National Day of Cyprus

national dayThe National Day of Cyprus  is on the 1st October (Independence Day 1960). Likewise this celebrates the day in 1960 when Cyprus gained its independence from British colonial rule (National Day of Britain). The island had been under British control since 1878 and its independence was a long-awaited moment for the people of Cyprus.

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National Day of Canada

Alnational dayThe National Day of Canada is on the 1st July also known as Canada Day, Canada was a confederation of four provinces in 1867. This is also known as Canada Day, and it commemorates the anniversary of the enactment of the Constitution Act, which brought together the three separate colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a single Dominion within the British Empire called Canada.

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