Day Guide for Monday October 14th 2024

This is our day guide for Monday October 14th 2024 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 288 of 2024.

Holidays on October 14th 2024

International: Columbus Day. This national holiday commemorates 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

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Canada: Thanksgiving. Celebrated on the Second Monday in October and statutory, except in Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
Colombia: Day of the Races. Honors the indigenous people of the Americas on the date when Columbus first set foot in the Americas
Equatorial Guinea: Independence Day (in lieu). Independence from Spain on 12 October 1968, when the country became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Georgia: Day of Svetitskovloba. This public holiday commemorates the first Christian church to be established in Georgia. According to tradition the shirt of Jesus is buried under the church

Regional

India (regional): Durga Puja Holiday. Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.
Japan: Health-Sports Day. Japan celebrates Sports Day to promote sports and an active lifestyle to ensure a healthy mind and body

Regional

Moldova (regional): Chisinau City Day. Public Holiday just for Chisinau. Each city and village has its own celebration day

Regional

Pakistan (regional): Public Holiday. Islamabad, Rawalpindi: For the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's Council of Heads of Government meeting.
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
Tanzania: Mwalimu Nyerere Day. Commemorates the death of Julius Nyerere, the father of the nation, in 1999
Thailand: The Passing of King Bhumibol (in lieu). In remembrance of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Rama IX who died on October 13th 2016.
Turks and Caicos Islands: National Heritage Day. This holiday replaced Columbus Day in 2014, which was also held on the second Monday In October

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USA (regional): US Indigenous People's Day. This state holiday has been adopted on the second Monday in October to replace Columbus Day
Yemen: Liberation Day. Marks the start of the armed struggle against British rule in South Yemen in 1963

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There are no observances today.

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