Skip to main content
HolidayList
📅 holiday

Youth Day

Monday, June 1, 2026

— days to go

In Cameroon, 11 February is “Youth Day”, a day dedicated to getting the nation’s youth involved in constructive activities and to help them learn to take leadership and participate in the culture and society. In 2027, Youth Day falls on Thursday 11 February. The holiday will be on Friday 11 February in 2028. Youth Day has been observed in Cameroon since 1966 and has played an important role in engaging youth in a wide variety of events and activities. On this day, youth groups all over the country get involved in parades, learning workshops, public music performances, planting trees, community service, sports competitions, and various other activities that young people themselves organise and carry out. The government also sponsors “youth congresses” that meet in the capital city, Yaounde, and discuss such issues as youth violence, social injustice against youth in Cameroon, climate change, and all manner of youth-related topics. The nation’s youth, as represented at these congresses, will offer their input on how to find solutions to national problems affecting youth.

History

Soweto Uprising. On June 16, thousands of black schoolchildren in Soweto, South Africa, took to the streets to protest against the inferior quality of their education and demanded their right to be taught in their own language

How It's Celebrated

Celebrate by learning more about the occasion, sharing on social media with relevant hashtags, participating in community events, or taking small personal actions that align with the day's theme.

Other Years

2024 Sat
1 Jun
2024 Sun
16 Jun
2024 Wed
21 Aug
2025 Sun
1 Jun
2025 Tue
11 Feb
2025 Wed
12 Mar
2025 Fri
14 Mar
2025 Mon
16 Jun
2025 Thu
21 Aug
2026 Mon
1 Jun
2026 Wed
11 Feb
2026 Thu
12 Mar
2026 Sun
15 Mar
2026 Tue
16 Jun
2026 Fri
21 Aug
2027 Tue
1 Jun
2027 Thu
11 Feb
2027 Fri
12 Mar
2027 Mon
15 Mar
2027 Wed
16 Jun
2027 Sat
21 Aug
2028 Thu
1 Jun
2028 Fri
11 Feb
2028 Sun
12 Mar
2028 Wed
15 Mar
2028 Fri
16 Jun
2028 Mon
21 Aug

Countries

🇨🇲 CM 🇿🇲 ZM 🇿🇦 ZA 🇨🇻 CV 🇵🇼 PW 🇲🇦 MA

You Might Also Like

View all →
🌍 observance Jan 3

JRR Tolkien

In 1892, JRR. Tolkien's Birth. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, known as JRR Tolkien, is born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa

ZA
🌍 observance Jan 24

Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector

In 1848, Start of the. California Gold Rush. With the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill by James W. Marshall, the California Gold Rush begins, leading to the proliferation of grizzled prospectors

MAUS
📅 holiday Feb 10

Feast of St Paul's Shipwreck

The Feast of Saint Paul’s Shipwreck is a holiday unique to Malta because it was on Malta that the Apostle Paul was shipwrecked around the year A.D. 60. In 2027, Feast of St Paul's Shipwreck falls on Wednesday 10 February. The holiday will be on Thursday 10 February in 2028. The feast is kept on February 10th each year, and as Paul is the patron saint of Malta, it is a much-anticipated event. Out of dozens of “saint days” on the church calendar in Malta, the Feast of Saint Paul is one of only a handful that have the status of a national holiday. The account of Paul’s shipwreck and three-month, wintertime stay on Malta is found in the Bible’s Acts 27:27 through 28:11. He was being taken to Rome as a prisoner to eventually stand trial before Caesar. God let him know in advance he would be shipwrecked but would spare the lives of all on board, which promise was later kept and in answer to Paul’s prayers for their lives. The Bible says the storm was in the Adriatic Sea, though Malta borders the Ionian Sea, because in ancient times, the Adriatic’s boundaries were considered to extend much farther south. The ship broke up on the rocks near the shores of Malta, and all swam ashore. The local population greeted them, but thought he might be a murderer whom the “goddess of justice” had finally caught up with after he was bitten by a poisonous snake. After he lived, however, they supposed him to be, perhaps, a god. Paul, however, soon showed them it was God’s power at work in a mere man by healing the governor of the island, Publius, and many others who were sick or disabled among the island’s population. No doubt, Paul preached the Gospel to them as well, and when he left Malta, the inhabitants gave him all necessary supplies out of gratitude. The Feast of Saint Paul’s Shipwreck is kept at the “Parish Church of Saint Paul Shipwrecked” in Malta’s capital city of Valletta. It is also a day of processions and family get-togethers. Three things to do should you visit Malta, though hopefully not be shipwrecked there, on February 10th are:

MT
📅 holiday Feb 23

Defender of the Fatherland Day

Defender of the Fatherland Day is a public holiday in RU.

RU