Australia’s Melbourne Cup Day, held the first Tuesday in November at Flemington Racecourse, in Melbourne, Victoria, is November 4 this year. It’s a state holiday, and most schools and businesses shut down to let everybody take part. About 100,000 people flock to Flemington, but the 3,200-meter turf race is televised live to about 650 million people around the world. “Cup Day,” as it’s popularly known, is the biggest horse racing event in Australia, home to more racecourses than any other country in the world. The day is part of a weeklong Melbourne Cup Carnival of festivities and fashion.
Culture Day Japan
Culture Day Japan is celebrated every year on November 3. The constitution of Japan established this day as a national holiday. This day is also known as ‘Bunka no Hi’ and mostly celebrates the culture, academia, and arts of Japan. This national event is celebrated to pay respects to the traditional Japanese culture and to promote the notion of peace and freedom that is declared in the constitution of Japan. This public holiday was officially announced after the Second World War. In the first week of November, Education and Culture Week is observed. Events related to education and culture are held this week, which create a deep interest for people in Japanese culture.
Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day
Although a fictional holiday, Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day is officially on December 21. To be precise, the day commemorates a date in fictional history, but in a piece of fiction that is loved all around the world. If you haven’t guessed it yet, let us tell you. We’re talking about the classic novel titled “Around the World in Eighty Days” by Jules Verne, a French novelist whom most literature aficionados are familiar with. Also known as Phileas Fogg Wager Day, December 21 is the day by which the novel’s main character, Phileas Fogg, must accomplish his challenge to win a wager of £20,000.