Holidays and Observances around the World
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- Aruba
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- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
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- Grenada
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- The Bahamas
- United States
- US Virgin Islands
Atlantic
South America
Australia & Pacific
UN & World
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
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- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- China
- Cyprus
- Georgia
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
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- Malaysia
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan (Coming soon)
- Thailand
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Indian Ocean
Europe
- Albania
- Andorra
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- Croatia
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- Gibraltar
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- Guernsey
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- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
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- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia, Republic of
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
Africa
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo Democratic Republic
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Reunion
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Upcoming holidays and observances
| Weekday | Date | Holiday name | Countries where this is observed (might not be complete) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Oct 1 | Independence of Southern British Cameroons from UK | Cameroon |
| Saturday | Oct 1 | National Day | China, Hong Kong |
| Saturday | Oct 1 | Cyprus Independence Day | Cyprus |
| Saturday | Oct 1 | Pchum Ben Day (Day 2) | Cambodia |
| Saturday | Oct 1 | Armed Forces Day | South Korea |
| Saturday | Oct 1 | Wine Day (Day 1) | Moldova |
| Saturday | Oct 1 | Elders' Day | Mongolia |
| Saturday | Oct 1 | National Day of the People's Republic of China | Macau |
| Saturday | Oct 1 | National Day | Nigeria |
| Saturday | Oct 1 | Ghatasthapana | Nepal |
| Saturday | Oct 1 | Investiture Ceremony of the Captains Regent 2 | San Marino |
| Saturday | Oct 1 | Children´s Day | El Salvador |
| Saturday | Oct 1 | Teachers Day | Uzbekistan |
| Sunday | Oct 2 | Al-Hijra (Islamic New Year) | United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Malaysia |
| Sunday | Oct 2 | National Day Golden Week holiday | China |
| Sunday | Oct 2 | Independence Day | Guinea |
| Sunday | Oct 2 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | India |
| Sunday | Oct 2 | Pchum Ben Day (Day 3) | Cambodia |
| Sunday | Oct 2 | Wine Day (Day 2) | Moldova |
| Sunday | Oct 2 | Teacher's Day | Ukraine |
| Monday | Oct 3 | Rosh Hashana | Argentina |
| Monday | Oct 3 | Muharram/New Year | Argentina |
| Monday | Oct 3 | Rosh Hashana | Australia, Canada, Israel, United Kingdom, United States, United States |
| Monday | Oct 3 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen |
| Monday | Oct 3 | Queen's Birthday | Australia |
| Monday | Oct 3 | Labour Day | Australia |
| Monday | Oct 3 | National Day Golden Week holiday | China |
| Monday | Oct 3 | Day of German Unity | Germany |
| Monday | Oct 3 | Morazan´s Day | Honduras |
| Monday | Oct 3 | Iraqi Independence Day | Iraq |
| Monday | Oct 3 | Muharram/New Year | Jordan |
| Monday | Oct 3 | National Foundation Day | South Korea |
| Tuesday | Oct 4 | Second day of Rosh Hashana | Argentina |
| Tuesday | Oct 4 | Feast of St Francis of Assisi | Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States |
| Tuesday | Oct 4 | National Day Golden Week holiday | China |
| Tuesday | Oct 4 | Rosh Hashana II (New Year day 2) | Israel |
| Tuesday | Oct 4 | Independence Day | Lesotho |
| Tuesday | Oct 4 | Peace and Reconciliation Day | Mozambique |
| Wednesday | Oct 5 | National Day Golden Week holiday | China |
| Wednesday | Oct 5 | Tzom Gedaliah | Israel |
| Wednesday | Oct 5 | Republic Implantation | Portugal |
| Thursday | Oct 6 | National Day Golden Week holiday | China |
| Thursday | Oct 6 | Armed Forces Day | Egypt |
| Thursday | Oct 6 | October Liberation Day | Syria |
| Friday | Oct 7 | National Day Golden Week holiday | China |
| Friday | Oct 7 | 80th anniversary of the constitution of the Basque Government in Guernica | Spain |
| Saturday | Oct 8 | Independence Day | Croatia |
| Saturday | Oct 8 | Phulpati (Dashain) | Nepal |
| Saturday | Oct 8 | Battle of Angamos | Peru |
| Sunday | Oct 9 | Double Ninth Festival | China |
| Sunday | Oct 9 | Independence of Guayaquil | Ecuador |
| Sunday | Oct 9 | Day of the Valencian Community | Spain |
| Sunday | Oct 9 | Hangeul Proclamation Day | South Korea |
| Sunday | Oct 9 | Astami (Dashain) | Nepal |
| Sunday | Oct 9 | Double Ninth Day | Taiwan |
| Sunday | Oct 9 | Independence Day | Uganda |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Day of respect for cultural diversity | Argentina |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Thanksgiving Day | Canada |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Thanksgiving Day | Canada |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Columbus Day | Chile |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Beginning of the War of Independence | Cuba |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Curaçao Day | Curaçao |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Fiji Day | Fiji |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Columbus Day | Guam |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Chung Yeung Festival | Hong Kong |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Sports Day | Japan |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Party Foundation Day | North Korea |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Mother's Day | Malawi |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Nawami (Dashain) | Nepal |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Day of the Maroons | Suriname |
| Monday | Oct 10 | National Day/Double Tenth Day | Taiwan |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Columbus Day | United States |
| Monday | Oct 10 | Virgin Islands - Puerto Rico Friendship Day (Columbus Day) | US Virgin Islands |
| Tuesday | Oct 11 | Ashura | Bangladesh |
| Tuesday | Oct 11 | National Heroes Day | The Bahamas |
| Tuesday | Oct 11 | Day of Achura | Algeria |
| Tuesday | Oct 11 | Dussehra (Maha Navami) | India |
| Tuesday | Oct 11 | Tassoua | Iran |
| Tuesday | Oct 11 | First Day of Ashura | Lebanon |
| Tuesday | Oct 11 | Day of People’s Uprising | Macedonia, Republic of |
| Tuesday | Oct 11 | Dashami (Dashain) | Nepal |
| Tuesday | Oct 11 | First Day of Ashura | Pakistan |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Ashura | Afghanistan |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Yom Kippur | Argentina |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Yom Kippur | Australia, Canada, Israel, Macedonia, Republic of, United Kingdom, United States, United States |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Indigenous Resistance´s Day | Bolivia |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Our Lady Aparecida/Children's Day | Brazil |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Pan American Day | Belize |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Day of the Cultures | Costa Rica |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Hispanic Day | Spain |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Ashura | Gambia |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Independence Day | Equatorial Guinea |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Dia de la raza | Guatemala |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Columbus Day | Honduras |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Muharram/Ashura | India |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Ashura | Iraq |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Ashura | Iran |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Columbus Day | Mexico |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Indigenous Resistance Day | Nicaragua |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Ekadashi (Dashain) | Nepal |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Second Day of Ashura | Pakistan |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Columbus Day | Puerto Rico |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Ashura | Somalia |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Columbus Day | El Salvador |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Columbus Day | Uruguay |
| Wednesday | Oct 12 | Indigenous Resistance´s Day | Venezuela |
| Thursday | Oct 13 | Prince Louis Rwagasore Day | Burundi |
| Thursday | Oct 13 | Duwadashi (Dashain) | Nepal |
| Friday | Oct 14 | Svetitskhovloba | Georgia |
| Friday | Oct 14 | Mwalimu Nyerere Day | Tanzania |
| Friday | Oct 14 | Defenders' Day | Ukraine |
| Friday | Oct 14 | Revolution Day | Yemen |
| Saturday | Oct 15 | Teacher's Day | Brazil |
| Saturday | Oct 15 | Extra Work Day for Oct. 31 | Hungary |
| Saturday | Oct 15 | Commemoration Day of King's Father | Cambodia |
| Saturday | Oct 15 | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | Sri Lanka |
| Saturday | Oct 15 | Kojagrat Purnima | Nepal |
| Saturday | Oct 15 | Evacuation Day | Tunisia |
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