Day Guide for Saturday October 28th 2023

This is our day guide for Saturday October 28th 2023 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 301 of 2023.

Holidays on October 28th 2023

International: National Anniversary Day. Also known as 'World War ΙΙ National Holiday', this holiday celebrates Greece's refusal to yield to the Axis powers in 1940.
Czech Republic: Independent Czechoslovak State Day. Marks the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918

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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.

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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
Lao: End of Buddhist Lent Day. Boun Ok Phansa is a mark of the end of three month retreat during the rainy season of the monks
Myanmar: Full Moon Day of Thadingyut. 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 28th 2023

  • USA: National Chocolate Day
  • United Kingdom: Wild Foods Day
  • International: International Creole Day
  • Germany: World Savings Day
  • Ukraine: Day of the Liberation of Ukraine
  • USA: National First Responders Day
  • Dominica: International Creole Day
  • USA: National Make A Difference Day
  • USA: National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

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