May 9th will be the mother of all celebrations in Moscow.

These celebrations start at 10 in the morning and finish the next day.

It remains the official symbol of UN Women and is used in International Women's Day celebrations to this day.

You may recall the story of Richard Nixon attending the independence celebrations in Ghana.

While going through newspapers last week, I saw a lot of pictures for the Education Day celebrations.

But Japan has not shied away from the issue, with prominent political figures joining Takeshima Day celebrations each year.

Two national day celebrations were marked in Kuwait last week one on February 25 and the second on February 26.

Celebrations at Bastille samschech

It all started during the Labour Day celebrations that took place in Tahrir Square, Cairo, on May 1, 2011 some people became upset with the fancy stage set up in the square to commemorate the occasion.

Another priority has been attendance at ozone day celebrations and, this year, the Ozone Secretariat facilitated the celebrations in Vienna discussed earlier and attended an event in Mexico which celebrated the closure of the last CFC producing plant in that country.

Still in Lebanon, Ahmad offers us reasons as to why Eid celebrations do not start on one day across the Muslim world.

2011 Bicentennial celebrations in Asunción, Paraguay.

The observer for Algeria said that in his country there were pardons and reductions of sentences on the day of national celebrations (8 March).

However, the celebrations were peaceful and joyful.

Tourism from the United States has recently increased the visibility of American culture on the island, with such celebrations as Halloween and Thanksgiving Day in November.

May Day Madness

Photo from Instagram user alirezamalihi of celebrations at Tehran's bazaar

But the 1,600 delegates who flocked to Kochi from 61 countries for the eleventh Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Expatriate Indians Day) celebrations this month were firmly in the latter camp.

Despite the brutality they faced in Diyar Bakir, Kurds continued to march towards the square where Newroz celebrations, which mark the first day of Spring, were to be held.

In that spirit, the anniversary celebrations attended by numerous heads of State and Government concluded with the appeal to make 31 August the World Day of Freedom and Solidarity.

Celebrations of Election Results in Tehran taken by Instagram user roozbehonline

Women were also busily involved in preparing for the independence celebrations.

Kuwait's bloggers were quick to dig into the history of the celebrations.

Of course not everyone is happy with what happens during such celebrations.

Spontaneous celebrations took place at the Shalit family s protest tent in Jerusalem.

Beyond celebrations in the streets of Banjul, a social media user tweeted

On 14 August, Pakistan became independent Jinnah led the celebrations in Karachi.

(b) Holding of meetings, seminars, celebrations, plays, quiz programs, and training sessions

In the past, women of the Niger got together regularly for celebrations.

It all starts with the pictures of women not wearing the Hijab, featured in daily newspapers, which covered this year's Education Day celebrations in Bahrain, where the country's top graduates are honoured.

On Israel's Independence Day, only a few weeks ago, in the midst of celebrations, members of a terrorist militia in southern Lebanon fired a 107 millimetre mortar shell specifically at civilian targets.

9 May is also Europe Day.

1.3.3 National Women's Day (13 May)

Likewise, India is all in a quandary over how to handle protocol during Sarkozy s impending visit to the subcontinent as the guest of honor at the country s Republic Day celebrations on January 26.

In Cristina s victory, and that of her husband, there were no mass celebrations.

Needless to say, Stalin s name will be mentioned countless times during these celebrations.

The time for celebrations will come only after the new treaty is ratified.

Braveheart does the Maghreb shares traditions of new year celebrations in other cultures

They stole their Christmas celebrations and happiness, and killed them with their bullets.

Petronas has been famous for its heart warming advertisements during important national celebrations.

The centenary celebrations were over and all that glowing garbage was swept away.

Only Easter eggs were produced in large quantities for Easter celebrations of soldiers.

When he has his great celebrations in Persepolis, he summons the cylinder and the cylinder is lent by the British Museum, goes to Tehran, and is part of those great celebrations of the Pahlavi dynasty.

After a year of waiting, Hala February Celebrations have come to their max today.

Celebrations around the world continue after news that Hosni Mubarak has left the house.