Day Guide for Saturday August 9th 2025 What are the holidays on August 9th 2025?

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Holidays on August 9th 2025

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India (regional): World Tribal Day

Observed on August 9th, on the UN's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

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India (regional): Raksha Bandhan

Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters.

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Pakistan (regional): Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai

Urs of a noted scholar, saint and poet, considered to be greatest Muslim poet of Sindhi language

Singapore: National Day

Singapore declared independence from Britain in August 1963 and gained its own sovereignty on August 9th 1965

South Africa: National Women's Day

The holiday commemorates the national march of women on this day in 1956 to petition against legislation that required African persons to carry the pass

Suriname: Indigenous People's Day

Observed on the United Nations International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

Observances on August 9th 2025

United Nations: Indigenous Day

Indigenous people speak an overwhelming majority of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages and represent 5,000 different cultures.

USA: National Book Lovers Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Book Lovers Day

USA: National Rice Pudding Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Rice Pudding Day

USA: National Veep Day

One of those holidays that recognizes the fact there is a contingency in case something major happens - in this case, the replacement of the US President.

Turkmenistan: Melon Day

Discover Turkmenistan's Melon Day, a vibrant celebration of over 400 melon varieties with fairs, music, and cultural pride every second Sunday in August.

USA: National Bowling Day

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

USA: National Garage Sale Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Garage Sale Day

International: Raksha Bandhan

Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters.

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General Information for August 9th 2025
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 221 of 2025
144 days left in 2025
Week 32 of the year
On this Day in History
1975 - Soviet composer Dmitri Dmitryevich Shostakovich dies in hospital in Moscow from heart failure.
1944 - The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
1936 - Jesse Owens wins his fourth Olympic gold medal, becoming the first US citizen to achieve this distinction in a single Games.
1842 - The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.