Arshiya Khan

Arshiya Khan is a Commerce graduate who loves to write on general and trending topics.

Nail Day 2023: Date, History, Facts, Activities

Nail care is not something novel. Manuscripts from the Ming Dynasty contain historical accounts of the use of nail lacquer in 3000 B.C. Approximately 5,000 years ago, people in Babylon had manicures. They did so with gold instruments.

Museum Lover’s Day 2023: Date, History, Facts, Activities

There have been museums since ancient times. They are structures where objects of great historical and cultural significance are stored and displayed for the public. The first site designated a museum was discovered by archaeologists in modern Iraq,

Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag) 2023: Date, History, Facts about The Netherlands

The Second World War started in 1939 and ended in 1945. The Dutch foreign policy in 1940 consisted of neutrality, as it had for a century. In the past, the nation's policy was to avoid international conflicts until it was assaulted, a tactic that proved successful.

National Cartoonists Day 2023: Date, History, Facts, Activities

During World War II, a group of cartoonists, including Gus Edson, Otto Soglow, Clarence D. Russell, and Bob Dunn, performed small cartoon performances in hospitals in 1943 to entertain the troops.

Indian Arrival Day (Guyana) 2023: Date, History, Facts about Guyana

On August 1, 1834, slavery was abolished in nearly all areas of the British Empire. This posed a problem for the labor-intensive sugar plantations, which relied on enslaved individuals to provide the essential labour force.

Europe Day 2023: Date, History, Facts, Activities

In 1964, the Council of Europe, the international organisation founded to promote democracy in Europe, established the first Europe Day. The date of May 5 was chosen to commemorate the first Europe Day because the Council of Europe was established on that date.

General Prayer Day 2023: Date, History, Traditions Observed on General Prayer Day

The fourth Friday after Easter is General Prayer Day (Store Bededag), a national day of prayer and Catholic service in Denmark. This day supersedes a number of other penitential days observed by the country's state church.

Hug a Shed and Take a Selfie Day 2023: Date, History, Items, Activities

Our earliest progenitors constructed their homes and outbuildings using whatever native materials were available in the area. To store grain, the Egyptians constructed underground silos enclosed with reeds.