Holidays and Observances around the World
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North America
- Aruba
- Barbados
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
- The Bahamas
- US Virgin Islands
- United States
South America
Australia & Pacific
UN & World
Asia
Europe
- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Holy See (Vatican City)
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kosovo
- 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 Dem.Rep.
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Djibouti (Coming soon)
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- 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
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Upcoming holidays and observances
| Weekday | Date | Holiday name | Countries where this is observed (might not be complete) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Oct 6 | Simchat Torah | Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States |
| Tuesday | Oct 6 | National Day Golden Week holiday | China |
| Tuesday | Oct 6 | Armed Forces Day | Egypt |
| Tuesday | Oct 6 | October Liberation Day | Syria |
| Wednesday | Oct 7 | National Day Golden Week holiday | China |
| Wednesday | Oct 7 | Morazan´s Day | Honduras |
| Thursday | Oct 8 | Columbus Day | Honduras |
| Thursday | Oct 8 | Independence Day | Croatia |
| Thursday | Oct 8 | Battle of Angamos | Peru |
| Friday | Oct 9 | Independence of Guayaquil | Ecuador |
| Friday | Oct 9 | Day of the Valencian Community | Spain |
| Friday | Oct 9 | Army Day | Honduras |
| Friday | Oct 9 | Hangeul Proclamation Day | South Korea |
| Friday | Oct 9 | National Day/Double Tenth Day observed | Taiwan |
| Friday | Oct 9 | Independence Day | Uganda |
| Saturday | Oct 10 | Special Working Day | China |
| Saturday | Oct 10 | Beginning of the War of Independence | Cuba |
| Saturday | Oct 10 | Fiji Day | Fiji |
| Saturday | Oct 10 | Day of the Maroons | Suriname |
| Saturday | Oct 10 | National Day/Double Tenth Day | Taiwan |
| Sunday | Oct 11 | Pchum Ben Day (Day 1) | Cambodia |
| Sunday | Oct 11 | Day of People’s Uprising | Macedonia, Republic of |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Day of respect for cultural diversity | Argentina |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Mahalaya | Bangladesh |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Indigenous Resistance´s Day | Bolivia |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Our Lady Aparecida/Children's Day | Brazil |
| Monday | Oct 12 | National Heroes Day | The Bahamas |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Thanksgiving Day | Canada |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Columbus Day | Chile, Colombia |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Columbus Day | Costa Rica |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Hispanic Day | Spain |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Independence Day | Equatorial Guinea |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Sports Day | Japan |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Pchum Ben Day (Day 2) | Cambodia |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Day of People’s Uprising observed | Macedonia, Republic of |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Mother's Day | Malawi |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Columbus Day | Mexico |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Indigenous Resistance Day | Nicaragua |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Columbus Day | Puerto Rico |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Columbus Day | El Salvador |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Columbus Day | United States |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Columbus Day | Uruguay |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Indigenous Resistance´s Day | Venezuela |
| Monday | Oct 12 | Virgin Islands - Puerto Rico Friendship Day (Columbus Day) | US Virgin Islands |
| Tuesday | Oct 13 | Prince Louis Rwagasore Day | Burundi |
| Tuesday | Oct 13 | Pchum Ben Day (Day 3) | Cambodia |
| Wednesday | Oct 14 | Svetitskhovloba | Georgia |
| Wednesday | Oct 14 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Indonesia, Malaysia |
| Wednesday | Oct 14 | Mwalimu Nyerere Day | Tanzania |
| Wednesday | Oct 14 | Defenders' Day | Ukraine |
| Wednesday | Oct 14 | Revolution Day | Yemen |
| Thursday | Oct 15 | Al-Hijra (Islamic New Year) | United Arab Emirates, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Senegal, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen |
| Thursday | Oct 15 | Muharram/New Year | Argentina |
| Thursday | Oct 15 | Teacher's Day | Brazil |
| Thursday | Oct 15 | Muharram/New Year | Jordan |
| Thursday | Oct 15 | Commemoration Day of King's Father | Cambodia |
| Thursday | Oct 15 | Evacuation Day | Tunisia |
| Saturday | Oct 17 | Dessalines Day | Haiti |
| Sunday | Oct 18 | National Independence Day | Azerbaijan |
| Sunday | Oct 18 | Durga Pooja | Pakistan |
| Sunday | Oct 18 | Alaska Day | United States |
| Monday | Oct 19 | Mother Teresa Beatification Day | Albania |
| Monday | Oct 19 | National Independence Day observed | Azerbaijan |
| Monday | Oct 19 | National Heroes' Day | Jamaica |
| Monday | Oct 19 | Alaska Day observed | United States |
| Tuesday | Oct 20 | Revolution of 1944 | Guatemala |
| Tuesday | Oct 20 | Maha Saptami | India |
| Tuesday | Oct 20 | Mashujaa Day | Kenya |
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