Day Guide for Tuesday September 22nd 2015 What are the holidays on September 22nd 2015?

This is our day guide for Tuesday September 22nd 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 22nd 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

Bulgaria had been part of the Ottoman Empire since 1396. In the late nineteenth century, a growing tide of nationalism had been spreading across Europe, which had been threatening the break up of the western parts of the Ottoman Empire

Japan: Public Holiday

If Respect for the aged day falls on 21 September and Autumnal Equinox falls in 23 September, then 22 September will be a holiday - creating 'Silver Week'

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General Information for September 22nd 2015
There are 3 public holidays today.
Day 265 of 2015
100 days left in 2015
Week 39 of the year
On this Day in History
1991 - The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time by the Huntington Library.
1941 - World War II: On Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murder 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsya, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed.
1927 - Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney.
1888 - The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.