Day Guide for Thursday October 5th 2017

This is our day guide for Thursday October 5th 2017 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 278 of 2017.

Holidays on October 5th 2017

International: Day after mid Autumn Festival. The Mid Autumn festival starts on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
Brunei: Public Holiday. Golden Jubilee of His Majesty's ascension to the throne in 1967
China: National Day. The Peoples Republic of China observes its anniversary on Oct 1st

Public sector only

Egypt: Armed Forces Day Holiday. Public sector holiday as Armed Forces' Day fall on a Friday
Honduras: Discovery of America Day. Honours the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas

Regional

India (regional): Lakshmi Puja. The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month Ashwin

Regional

India (regional): Maharishi Valmiki Birthday. Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE
Israel: Sukkot. Sukkot is also known as Succoth, Sukkos, Feast of Booths or Feast of Tabernacles
Myanmar: Full Moon Day of Thadingyut. The Festival of Lights marks the end of the perod of Buddhist lent
Portugal: Republic Day. Commemorates the establishment of a republican form of government in 1910
South Korea: Harvest Festival Holiday. Chuseok, the Harvest Moon Festival is one of Korea's most cherished holidays
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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There are no observances today.

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