Day Guide for Friday August 24th 2018 What are the holidays on August 24th 2018?

This is our day guide for Friday August 24th 2018 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 August 24th 2018

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): First Onam

Onam lasts 10 days with official state holidays on three or four days starting from Onam Eve (Uthradom) to the Third Onam Day

Liberia: Flag Day

The holiday was first observed in an 1847 convention, when the founding fathers approved the flag's design as well as the new republic

Ukraine: Independence Day

Commemoration of the Declaration of Independence from the USSR in August 1991.

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General Information for August 24th 2018
There are 4 public holidays today.
Day 236 of 2018
129 days left in 2018
Week 34 of the year
On this Day in History
1875 - Captain Matthew Webb became first person to swim the English Channel
1690 - Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city has no birthday).
1456 - The printing of the Gutenberg Bible is completed.
79 - Mount Vesuvius erupts. The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae are buried in volcanic ash (note: this traditional date has been challenged, and many scholars believe that the event occurred on October 24).