Day Guide for Monday October 12th 2020

This is our day guide for Monday October 12th 2020 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 286 of 2020.

Holidays on October 12th 2020

International: Columbus Day. This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
International: Indigenous Resistance Day. Honors the indigenous people of the Americas 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. Marks the arrival of Columbus in the Americas on October 12th 1492
Brazil: Lady of Aparecida. Known as 'Nossa Senhora de Aparecida', it honours Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin Mary Aparecida. Mary is honoured with a ten day festival in the city near São Paulo that bears her name

Public sector only

Canada: Thanksgiving. Celebrated on the Second Monday in October and statutory, except in Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
Equatorial Guinea: Independence Day. Independence from Spain on 12 October 1968, when the country became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Mexico: Day of the Pluricultural Nation. Not an official holiday, this day commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
North Macedonia: Revolution Day (in lieu). As Revolution Day falls on a Sunday in 2020, the following Monday will be a public holiday
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
Spain: Hispanic Day. This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
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

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Observances on October 12th 2020

  • USA: National Kick Butt Day
  • USA: National Online Bank Day
  • USA: Native American Day
  • USA: National Farmer’s Day
  • USA: National Freethought Day
  • USA: National Gumbo Day
  • USA: National Pulled Pork Day
  • USA: National Savings Day
  • USA: National Vermont Day
  • United Kingdom: Local Radio Day
  • Brazil: Children's Day in Brazil
  • International: World Arthritis Day
  • Italy: Christopher Columbus Day

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