Day Guide for Sunday September 27th 2015 What are the holidays on September 27th 2015?

This is our day guide for Sunday September 27th 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 27th 2015

International: Eid-ul-Azha Holiday

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

Belgium (regional): French Community Holiday

On 24 June 1975, the date of 27 September was selected by the French Community as French Community Day. It was first celebrated later that same year

China: Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid Autumn festival starts on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month

South Korea: Harvest Festival

Chuseok, the Harvest Moon Festival is one of Korea's most cherished holidays

Sri Lanka: Binara Full Moon Poya

Commemorates the establishment of the Buddhist Bikkhuni Order

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General Information for September 27th 2015
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 270 of 2015
95 days left in 2015
Week 39 of the year
On this Day in History
1980 - Marvin Hagler defeats Alan Minter to win boxing's world middleweight championship in London. A riot follows.
1959 - Nearly 5,000 people die on the main Japanese island of Honshu as the result of a typhoon.
1916 - Iyasu is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zauditu.
1825 - The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is ceremonially opened.