// WEB PAGE SECULAR YEAR EVENT (On this day...) // FILENAME: web_page_secular_year_event.js // Copyright (C) 1999-2006 by Gregg L. DesElms (gregg@greggdeselms.com) (1-877-383-5148) // All rights reserved. Use by permission only. (You can use it, but just ask first!) // BEGIN // SET FONT CHARACTERISICS document.write('') // GET MONTH/DAY/DATE/YEAR PARTS FROM SITE-VISITOR'S OWN COMPUTER calendar = new Date(); day = calendar.getDay(); month = calendar.getMonth(); date = calendar.getDate(); year = calendar.getYear(); // IMPORTANT: Remember that, throughout, day-of-week and month numbering begins at zero, not one. // (i.e., Sunday = 0, Monday = 1, Tuesday = 2, etc.) (January = 0, February = 1, March = 2, etc.) // THE SECULAR YEAR // SOURCE: http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ushols.html // SOURCE: http://www.intellicast.com/International/InternationalHolidays/January/ // January if ((month == 0) && (date == 1)) document.write("

It's New Year's Day! Happy New Year!
It's also Independence Day in Haiti, Sudan, and
it's also Universal Fraternity Day in Mozambique."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 2)) document.write("

It's Ancestry Day in Haiti.
It's also St. Berchtold's Day in Switzerland."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 3)) document.write("

It's the New Year's Holiday in Scotland, and
it's also Revolution Day in Upper Volta."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 4)) document.write("

It's Independence Day in Burma, and
it's also Martyrs Day in Zaire."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 6)) document.write("

It's Children's Day in Uruguay, and
it's also Three Kings' Day in Puerto Rico."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 7)) document.write("

It's Christmas in Ethiopia, and
it's also Pioneer's Day in Liberia."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 9)) document.write("

It's Day of the Martyrs in Panama."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 11)) document.write("

It's Armed Forces Day in Liberia."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 12)) document.write("

It's Zanzibar Revolution Day in Tanzania."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 13)) document.write("

It's National Liberation Day in Togo."); if ((month == 0) && (day == 1) && (date > 14) && (date < 22)) document.write("

It's Martin Luther King's Birthday."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 15)) document.write("

It's Adults Day in Japan, and
it's also Arbor Day in Jordan."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 16)) document.write("

It's Martyrs Day in Benin."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 18)) document.write("

It's Revolution Day in Tunisia."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 19)) document.write("

It's Confederate Heroes Day in Texas, and
it's also Ethiopian Epiphany in Ethiopia, and
it's also Nameday of Archbishop Makarios in Cyprus."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 20)) document.write("

It's Army Day in Mali, and
it's also National Heroes Day in Guinea-Bissau."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 21)) document.write("

It's Our Lady of Altagracia in Dominican Republic."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 23)) document.write("

It's Feast of St. Ildefonsus, and
it's also National Handwriting Day."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 24)) document.write("

It's Economic Liberation Day in Togo."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 26)) document.write("

It's Republic Day in India."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 27)) document.write("

Mozart was born on this date in 1756."); if ((month == 0) && (date == 30)) document.write("

It's Australia Day in Australia."); // February if ((month == 1) && (date == 2)) document.write("

Happy Groundhog Day!"); if ((month == 1) && (date == 8)) document.write("

Jules Verne born on this date in 1828."); if ((month == 1) && (date == 11)) document.write("

It's National Foundation Day in Japan."); if ((month == 1) && (date == 12)) document.write("

It's Lincoln's Birthday, and
it's The Day Following National Foundation Day in Japan (clearly, the Japanese could use a new Minister of Creative Holiday Naming)."); if ((month == 1) && (date == 14)) document.write("

Happy Valentine's Day!"); if ((month == 1) && (day == 1) && (date > 14) && (date < 22)) document.write("

It's President's Day!"); if ((month == 1) && (date == 15)) document.write("

Galileo Galilei was born on this date in 1564."); if ((month == 1) && (date == 18)) document.write("

It's Lunar New Year's Holiday in South Korea."); if ((month == 1) && (date == 19)) document.write("

It's the first of two days of the Lunar New Year's Holiday in South Korea and Singapore, and the first of three days of that holiday in Macau and Taiwan."); if ((month == 1) && (date == 20)) document.write("

It's the second of two days of the Lunar New Year's Holiday in South Korea and Singapore, and the second of three days of that holiday in Macau and Taiwan."); if ((month == 1) && (date == 21)) document.write("

It's the third of three days of the Lunar New Year's Holiday in Macau and Taiwan."); if ((month == 1) && (date == 29)) document.write("

It's Leap Day... which comes only every four years."); // March if ((month == 2) && (date == 1)) document.write("

It's Samil Independence Movement Day in South Korea, and
it's also St. David's Day, Cardiff."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 2)) document.write("

It's Peasants Day in Burma, and
it's also Victory of Adowa in Ethiopia."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 3)) document.write("

It's Girl's Day in Japan, and
it's also Throne Day in Morocco."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 5)) document.write("

It's Independence Day in Equatorial Guinea."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 6)) document.write("

It's Lantern Day in Bejing."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 7)) document.write("

It's Purim, the Feast of Lots."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 8)) document.write("

It's the observance of the First Annual International Women's Day, 1909, and
it's also International Women's Day in U.S.S.R., and
it's also Syrian National Day in Libyan Arab Republic, and
it's also Women's Day in Guinea-Bissau, Taiwan, and the Yemen Democratic Republic, and
it's also Youth Day in Zambia."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 9)) document.write("

It's Decoration Day in Liberia, and
it's also Falgun Purnima Day in Nepal."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 10)) document.write("

It's Labor Day in South Korea."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 11)) document.write("

It's Johnny Appleseed Day (the anniversary of the death of John Chapman)."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 12)) document.write("

It's Commonwealth Day in Swaziland, and
it's also Independence Day in Mauritius, and
it's also Moshoeshoe's Birthday in Lesotho, and
it's also Renovation Day in Gabon."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 13)) document.write("

It's National Day in Grenada."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 15)) document.write("

It's the Day of the 1848 revolution in Hungary."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 16)) document.write("

It's Black Press Day (anniversary of the first Black newspaper founded in 1827)."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 17)) document.write("

It's St. Patrick's Day! Wear something green, drink green beer, eat corned beef and cabbage, and don't drive drunk!"); if ((month == 2) && (date == 19)) document.write("

It's St. Joseph's Day in Colombia, Costa Rica, Holy See, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Spain, Venezuela, and
it's also Tree Planting Day in Lestho."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 20)) document.write("

It's Vernal Equinox Day in Japan, and
it's also Independence Day in Tunsia."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 21)) document.write("

Bach was born on this date in 1685, and
it's also Afghan New Year in Afghanistan, and
it's also Juarez' Birthday in Mexico, and
today is also the Vernal Equinox (or at least it's the day most people think of it as such, but the precise moment of equinox could be up to a day or so in either direction)."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 22)) document.write("

It's Abolition Day in Puerto Rico."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 23)) document.write("

It's Pakistan Day in Pakistan."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 25)) document.write("

It's Greek Independence Day in Cyprus, and
it's also Lady Day (a.k.a. the Feast of the Annunciation), and
it's also National Holiday in Greece."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 26)) document.write("

It's Independence Day in Bangladesh, and
it's also Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day in Hawaii."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 27)) document.write("

It's Armed Forces Day in Burma."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 29)) document.write("

It's Death of President Barthelemy Boganda in Central African Republic, and
it's also Memorial Day in Madagascar."); if ((month == 2) && (date == 31)) document.write("

It's National Day in Malta."); // April if ((month == 3) && (day == 0) && (date > 0) && (date < 8)) document.write("

Daylight Savings Time begins today."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 1)) document.write("

It's April Fools' Day, and
it's also Youth Day in Benin."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 2)) document.write("

It's Malvinas Day in Argentina."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 4)) document.write("

It's Ching Ming Festival in Hong Kong, and
it's also National Day in Senegal."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 5)) document.write("

It's Arbor Day in South Korea & Taiwan."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 6)) document.write("

It's Chakri Memorial Day in Thailand, and
it's also Victory Day in Ethiopia."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 8)) document.write("

Sidharta Gautama (Buddha) was born on this date in around 560 B.C."
It's also Easter Monday in UK, and
it's also Fast and Prayer Day in Liberia.); if ((month == 3) && (date == 9)) document.write("

It's Martyrs Day in Tunisia."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 11)) document.write("

It's National Heroes Day in Costa Rica."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 13)) document.write("

It's National Day in Chad, and
it's also Songkron Day in Thailand."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 14)) document.write("

It's Day of the Americas in Honduras."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 15) && (day != 0)) document.write("

Have you filed your income taxes yet? If not, ya'd better get crackin', 'cause today's the day!"); if ((month == 3) && (date == 16) && (day == 1)) document.write("

Have you filed your income taxes yet? If not, ya'd better get crackin', 'cause today's the day!"); if ((month == 3) && (date == 15)) document.write("

Leonardo da Vinci was born on this date in 1452, and
it's Bengali New Year in Bangladesh."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 16)) document.write("

It's De Diego's Birthday (celebrated in Puerto Rico), and
it's also Holy Week (5 days) in Venezuela, and
it's also Tourist Week (5 days) in Uruguay."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 17)) document.write("

It's Burmese New Year in Burma."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 18)) document.write("

It's Independence Day in Chile, Zimbabwe."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 19)) document.write("

It's Declaration of Independence in Venezuela, and
it's also Republic Day in Sierra Leone."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 21)) document.write("

It's Tiradentes in Brazil."); if ((month == 3) && (day == 3) && (date > 21) && (date < 31)) document.write("

Happy Administrative Assistants' Day!"); if ((month == 3) && (date == 22)) document.write("

Happy Earth Day! It's also Victory Day in Togo."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 25)) document.write("

It's Anzac Day in Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Western Samoa, and
it's also Liberation Day in Italy, and
it's also National Flag Day in Swaziland, and
it's also Anniversary of the Revolution in Portugal."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 26)) document.write("

It's Union Day in Tanzania."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 27)) document.write("

It's Independence Day in Togo."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 29)) document.write("

It's the Emperor's Birthday in Japan, and
it's also Hari Raya Haji Day in Singapore."); if ((month == 3) && (date == 30)) document.write("

It's The Workers Day in Uruguay, and
it's also Queen's Birthday in Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles."); // May if ((month == 4) && (day == 0) && (date > 7) && (date < 16)) document.write("

Happy Mother's Day."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 1)) document.write("

It's May Day, Law Day, and Boy's Day in Japan, and
it's also Labor Day in Singapore & The Phillipines."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 2)) document.write("

It's Constitution Day in Japan, and
it's also The King's Birthday in Lesotho."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 5)) document.write("

It's Cinco de Mayo (the commemoration of the Battle of Puebla in Mexico).
It's also Children's Day in Japan and South Korea, and
it's also Coronation Day in Thailand, and
it's also Liberation Day in Netherlands."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 6)) document.write("

It's Bataan Day in Philippines, and
it's also Bank Holiday in UK."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 7)) document.write("

It's Budda's Birthday in South Korea, and
it's also May Day in United Kingdom."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 9)) document.write("

It's Liberation Day in Czechoslovakia, and
it's also Victory Day in Poland and some of the former USSR."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 10)) document.write("

It's Mothers Day in Guatamala."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 14)) document.write("

It's Buddhist Holiday (Waisak 2528) in Indonesia, and
it's also Independence Day (day 1 of 2 days) in Paraguay, and
it's also Anniversary of the Founding of Guinean Deomcratic Party in Guinea, and
it's also Unification Day in Liberia."); if ((month == 4) && (day == 6) && (date > 14) && (date < 22)) document.write("

It's Armed Forces Day."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 15)) document.write("

It's Kamuzu Day in Malawi, and
it's also Independence Day (day 2 of 2 days) in Paraguay, and
it's also Vesak Day in Singapore and Malaysia, and
it's also Visakha Bucha Day in Thailand."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 16)) document.write("

It's Discovery Day in Cayman Islands."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 17)) document.write("

It's Constitution Day in Nauru, Norway."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 18)) document.write("

It's Flag Day in Haiti, and
it's also Prayer Day in Denmark."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 19)) document.write("

It's Youth and Sports Day in Turkey."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 20)) document.write("

It's National Day in Cameroon, and
it's also Victoria Day in Canada."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 22)) document.write("

It's National Heroes Day in Sri Lanka."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 23)) document.write("

It's Commonwealth Day in Jamaica and Belize, and
it's also National Labor Day in Jamaica."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 24)) document.write("

It's Bermuda Day in Bermuda, and
it's also Day of Slav Letters in Bulgaria."); if ((month == 4) && (day == 1) && (date > 24)) document.write("

It's Memorial Day."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 25)) document.write("

It's African Freedom Day in Zimbabwe, and
it's also African Liberation Day in Chad, Mauritania, Zambia, and
it's also Independence Day in Jordan, and
it's also Anniversary of the Revolution of 1810 in Argentina, and
it's also Revolution in the Sudan in Libyan Arab Republic."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 27)) document.write("

It's a Bank Holiday in UK, and
it's also Afghanistan attains sovereignty, 1921."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 28)) document.write("

It's Mothers Day in Central African Republic."); if ((month == 4) && (date == 31)) document.write("

It's Pya Martyrs Day in Togo, and
it's also Republic Day in South Africa, and
it's also Vesak Day in Singapore."); // June if ((month == 5) && (date == 1)) document.write("

It's Independence Days (3 days) in Western Samoa, and
it's also Madaraka Day in Kenya, and
it's also Victory Day in Tunisia."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 2)) document.write("

It's Corpus Christi in Paraguay."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 3)) document.write("

It's Labor Day in Bahamas, and
it's also Bank Holiday in the Republic of Ireland."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 4)) document.write("

It's Emancipation Day in Tonga, and
it's also the Queen's Birthday in New Zealand."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 5)) document.write("

It's Constitution Day in Denmark, and
it's also Liberation Day in Seychelles."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 6)) document.write("

D-Day occurred on this date in 1944.
It's also Corpus Christi Day in Germany, and
it's also Memorial Day in South Korea, and
it's also His Majesty, Yang Di-Pertuan Agong's Birthday in Malaysia."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 10)) document.write("

It's Camoes Day in Portugal, and
it's also the Birthday of HM the Queen in Australia."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 11)) document.write("

It's King Kamehameha I Day in Hawaii, and
it's also The Queen's Birthday."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 12)) document.write("

It's Peace with Bolivia Day in Paraguay, and
it's also Independence Day in The Philippines."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 13)) document.write("

It's Corrective Movement Day in Yemen Arab Republic."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 14)) document.write("

It's Flag Day!"); if ((month == 5) && (day == 0) && (date > 15) && (date < 24)) document.write("

Happy Father's Day!"); if ((month == 5) && (date == 16)) document.write("

It's Bloomsday (Anniversary of Dublin events, 1904, in "Ulysses")."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 17)) document.write("

It's Independence Day in Iceland, and
it's also National Day in The Federal Republic of Germany."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 18)) document.write("

It's Evacuation Day in Egypt, and
it's also Queen's Birthday in Fiji."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 19)) document.write("

It's Artigas Birthday in Uruguay, and
it's also Emancipation Day in Texas, and
it's also Labor Day in Trinidad, Tobago, and
it's also Revolution Day in Algeria."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 20)) document.write("

It's Flag Day in Argentina."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 21)) document.write("

Today is the Summer Solstice."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 22)) document.write("

It's National Sovereignty Day in Haiti, and
it's also Corrective Movement in Yermen Democratic Republic, and
it's also Midsummer Eve in Finland, Sweden."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 23)) document.write("

It's National Holiday in Luxembourg."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 24)) document.write("

It's Fisherman's Day in Madagascar, Mozambique, and Somalia, and
it's also Kings Day in Spain, and
it's also Peasants Day in Peru, and
it's also St. Jean-Baptiste Day in Quebec, Canada, and
it's also Battle of Carabobob in Venezuela."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 28)) document.write("

It's Mothers Day in the Central African Republic."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 29)) document.write("

It's Independence Day in Seychelles, and
it's also Last Day of Ramadan in Algeria, Oman."); if ((month == 5) && (date == 30)) document.write("

It's Independence Day in Zaire, and
it's also Day of the Army in Guatemala."); // July if ((month == 6) && (day == 0) && (date > 0) && (date < 8)) document.write("

Happy Parents' Day!"); if ((month == 6) && (date == 1)) document.write("

It's Independence Day in Canada."); if ((month == 6) && (date == 4)) document.write("

Independence Day. Happy 4th of July!"); if ((month == 6) && (date == 14)) document.write("

It's Bastille Day in France."); if ((month == 6) && (date == )) document.write("

It's ."); // August if ((month == 7) && (date == 1)) document.write("

It's Confederation Day in Switzerland."); if ((month == 7) && (date == 10)) document.write("

It's Independence Day in Ecuador."); if ((month == 7) && (date == 15)) document.write("

It's Independence Day in India."); // September if ((month == 8) && (day == 1) && (date > 0) && (date < 8)) document.write("

It's Labor Day."); if ((month == 8) && (day == 0) && (date > 6) && (date < 14)) document.write("

Happy Grandparents' Day!"); if ((month == 8) && (date == 7)) document.write("

It's Independence Day in Brazil."); if ((month == 8) && (date == 11)) document.write("

Remembering those who died on 9/11."); if ((month == 8) && (date == 12)) document.write("

Hey... today's my Birthday!"); if ((month == 8) && (date == 15)) document.write("

It's Respect for the Aged Day in Japan."); if ((month == 8) && (date == 16)) document.write("

It's Mexican Independence Day!"); if ((month == 8) && (date == 21)) document.write("

Today is the Autumnal Equinox."); // October if ((month == 9) && (date == 1)) document.write("

German Reunufication occurred on this date in 1990."); if ((month == 9) && (day == 1) && (date > 7) && (date < 16)) document.write("

It's Columbus Day."); if ((month == 9) && (date == 10)) document.write("

It's Health-Sports Day in Japan."); if ((month == 9) && (day == 0) && (date == 31)) document.write("

Daylight Savings Time ends today"); if ((month == 9) && (date == 24)) document.write("

It's United Nations Day."); if ((month == 9) && (day == 0) && (date > 24) && (date < 31)) document.write("

Daylight Savings Time ends today"); if ((month == 9) && (date == 31)) document.write("

Happy Halloween!"); // November if ((month == 10) && (date == 1)) document.write("

It's All Saints Day."); if ((month == 10) && (date == 2)) document.write("

It's All Souls Day."); if ((month == 10) && (date == 3)) document.write("

It's Culture Day in Japan."); if ((month == 10) && (date == 11)) document.write("

It's Veteran's Day in the USA,
and Remembrance Day in Canada."); if ((month == 10) && (date == 20)) document.write("

It's Revolution Day in Mexico."); if ((month == 10) && (date == 23)) document.write("

It's Labor Thanksgiving Day in Japan."); if ((month == 10) && (day == 4) && (date > 23) && (date< 30)) document.write("

Happy Thanksgiving!"); if ((month == 10) && (date == 30) && (day == 4)) document.write("

Happy Thanksgiving!"); // December if ((month == 11) && (date == 10)) document.write("

It's Human Rights Day."); if ((month == 11) && (date == 21)) document.write("

Today is the Winter Solstice."); if ((month == 11) && (date == 25)) document.write("

Merry Christmas!"); if ((month == 11) && (date == 26)) document.write("

Happy Boxing Day!"); if ((month == 11) && (date == 31)) document.write("

It's New Year's Eve. Be safe!"); // UN-SET/RESET FONT CHARACTERISTICS document.write('') // END