Global & Geopolitical ·Sunday, August 30, 2026

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If the world had one shared public holiday, what should it mark?

36%
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Something natural. A solstice or equinox, the only events nobody can claim

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All answers

Something natural. A solstice or equinox, the only events nobody can claim
36%
Nothing at all. A day off with no meaning attached, which everyone would actually enjoy
29%
The end of a war. Something we all agreed was worth stopping
14%
It would never work. Any date means something painful to somebody
14%
Just a nonsense concept
7%
The founding of the UN. However flawed, it is the one thing everyone signed
0%
A scientific achievement. The moon landing or the eradication of smallpox
0%

Close call — “Something natural. A solstice or equinox, the only events nobody can claim” and “Nothing at all. A day off with no meaning attached, which everyone would actually enjoy” are nearly tied.

Country

% chose top answer

🇭🇷Croatia33%🇧🇪Belgium100%🇧🇬Bulgaria100%🇳🇱Netherlands100%

Croatia is most divided — 33% “Something natural. A solstice or equinox, the only events nobody can claim” vs 33% “The end of a war. Something we all agreed was worth stopping”.

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Age

100%
40%
20%
50%

35–44 is most divided — 40% “Something natural. A solstice or equinox, the only events nobody can claim” vs 20% “Nothing at all. A day off with no meaning attached, which everyone would actually enjoy”.

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Gender

50%
25%
60%
20%

Man leans differently — 60% chose “Nothing at all. A day off with no meaning attached, which everyone would actually enjoy”.

Man is most divided — 60% “Nothing at all. A day off with no meaning attached, which everyone would actually enjoy” vs 20% “Something natural. A solstice or equinox, the only events nobody can claim”.

5 of 14 respondents didn't share their info

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