Today's Holidays Around the World

July 28, 2026

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Independence Day (Día de la Independencia)

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Peru's Independence Day marks the anniversary of José de San Martín's proclamation of Peruvian independence from Spain in Lima on July 28, 1821. It opens two days of national celebration, known as Fiestas Patrias, that continue into July 29 and combine solemn civic ceremony with widespread public festivity across the country.

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Day of the Cantabrian Institutions (Día de las Instituciones de Cantabria)

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Spain

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Day of the Cantabrian Institutions is a regional public holiday in Spain's Cantabria autonomous community, marking the founding of Cantabria's own governing institutions after it separated from Castile and León in 1981.

Independence Day (Día de la Independencia)

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Peru

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Independence Day is Peru's national holiday marking the anniversary of its 1821 declaration of independence from Spain, observed each year on July 28.

Liberation from Fascism

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San Marino

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Liberation from Fascism is a public holiday in San Marino marking the July 1943 collapse of the Fascist government that had ruled the republic for two decades.

Saint Olav's Eve (Ólavsøkuaftan)

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Faroe Islands

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Saint Olav's Eve is a public holiday in the Faroe Islands marking the evening before Ólavsøka, the islands' national holiday honoring the medieval Norwegian king and saint Olaf II.

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Four public holidays mark the calendar today, each rooted in a different national story: Spain's Cantabria region observes its Day of the Cantabrian Institutions, the Faroe Islands mark Saint Olav's Eve, Peru celebrates its Independence Day, and San Marino observes Liberation from Fascism. The mix pairs one regional holiday with three nationwide observances, spanning Europe and South America.

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Of today's four holidays, only Spain's is regional rather than countrywide. Cantabria's Day of the Cantabrian Institutions is observed just within that autonomous community, while the other three holidays are marked nationwide in their respective countries.

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