Holidays and Observances around the World
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North America
- Aruba
- Barbados
- Canada
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- Costa Rica
- Cuba
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- United States
South America
Australia & Pacific
UN & World
Asia
- Afghanistan
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- Bahrain
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- Cambodia
- China
- Cyprus
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- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
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- Kuwait
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- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Nepal (Coming soon)
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Philippines
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- Russia
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- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Europe
- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
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- Denmark
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- Holy See (Vatican City)
- Hungary
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- Ireland
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- 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Wednesday | Oct 21 | President Ndadaye's Day | Burundi |
| Wednesday | Oct 21 | Double Ninth Festival | China |
| Wednesday | Oct 21 | Chung Yeung Festival | Hong Kong |
| Wednesday | Oct 21 | Maha Ashtami | India |
| Wednesday | Oct 21 | World War II Victims Remembrance Day | Serbia |
| Wednesday | Oct 21 | Double Ninth Day | Taiwan |
| Thursday | Oct 22 | Vijaya Dasami | Bangladesh |
| Thursday | Oct 22 | Ashoora | Bahrain |
| Thursday | Oct 22 | Dussehra (Maha Navami) | India |
| Thursday | Oct 22 | Maha Nawami (Dashain Festival) | Nepal |
| Thursday | Oct 22 | Dussehra | Pakistan |
| Friday | Oct 23 | Ashoora (second day) | Bahrain |
| Friday | Oct 23 | 1956 Revolution Memorial Day | Hungary |
| Friday | Oct 23 | Tassoua | Iran |
| Friday | Oct 23 | Paris Peace Agreement's Day | Cambodia |
| Friday | Oct 23 | Liberation Day | Libya |
| Friday | Oct 23 | Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle | Macedonia, Republic of |
| Friday | Oct 23 | Bijaya Dashami (Dashain Festival) | Nepal |
| Friday | Oct 23 | First Day of Ashura | Pakistan |
| Friday | Oct 23 | Chulalongkorn Day | Thailand |
| Saturday | Oct 24 | Ashura | Afghanistan |
| Saturday | Oct 24 | Ashura | Bangladesh |
| Saturday | Oct 24 | Day of Achura | Algeria |
| Saturday | Oct 24 | Ashura | The Gambia |
| Saturday | Oct 24 | Muharram/Ashura | India |
| Saturday | Oct 24 | Ashura | Iraq |
| Saturday | Oct 24 | Ashura | Iran |
| Saturday | Oct 24 | Second Day of Ashura | Pakistan |
| Saturday | Oct 24 | Ashura | Somalia |
| Saturday | Oct 24 | Independence Day | Zambia |
| Sunday | Oct 25 | Day of Gratitude | Grenada |
| Sunday | Oct 25 | Sovereignty Day | Slovenia |
| Sunday | Oct 25 | Taiwan's Retrocession Day | Taiwan |
| Sunday | Oct 25 | Hurricane Thanksgiving | US Virgin Islands |
| Monday | Oct 26 | National day | Austria |
| Monday | Oct 26 | Lakshmi Puja | Bangladesh |
| Monday | Oct 26 | October Bank Holiday | Ireland |
| Monday | Oct 26 | Labour Day | New Zealand |
| Tuesday | Oct 27 | Prabarana Purnima | Bangladesh |
| Tuesday | Oct 27 | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | India |
| Tuesday | Oct 27 | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | Sri Lanka |
| Tuesday | Oct 27 | Birthday of Guru Balmik Sawami Ji | Pakistan |
| Wednesday | Oct 28 | Public Service Holiday | Brazil |
| Wednesday | Oct 28 | Ochi Day | Cyprus |
| Wednesday | Oct 28 | Independent Czechoslovak State Day | Czech Republic |
| Wednesday | Oct 28 | The Ochi day | Greece |
| Wednesday | Oct 28 | Republic Day Eve | Turkey |
| Thursday | Oct 29 | King's Coronation Day | Cambodia |
| Thursday | Oct 29 | Republic Day | Turkey |
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