Day Guide for Saturday October 17th 2020

This is our day guide for Saturday October 17th 2020 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 291 of 2020.

Holidays on October 17th 2020

Estonia: Ethnicity day. day dedicated to the Estonian unique language and cultural identity

Haiti: Dessalines Day. Commemorates the death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haiti's first ruler, in 1806

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India (regional): Bathukamma Starting Day. Bathukamma is floral festival celebrated by the Hindu women of Telangana

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India (regional): Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti. Maharaja Agrasen was a legendary Indian king of Agroha, from whom the Agrawal and Agrahari communities are descended

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India (regional): Kati Bihu. An important Assamese festival to ensure strong growth and healthy crops that begins at the start of the month of Kati.

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India (regional): Mera Chaoren Houba. Mera Chaoren Houba is a traditional festival of Manipur celebrated on the first day of Mera, the seventh month of Meetei Lunar calendar.

Iran: Martyrdom of Imam Reza. Imam Reza was a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and the eighth Shi'ite Imam

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Observances on October 17th 2020

USA: Black Poetry Day
International: Global Ethics Day
United Nations: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
USA: National Edge Day
USA: National Mulligan Day
USA: National Pasta Day
USA: National Sweetest Day

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