Day Guide for Thursday October 14th 2021 What are the holidays on October 14th 2021?

This is our day guide for Thursday October 14th 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 October 14th 2021

International: Chung Yeung Festival

The festival, otherwise known as Autumn Remembrance, has been celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth moon for millennia

Bhutan: Dassain

Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

Georgia: Day of Svetitskovloba

This public holiday commemorates the first Christian church to be established in Georgia. According to tradition the shirt of Jesus is buried under the church

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India (regional): Navami of Durga Puja

Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga

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India (regional): Ayudha Puja

On Ayudha Puja, the ninth day of Navaratri, many common and seemingly mundane tools and implements are cleaned and worshipped.

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India (regional): Mahanavami

The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana

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Moldova (regional): Chisinau City Day

Public Holiday just for Chisinau. Each city and village has its own celebration day

Nepal: Maha Navami

The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana

Tanzania: Mwalimu Nyerere Day

Commemorates the death of Julius Nyerere, the father of the nation, in 1999

Ukraine: Day of the Defender

Honours the courage of the defenders of Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity

Yemen: Liberation Day

Marks the start of the armed struggle against British rule in South Yemen in 1963

Observances on October 14th 2021

USA: Be Bald and Be Free Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Be Bald and Be Free Day

USA: National Dessert Day

This is the ultimate holiday for people with a major sweet tooth!

International: World Standards Day

A day to honor those who work to bring standards and order to our lives.

International: World Sight Day

Join the global movement on World Sight Day to raise awareness about eye health and vision impairment, advocating for accessible eye care worldwide.

China: Chung Yeung Festival

The festival, otherwise known as Autumn Remembrance, has been celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth moon for millennia.

Poland: Teachers Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Teachers Day

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General Information for October 14th 2021
There are 11 public holidays today.
Day 287 of 2021
78 days left in 2021
Week 41 of the year
On this Day in History
1983 - Maurice Bishop, Prime Minister of Grenada, is overthrown and later executed in a military coup d'état led by Bernard Coard.
1962 – The Cuban missile crisis begins: A U.S. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance plane and its pilot fly over the island of Cuba and take photographs of Soviet missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads being installed and erected in Cuba.
1944 - Athens, Greece, is liberated by British Army troops entering the city as the Wehrmacht pulls out during World War II. This clears the way for the Greek government-in-exile to return to its historic capital city, with George Papandreou, Sr., as the head of government.
1933 - Nazi Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.