Day Guide for Monday October 11th 2021

This is our day guide for Monday October 11th 2021 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 284 of 2021.

Holidays on October 11th 2021

International: Columbus Day. This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
International: Day of the Races (in lieu). Not an official holiday, this day is commemorated on the exact date when Christopher 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

Regional

Bolivia (regional): Public Holiday. Pando regional holiday celebrated on 11 October

Public sector only

Canada: Thanksgiving. Celebrated on the Second Monday in October and statutory, except in Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
Iraq: Public Holiday. Public Holidays to allow voting in the parliamentary elections.
Kenya: Mazingira Day (in lieu). As Utamaduni Day falls on a Sunday in 2021, the following Monday will be a public holiday
North Macedonia: Revolution Day. Beginning of Anti-fascist war during WWII in 1941

Public sector only

Peru: Non-Working Day. Non-working days for the public sector have been declared to boost tourism.
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
South Korea: Hangeul Day (in lieu). Becomes an alternative holiday under the government's alternative statutory holiday program.
Taiwan: National Day (in lieu). Celebrates the start of the Wuchang Uprising of October 10, 1911
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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