Day Guide for Sunday October 9th 2022

This is our day guide for Sunday October 9th 2022 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 282 of 2022.

Holidays on October 9th 2022

International: Prophet's Birthday (in lieu). Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
American Samoa: White Sunday. A religious day dedicated to the children of American Samoa
Ecuador: Independence of Guayaquil. Guayaquil declared independence from Spain in 1820, a key victory for the Ecuadorian War of Independence

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India (regional): Kumar Purnima. An important festival in Odisha where young women perform religious rites to seek ideal life partners and a bright future.

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India (regional): Lakshmi Puja. The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month Ashwin

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India (regional): Maharishi Valmiki Birthday. Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE
Myanmar: Full Moon Day of Thadingyut. The Festival of Lights marks the end of the perod of Buddhist lent
Saint Barthélemy: Abolition Day. Slavery was finally abolished in all French possessions on May 28th 1848
South Korea: Hangeul Day. Marks the proclamation of the Korean alphabet in 1446. Reinstated as a holiday in 2013

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Spain (regional): Valencian Community Day. Valencia. Anniversary of King James I of Aragons capture of the city from the Moors in 1238
Sri Lanka: Vap Full Moon Poya. Marks Buddha's preaching of Abhidamma to the gods in Tavatimsa and the end of the Buddhist period of fasting
Uganda: Independence Day. Marks Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962

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Observances on October 9th 2022

  • USA: National Leif Erikson Day
  • USA: National Moldy Cheese Day
  • United Nations: World Post Day
  • USA: Clergy Appreciation Day
  • Germany: Grandparents' Day

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