Holidays and observances
May 15
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Holidays and observances
Aoi Matsuri
(
Kyoto
)
Army Day
(
Slovenia
)
Christian
feast day
:
Achillius of Larissa
[
1
]
Athanasius of Alexandria
(
Coptic Church
)
Hallvard Vebjørnsson
(
Roman Catholic Church
)
Hilary of Galeata
Isidore the Laborer
, celebrated with festivals in various countries, the beginning of
bullfighting
season in
Madrid
.
[
1
]
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
(
Roman Catholic Church
)
Kaleb of Axum
[
1
]
Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise
(
Roman Catholic Church
)
[
1
]
Reticius
(
Roman Catholic Church
)
[
1
]
Sophia of Rome
(
Roman Catholic
church)
May 15
(
Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
)
Constituent Assembly Day
(
Lithuania
)
Independence Day (Paraguay)
, celebrates the independence of
Paraguay
from Spain in 1811. Celebrations for the anniversary of the independence begin on
Flag Day
,
May 14
.
International Conscientious Objectors Day
International Day of Families
(
International
)
[
2
]
La Corsa dei Ceri
begins on the eve of the feast day of
Saint Ubaldo
. (
Gubbio
)
Mother's Day
(
Paraguay
)
Nakba Day
(
Palestinian communities
)
Peace Officers Memorial Day
(United States)
Republic Day (Lithuania)
Teachers' Day
(
Colombia
,
Mexico
, and
South Korea
)
Nakba Day
[
3
]
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d
e
Martyrologium Romanum (2004)
. Vatican City: Administrationem Patrimonii Sedis Apostolicae in Civitate Vaticana. 2004. pp.
286–
287
. Retrieved
11 May
2026
.
^
"International Days"
.
www.un.org
. 6 January 2015
. Retrieved
2 January
2021
.
^
Syed, Armani (2023-05-15).
"Why the U.N. Is Commemorating the Nakba This Year"
.
TIME
. Retrieved
2024-08-06
.