Day Guide for Tuesday October 12th 2021

This is our day guide for Tuesday October 12th 2021 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 285 of 2021.

Holidays on October 12th 2021

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

Equatorial Guinea: Independence Day. Independence from Spain on 12 October 1968, when the country became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea

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India (regional): Maha Saptami. Assam, Odisha, West Bengal. On the seventh day of Durga Puja, the goddess started her battle against Mahishasura.

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

Nepal: Phulpati. A major celebration that takes place on the seventh day of Bada Dashain festival, also called Saptami.

Spain: Hispanic Day. This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas

Venezuela: Indigenous Resistance Day. Not an official holiday, this day Honors the heroes of the anti-Spanish resistance

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Observances on October 12th 2021

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
Brazil: Children's Day in Brazil
International: World Arthritis Day
Italy: Christopher Columbus Day

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