Angola Victory Day

I have had more trouble coming up with today's holiday then any other day so far, but it seems that Angola Victory Day is March 27th. The only problem is that I can not find why it is March 27th or what the victory was over. The only reference that I was able to find was a number of buses that where burned on March 27th and that does not seem likely to be the origins.

Link:
Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola

Kuan Yin's Birthday

In the Buddhist religion there are many deities that are venerated throughout the year. March 26th is the date that Kuan Yin's Birthday is celebrated on. Known as the Goddess of Mercy, childless couples will go to the temple in hopes to change their situation. Kuan Yin is considered one of the most important of the deities and actually has three separate birthdays that are celebrated through out the year.

Unfortunately, there is much too much that I do not know about the religion and am afraid that I may say something completely wrong so chose to leave it there.

Link:

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuan_Yin

General

http://travel.tourism.gov.my/consumer/destinations/item.asp?item=kuanyintemple
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~alankhoo/Days.htm#Avalokitesvara
http://chinesefood.about.com/od/westernhol/a/stpatricksday.htm
http://www.rumela.com/events/kuan_yin_birthday.htm

Våffeldagen

I am very excited about today's holiday, Våffeldagen.

In Sweden on the 25th of March Waffle Day is celebrated, known as Våffeldagen. This may seem a little silly but after consulting my brother, who has studied the Swedish language, after he did some research for me on a number of Swedish websites we have come to the conclusion that it is actually "Our Lady's Day" orVårfrudagen . Now these are not the same word nor do they mean the same thing but when said fast they apparently sound very similar. It looks as if many Swedes do not even know the true reason for the holiday and now celebrate the day eating waffles with jam and cream. I should point out that Vårfrudagen is actually the Feast of the Annunciation.

I really wanted to do my podcast on this holiday but know that I would not be able to pronounce the words correctly and I have not set up my system to do interviews yet so was unable to get my brother to do it for me. You may be wondering why I am so excited by this, well that would be because my great grandparents on my fathers side were Swedish and have a special place in my heart for the country and people.
Links:
http://notesfromsweden.blogspot.com/2006/03/vffeldagen.html

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/March/waffleday.htm

http://www.answers.com/topic/international-waffle-day

http://goscandinavia.about.com/b/2007/03/25/waffle-day-in-sweden.htm

Day of Memory for Truth and Justice

In 2002 Argentina put into place a law to commemorate the people who suffered during the coup of 1976.  The day is known as Day of Memory for Truth and Justice and is recognized on March 24th, the day the military took power.  Though the government had put the law into place it was not until 2006 when it was actually implemented.  This is an indication of how deep and raw the wounds of this event are.  The junta had retained control until 1983 and there have been a number of laws that where introduced to try and protect those who had committed crimes. 

This day is to remember the 30,000 people who disappeared because of the military coup.

Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_Memory_for_Truth_and_Justice



General

http://www.argentina.gov.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=1732

http://www.humanrightsblog.org/archives/cat_argentina.html

Easter

Please take a listen to my podcast

 Links:

http://www.theholidayspot.com/easter/history/icons/easter_egg.htm

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/19144/the_origin_and_history_of_the_easter.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Bunny

http://www.theholidayspot.com/easter/history/icons/bunny.htm