This is our day guide for Monday September 21st 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on September 21st 2015
International: Eid Al Adha
Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
Bulgaria: Independence Day Holiday (bridge day)
Bridge Holiday. Compensated by Saturday 12 September
Ghana: Founder's Day
Marks the birthday of Ghana's first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and the founding fathers of GhanaRegional
India (regional): Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi
Marks the death ceremony of the Sree Narayana Guru, saint, prophet and social reformer from Kerala
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 1964Regional
Switzerland (regional): Swiss Federal Fast
A Swiss government-arranged multi-denominational holiday celebrated by Christians and the Jewish communityGo to Today | September 22nd 2015
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| General Information for September 21st 2015 | |
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| There are 7 public holidays today. | |
| Day 264 of 2015 | |
| 101 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 39 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2013 - al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 67 people. | |
| 1993 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin suspends parliament and scraps the then-functioning constitution, thus triggering the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993. | |
| 1976 - Seychelles joins the United Nations. | |
| 1937 - J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published. |
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