Day Guide for Tuesday September 21st 2021 What are the holidays on September 21st 2021?

This is our day guide for Tuesday September 21st 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 21st 2021

International: Mid-Autumn Festival

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

International: Harvest Festival

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

Armenia: Independence Day

Armenia was the first non-Baltic republic to secede from the Soviet Union, on this day in 1991

Belize: Independence Day

Commemorates Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981

Ghana: Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day

Marks the birthday of Ghana's first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and the founding fathers of Ghana

Regional

India (regional): Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi

Marks the death ceremony of the Sree Narayana Guru, saint, prophet and social reformer from Kerala

Israel: Sukkot

Sukkot is also known as Succoth, Sukkos, Feast of Booths or Feast of Tabernacles

Malta: Independence Day

Malta gained its political Independence from Great Britain on September 21st 1964

Observances on September 21st 2021

United Nations: International Day of Peace 

The International Day of Peace is celebrated annually on 21 September and is a United Nations-commissioned global holiday.

USA: National Pecan Cookie Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Pecan Cookie Day

USA: World Alzheimer’s Day

2 out of every 3 people globally believe there is little or no understanding of dementia in their countries.

United Kingdom: Telegraph Pole Appreciation Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Telegraph Pole Appreciation Day.

USA: National Gratitude Day

Celebrate World Gratitude Day by embracing thankfulness, enhancing well-being, and fostering global connections. Discover the power of gratitude today!

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General Information for September 21st 2021
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 264 of 2021
101 days left in 2021
Week 38 of the year
On this Day in History
2013 - al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 67 people.
1993 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin suspends parliament and scraps the then-functioning constitution, thus triggering the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993.
1938 - The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.
19BCE The death of the Roman poet Virgil; the creator of the Aeneid.