Day Guide for Monday October 14th 2019

This is our day guide for Monday October 14th 2019 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 287 of 2019.

Holidays on October 14th 2019

International: Columbus Day. This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
International: Day of respect for cultural diversity. Honors indigenous people on the date when Columbus first set foot in the Americas.
Bahamas: National Heroes' Day. The second Monday in October is National Heroes Day, which replaced Discovery Day in 2013
Belize: Indigenous People’s Resistance Day (in lieu). Marks the arrival of Columbus in the Americas on October 12th 1492
Burundi: Prince Louis Rwagasore Day (in lieu). Marks the assassination in 1961 of a Burundi nationalist and prime minister

Not a Public Holiday

Canada (regional): Thanksgiving. Celebrated on the Second Monday in October and statutory, except in Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
Equatorial Guinea: Independence Day (in lieu). Independence from Spain on 12 October 1968, when the country became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Georgia: Day of Svetitskovloba. This public holiday commemorates the first Christian church to be established in Georgia. According to tradition the shirt of Jesus is buried under the church
Israel: Sukkot. Sukkot is also known as Succoth, Sukkos, Feast of Booths or Feast of Tabernacles
Japan: Health-Sports Day. Japan celebrates Sports Day to promote sports and an active lifestyle to ensure a healthy mind and body
Lao: Boat Racing Festival. Held at different times in October or early November in every riverside town to mark the end of Buddhist Lent.

Regional

Moldova (regional): Chisinau City Day. Public Holiday just for Chisinau. Each city and village has its own celebration day
Myanmar: Full Moon of Thadingyut Holiday. The Festival of Lights marks the end of the perod of Buddhist lent

Regional

Pakistan (regional): Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. Urs of a noted scholar, saint and poet, considered to be greatest Muslim poet of Sindhi language
Samoa: Lotu a Tamaiti Holiday. Day after White Sunday, when parents and communities celebrate childhood
Sint Maarten: Constitution Day. The constitution came into force on October 10th 2010, the date of the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles
Tanzania: Mwalimu Nyerere Day. Commemorates the death of Julius Nyerere, the father of the nation, in 1999
Thailand: The Passing of King Bhumibol (in lieu). In remembrance of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Rama IX who died on October 13th 2016.
Turks and Caicos Islands: National Heritage Day. This holiday replaced Columbus Day in 2014, which was also held on the second Monday In October

Regional

USA (regional): US Indigenous People's Day. This state holiday has been adopted on the second Monday in October to replace Columbus Day
Ukraine: Day of the Defender. Honours the courage of the defenders of Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity
Yemen: Liberation Day. Marks the start of the armed struggle against British rule in South Yemen in 1963

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