July 2026 - Intercultural calendar

The calendar provides an overview of public holidays, traditional and religious holidays and international commemoration days without intending to be exhaustive.

15 July: EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis - international

With this day of remembrance, the European Union wants to commemorate those lost to and affected by the climate crisis worldwide. This day serves as a call to action to raise awareness on the impact of the climate crisis and on ways to minimise it and build resilience. The EU aims to raise awareness through social media campaigns, newsletters, storytelling, commemorating the victims, and relevant networking projects. All these activities are geared towards strengthening the awareness raising process.

23 July: Tisha B'Av - Judaism

Tisha B'Av is the ninth day of the month of Av in the Jewish calendar. It is a day of fasting and mourning and commemorates the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE. The fast (no eating or drinking) begins at sunset of the eighth day of Av and lasts for about 25 hours until nightfall the following night. Prayers are chanted aloud at the synagogue service.