Day Guide for Saturday September 30th 2017

This is our day guide for Saturday September 30th 2017 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 273 of 2017.

Holidays on September 30th 2017

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

International: 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.

Botswana: Botswana Day. Botswana gained its independence from Great Britain on September 30th 1966

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India (regional): Vijaya Dashami. Also known as Dashain or Tenth day of Navratri or Durgotsav, Vijaya Dashami commemorates the day that Durga appeared riding a lion to slay the Mahisasura.

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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): Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev. Birthday of Srimanta Sankardev, a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath

Israel: Day of Atonement. Yom Kippur is the Jewish day of repentance, considered to be the holiest and most solemn day of the year

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