In which DCist explores the city’s diplomatic portal to the world, highlighting the best events on the global calendar.

» November 26: On this day in 1924, the nation now known Mongolia presented itself to the world as the Mongolia People’s Republic, thus ending the reign of the khan and establishing the world’s second communist nation.

Today, that nation is no more! After the collapse of the Soviet regime in the late 80s, Mongolia, like many satellites within the Soviet sphere, began a gradual transition into a democracy and a still rougher effort to become a market economy. The way Mongolians see it, Proclamation Day marks the start of the (very) long drive toward self rule.

Unfortunately for friends of Mongolia living in the District, it will be very difficult to lay a wreath at the tomb of revolutionary hero Damdin Sükhbaatar. However, Mongolians also like to celebrate the holiday by watching wrestling — considered one of the Three Manly Sports — and as it happens, wrestling is just around the corner for D.C. But tickets to see the World Wrestling Entertainment matchup at the Verizon Center and observe Proclamation Day on December 1. Or, if you don’t mind seeing a Not-Particularly Manly Game, you can watch the hapless Washington Wizards the day before and after. For November 26 itself? Grab some Mongolian BBQ at Tony Cheng‘s.

» November 29: You know how life is on Vanuatu, the archipelago formerly known as the Anglo-French Condominium of New Hebrides: You’re not going to get out of celebrating Unity Day. Isn’t it time to establish a new Melanesian tradition? Aren’t people tired of hearing the same old story of Unity Day, seeing the same people, participating in the same traditions?

So maybe we should take a page from the peoples of Venuatu’s Tanna Island, who, according to Time:

. . . daub their chests with red paint to spell out the letters U.S.A. Then, equipped with bamboo poles to symbolize rifles, they march down to the shores of the Pacific to await the arrival of John Frum. This godlike figure, whose origin is shrouded in mystery, is a legendary black cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He is expected to reappear from the surf some day with all the Jeeps and chewing gum and other marvels that G.I.s brought to the New Hebrides during World War II. John Frum never comes, but the people of Tanna take his continued absence in good spirit.

We could probably track down David Frum. Meet you in Dupont Circle?

» November 30: St. Andrew’s Day is one of the more important holidays for the Scottish people, celebrated by Scots worldwide and also observed in the larger United Kingdom; St. Andrew is also venerated in Germany, Austria, Poland, and Orthodox countries. An Apostle, Andrew is said to have preached Gospel through Asia Minor and was reportedly crucified by Romans in southern Greece. Constantine had his remains moved to Istanbul (then Constantinople). A figure said to be a Greek monk or an Irish assistant to St. Columba was told in his vision to move his bones to the end of the world — and at the time, Scotland fit the bill.

St. Andrew and St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Catholic Church in Alexandria will held a special feast of St. Andrew Evensong, including a blessing of Scottish tartans, bagpipes and other Scottish music, and a reception with Scottish foods and beverages.

UPDATE: By popular nationalist demand, I replaced the Union Jack with the Saltire.