Day Guide for Wednesday October 2nd 2024 What are the holidays on October 2nd 2024?

This is our day guide for Wednesday October 2nd 2024 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 2nd 2024

International: Chinese National Day Holiday

The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1st 1949 with a ceremony at Tian'anmen Square.

Cambodia: Ancestors' Day Holiday

Pchum Ben, also known as Ancestors' Day, is a Cambodian religious festival which culminates on the 15th day of the tenth month in the Khmer calendar, marking the end of the Buddhist lent

Guinea: Independence Day

Celebrates the anniversary of independence from France on 2 October 1958

Public sector only

Honduras: Semana Morazánica

Three public holidays in October are combined to create a long break at the start of October

India: Mahatma Gandhi Birthday

Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated across India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi

Regional

India (regional): Mahalaya

Marks the first day of the festival of Durga Puja

Regional

India (regional): Bathukamma Starting Day

Bathukamma is floral festival celebrated by the Hindu women of Telangana

Tuvalu: Tuvalu Day Holiday

This two-day holiday commemorates Tuvalu becoming independent from the UK on this day in 1978.

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General Information for October 2nd 2024
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 276 of 2024
90 days left in 2024
Week 40 of the year
On this Day in History
2006 - Five school girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts commits suicide.
2001 - NATO backs U.S. military strikes following 9/11.
1950 - The Peanuts comic strip has its very first appearance in a couple of newspapers.
1928 - The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá.