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Clear filtersOctober 12 holidays - Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, Dia de la Raza, and Spanish National Day
October 12 is a clustered civic-religious holiday date observed worldwide. It is Columbus Day (US federal), Indigenous Peoples Day (US states and cities), Dia de la Raza / Dia de la Hispanidad (Latin America and Spain), and Discovery Day (The Bahamas). The same calendar date also marks the Feast of Our Lady of Aparecida, the patron saint of Brazil.
Turkey Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı) - October 29, the 1923 founding of the Republic of Turkey
Turkey Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı) on October 29 is a federal public holiday in Turkey marking the 1923 proclamation of the Republic of Turkey by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Grand National Assembly. The 29th is the principal day, with the 28th as the eve celebration; the day is marked by official ceremonies, military parades, and school events nationwide.
Canadian Thanksgiving - origins, date, and how it differs from the US holiday
Canadian Thanksgiving (Action de graces) is held the second Monday of October. It predates the US holiday by about 40 years and traces to a 1578 English expedition, not a 1621 Pilgrim feast.
Chinese National Day - October 1, the founding of the Peoples Republic of China, and the Golden Week holiday
Chinese National Day on October 1 marks the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The day kicks off the 7-day National Day Golden Week, the largest annual domestic travel and consumer event in the world.
Columbus Day - federal status, Indigenous Peoples Day replacement, and how each state observes it
Columbus Day is a US federal holiday on the second Monday of October. At least 14 states and the District of Columbia observe Indigenous Peoples Day instead, alongside or in place of Columbus Day. Here is the full state map.
Fiesta Nacional de Espana (Spain's National Day) - October 12, military parade, and the La Hispanidad debate
Spain's national day on October 12 commemorates the 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas. The date is marked by a military parade in Madrid, the Royal Family on the palace balcony, and remains contested in Catalonia, the Basque Country, Asturias, and Canarias.
Gandhi Jayanti - October 2, the birthday of Mohandas Gandhi and the UN International Day of Non-Violence
Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 marks the birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), leader of the Indian independence movement and architect of nonviolent civil disobedience. One of three national holidays in India, observed with prayer meetings, school commemorations, and acts of community service.
Sports Day in Japan (Sports no Hi) - second Monday of October, the renamed Health and Sports Day
Japan’s Sports Day (スポーツの日, Supōtsu no Hi) on the second Monday of October is a national public holiday promoting sport and physical health. Originally Health and Sports Day established in 1966 to mark the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, it was renamed Sports Day in 2020 under the 2018 Olympic-era nomenclature reform.
Tag der Deutschen Einheit - what it celebrates, why October 3, and how it is observed
German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) is Germany’s national holiday on October 3, marking the 1990 reunification of East and West Germany. It is observed with a central civic celebration hosted by a different Bundesland each year.