Day Guide for Monday October 9th 2023

This is our day guide for Monday October 9th 2023 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 282 of 2023.

Holidays on October 9th 2023

International: Columbus Day. This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
Bahamas: National Heroes' Day. The second Monday in October is National Heroes Day, which replaced Discovery Day in 2013
Belize: Día de la Raza (in lieu). Marks the arrival of Columbus in the Americas on October 12th 1492

Public sector only

Canada: Thanksgiving. Celebrated on the Second Monday in October and statutory, except in Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
Chile: Meeting of the Worlds. Honors the indigenous people of the Americas on the date when Columbus first set foot in the Americas
Ecuador: Independence of Guayaquil. Guayaquil declared independence from Spain in 1820, a key victory for the Ecuadorian War of Independence
Japan: Health-Sports Day. Japan celebrates Sports Day to promote sports and an active lifestyle to ensure a healthy mind and body
Lao: Boat Racing Festival. Held at different times in October or early November in every riverside town to mark the end of Buddhist Lent.

Public sector only

Peru: Non-Working Day. Non-working days for the public sector have been declared to boost tourism.
Samoa: Lotu a Tamaiti Holiday. Day after White Sunday, when parents and communities celebrate childhood
Sint Maarten: Constitution Day. The constitution came into force on October 10th 2010, the date of the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles
South Korea: Hangeul Day. Marks the proclamation of the Korean alphabet in 1446. Reinstated as a holiday in 2013

Regional

Spain (regional): Valencian Community Day. Valencia. Anniversary of King James I of Aragons capture of the city from the Moors in 1238
Taiwan: National Day (bridge day). Celebrates the start of the Wuchang Uprising of October 10, 1911
Turks and Caicos Islands: National Heritage Day. This holiday replaced Columbus Day in 2014, which was also held on the second Monday In October

Regional

USA (regional): US Indigenous People's Day. This state holiday has been adopted on the second Monday in October to replace Columbus Day
Uganda: Independence Day. Marks Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962

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Observances on October 9th 2023

  • USA: National Leif Erikson Day
  • USA: National Moldy Cheese Day
  • United Nations: World Post Day
  • USA: National Kick Butts Day
  • USA: Native American Day
  • USA: National Kick Butt Day
  • USA: National Online Bank Day
  • USA: Indigenous People's Day

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