Day Guide for Saturday October 12th 2024

This is our day guide for Saturday October 12th 2024 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 286 of 2024.

Holidays on October 12th 2024

International: Day of the Races. Not an official holiday, this day is commemorated on the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
International: Dassain. 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.
Brazil: Lady of Aparecida. Known as 'Nossa Senhora de Aparecida', it honours Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin Mary Aparecida. Mary is honoured with a ten day festival in the city near São Paulo that bears her name
Equatorial Guinea: Independence Day. Independence from Spain on 12 October 1968, when the country became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea

Regional

India (regional): Ayudha Puja. On Ayudha Puja, the ninth day of Navaratri, many common and seemingly mundane tools and implements are cleaned and worshipped.

Regional

India (regional): Mahanavami. The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana

Regional

India (regional): Dussehra. The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
Israel: Day of Atonement. Yom Kippur is the Jewish day of repentance, considered to be the holiest and most solemn day of the year

Regional

Malaysia (regional): Birthday of the Governor of Sarawak. The birthday of the Governor of Sarawak is a regional public holiday in Malaysia on the second Saturday in October.
Mexico: Day of the Pluricultural Nation. Not an official holiday, this day commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
Nepal: Maha Navami. Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga

Not a Public Holiday

Serbia: Remembrance Day. National World War II Victims Remembrance Day
Spain: Hispanic Day. This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas

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Observances on October 12th 2024

  • USA: National Farmer’s Day
  • USA: National Freethought Day
  • USA: National Gumbo Day
  • USA: National Pulled Pork Day
  • USA: National Savings Day
  • USA: National Vermont Day
  • Brazil: Children's Day in Brazil
  • International: World Arthritis Day
  • Italy: Christopher Columbus Day
  • USA: National Chess Day
  • USA: National Costume Swap Day
  • USA: National Motorcycle Ride Day
  • United Kingdom: National Album Day

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