Please consider as well that Europeans still know little about each other.
I suggest European holidays; specifically, four EU-wide days-off each year rotating among the national days of member states. Requiring seven years for one cycle, we'll perhaps one year drink French beer on 14 July, another year have Swedish fish 6 June. We may learn why 12 October is important in Spain, what happened 18 November in Latvia, and how Portuguese celebrate on 10th June.
It's a modest proposal, and a chance to learn & party. Let's admit: it'll be FUN.
-- Dr. Bruce Henry Lambert, Stockholm
in response to "Pour une Renaissance européenne"
Publié le 4 mars 2019, Emmanuel Macron
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Quick research generated the below data for EU National Days
(open to revision & refinement)
| Austria; Österreich | 26 Oct |
| Belgium; België; Belgique; Belgien | 21 July |
| Bulgaria; България (Bǎlgariya) | 3 March |
| Croatia; Hrvatska | 25 June |
| Cyprus; Κύπρος (Kípros); Kıbrıs | 1 Oct |
| Czechia; Česko; Czech Republic | 28 Oct; 28 Sept |
| Denmark; Danmark | 5 June |
| Estonia; Eesti | 24 Feb |
| European Union; Council of Europe | 9 May; 5 May (Europe Day) |
| Finland; Suomi | 6 Dec |
| France | 14 July |
| Germany; Deutschland | 3 Oct |
| Greece; Ελλάδα (Elláda) | 25 March; 28 Oct |
| Hungary; Magyarország | 15 March; 20 Aug; 23 Oct |
| Ireland; Éire | 17 March |
| Italy; Italia | 25 April; 2 June |
| Latvia; Latvija | 18 Nov |
| Lithuania; Lietuva | 16 Feb; 6 July |
| Luxembourg; Luxemburg; Lëtzebuerg | 23 June |
| Malta | 31 March; 7 June; 8 Sept; 21 Sept; 13 Dec |
| Netherlands; Nederland; Nederlân | 15 Dec; 27 April; 5 May |
| Poland; Polska | 3 May; 11 Nov |
| Portugal | 10 June |
| Romania; România | 24 Jan; 1 Dec |
| Slovakia; Slovensko | 1 Jan; 29 Aug; 1 Sept |
| Slovenia; Slovenija | 25 June; 25 Oct; 26 Dec |
| Spain; España; Espanya; Espainia | 12 Oct |
| Sweden; Sverige | 6 June |
| United Kingdom; Teyrnas Unedig; An Rìoghachd Aonaichte | 2nd Sat June |
