Day Guide for Monday September 20th 2021 What are the holidays on September 20th 2021?

This is our day guide for Monday September 20th 2021 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 20th 2021

International: Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival celebrating the harvest in Chinese culture. It is also known as the Moon Festival or the Mooncake Festival.

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Germany (regional): World Children's Day

The World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland, proclaimed June 1st to be International Children's Day in 1925

Haiti: Dessalines Birthday

Commemorates the birth of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haiti's first ruler, in 1758.

Japan: Respect for the Aged Day

Respect of the Aged Day was established as a national holiday in 1966 to express respect for the elders in the community

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Nepal (regional): Indra Jatra

An eight-day long festival of the Newari community of the Kathmandu Valley, commonly known as Yenyā

Nepal: Nepali Constitution Day

Nepal is governed according to the Constitution which came into effect on September 20th 2015, replacing the Interim Constitution of 2007

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Independence Day (in lieu)

Saint Kitts and Nevis gained independence from the United Kingdom on September 19, 1983

South Korea: Harvest Festival Holiday

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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Switzerland (regional): Bettagsmontag

In Bern, Neuchâtel and Vaud, the Monday after 3rd Sunday in September is a holiday known as Bettagsmontag

Observances on September 20th 2021

USA: National Punch Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Punch Day

USA: National Gibberish Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Gibberish Day.

USA: National Pepperoni Pizza Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Pepperoni Pizza Day.

International: International Day of University Sport

International Day of University Sport (IDUS) is celebrated on 20 September and was officially proclaimed by the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organisation (UNESCO).

USA: National Queso Day

Celebrate the cheesy delight of National Queso Day on September 20th with dips, flavors, and fun at your favorite Tex-Mex spot or at home!

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General Information for September 20th 2021
There are 10 public holidays today.
Day 263 of 2021
102 days left in 2021
Week 38 of the year
On this Day in History
1920 - Elgar's 'Pomp and Circumstance' is first performed at the Queen Elizabeth II Hall.
1871 - Bishop John Coleridge Patteson is martyred on the island of Nukapu, a Polynesian outlier island now in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands. He is the first bishop of Melanesia.
1260 - the Great Prussian Uprising among the old Prussians begins against the Teutonic Knights.
1187 - Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.