2] (Ancient Greek (ἡ) Θ εοφάνεια, Τheophaneia meaning "vision of God"[3]), which traditionally falls on 6 January, is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ. Western Christians commemorate principally (but not sole ly) the visitation of the Biblical Magi to the Baby Jesus , and thus Jesus' physical manifestation to the Gentiles. Eastern Christians commemorate the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, seen as his manifestation to the world as the Son of God.[4]
Eastern Churches following the Julian Calendar observe the Theophany feast on what for most countries is 19 January[5] because of the 13-day difference today between that calendar and the generally used Gregorian cale ndar.[6]
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Día de la Altagracia, or Altagracia Day, is a day commemorating "Our Lady of Altagracia", patronal image (there is debate on this) and protector and of the people of the Dominican Republ ic. It is a feast day and annual public holiday on January 21. "Our Lad y of Altagracia" is a portrait of the Virgin Mary painted in the 16th centu ry.[1] The portrait is kept in the The Basilica of Our Lady of Altagracia in t he city of Salvaleón of Higuey.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T155539Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Duarte Day (January 26th, 2027 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Duarte-Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270126 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Duarte-Day-00002027 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:Juan Pablo Duarte y Díez (January 26, 1813 &n dash; July 15, 1876)[1] is one of the Founding Fathers of the Dominican Republic. He was a v isionary and liberal thinker who along with Francisco del Rosario Sánchez and Matías Ramón Mella is widely considere d the architect of the Dominican Republic and its independence< /a> from Haitian rule in 1844. His aspiration was to help create a self-sufficient nati on established on the liberal ideals of a democratic government.
The highest mountain in the Caribbean is named Pico Duarte in his honor, as are Juan Pablo Duarte Square in New York City, and many other noteworthy landmarks, suggesting the historical importance that Domin icans have given to this man. His vision for the country was quickly underm ined by the conservative elites, who sought to align the new nation with colonial powers and turn back to traditional regionalism. Nevertheless, his democratic ideals, although never fully fleshed-out and somewhat imprecise , have served as guiding principles, mostly in theory, for most Dominican g overnments. His failures made him a political martyr in the eyes of subsequ ent generations.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T155539Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Independence Day (Dominican Republic) (February 27th, 2027 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Independence-Day-DO DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270227 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Independence-Day-DO-00002027 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:An Independence Day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood, usually a fter ceasing to be a colony or part of another nation or state; more rarely after the end of a military occupation.
Most countries observe their respective independence days as a national holiday, and in some ca ses the observance date is controversial or contested. Not all countries ob serve an independence day holiday, choosing to celebrate other national days instead of or alongside an independence day.
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Good Frida
y (from the senses pious, holy of the word "good"),[1] is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is ob
served during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday pr
eceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Je
wish observance of Passover. It is also known as Holy Friday, Great Fri
day, Black Friday,[2
Easter (Old Englis
h: Ēostre) or Pas
cha (Greek: Πάσχ&
alpha;, Paskha; Aramaic: פֶּסחא Pasḥa
; from Hebrew: פ&
#1462;ּסַח Pesa
717;)[1
Easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in rel ation to the civil calendar. The First Council of Nicaea (325) established the date of Easter as the first Sunday after the full moon (the Paschal Full Moon) following the northern hemisphere's vernal equinox.[8] Ecclesiastically, th e equinox is reckoned to be on 21 March (even though the equinox occurs, as tronomically speaking, on 20 March in most years), and the "Full Moon" is n ot necessarily the astronomically correct date. The date of Easter therefor e varies between 22 March and 25 April. Eastern Christianity< /a> bases its calculations on the Julian calendar whose 21 March co rresponds, during the 21st century, to 3 April in the Gregorian c alendar, in which the celebration of Easter therefore varies between 4 April and 8 May.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T155539Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Labour Day (May 1st, 2027 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Labour-Day-May1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270501 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Labour-Day-May1-00002027 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:Labour Day or Labor Day is an annual holiday to celeb rate the economic and social achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight- hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours fo r recreation, and eight hours for rest.
Celebrating the Australian labour movement, the Labour Day public holiday is fixed by the various state a nd territory governments, and so varies considerably. It is the first M onday in October in the Australian Capital Te rritory, New South Wales and South Australia. In both < a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria and Tasmania, it is the second Monday in March (though the latter calls it Eight Hours Day). In Western Australia, Lab our Day is the first Monday in March. In both Queensland and the No rthern Territory, it is the first Monday in May.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T155539Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Ascension Day (May 6th, 2027 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Ascension-Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270506 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Ascension-Day-00002027 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:The Ascension of Jesus (anglicized from the Vu lgate Latin Acts 1:9-11 section title: Ascensio Iesu) is the Chr istian teaching found in the New Testament that the res urrected Jesus was taken up to heaven in his resurr ected body,[Acts 1:9-11] in the presence of eleven of his apostle s, occurring 40 days after the resurrection. In the biblical narrative, an angel te lls the watching disciples that Jesus' second coming will take place in the same man ner as his ascension.[1]
The Ascension of Jesus is professed in the N icene Creed and in the Apostles' Creed. The Ascension implies Jesus' humanity being taken into Heaven.[2] The Feast of the Ascension, celebrated on the 40th day of Easter (always a Thursday), is one of the chief feasts of the C hristian year.[2] The feast dates back at least to the lat er 4th century, as is widely attested.[2]
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T155539Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Corpus Christi (May 27th, 2027 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Corpus-Christi DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270527 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Corpus-Christi-00002027 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:Corpus Christi (Latin for Body of Christ) is a Latin Rite solemnity, now d esignated the solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpu s Christi).[1] It is also celebrated in some Anglican, Lutheran< /a> and Old Catholic Churches. Like Trinity Sunday an d the Solemnity of Christ the King, it does not commemorate a particular event in Jesus' life. Instead it ce lebrates the Body and Blood of Christ really present in the Eucharist. Its date is the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, but "where the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Bl ood of Christ is not a Holyday of Obligation, it is a ssigned to the Sunday after the Most Holy Trinity as its proper day".[1]
At the end of the Mass, it is customary ìn many place s to have a procession of the Blessed Sacrament, followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacram ent.
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