May 2, 2015 Teacher’s Day Bhutan and Iran. Indonesia National Education Day and Kentucky Derby
Release Date: 05/02/2015
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Good Friday
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The Day of Valor or Bataan Day - The Philippines
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International Romani Day
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Flag Day, Republic of Slovenia
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Mahavir Jayanti
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Qing Ming Jie, China
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Senegal Independence Day
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Ching Ming Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day Taiwan
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World Autism Awareness Day and Thai Heritage Conservation Day
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Still trying to get back in the swing of things.
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Teacher’s Day Bhutan and Iran - For Bhutan this is the birth anniversary of the King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, who instituted modern education system in Bhutan. In Iran this originally marked the day when Abulhassan Khan'ali, a teacher who was martyred in front of the National Parliament in 1961. It has since changed to representing the day that Dr.Morteza Motahhari was martyred.
Kentucky Derby - While this may seem to be just another horse race it is a time when people will come together and have a huge party, over 100,000 people attending. The culture of the race brings people together of all walks of life from people tailgating to the upper crust where the best suits and dresses. The race has been run every year since 1875.