National VTuber Day, celebrated every May 25, is a day for appreciating VTubers around the world. A virtual YouTuber, sometimes known as a VTuber, is an online performer who employs a computer-generated avatar. To capture movement, real-time motion capture technology or software is commonly employed, though not always. The majority of VTubers are Japanese and English-speaking live streamers or YouTubers who use avatar designs, a digital craze that began in Japan in the mid-2010s and has since become an international internet phenomenon.
The Battle of Pichincha Day
The Battle of Pichincha Day on May 24 is of particular importance to Ecuadorians. It is a small but highly significant battle that freed colonies from Spanish rule. On this day in the 19th century, a battalion of rebels pitted their wits against Spanish royalist soldiers on the Cerro Pichincha, an Andean volcano, securing victory in what would be a series of wins that finally helped establish independent nations across Latin America. The Ecuadorian government established a public holiday on this day, and if May 24 happens to fall on a weekend, recommend a holiday on Friday or Monday.
Slavery Abolition Day (Martinique)
The Slavery Abolition Day in Martinique is observed every May 22, which goes by Emancipation Day in some former colonies. It’s a day that celebrates the emancipation of slaves in the French overseas region of Martinique. A national holiday in Martinique, Slavery Abolition Day takes the form of singing, dancing, parades, speeches, conferences, and plays in many major cities on this island. Martinique, an overseas region (or ‘department’) of France, was, for years, a French colony with brief periods of British and Dutch rulers. This holiday was established to acknowledge the island’s long history and fight against slavery and oppression.