September national days

Libya 1 September (Coup d'état of 1969)

 

Dining in Libya....

Trivia: A solid-green color flag was used by Libya from 1969 until Gaddafi was overthrown in 2011. It was the only national flag in the world which had one single color.

 


 

Slovakia 1 September (Constitution Day, independence from Czechoslovakia 1993)

The food of Slovakia...

Trivia: More than six thousand caves have been discovered in Slovakia to date.

 


 

Uzbekistan 1 September (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union 1991)

 
 
 
Trivia: Uzbekistan is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world. (The other one is Liechtenstein.) A doubly landlocked country is landlocked by other landlocked countries.
 

 

Transnistria 2 September (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Moldova 1990)

Dining in Transnistria....

Trivia: From 56 AD, the coastal area around the city of Tyras was occupied by the Romans for nearly four centuries.

 


 

Vietnam 2 September (National Day, declaration of independence from France and Japan 1945)

 
 
Trivia: An estimated ten million motor bikes travel on the roads of Vietnam every day.
 

 

 

San Marino 3 September (Independence from the Roman Empire in year 301 (traditional date)

The food of San Marino...

Trivia: The Republic of San Marino is a country surrounded by Italy, and is the world’s fifth-smallest country.

 


 

Swaziland 6 September (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1968)

The food of Swaziland...

Trivia: Swaziland hs the only remaining absolute monarch in the world.

 


 

Brazil 7 September (Dia da Independência, declaration of independence from Portugal in 1822)

Dining in Brazil....

Trivia: Brasilia, the country’s capital, took just 41 months to build, from 1956 to 1960. Rio had been the capital for the previous 197 years. 

 


 

 

Andorra 8 September (Our Lady of Meritxell Day, patron saint of Andorra)

The cuisine of Andorra....

Trivia: Andorra is a co-principality. It has two princes who jointly share the position of prince.

 


 

Macedonia 8 September (Den na nezavisnosta), declaration of independence from Yugoslavia 1991)

Dining in Macedonia....

Trivia: This country has more mountains and mountain peaks than any other country in the world.

 


 

Malta 8 September (Victory Day)

The food of Malta....

Trivia: Mdina, the nation's old, walled capital, only allows cars of residents on its roads.

 

 

North Korea 9 September (declaration of a democratic people's republic 1948)

The food of North Korea....

Trivia: Many locals play accordions.

 


 

Tajikistan 9 September (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union 1991)

The cuisine of  Tajikistan...

Trivia: The legendary Silk Road once passed through Tajikistan going from China to Europe.

 

 

Belize 10 September, 21 September (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981)

Dining in Belize....

Trivia: Belize has the only jaguar reserve in the world, otherwise known as Cockscomb Basin Wildlife sanctuary.

 


 

Gibraltar, United Kingdom 10 September (Gibraltar National Day, people of Gibraltar vote to reject Spanish sovereignty or association 1967)

The food of Gibraltar....

Trivia: On the National Day each year 30,000 red and white balloons are released – one for every citizen.

 


Catalonia (Spain) 11 September (The Crown of Aragon loses its nominal independence after the fall of Barcelona 1714)


Cape Verde 12 September


 

Costa RicaEl SalvadorGuatemalaHonduras Nicaragua 15 September (Independence from Spain 1821)

The food of Central America....

Trivia: There is no spot in Central America more than 125 miles (200 kilometers) from the ocean.

 


 

Malaysia 16 September (Malaysia Day, the formation of Malaysia)

Dining in Malaysia...

Trivia: Malaysia is the only country that includes territory both on the mainland of Southeast Asia and in the islands that stretch between the Asian continental mass and Oceania.

 


 

Mexico 16 September (Grito de Dolores, declaration of independence from Spain 1810)

The food of Mexico....

Trivia: A Mexican tamale called the zacahuil is three feet long and weighs about 150 pounds. More...

 


 

Papua New Guinea 16 September (Independence from Australia in 1975)

Eating in Papua New Guinea....

Trivia: PNG is one of the very few places on earth which lie close to the equator where places at higher altitudes experience snowfall.

 


United States, September 17 (1787). See Constitution Day (United States).


 

 

Chile 18 September (the first Government Junta is created 1810)

The food of Chile....

Trivia: Chile is the longest country in the world at 2,647 miles (4,620 km), north to south, and extends across 38 degrees of latitude.

 


 

St Kitts and Nevis 19 September (Independence from the United Kingdom 1983)

The cuisine of St Kitts and Nevis.....

Trivia: It was once known as the Gibraltar of the West Indies.  

 

 


Belize 21 September (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981)

The food of Belize....

Trivia: Belize has the only Jaguar reserve in the world, the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife sanctuary.

 
 

 

Malta 21 September (Independence Day, independence from the United Kingdom 1964)

Dining in Malta.....

Trivia: Calypso Cave is said to be the cave that Homer wrote about in The Odyssey.

 


 

Mali 22 September (Independence from the Mali Federation 1960)

The food of Mali....

Trivia: When Mansa Musa, emperor of the Malian Empire in the early 1300s, made his Mecca pilgrimage, he made Mali famous by bringing with him 12,000 slaves, 60,000 men, 80 camels that each carried between 50 and 30 pounds of gold, and building a mosque every Friday during his journey.

 


 

Saudi Arabia 23 September (unification of the kingdoms Nejd and Hejaz 1932)

Saudi Arabian cuisine....

Trivia: Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the world without a river.

 


 

Cambodia September 24, Monarchy restored (1993.

Dining in Cambodia....

TriviaThe Cambodian flag is the only national flag that has an image of a building – the Angkor Wat.

 


 

Guinea-Bissau 24 September (Declaration of independence from Portugal 1973)

The food of Guinea-Bissau....

Trivia: Gumbe’ is the most popular form of music in Guinea-Bissau. The genre of music is derived from the country's folk singing tradition.

 

Botswana 30 September (Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966)

The food of Botswana....

TriviaBotswana is Africa’s longest surviving democracy.

 

 

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