Answers.Body: <p>In the United States, there are several Drinking Holidays. Here's a list from <a href="http://www.ahistoryofdrinking.com/drink-holidays/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this site:</a> (I'm highlighting some of my favorites :)</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>January</p>
  
  <pre><code>National Hot Tea Month
  January 1: National Bloody Mary Day
  January 11: National Hot Toddy Day
  January 17: National Hot Buttered Rum Day
  January 17:  **National Bootlegger’s Day**
  January 18: National Gourmet Coffee Day
  January 24: Beer Can Appreciation Day
  January 25: National Irish Coffee Day
  January 31: National Hot Chocolate Day, Brandy Alexander Day
  </code></pre>
    
    <p>February</p>
  
  <pre><code>3rd Weekend of February: National Margarita Weekend
  February 17 : National Cafe’ Au Lait Day
  February 18: National “Drink Wine” Day
  February 22: National Margarita Day
  February 27: National Kahlua Day
  </code></pre>
    
    <p>March</p>
  
  <pre><code>National Caffeine Awareness Month
  March 3:  National Mulled Wine Day
  March 17: St. Patrick’s Day
  March 20: Bock Beer Day
  March 27: National World Whisky Day
  </code></pre>
    
    <p>April</p>
  
  <pre><code>**April 6: New Beer’s Eve
  April 7: National Beer Day**
  April 14: National Rum Day
  April 17: World Malbec Day
  April 19: National Amaretto Day
  </code></pre>
    
    <p>May</p>
  
  <pre><code>First Saturday in May: National Homebrew Day
  The 3rd Monday of May and the rest of the week: American Craft Beer Week
  May 4: National Homebrew Day, National Orange Juice Day
  May 5: Cinco de Mayo
  May 6:  Beverage Day
  May 8: Have a Coke Day
  May 13: World Cocktail Day
  May 16: National Mimosa Day
  May 21: World Whisky Day
  May 25: National Wine Day
  May 30: National Mint Julep Day
  </code></pre>
    
    <p>June</p>
  
  <pre><code>National Iced Tea Month
  June 1-7: Negroni Week
  June 4: Cognac Day
  June 5: Moonshine Day
  June 6: **National Give a Bum a Drink Day**
  June 10: National Iced-Tea Day
  June 11: National Gin Day
  June 11: National Black Cow Day
  June 14: Bourbon Day
  June 19: National Martini Day
  June 20: National Vanilla Milkshake Day
  June 27: National Orange Blossom Day
  June 30: National Mai Tai Day
  </code></pre>
    
    <p>July</p>
  
  <pre><code>National Pickle Month
  July 2 : National Anisette Day
  July 10: Pina Colada Day
  July 11: National Mojito Day
  July 14: National Grand Marnier Day
  July 19: National Daiquiri Day
  July 24: National Tequila Day
  July 25: National Wine and Cheese Day
  July 27: National Scotch Day
  </code></pre>
    
    <p>August</p>
  
  <pre><code>August 5: **International Beer Day**
  August 6: National Root Beer Float Day
  August 7: National IPA Day, International Beer Day
  August 16: National Rum Day
  August 20: National Lemonade Day
  August 21: National Sweet Tea Day
  August 22: National Spumoni Day
  August 25: National Whiskey Sour Day
  August 28: National Red Wine Day
  August 29: Lemon Juice Day
  </code></pre>
    
    <p>September</p>
  
  <pre><code>September 7: **National Beer Lover’s Day**
  September 12 : National Chocolate Milkshake Day
  September 15: National Creme de Menthe Day
  September 20 : National Punch Day / Rum Punch Day
  September 27: National Chocolate Milk Day
  September 28: **National Drink a Beer Day**
  September 29: National Coffee Day
  September 29: National Mocha Day
  September 30: National Mulled Cider Day
  </code></pre>
    
    <p>October</p>
  
  <pre><code>National Applejack Month
  Second Weekend in October: National Kegger Weekend
  October 1: National Pumpkin Spice Day
  October 4: National Vodka Day
  October 7: National Frappe Day
  October 15: National Red Wine Day
  October 16: National Liqueur Day
  October 19: National Gin and Tonic Day
  October 20 : National Brandied Fruit Day
  October 21: National Mezcal Day
  October 27: **American Beer Day**
  </code></pre>
    
    <p>November</p>
  
  <pre><code>November 7: World Gin Day
  November 8 : National Cappuccino Day
  November 8: National Harvey Wallbanger Day
  November 12: National Happy Hour Day
  November 14: National Pickle ‘Appreciation’ Day
  November 18: National Apple Cider Day
  November 19: National Macchiato Day
  November 20: National Beaujolais Day
  November 23: National Espresso Day
  </code></pre>
    
    <p>December</p>
  
  <pre><code>December 3: National Peppermint Latte Day
  December 3: National Rhubarb Vodka Day
  December 5 : **Repeal of Prohibition Day**
  December 10: National Lager Day
  December 12: National Cocoa Day
  December 13: National Screwdriver Day
  December 20: National Sangria Day
  December 24: National Egg Nog Day
  December 31: National Champagne Day
  </code></pre>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Here is <a href="http://mixologydiary.com/national-drink-days-calendar/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">another calender</a> and <a href="http://intoxicologist.net/2016/01/drinking-holidays-2016/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here's another.</a></p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Now there is the Newfoundland thing. You know <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibb&#39;s_Eve" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tibb's Eve</a> (sometime called St Tibb's Eve) which occurs in Newfoundland and Labrador every December 23, on the eve of Christmas Eve.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Tibb’s Eve. Tipp’s Eve. Tip’s Eve. Even Tipsy Eve. It doesn’t matter what you call it – it’s December 23rd in Newfoundland and it’s time to have a drink.</p>
    
    <p>Every year on the eve of Christmas Eve people in Newfoundland get the party started. Family and friends are home from the mainland and that calls for a tipple or two. Downtown is on wheels and it’s usually a good time to catch a show. All the best bands have gigs on the go. But how did this yearly party night begin?</p>
    
    <p>In the lead up to the holidays, Advent is a sober, religious time of year. It’s all about prepping and waiting for the celebration. Denying yourself so that you can really give’r when the big day arrives. By the time Christmas actually rolls around, the good people of Newfoundland are jonesing for a drink. It used to be that they would wait until Christmas Day to imbibe but sometime in the mid-20th century people had had enough and made up the holiday of Tibb’s Eve as an excuse to crack open the bottle two days early.</p>
    
    <p>Why Tibb’s Eve?</p>
    
    <p>Why Tibb? The word is archaic slang for a promiscuous woman. Tibb was often used as the name of a loose-moraled woman in 17th century English plays – she was often the comic relief. Adults could refer to Saint Tibb, knowing it would go over the heads of kids, who thought she was a real saint. <a href="http://www.suitcaseandheels.com/tibbs-eve-a-newfoundland-thing/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tibb’s Eve: A Newfoundland Thing</a></p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Here is an other interesting article on Tibb's Eve: <a href="http://www.southerngazette.ca/news/2010/7/8/the-origins-of-tibb-s-eve-1521238.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The origins of Tibb's Eve</a></p>
  
  <p><strong>Merry Christmas everyone!</strong></p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Another possible answer for this question could be <strong>Drunkard's Thursday</strong>.</p>
  
  <p>It is celebrated on the Thursday before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ash Wednesday</a> by Syrian Catholics.</p>
  
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    <p>Syrian Catholics have celebrated the day as "Drunkard's Thursday" with dolmas as the traditional food. - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Thursday" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Fat Thursday</a> </p>
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  <p><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4220329/prelenten_holidays_1960/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pre-Lenten Holidays</a> </p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Adding yet another possibility for everyone, but this time I would like to make the national drinking day an international drinking day: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Beer_Day" rel="nofollow noreferrer">International Beer Day</a> (IBD).</p>
  
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    <p>International Beer Day (IBD) is a celebration on the <strong>first Friday of every August</strong> founded in 2007 in Santa Cruz, California. Since its inception, International Beer Day has grown from a small localized event in the western United States into a worldwide celebration spanning 207 cities, 50 countries and 6 continents. Specifically, International Beer Day has three declared purposes:</p>
    
    <p>1.To gather with friends and enjoy the taste of beer.</p>
    
    <p>2.To celebrate those responsible for brewing and serving beer.</p>
    
    <p>3.To unite the world under the banner of beer, by celebrating the beers of all nations together on a single day.</p>
    
    <p><strong>Popularity</strong></p>
    
    <p>International Beer Day began as a celebration at the founders’ local bar, but has since expanded to become a worldwide event. Celebrations are planned throughout the United States as well as in Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, England, France, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, the Philippines, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Venezuela.</p>
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Answers.Body: <p>In The Netherlands we have Kingsday. </p>
  
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    <p>King’s Day may well be the best party in Holland. On 27 April, we celebrate King Willem Alexander’s birthday with music, street parties, flea markets, and fun fairs. The king himself travels through the country with his family. On the night before King’s Day, King’s Night is celebrated with music shows in The Hague and other cities and the nation’s biggest flea (‘free’) market in Utrecht.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Every city has it's own big parties and fleamarkets. Here in Groningen, king's night is very popular and probably one of the busiest nights in the bars.</p>
  
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Body: <p>What are the National Drinking Holidays? And, for what respective country? i.e.: Oktoberfest for Germany</p>
  
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Comments.Text: What do you mean by holidays? Oktoberfest is not holidays at all!
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Comments.Text: Does the local tradition of [Tibb's Eve](http://www.southerngazette.ca/news/2010/7/8/the-origins-of-tibb-s-eve-1521238.html)  on December 23 (day before Christmas Eve) in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) count?
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Comments.Text: @Altbier. Holidays, to me, are any series of days where it,s deemed worthy to celebrate. You would at least consider oktoberfest a celebration, right?
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Comments.Text: So how are "drinking holidays" distinguished from normal "holidays" (e.g. New Year or Easter holidays)?
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Comments.Text: I imagine its simply because the day hadn,t already been taken for anything else. I believe it is true that most of the population doesn,t know about these days - i knew there were national holidays for drinking but i didn,t know about give a bum a drink day, for example. And, unfortunately for me, i don,t get off work for national beer day or new beer,s eve. :P
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Comments.Text: I don't think there are any holidays where the sole purpose is to drink in any country. I lived in Munich for a couple of years, while it's a festive occasion that last three weeks, it's not a national holiday. There is beer involved, but there is also food and amusement rides. There are towns in Germany and France and Italy that shut down to celebrate a harvest of grapes and lots of wine is consumed, but these are local not national
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Comments.Text: BTW Oktoberfest is NOT a **Drinking** Festival.
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Comments.Text: Ok, i get it. Bad example - we stupid americans tend to interpret it that way...
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Comments.Text: Cinco De Mayo for the United States
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ThreadText: # Are there National Drinking Holidays?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-01-02)
  
  What are the National Drinking Holidays? And, for what respective country? i.e.: Oktoberfest for Germany
  
  **Tags:** drinking, holidays
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: What do you mean by holidays? Oktoberfest is not holidays at all!  
  > **username_2**: Does the local tradition of [Tibb's Eve](http://www.southerngazette.ca/news/2010/7/8/the-origins-of-tibb-s-eve-1521238.html)  on December 23 (day before Christmas Eve) in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) count?  
  > **username_0**: @Altbier. Holidays, to me, are any series of days where it,s deemed worthy to celebrate. You would at least consider oktoberfest a celebration, right?  
  > **username_0**: @Ken. Yep, you know it! :)  
  > **username_1**: So how are "drinking holidays" distinguished from normal "holidays" (e.g. New Year or Easter holidays)?  
  > **username_0**: I imagine its simply because the day hadn,t already been taken for anything else. I believe it is true that most of the population doesn,t know about these days - i knew there were national holidays for drinking but i didn,t know about give a bum a drink day, for example. And, unfortunately for me, i don,t get off work for national beer day or new beer,s eve. :P  
  > **username_3**: I don't think there are any holidays where the sole purpose is to drink in any country. I lived in Munich for a couple of years, while it's a festive occasion that last three weeks, it's not a national holiday. There is beer involved, but there is also food and amusement rides. There are towns in Germany and France and Italy that shut down to celebrate a harvest of grapes and lots of wine is consumed, but these are local not national  
  > **username_1**: BTW Oktoberfest is NOT a **Drinking** Festival.  
  > **username_0**: Ok, i get it. Bad example - we stupid americans tend to interpret it that way...  
  > **username_4**: Cinco De Mayo for the United States  
  
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  ## 5 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2017-01-02. Score: 4
  
  In the United States, there are several Drinking Holidays. Here's a list from this site: (I'm highlighting some of my favorites :)
  
  January
  National Hot Tea Month
  January 1: National Bloody Mary Day
  January 11: National Hot Toddy Day
  January 17: National Hot Buttered Rum Day
  January 17:  **National Bootlegger’s Day**
  January 18: National Gourmet Coffee Day
  January 24: Beer Can Appreciation Day
  January 25: National Irish Coffee Day
  January 31: National Hot Chocolate Day, Brandy Alexander Day
  
  February
  3rd Weekend of February: National Margarita Weekend
  February 17 : National Cafe’ Au Lait Day
  February 18: National “Drink Wine” Day
  February 22: National Margarita Day
  February 27: National Kahlua Day
  
  March
  National Caffeine Awareness Month
  March 3:  National Mulled Wine Day
  March 17: St. Patrick’s Day
  March 20: Bock Beer Day
  March 27: National World Whisky Day
  
  April
  **April 6: New Beer’s Eve
  April 7: National Beer Day**
  April 14: National Rum Day
  April 17: World Malbec Day
  April 19: National Amaretto Day
  
  May
  First Saturday in May: National Homebrew Day
  The 3rd Monday of May and the rest of the week: American Craft Beer Week
  May 4: National Homebrew Day, National Orange Juice Day
  May 5: Cinco de Mayo
  May 6:  Beverage Day
  May 8: Have a Coke Day
  May 13: World Cocktail Day
  May 16: National Mimosa Day
  May 21: World Whisky Day
  May 25: National Wine Day
  May 30: National Mint Julep Day
  
  June
  National Iced Tea Month
  June 1-7: Negroni Week
  June 4: Cognac Day
  June 5: Moonshine Day
  June 6: **National Give a Bum a Drink Day**
  June 10: National Iced-Tea Day
  June 11: National Gin Day
  June 11: National Black Cow Day
  June 14: Bourbon Day
  June 19: National Martini Day
  June 20: National Vanilla Milkshake Day
  June 27: National Orange Blossom Day
  June 30: National Mai Tai Day
  
  July
  National Pickle Month
  July 2 : National Anisette Day
  July 10: Pina Colada Day
  July 11: National Mojito Day
  July 14: National Grand Marnier Day
  July 19: National Daiquiri Day
  July 24: National Tequila Day
  July 25: National Wine and Cheese Day
  July 27: National Scotch Day
  
  August
  August 5: **International Beer Day**
  August 6: National Root Beer Float Day
  August 7: National IPA Day, International Beer Day
  August 16: National Rum Day
  August 20: National Lemonade Day
  August 21: National Sweet Tea Day
  August 22: National Spumoni Day
  August 25: National Whiskey Sour Day
  August 28: National Red Wine Day
  August 29: Lemon Juice Day
  
  September
  September 7: **National Beer Lover’s Day**
  September 12 : National Chocolate Milkshake Day
  September 15: National Creme de Menthe Day
  September 20 : National Punch Day / Rum Punch Day
  September 27: National Chocolate Milk Day
  September 28: **National Drink a Beer Day**
  September 29: National Coffee Day
  September 29: National Mocha Day
  September 30: National Mulled Cider Day
  
  October
  National Applejack Month
  Second Weekend in October: National Kegger Weekend
  October 1: National Pumpkin Spice Day
  October 4: National Vodka Day
  October 7: National Frappe Day
  October 15: National Red Wine Day
  October 16: National Liqueur Day
  October 19: National Gin and Tonic Day
  October 20 : National Brandied Fruit Day
  October 21: National Mezcal Day
  October 27: **American Beer Day**
  
  November
  November 7: World Gin Day
  November 8 : National Cappuccino Day
  November 8: National Harvey Wallbanger Day
  November 12: National Happy Hour Day
  November 14: National Pickle ‘Appreciation’ Day
  November 18: National Apple Cider Day
  November 19: National Macchiato Day
  November 20: National Beaujolais Day
  November 23: National Espresso Day
  
  December
  December 3: National Peppermint Latte Day
  December 3: National Rhubarb Vodka Day
  December 5 : **Repeal of Prohibition Day**
  December 10: National Lager Day
  December 12: National Cocoa Day
  December 13: National Screwdriver Day
  December 20: National Sangria Day
  December 24: National Egg Nog Day
  December 31: National Champagne Day
  
  
  Here is another calender and here's another.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-01-03. Score: 2
  
  Now there is the Newfoundland thing. You know [Tibb's Eve](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibb's_Eve) (sometime called St Tibb's Eve) which occurs in Newfoundland and Labrador every December 23, on the eve of Christmas Eve.
  
  > Tibb’s Eve. Tipp’s Eve. Tip’s Eve. Even Tipsy Eve. It doesn’t matter what you call it – it’s December 23rd in Newfoundland and it’s time to have a drink.
  >
  > Every year on the eve of Christmas Eve people in Newfoundland get the party started. Family and friends are home from the mainland and that calls for a tipple or two. Downtown is on wheels and it’s usually a good time to catch a show. All the best bands have gigs on the go. But how did this yearly party night begin?
  >
  > In the lead up to the holidays, Advent is a sober, religious time of year. It’s all about prepping and waiting for the celebration. Denying yourself so that you can really give’r when the big day arrives. By the time Christmas actually rolls around, the good people of Newfoundland are jonesing for a drink. It used to be that they would wait until Christmas Day to imbibe but sometime in the mid-20th century people had had enough and made up the holiday of Tibb’s Eve as an excuse to crack open the bottle two days early.
  >
  > Why Tibb’s Eve?
  >
  > Why Tibb? The word is archaic slang for a promiscuous woman. Tibb was often used as the name of a loose-moraled woman in 17th century English plays – she was often the comic relief. Adults could refer to Saint Tibb, knowing it would go over the heads of kids, who thought she was a real saint. [Tibb’s Eve: A Newfoundland Thing](http://www.suitcaseandheels.com/tibbs-eve-a-newfoundland-thing/)
  
  Here is an other interesting article on Tibb's Eve: [The origins of Tibb's Eve](http://www.southerngazette.ca/news/2010/7/8/the-origins-of-tibb-s-eve-1521238.html)
  
  **Merry Christmas everyone!**
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I love it! US needs to adopt this one asap.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-01-24. Score: 2
  
  Another possible answer for this question could be **Drunkard's Thursday**.
  
  It is celebrated on the Thursday before [Ash Wednesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday) by Syrian Catholics.
  
  > Syrian Catholics have celebrated the day as "Drunkard's Thursday" with dolmas as the traditional food. - [Fat Thursday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Thursday)
  
  [![Pre-Lenten Holidays](https://i.sstatic.net/DcGGF.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/DcGGF.jpg)
  
  [Pre-Lenten Holidays](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4220329/prelenten_holidays_1960/)
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-08-13. Score: 2
  
  Adding yet another possibility for everyone, but this time I would like to make the national drinking day an international drinking day: [International Beer Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Beer_Day) (IBD).
  
  > International Beer Day (IBD) is a celebration on the **first Friday of every August** founded in 2007 in Santa Cruz, California. Since its inception, International Beer Day has grown from a small localized event in the western United States into a worldwide celebration spanning 207 cities, 50 countries and 6 continents. Specifically, International Beer Day has three declared purposes:
  >
  > 1.To gather with friends and enjoy the taste of beer.
  >
  > 2.To celebrate those responsible for brewing and serving beer.
  >
  > 3.To unite the world under the banner of beer, by celebrating the beers of all nations together on a single day.
  >
  > **Popularity**
  >
  > International Beer Day began as a celebration at the founders’ local bar, but has since expanded to become a worldwide event. Celebrations are planned throughout the United States as well as in Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, England, France, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, the Philippines, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Venezuela.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2017-01-26. Score: 2
  
  In The Netherlands we have Kingsday.
  
  > King’s Day may well be the best party in Holland. On 27 April, we celebrate King Willem Alexander’s birthday with music, street parties, flea markets, and fun fairs. The king himself travels through the country with his family. On the night before King’s Day, King’s Night is celebrated with music shows in The Hague and other cities and the nation’s biggest flea (‘free’) market in Utrecht.
  
  Every city has it's own big parties and fleamarkets. Here in Groningen, king's night is very popular and probably one of the busiest nights in the bars.
  
  
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