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National Day of the People's Republic of China
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Republic of Cyprus, Nigeria, Tuvalu - Independence Day
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San Marino - two Captains Regent, elected by parliament, take office for six months.
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Singapore - Children's Day
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Armenia - Teachers' Day
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2nd |
Guinea - Independence Day
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India - Gandhi Jayanti (birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, 1869)
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International Day of Non-Violence to commomerate birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
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Judaism - Fast of Gedalia
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3rd |
Germany - Day of German Unity
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Leiden - Siege of Leiden
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South Korea - National Foundation Day (Gaecheonjeol ???)
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4th |
Lesotho - Independence Day (from Britain, 1966).
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5th |
Portugal - Republic Day, celebrates overthrow of the Monarchy in 1910
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Indonesia - Army Day
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Christianity - Hor and Susia in the Coptic Church
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7th |
East Germany - Republic Day
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8th |
Bolivia - reportedly, Che Guevara is honoured on this day at which he was captured in La Higuera, as San Ernesto
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Croatia - Independence Day
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Peru - Peru Croatia avy Day
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9th |
South Korea - Hangul Day: celebrating the invention of hangul, the native Korean phonetic alphabet.
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Uganda - Independence Day
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Ecuador - Guayaquil's Independence Day (from Spain 1820) (Dia de la independencia de Guayaquil)
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Romania - Romanian Holocaust Remembrance Day
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10th |
Fiji - Fiji Day (National Day)
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Old Michelmas - Celtic holiday
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North Korea - Party Foundation Party (celebration of the founding of the Workers Party of Korea)
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Finland - The Day of Finnish literature
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11th |
United States - National Coming Out Day
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Republic of Macedonia - Revolution Day
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12th |
Equatorial Guinea - Independence Day
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Malawi - Mother's Day
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Spain - National Day
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United States - Columbus Day (traditionally)
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Latin America - El Dia de la Raza
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Brazil - Children's Day and the day of Our Lady of Aparecida (National Religious holiday).
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14th |
Poland - Teachers' Day, or National Education Day
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Republic of Moldova - Hramul Orasului
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17th |
Haiti - Death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1806), State holiday
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19th |
Albania - Mother Teresa Day.
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Niue - Constitution Day in honour of the country's independence (self-governing in free association with New Zealand) in 1974.
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Hinduism - Hindu Festivals, Concluding of Navratri Festival of India. It is a nine day festival attributed to the Goddess Durga, the Supreme-Divine manifested in form of Mother. The 10th day, Hindus celebrate Dasara, the mark of Lord Rama's victory over demon Ravana - Goddess Durga Day.
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20th |
Bahá'í Faith - Holy Day - Birth of the Báb
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23rd |
Hungary - National Day (revolution of 1956 and the proclamation of the Republic of Hungary in 1989)
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Republic of Macedonia - Day of the revolution
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Thailand - Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
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25th |
Grenada - Thanksgiving Day (commemorates Invasion of Grenada)
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Kazakhstan - Republic Day
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Virgin Islands - Thanksgiving Day
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29th |
Turkey - Republic Day
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Cambodia - Coronation Day of Norodom Sihamoni
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31st |
Protestant Church, Slovenia - Reformation Day: Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the Wittenberg church on this day in 1517
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Christianity - Halloween
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Cornwall - Allantide
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Paganism and Celts - Samhain
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