Day Guide for Saturday August 25th 2018 What are the holidays on August 25th 2018?

This is our day guide for Saturday August 25th 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 25th 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.

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India (regional): Thiruvonam

Thiruvonam is the second public holiday and principal day of Onam, a major Hindu harvest festival in Kerala.

North Korea: Day of Songun

A holiday established in 2013 to mark Kim Jong-il's inspection visit to the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Armored Division of the Korean People's Army on August 25, 1960, regarded as the start of the Songun revolutionary leadership by the North Korean government.

Sri Lanka: Nikini Full Moon Poya

Marks the retreat of the Bhikkhus following the Buddha's death, commemorated by a period of fasting and of retreat for the monastic communities

Uruguay: Independence Day

Independence from the Empire of Brazil in 1825 following the end of the Argentina-Brazil War

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General Information for August 25th 2018
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 237 of 2018
128 days left in 2018
Week 34 of the year
On this Day in History
1991 - Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux.
1991 - The Battle of Vukovar begins. An 87-day siege of a Croatian city by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various Serbian paramilitary forces, between August–November, during the Croatian War of Independence
1630 - Portuguese forces are defeated by the Kingdom of Kandy at the Battle of Randeniwela in Sri Lanka.
357 - Battle of Strasbourg: Julian, Caesar (deputy emperor) and supreme commander of the Roman army in Gaul, wins an important victory against the Alemanni at Strasbourg (Argentoratum).