Day Guide for Monday September 21st 2026

This is our day guide for Monday September 21st 2026 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 264 of 2026.

Holidays on September 21st 2026

Armenia: Independence Day. Armenia was the first non-Baltic republic to secede from the Soviet Union, on this day in 1991
Belize: Independence Day. Commemorates Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981

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Bhutan (regional): Thimphu Tshechu. Tshechu are annual religious Bhutanese festivals held in each district of Bhutan
Ghana: Founder's Day (in lieu). Marks the birthday of Ghana's first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and the founding fathers of Ghana

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India (regional): Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi. Marks the death ceremony of the Sree Narayana Guru, saint, prophet and social reformer from Kerala

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India (regional): Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi. A public holiday for two Hindu folk deities of Rajasthan

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India (regional): Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev. Birthday of Srimanta Sankardev, a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath
Israel: Day of Atonement. Yom Kippur is the Jewish day of repentance, considered to be the holiest and most solemn day of the year
Japan: Respect for the Aged Day. Respect of the Aged Day was established as a national holiday in 1966 to express respect for the elders in the community
Malta: Independence Day. Malta gained its political Independence from Great Britain on September 21st 1964
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Independence Day (in lieu). Saint Kitts and Nevis gained independence from the United Kingdom on September 19, 1983

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Switzerland (regional): Bettagsmontag. In Bern, Neuchâtel and Vaud, the Monday after 3rd Sunday in September is a holiday known as Bettagsmontag

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Observances on September 21st 2026

  • United Nations: International Day of Peace 
  • USA: National Pecan Cookie Day
  • USA: World Alzheimer’s Day
  • United Kingdom: Telegraph Pole Appreciation Day
  • USA: National Gratitude Day

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