Papua New Guinea Independence Day is celebrated on September 16 as the official federal holiday commemorating Papua New Guinea’s independence from Australia. Papua New Guinea is a Commonwealth country, with Elizabeth II as Queen of Papua New Guinea. Although the constitutional convention required for the preparation of the nation’s draft constitution, as well as outgoing Australia’s, this was not to be. The founders of this nation considered that imperial honors had a cachet and therefore adopted a monarch system. The monarch is represented by the Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, a position currently held by Bob Dadae.
Naked Gardening Day
World Naked Gardening Day is an event celebrated on the first Saturday of May of every year, and this year, it takes place on May 2. Gardeners from all over the world get together to attend to their plants and flowers wearing no clothes or shoes. This way, they’re able to connect to the origins of gardening and our natural relationship with Mother Nature.
Children’s Day (Kodomo no Hi)
Kodomo no Hi, or Children’s Day is a Japanese holiday celebrated on May 5 every year. It is meant to respect children’s individuality and to celebrate their happiness. Kodomo no Hi was deemed a national holiday in 1948 by the Japanese government but has been celebrated for much longer. On this day, families raise ‘koinobori,’ or carp-shaped windsocks, with different colored carps for different members of the family. Before switching over to the Gregorian calendar, the holiday was celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon in the Chinese calendar.