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- Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
2: ...] and [[World War II|Second]] World Wars and an official [[Saint]] to [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Ca...
10: ...ge]]'s [[1879]] portrayal of Joan of Arc when she first heard her call; [[Michael (archangel)|Saint Mi...
12: ...ks by theologians at [[Poitiers]] before granting final acceptance. She was then brought to a success...
14: ...esus" and "Mary" on the side. With her piety, confidence, and enthusiasm, she boosted the morale of t...
16: ...April 29]], [[1429]]. After several English fortifications were taken from [[May 4]]–[[May 7]],... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
21: | '''[[Official language|Official language]]'''
49: | [[Whedefit Gesgeshi Woude Henate Ethiopia]] (March Forward,...
59: ...n the [[first century AD]]. The Persian religious figure [[Mani (prophet)|Mani]] listed Axum with Rome...
61: ... from the Axumite kings was broken several times: first by [[Gudit|Queen Judith]] around [[950s|950]],...
63: ...gn of Emperor [[Lebna Dengel]], Ethiopia made its first successful diplomatic contact with a European ... - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ... is '''Suomi.''' In the Swedish language it is '''Finland'''.
4: |+<big>'''Suomen tasavalta'''<br>'''Republiken Finland'''</big>
7: ...center width=130px| [[Image:Finland_coa.png|100px|Finland: Coat of Arms]]
9: ...) || align=center width=130px| ([[Coat of Arms of Finland|In Detail]])
14: ...9f9f9;" | [[image:LocationFinland.png|Location of Finland]] - Portugal (61755 bytes)
7: ...European Union]]) in [[1986]]. Portugal made significant social and economic progress in the subsequen...
15: In the early [[first millennium BC]], several waves of [[Celts]] i...
17: ...success was only achieved by bribing Lusitanian officials to kill their own leader. During this period...
31: ...n I]]), with the help of [[Nuno ?vares Pereira]], finally defeated the Castilians in Portugal's most h...
40: ...ces in geographic knowledge. The discoveries were financed by the wealth of the [[Order of Christ]], a... - Holiday (7753 bytes)
3: ...an also be a special day on which school and/or offices are closed such as Labor Day.
17: ...lihood of consecutive holidays by moving holidays fixed on certain day to a relative position in a mon...
19: ...nd [[Presidents' Day|Washington's Birthday]] from fixed dates to certain [[Monday]]s in [[1968]] (effe...
29: ...31 October]]-[[1 November]], Celtic [[New Year]], first day of [[winter]]
32: ...] (Celtic): [[1 February]]-[[2 February]], Celtic first day of [[spring]] - January (2450 bytes)
2: '''January''' is the [[first]] [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian...
8: ...g 355 days. Although [[March]] was originally the first month, January usurped that position because t...
10: The first day of the month is known as [[New Year's Day]...
12: ...usa]]'' (七草). In [[Finnish language|Finnish]], the month is called ''tammikuu'', meaning...
14: ... with [[Plough Sunday]] on the [[Sunday]] after [[Epiphany]]. - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ...Age]] rock shelters decorated with paintings. The first known permanent settlements appeared 9,000 yea...
8: ...do-Scythian]] and [[Indo-Parthian]] kingdoms, and finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd cen...
11: ...blishment of a number of indigenous dynasties. We find reference, in the edicts of the Mauryan Emperor...
18: ...Image:Lightmatter vishnu1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|A figurine of [[Vishnu]], a [[Hindu]] god, in the ''Na...
20: ...in [[1857]] popularly known as the [[Sepoy Mutiny|First War of Indian Independence]], resulted in Indi... - Rome (33048 bytes)
49: ...er and the ford, Rome was at a cross roads of traffic following the river valley and of traders travel...
68: ...us]] and his successors: if anything, the [[Great Fire of Rome]] during the reign of [[Nero]] acted as...
70: ...and even these did not stop the city being sacked first by [[Alaric I|Alaric]] in [[410]] and then by ...
80: ...nder the supervision of a [[prefect]] and other officials appointed by and responsible to the Byzantin...
82: ...ither the remaining senators or local Byzantine officials. In practice, local power in Rome devolved t... - Easter (31700 bytes)
2: ...fer to the season of the church year, lasting for fifty days, which follows this holiday and ends arou...
4: ...ed by Jesus and his [[disciples]] before his crucifixion is generally thought of as a Passover [[seder...
6: ...] [[Eostre]]. The [[Easter Bunny]] is often identified as a remnant of this fertility festival, althou...
59: ...oveable feast]]s'', in that they do not fall on a fixed date in the [[Gregorian calendar | Gregorian]]...
61: ...]] during the reign of [[Charlemagne]], when they finally adopted the Alexandrian method. Since wester... - Christmas (35108 bytes)
2: ... house of David. Early Christians focused more on Epiphany, when the Magi visited baby Jesus. The exact date...
4: ... and the arrival of Santa Claus or other mythical figures. Despite the influence of American and Briti...
7: ...oseph]] and [[Mary]] with baby [[Jesus]], at "the first Christmas"]]
10: ...ouse of David from which Joseph was descended, fulfilled the prophecy of [[Isaiah]].
12: ...uggests, of Bethlehem. The wise men, or [[Magi]], first arrived in Jerusalem and reported to the local... - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
5: ...Age]] rock shelters decorated with paintings. The first known permanent settlements appeared 9,000 yea...
8: ...do-Scythian]] and [[Indo-Parthian]] kingdoms, and finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd cen...
11: ...blishment of a number of indigenous dynasties. We find reference, in the edicts of the Mauryan Emperor...
18: ...Image:Lightmatter vishnu1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|A figurine of [[Vishnu]], a [[Hindu]] god, in the ''Na...
20: ...in [[1857]] popularly known as the [[Sepoy Mutiny|First War of Indian Independence]], resulted in Indi... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
2: {{Refimprove|date=November 2007}}
8: ...mage:TSTNewWorldCentre.jpg|thumb|left|A large artificial [[Christmas tree]] outside a shopping mall in...
10: ...e citizens who consider themselves Christians unofficially, and usually privately, observe Christmas.<...
20: ...le television stations are known to air Christmas films and cartoon specials popular in the Western co...
27: ...ely participate in the programmes. Christmas is officially celebrated at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] by...
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