Day Guide for Friday October 23rd 2015

This is our day guide for Friday October 23rd 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 296 of 2015.

Holidays on October 23rd 2015

International: Ashoura. Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram.

Cambodia: Paris Peace Agreements Day. This holiday is to commemorate the Treaty of Paris on October 23rd 1991

Hungary: Republic Day. The day of the 1956 uprising against the Soviet Union and the proclamation of the Third Hungarian Republic in 1989.

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

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India (regional): Durga Puja. 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.

Libya: Liberation Day. Day of Liberation from Gaddafi's Jamahiriya declared on 23 October 2011.

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New Zealand (regional): Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day. Hawke's Bay was named by Captain Cook in honour of Edward Hawke, First Lord of the Admiralty

North Macedonia: Day of the Macedonian Revolution. Marks the establishment of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) in 1893

Thailand: Chulalongkorn Day. Commemorates one of Thailand's most revered kings, King Chulalongkorn

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