Day Guide for Wednesday September 23rd 2015 What are the holidays on September 23rd 2015?

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Holidays on September 23rd 2015

International: Day of Arafah

Second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and the day before Eid al Adha. Named after the geographical area Arafa where the Prophet gave his Farewell Sermon.

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.

Regional

India (regional): Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day

Honours those who have laid down their lives while safeguarding the frontiers of the nation

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: Autumnal Equinox Day

The Autumnal Equinox marks the day that the sun crosses over the equator from the Northern to the Southern hemisphere

Saudi Arabia: National Day

On September 23rd 1932, King Abdulaziz announced the unification of the country as a kingdom

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General Information for September 23rd 2015
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 266 of 2015
99 days left in 2015
Week 39 of the year
On this Day in History
1983 - Gerrie Coetzee of South Africa becomes the first African boxing world heavyweight champion.
1949 - Bruce 'The Boss' Springsteen is born in the USA.
1932 - The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd is renamed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
1846 - The planet Neptune is discovered by the French astronomer Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier and British astronomer John Couch Adams; verified by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.