09APR2018 - Holiday Today - Egypt, Georgia, Philippines, Tunisia

Egypt - Sham el-Nessim
Sham el-Nessim is an Egyptian national holiday that marks the beginning of spring. It always coincides with Easter Monday in the Eastern Christianity, following the custom of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
The holiday is believed to have originated in Ancient Egypt. On the first day of the harvest season (Shemu), the Ancient Egyptians offered onions, lettuces, and salted fish to their deities. After the christianization of Egypt, the pagan spring festival became associated with Easter that fell during the same period.

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Georgia - Day of National Unity
Day of National Unity is observed in Georgia on April 9. This holiday commemorates the events of April 9, 1989, when anti-Soviet demonstration in Tbilisi was dispersed by the Soviet Army.
The anti-Soviet movement became active in 1988. After several strikes and meetings the conflict between the Soviet government and Georgian nationalists deepened. The protests reached peak on April 4, when tens of thousands of Georgians gathered in a peaceful demonstration and hunger strikes demanding restoration of Georgian independence. Local Soviet authorities lost control over the situation, the USSR leadership was asked to send troops to restore order in the city and impose curfew.

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Philippines - Day of Valor
April 9 is Day of Valor in the Philippines. This holiday is also known under different names, such as Bataan Day or Bataan and Corregidor Day.

Day of Valor commemorates the Battle of Bataan in 1942, which was one of the major battles in the Philippines during World War II. This battle represented the most intense phase of Imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines. After the victory in the Battle of Bataan, the Japanese could set control over the island of Luzon and the Philippines.

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Tunisia - Martyr's Day
Martyr's Day is annually observed in Tunisia on April 9. This observance commemorates the Tunisians killed in 1938.
Tunisia became a French protectorate in 1881, when the country was invaded by the French troops. The French policy was not supported by the locals, which led to the birth of movement for independence. In 1920, the Constitutional Liberal Party, most commonly known was Destour, was established. It aimed to liberate Tunisia from the French colonial control.

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