Day Guide for Wednesday October 20th 2021

This is our day guide for Wednesday October 20th 2021 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 293 of 2021.

Holidays on October 20th 2021

International: Maulud Nabi. Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
Guatemala: Revolution Day. In 1944, university students and military leaders aligned to overthrow the dictator Jorge Ubico

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India (regional): Lakshmi Puja. The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month Ashwin

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India (regional): Maharishi Valmiki Birthday. Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE

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India (regional): Kumar Purnima. An important festival in Odisha where young women perform religious rites to seek ideal life partners and a bright future.
Kenya: Mashujaa Day. October 20th honours all those who contributed towards the struggle for independence
Myanmar: Full Moon of Thadingyut Holiday Holiday. The Festival of Lights marks the end of the perod of Buddhist lent
Sri Lanka: Vap Full Moon Poya. Marks Buddha's preaching of Abhidamma to the gods in Tavatimsa and the end of the Buddhist period of fasting

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Observances on October 20th 2021

  • USA: BRA Day USA
  • USA: Hagfish Day
  • USA: Medical Assistants Recognition Day
  • USA: Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce
  • USA: National Brandied Fruit Day
  • International: World Osteoporosis Day
  • International: International Sloth Day
  • International: International Chefs Day

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