Day Guide for Friday October 15th 2021

This is our day guide for Friday October 15th 2021 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 288 of 2021.

Holidays on October 15th 2021

International: Durga Puja. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.
International: Subha Vijaya Dashami. The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
Cambodia: Commemoration Day of King's Father. Norodom Sihanouk was the head of state of Cambodia in its various states since 1941 until his death in 2012.

Regional

India (regional): Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev. Birthday of Srimanta Sankardev, a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath
Iran: Martyrdom of Imam Hassan Asgari. Imam Hassan Asgari was the 11th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam and was poisoned in 874 AD.
Malawi: Mother's Day. This holiday is celebrated on World Rural Women's Day. World Rural Women’s Day was launched in 1995 during the 4th UN World Conference on Women
Tunisia: Evacuation Day. Commemorates the retreat of last French soldiers from Bizerte on October 15th 1963
Ukraine: Day of the Defender (bridge day). Honours the courage of the defenders of Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity

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Observances on October 15th 2021

  • United Nations: International Day of Rural Women 
  • USA: National Cheese Curd Day
  • USA: National Grouch Day
  • USA: National I Love Lucy Day
  • USA: National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
  • USA: National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
  • United Kingdom: National Roast Pheasant Day
  • USA: National White Cane Safety Day
  • USA: National Aesthetician Day
  • USA: National Boss’s Day
  • USA: National Mammography Day
  • Brazil: Brazil Teachers Day
  • Canada: National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
  • International: Global Handwashing Day
  • United Kingdom: Local Radio Day
  • International: World Students' Day
  • International: Developmental Language Disorder Day

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