Secular holiday : On 1 September 1961, the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF), under the leadership of Hamid Idris Awate, waged an armed struggle for independence Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

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Secular holiday : Nagorno-Karabakh independence day

Secular holiday : In late August 1415, King John I of Portugal led an assault that would come to be known as the Conquest of Ceuta. The Portuguese caught the city with no sweat. Possibly this is the reason no one idea about what flag to use after the city was taken. Fortunately, somebody had packed the flag of Lisbon, which they all chose would be an incredible design for Ceuta. The coat of arms of Portugal was added to the center and that flag is as yet used for Ceuta today. Over the next hundreds of years, Spain and Portugal Ceuta quarreled like Iberian brothers with Ceuta passing between them. The city was at long last surrendered to King Carlos II of Spain on January 1st, 1668 by the Treaty of Lisbon. Even though Ceuta was vanquished by Portugal on August 22nd, 1415, it is praised on September 2nd as Spain and Portugal received the Gregorian calendar in 1582, pushing dates ahead by ten days.

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Originally (in the year 1340), Schueberfouer was a large folk market. Today, the event remains true to its cultural origins and has evolved with the programme of attractions, games, lotteries and Luxembourg specialties.

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Secular holiday : Treaty of Tokehega delineates the maritime boundary between Tokelau and America Samoa. The Swains Island, was considered part of Tokelau but was annexed to the United States of America as part of American Samoa.

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Secular holiday : San Marino was founded on 3 September, 301 AD when a Christian stonemason named Marinus the Dalmatian fled to escape the anti-Christian Roman Emperor Diocletian. Marinus hid on the peak of Mount Titano and founded a small community of people following their Christian beliefs. In memory of the stonecutter, the land was renamed Land of San Marino and was finally changed to its present-day name, Republic of San Marino. paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : (1449–1568) saint-scholar, poet, playwright, dancer, actor, musician, artist social-religious reformer and a figure of importance in the cultural and religious history of Assam

Secular holiday : After the Portuguese invaded Maldives and killed the reigning Sultan in 1558, the Maldives was under Portuguese colonial rule until Muhmmad Thakurufaanu liberated Maldives in 1573. He and his companions arrived in Malé and ended the colonial rule of fifteen years. It is celebrated on its Islamic date, 1 Rabeeul Awwal. In 2007, called Proud to be Dhivehin Day .

Secular holiday : Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia, on August 27, 1910. She died in Calcutta, India, on September 5, 1997.

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Secular holiday : Commemorates the unification of Eastern Rumelia and Bulgaria (1885). Eastern Rumelia was part of the Ottoman Empire. Bulgarians established in Rumelia revolted against the Turks and united the province with Bulgaria.

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Secular holiday : The 1974 changes in Portugal helped african opposition party Frelimo gain power. On September 7, 1974, Samora Machel signed a peace treaty in Lusaka, which lead to independence.

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Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

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Secular holiday : Celebration of the birth of Virgin Mary. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : In tribute to Notre Dame de Meritxell, patron saint of Andorra, whose sanctuary is located on the left bank of Valira river, between Canillo and Encamp. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : September 8 recalls some of the most important historic events from the history of the Maltese Islands. The main celebration, apart from the religious feast celebrated in Mellieha, Naxxar, Senglea, and in Xaghra, Gozo, is the commemoration of the victory of the Knights of St John and the Maltese in the Great Siege over the Ottoman Turks in 1565 . In fact, a commemorative ceremony is still held annually in Valletta, by the Great Siege Monument in front of the Courts.

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Secular holiday : An agricultural festival mainly observed by people of Western Odisha in India. Nuakhai is observed to welcome the new rice of the season. This is the most important social festival of Western Odisha and adjoing areas of Simdega in Jharkhand [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : Knabenschiessen - The prize-shooting for 12 to 16 year old is one of the oldest festivals in Zurich. A marksman king or queen is chosen.

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Secular holiday : The area was originally settled by the Spanish. In the XVIIth century British settlers came, interested in the mahogany forests. After many conflicts with the Spanish, war broke out in 1796. A Spanish army was sent to expel the British settlers. But in 1798 The battle of St. George Cay was won by a handful of locals Britishers.

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Secular holiday : On September 11th 1714, Felipe V annulled Barcelona's laws and institutions and took action against the Catalan tongue and culture. La Diada refers to the nationalist feelings in Catalonia.

Secular holiday : Day of the by-election in Constituency NA-171 Rahim Yar Khan-III.

Secular holiday : Commemorates the Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812

Secular holiday : (c. 846 – 874) was the 11th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam, after his father Ali al-Hadi. He was also called Abu Muhammad and Ibn al-Ridha. Because Samarra, the city where he lived, was a garrison town, he is generally known as al-Askari (Askar is the word for military in Arabic). Al-Askari married Narjis Khatun and was kept under house arrest or in prison for most of his life, until, according to some Shia sources, he was poisoned at the age of 28 on the orders of the Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tamid and was buried in Samarra. It was known that many Shia were looking forward to the succession of his son, Muhammad al-Mahdi, as they believed him to be the twelfth Imam, who was destined to remove injustice from the world. [Wikipedia]

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Secular holiday : A harvest festival celebrated by many groups of people in Jharkhand and areas, and it is dedicated to the worship of the god of power, youth and youthfulness.

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Secular holiday : Commemorates the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto (1836). General Sam Houston, commander in chief of the Texan Army, had camped out by the San Jacinto River, waiting for his chance to attack General Santa Anna. General Santa Anna was taken prisoner and forced to sign a treaty.

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Secular holiday : Recalls the Sorrows the Virgin Mary endured in compassion for the suffering and death of her Divine Son. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : Established, along with several other in 1998 by the St Kitts and Nevis Federal parliament with the passage of the National Honours Act. The first holiday was held on 16 September 1998, and the first National Hero was Robert Bradshaw, the first Premier of the Associated State of St Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla. No other persons have received the honour since.[Wikipedia] Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Commemorates the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963 paid holiday when falling on a Saturday, except in Johor, Terrenganu, Kedah, Kelantan

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Secular holiday : Birthday of the man considered to be the nation's founder, Antonio Agostinho Neto. Born in 1922 in the Bengo province and educated as a doctor, Neto was a powerful force in Angolan history, as well as one of the country's foremost poets. He led the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (PMLA) in the fight for Angola's independence from Portugal.

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Secular holiday : To honour the thousands of fallen Libyans who have served their country, keeping alive its values. (Since 2011) Paid holiday when falling on Friday

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Secular holiday : Festival of the lunar crop , the most popular in Korea. Fruit and fresh cereals are presented to ancestors, and shared with neighbours and with the poor. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Commemorates the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963 paid holiday when falling on a Saturday, except in Johor, Terrenganu, Kedah, Kelantan

Secular holiday : Festival of the lunar crop , the most popular in Korea. Fruit and fresh cereals are presented to ancestors, and shared with neighbours and with the poor. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : His Royal Highness Crown Prince Tupouto'a-'Ulukalala Not a paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday

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Secular holiday : Birthday of the man considered to be the nation's founder, Antonio Agostinho Neto. Born in 1922 in the Bengo province and educated as a doctor, Neto was a powerful force in Angolan history, as well as one of the country's foremost poets. He led the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (PMLA) in the fight for Angola's independence from Portugal.

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Secular holiday : In Hindu and Buddhist religion and philosophy, the highest state of mental concentration that a person can achieve while still bound to the body and which unites him with the highest reality. Samadhi is a state of profound and utterly absorptive contemplation of the Absolute that is undisturbed by desire, anger, or any other ego-generated thought or emotion. It is a state of joyful calm, or even of rapture and beatitude, in which one maintains one’s full mental alertness and acuity

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Secular holiday : Festival of the lunar crop , the most popular in Korea. Fruit and fresh cereals are presented to ancestors, and shared with neighbours and with the poor. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Came into effect on Sept 20, 2015, replacing the Interim Constitution of 2007. The Constitution was drafted by the Second Constituent Assembly following the failure of the First Constituent Assembly to produce a constitution in its mandated period. The constitution was endorsed by 90% of the total lawmakers. Out of 598 CA members, 507 voted in favor of the constitution while 25 voted against and 66 members of the Constituent Assembly mainly representing political parties based in Terai boycotted the final debates on the constitution as a protest against states delimitation and inclusion of minorities and Madhesi population in the national and public life. [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : St. Kitts and Nevis were part of the colony of the Leeward Islands from 1871-1956, and of the West Indies Federation from 1958-62. In 1967, together with Anguilla, they became a self-governing state in association with Great Britain; Anguilla seceded late that year and remains a British dependency. The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis attained full independence on September 19, 1983.

Secular holiday : To honor the life and mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

Secular holiday : Linking their independence to their military might, Chileans celebrate their Armed Forces Day the day after Independence Day. It commemorates the military victories over the Spanish forces, led in part by the national hero, Bernardo O'Higgins, Liberator de Chile with assistance from Jose de San Martin.

Secular holiday : The day begins a three-day festival in honor of the patron saint of Naples, popular among Italian-Americans.

Secular holiday : Originally said to be born in West Africa, Jean-Jacques Dessalines would have been born around 1758 in Guinea Conakry, however to locate him in the bowels of Haiti which had welcomed him as a slave, some historians claim that he was born on the Vye Kay dwelling of the commune of Grande Rivère du Nord on September 20, 1758 from 2021

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Secular holiday : The tradition dates as far back as the Revolucao Farroupilha in 1835, where an army of cattle-ranchers and liberal elites fought imperial forces to win an independent republic in the south. Thousands died – mostly peasants, former slaves and other rural workers – before imperial troops finally crushed the insurgency ten years later.

Secular holiday : In Hindu and Buddhist religion and philosophy, the highest state of mental concentration that a person can achieve while still bound to the body and which unites him with the highest reality. Samadhi is a state of profound and utterly absorptive contemplation of the Absolute that is undisturbed by desire, anger, or any other ego-generated thought or emotion. It is a state of joyful calm, or even of rapture and beatitude, in which one maintains one’s full mental alertness and acuity

Secular holiday : Celebrates the birth of Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah (21 September 1909 - 27 April 1972), Ghana's first president

Secular holiday : Sadegh Khalkhali (July 27, 1926 – November 26, 2003) was a Twelver Shi'a cleric of the Islamic Republic of Iran who is said to have brought to his job as Chief Justice of the revolutionary courts a relish for summary execution that earned him a reputation as Iran's hanging judge .

Secular holiday : St Matthew, apostle, author of first gospel. Patron saint of tax collectors in Oviedo only

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Secular holiday : Natural water sources are blessed. Bathing in the morning is a good omen. Beginning of the harvesting season.

Secular holiday : Proclaimed on 22nd September, 1908 (from Turkey). Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Celebrates the birth of Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah (21 September 1909 - 27 April 1972), Ghana's first president

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Secular holiday : Paying Tributes To All The Martyrs Who Have Sacrificed Their Lives For Their Motherland, incl. the contribution of Rao Tula Ram, who made supreme sacrifices in the Revolution of 1857

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Secular holiday : In 1747 the ruler of the central Arabian Peninsula, Muhammad Bin Saud, formed an alliance with Muslim scholar Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahab, which led to the founding of the modern state. The Al-Saud family ruled throughout the XIX century. In 1902, Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Saud recaptured Riyadh from the Al-Rashid and united the numerous tribes into one nation. The foundation of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia took place on September 23, 1932.

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Secular holiday : On 21 September, 1993 a new constitution was promulgated in Cambodia and three days later on 24 September, Cambodia's king was reinstated as head of state.

Secular holiday : Became a republic on August 1, 1976, fourteen years after independence from the United Kingdom. Observed on the birthday of the then Prime Minister, Eric Williams, although it was officially the date of the first meeting of Parliament under the republican constitution. The holiday was abolished in 1996 to make way for Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day, but was reinstated in 2002. [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : All that the people of South Africa inherit: the sum total of wild life and scenic parks, sites of scientific or historical importance, national monuments, historic buildings, works of art, literature and music, oral traditions and museum collections together with their documentation. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : Saint Patron of the Dominican Republic, Mary is also the “Mother of Mercy” because she is the mother of Jesus Christ, who is the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity and the Incarnation of God’s Infinite Mercy. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : Nicholas of Flüe (1417-1487) was a farmer from Sachseln and the father of ten children before he decided to go and live as a hermit in the Ranft gorge. During his lifetime he already gained a reputation as a pious and wise man, even as a living saint. His highly valued advice was sought by simple peasants, noblemen, rulers and politicians alike. Not long after the death of 'Brother Klaus', as he was widely known, the first pilgrimages were made to Sachseln and the Ranft gorge, and the first biographies and accounts of pilgrimages appeared. Following his beatification by the Vatican in 1649, an annual Brother Klaus festival was introduced to mark the anniversary of his death

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Secular holiday : Grand Final football parade named "Thank You Day" in 2020

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Secular holiday : (born 10 June 2001) is a Saint Lucian sprinter. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres event, setting a new national record of 10.72s in the final. Her medal was the first-ever Olympic medal for Saint Lucia. She then won a silver in the 200 metres. Alfred also won the gold medal in the 60 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships. [Wikipedia]

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Secular holiday : To recognize the legacy of the Canadian Indian residential school system

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Secular holiday : Truth & Reconciliation Day from 2021

Secular holiday : St Victor & St Ursus - St. Ursus was a Roman Legionnaire who had turned to Christianity. He was tortured and then was beheaded. He is associated with St. Maurice and Solothurn. In Solothurn, the chapel of St. Peter stands where St. Ursus died. in Solothurn and Bellach only

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Secular holiday : The Orthodox feast day of the Intercession of the Virgin Mary, October 14, is considered to be the symbolic day of the founding of the UPA, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army active during World War II, as well as one of the main holidays of the Ukrainian Zaporozhzhian Kozaks, the proto-Ukrainian military and political force that challenged the authority of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Tsardom of Russia, the Ottoman Empire, and its vassal the Crimean Khanate over the 16-18th centuries. In the Ukrainian tradition going back to even the medieval times of the Kyiv Rus, the Intercession of the Virgin Mary is interpreted as a symbolical act of protecting and blessing the Ukrainian people. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted on 1 October, 1978.

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Secular holiday : Independence granted by the UK in 1966

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Secular holiday : He is the man who played a significant role in achiveing independence for India from the British Empire with his simplicity and strong will power. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as 'Bapu' or 'Father of the nation', was born on the 2nd of October in 1869, in Porbunder, Gujarat. He studied law in U.K and practiced law in South Africa. But he left his profession and returned to India to join the Indian freedom struggle. Gandhiji was a preacher of truth and 'Ahimsa'(non-violence). He started the 'Satyagraha' movement for the Indian freedom struggle. He believed in living a simple life and in 'Swadeshi'. He proved to the world that freedom can be achieved through the path of non-violence. Gandhiji is a symbol of peace and truth. www.indiaa2z.com

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Secular holiday : In tribute to Francisco Morazán, Honduran statesman

Secular holiday : Mártires de Cunhaú e Uruaçuu - The Blessed Martyrs of Natal were a group of 30 Brazilian Roman Catholic individuals – two of them priests – killed in southern Brazil in massacres that a large group of Dutch Calvinists led. One priest was a Brazilian Jesuit missionary, while the other priest was an evangelizer himself. The others were all lay Catholics, most of them anonymous members of the Church, and some of them being children. [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : In tribute to Francisco Morazán, Honduran statesman

Secular holiday : Foundation of Tan-gun Chosun, the first Korean nation established by founder Tan-gun on the 3rd day of the 10 lunar month (2234 BC)

Secular holiday : A legendary Indian king of Agroha credited with the establishment of a kingdom of traders in North India named Agroha, and is known for his compassion in refusing to slaughter animals. [Wikipedia]

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Secular holiday : Petronio was the eighth bishop of Bologna His episcopate must be placed between the 431 and 449. Bologna only

Secular holiday : In tribute to Francisco Morazán, Honduran statesman

Secular holiday : Municipal areas of Burnie, Waratah-Wynyard and West Coast

Secular holiday : It is the newest of the 26 Brazilian states, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : Replaces previous Francisco Morazán day (part of Semana Morazánica , named after Francisco Morazán, a 19th century Honduran politician)

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Secular holiday : Official Birthday of His Excellency The Governor of Sabah

Secular holiday : Islam arrived in the Maldives in 1153 via a North African Arabic saint, who, according to scholars, converted the islands after convincing the Amin king that Islamic faith had the power to control even the most baneful jinni(or aquatic demons). The king hence ordered his people to embrace Islam, and the saint was rewarded with the title of sultan.

Secular holiday : The establishment of the Portuguese Republic was the result of a coup d'état organised by the Portuguese Republican Party which, on 5 October 1910, deposed the constitutional monarchy and established a republican regime in Portugal. The subjugation of the country to British colonial interests, the royal family's expenses,the power of the Church, the political and social instability, the system of alternating power of the two political parties (Progressive and Regenerador), João Franco's dictatorship, an apparent inability to adapt to modern times – all contributed to an unrelenting erosion of the Portuguese monarchy. The proponents of the republic, particularly the Republican Party, found ways to take advantage of the situation. The Republican Party presented itself as the only one that had a programme that was capable of returning to the country its lost status and place Portugal on the way of progress. [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : After the French and the British condominium was given up, all parties, including secessionist movements on Tanna and Santo unanimously signed the Constitution on 5 October, 1979.

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Secular holiday : Islam arrived in the Maldives in 1153 via a North African Arabic saint, who, according to scholars, converted the islands after convincing the Amin king that Islamic faith had the power to control even the most baneful jinni(or aquatic demons). The king hence ordered his people to embrace Islam, and the saint was rewarded with the title of sultan.

Secular holiday : Commemorates the Egyptian and Syrian Armed Forces fight against Israel in the Yom Kippur War, which began on 6 October, 1973. Wikipedia

Secular holiday : To draw more attention to national minorities, their needs and problems, and help find solution for them

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Secular holiday : Formerly known as Spanishness Day

Secular holiday : Tribute to the victims of the 1948 earthquake of 1948. UNESCO recognized the earthquake in Ashgabat to be one of the most destructive natural disasters of the 20th century. According to official reports thirty thousand people died as a result of the tragedy.

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Secular holiday : The Naval Combat of Angamos was an important struggle in the War of the Pacific. The Peruvian ironclad Huascar was surrounded and captured by the Chilean Navy in October 8, 1879. The captain of the ironclad, Peruvian Admiral Miguel Grau, was killed in the combat. After this battle, The Peruvian Navy was unable to prevent the invasion of its territory. The seas were cleared for the invasion of Peru and Bolivia. paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : This celebration is called National Indian Day among the Cherokee community.

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Secular holiday : Hangeul Day, otherwise referred to as Hangeul Proclamation Day or Korean Alphabet Day, is a commemoration held on October 9 in South Korea to remember the creation of Hangeul, the country’s native alphabet as proclaimed by the publication of Hunmin Jeongeum on this day in 1446.

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Secular holiday : The arrival of the Christian king Jaume I is commemorated on this day - (therefore, the birth of the Christian Kingdom of Valencia)

Secular holiday : Commemorates the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty in 1911

Secular holiday : Independence granted by the UK in 1970

Secular holiday : To commemorate the peace accord that freedom-fighting runaway slaves signed with colonizers on October 10th 1760.

Secular holiday : Anniversary of the date the island gained autonomous country status within the Dutch Kingdom

Secular holiday : The Carinthian plebiscite was held on 10 October 1920 in the area predominantly settled by Carinthian Slovenes. It determined the final southern border between the Republic of Austria and the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia) after World War I.

Secular holiday : The Ten Years War began on 10 October 1868 under the leadership of the attorney Carlos Manuel de Cespedes and seconded by a group of patriots in the sugar mill La Demajagua, calling for liberty and independence of the island. Cespedes attacked the small town of Yara on October 11, from which this revolution took its name. The 10 October date is commemorated as a national holiday under the name Grito de Yara ( Shout of Yara ). The Ten-Years War (Guerra de los Diez Anos), was the first of three wars that Cuba fought against Spain, it lasted from 1868 to 1878, the other two being The Small War (La Guerra Chiquita, 1879-1880) and the Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898). The final 3 months of the last conflict escalated to become the Spanish-American War. [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : Commemorates 10 October, 1945 when the Korean Workers Party was founded three months after Japan was forced to relinquish control over Korea. [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : To have Kenyans participate in environment conservation activities including tree planting

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Secular holiday : Families gather in front of their ancestors' graves and tidy them. They burn paper money, for use by the deceased person. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : On October 12, 1492, Christopher Colombus, a navigator from Genova, reached the New World. Numerous nations celebrate this event on October 12. In the U.S. and in Colombia, the celebration takes place on the second Monday of October. Meeting of Cultures Day

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Secular holiday : Our Lady who Appeared refers to a statue of the Virgin Mary located in the Basilica of Aparecida in Aparecida, and patroness of Brazil. One of the most visited places in the Catholic world.

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Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

Secular holiday : Crown Prince Louis Rwagasore (10 January 1932 – 13 October 1961) was a Burundian Royal and politician who is considered a significant figure in the history of Burundi nationalism. He served as prime minister and was assassinated shortly before Burundian independence. [Wikipedia]

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Secular holiday : Also known as Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani, Sheikh-Ul-Alam (spiritual guide of the world)[3] and by the title Alamdar-e-Kashmir ( Flag Bearer of Kashmir ), was a Kashmiri Sufi saint, mystic, poet and Islamic preacher. Nund Rishi was among the founders of the Rishi order, a Sufi tradition of the region. in Kashmir and Jharkand

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Secular holiday : Commemorates the day explorer Christopher Columbus first landed in the West Indies on October 12, 1492. It is celebrated on October 12 in many American countries, but the United States and Colombia celebrate it on the 2nd Monday of October
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Secular holiday : Celebrated in many countries in the Americas, commemorating the date of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. Similar holidays, celebrated as Dia de la Raza (Day of the Race) in many countries in Latin America, Discovery Day in the Bahamas, Hispanic Day in Spain, and with the recently new name Dia de la Resistencia Indigena (Day of Indigenous Resistance) in Venezuela, commemorate the same event. Columbus Day in the United States is celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October. The first recorded celebration of Columbus Day in the USA was held by the Tammany Society, also known as the Colombian Order, in New York on October 12, 1792, marking the 300th anniversary of Columbus's landing in the Bahamas

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Secular holiday : South Dakota is the only state in the country to celebrate today devoted to Native Americans rather than the Italian navigator Christopher Columbus. Much of the impetus from Columbus Day comes from Italian-Americans, which are not among the biggest ethnic groups in South Dakota. Native Americans are close to 10 percent of South Dakota population.

Secular holiday : This holiday has been celebrated since the 1960s, in celebration of the unique relationship between Virgin Islanders and Puerto Ricans. Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands Friendship Day is celebrated in place of Columbus Day, due to the controversy surrounding the atrocities committed against the indigenous inhabitants of the Caribbean during Spanish colonization of the region.

Secular holiday : Commemorates the 1964 Tokyo Olympics

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Secular holiday : The first formal celebration was held by an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who attempted to establish a settlement on Baffin Island, after failing to discover a northern passage to the Orient in 1576. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three-day thank you celebration to the leaders of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the New World. Canada established the second Monday in October as a national holiday, a day of general thanksgiving, in 1957.

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Secular holiday : Julius Kambarage Nyerere (13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian statesman who served as the leader of Tanzania, and previously Tanganyika, from 1960 until his retirement in 1985. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : Celebration of the cathedral in the centre of Mtskheta - one of the sacred places of Georgia, it was erected in the 11th c by the architect Arsukidze in the place where the first Christian church in Georgia stood in the 4th c. The robe of Jesus Christ is buried within the cathedral - Non believers are also celebrating Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : Crown Prince Louis Rwagasore (10 January 1932 – 13 October 1961) was a Burundian Royal and politician who is considered a significant figure in the history of Burundi nationalism. He served as prime minister and was assassinated shortly before Burundian independence. [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : On October 12, 1492, Christopher Colombus, a navigator from Genova, reached the New World. Numerous nations celebrate this event on October 12. In the U.S. and in Colombia, the celebration takes place on the second Monday of October.

Secular holiday : Frances Xavier Cabrini MSC (Italian: Francesca Saverio Cabrini; July 15, 1850 – December 22, 1917), also called Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-American Roman Catholic nun. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a Catholic religious institute that was a major support to her fellow Italian immigrants to the United States. She was the first U.S. citizen to be canonized as a Saint by the Roman Catholic Church, on July 7, 1946. (Elizabeth Ann Seton later became the first native-born U.S. citizen to be canonized.) Replaces Columbus Day from 2020 onwards [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : National holiday which is not only a holiday to commemorate the transition of St. Maarten as a country in the Dutch Kingdom but also to promote nation building and a step towards its independence

Secular holiday : Formerly known as Discovery Day or Columbus Day, is now dedicated to honoring Bahamian national heroes.

Secular holiday : Homage to the late King’s Father Norodom Sihanouk - from 2013 onwards

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Secular holiday : St Theresa in Mahe region only

Secular holiday : To celebrate the departure of the last French soldier from Bizerte in 1963 paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : The Buddhist Lent comes to an end and all those couples who had been putting off marriage now rush into each other's arms. Monks are free to travel from kyaung to kyaung or to go on pilgrimage to holy spots such as Kyaiktiyo or Mt Popa. The Festival of Lights takes place during Thadingyut to celebrate Buddha's return from a period of preaching dhamma (Buddhist philosophy) in Tavatimsa (the highest deva realm), his way lit by devas who lined the route of his descent. For the three days of the festival all of Myanmar is lit by oil lamps, fire balloons, candles and even mundane electric lamps. Tadingyut is the name of a month falling in September-October.

Secular holiday : One of the most popular and important festival of Orissa. On the full moon day after Dusshera, Kumar Purnima is celebrated by all the unmarried girls & newly married brides in the state. It is believed that girls worship Lord Kartikeya to get grooms as handsome as Lord Kartikeya. [https://eodisha.org]

Secular holiday : The Buddhist Lent comes to an end and all those couples who had been putting off marriage now rush into each other's arms. Monks are free to travel from kyaung to kyaung or to go on pilgrimage to holy spots such as Kyaiktiyo or Mt Popa. The Festival of Lights takes place during Thadingyut to celebrate Buddha's return from a period of preaching dhamma (Buddhist philosophy) in Tavatimsa (the highest deva realm), his way lit by devas who lined the route of his descent. For the three days of the festival all of Myanmar is lit by oil lamps, fire balloons, candles and even mundane electric lamps. Tadingyut is the name of a month falling in September-October.

Secular holiday : Tribute to the victims of the 2013 massacre from 2021

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Secular holiday : Celebrated during the time of relocation of the rice sapling during the month of October. The granaries of the farmers usually remain empty during this time, hence it is known as Kongali (poor) Bihu

Secular holiday : 1758-1806, emperor of Haiti (1804-6), born a slave. A clever general, he served under Toussaint L'Ouverture in the wars that liberated Haiti. His barbaric cruelty against the mulattoes whom Toussaint was unable to control led to a bitter struggle with mulatto leaders.

Secular holiday : The Buddhist Lent comes to an end and all those couples who had been putting off marriage now rush into each other's arms. Monks are free to travel from kyaung to kyaung or to go on pilgrimage to holy spots such as Kyaiktiyo or Mt Popa. The Festival of Lights takes place during Thadingyut to celebrate Buddha's return from a period of preaching dhamma (Buddhist philosophy) in Tavatimsa (the highest deva realm), his way lit by devas who lined the route of his descent. For the three days of the festival all of Myanmar is lit by oil lamps, fire balloons, candles and even mundane electric lamps. Tadingyut is the name of a month falling in September-October.

Secular holiday : Anniversary of the formal transfer of the territory from Russia to the United States Oct. 18, 1867

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Secular holiday : St Lucas in Jaén only

Secular holiday : To commemorate the 1983 killings of former prime minister Maurice Bishop and several members of his cabinet leading to the collapse of the left wing People’s Revolutionary Government (PRG) from 2023

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Secular holiday : Melchior Ndadaye was a political leader, assassinated on Oct. 21, 1993 not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Jorge Ubico y Castaneda was overthrown in 1944 Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Mashujaa Day (used to be called Kenyatta Day until 2010) - honours all the heroes that fought for the freedom, independence and progess of the nation, before and after independence. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : The heroes are Paul Bogle, a Baptist deacon who was executed in 1865 for leading a protest march; George William Gordon, who took part in Bogle's efforts and also was executed; independence advocate Norman Manley; Sir Alexander Bustamante, who advocated for Jamaica's independence and became its first prime minister on its independence in 1962; Marcus Garvey, who preached the unification of people of African heritage; Nanny, an 18th-century escaped female slave with no last name, who led a rebellion against the British; and Samuel Sharpe, who led another rebellion in 1831 that helped lead to the emancipation of black Jamaicans from slavery.

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Secular holiday : The government was modernized by king Rama V, (King Chulalongkorn). Slavery was abolished..

Secular holiday : To mark the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011

Secular holiday : The Scorpion: October 23-24 to November 22

Secular holiday : Commemorates the 1956 revolution against hard-line Communist rule. For three decades the government called the 13-day event a counter-revolution. Also marks the 1989 declaration of a new Hungarian Republic and the institution of a multi-party democracy. Only since 1989 has it been called the 1956 Revolution

Secular holiday : Marks the anniversary of the U.N. Charter ratified in 1945.

Secular holiday : All that part of Tasmania south of an including Oatlands and Swansea, also Bronte Park, Strathgordon, Tarraleah and Wayatinah, excluding the West Coast.

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Secular holiday : Relations with the United States were strained when Maurice Bishop took power in a bloodless coup and suspended the 1974 Constitution. Following another coup in which Bishop among others were executed, the United States invaded Grenada on October 25, 1983. They were accompanied by troups from Jamaica, Barbados, and other countries. The Constitution was reinstated, and elections were held the following year.

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Secular holiday : Commemorates the day when Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession October 26th 1947. With this treaty, Jammu and Kashmir joined the Dominion of India.

Secular holiday : Nauru’s most interesting public holiday is Angam Day (26 October). The word Angam means homecoming and this day commemorates the various times in history when the size of the Nauruan population has returned to 1,500, which is thought to be the minimum number necessary for survival

Secular holiday : The Declaration of Neutrality was a declaration by the Austrian Parliament declaring the country permanently neutral. It was enacted on 26 October 1955 as a constitutional act of parliament, i.e., as part of the Constitution of Austria. Formally, the declaration was promulgated voluntarily by the Republic of Austria. Politically, it was the direct consequence of the allied occupation by the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France between 1945 and 1955, from which the country was freed by the Austrian State Treaty of 15 May the same year. The Soviet Union would not have agreed to the State Treaty if Austria had not committed herself to declare her neutrality after the allied forces had left the country. [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : St. Vincent and the Grenadines was granted associate statehood status by the British on October 27th, 1969. Following a referendum in 1979, under Milton Cato, St. Vincent and the Grenadines became the last of the Windward Islands to gain independence on October 27th, 1979. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : In tribute to the late president Néstor Kirchner.

Secular holiday : Information: Some government agencies are closed; banks may close half-day or even the full day.

Secular holiday : Nukai Peniamina introduced Christianity to the island in 1846.

Secular holiday : Known as the Nuku, this is religious drama. Islanders act out biblical stories Aitutaki only http://www.ck/events.htm

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Secular holiday : Recalls the Our Lady of Nazareth Candle celebration that took place on Sunday a fortnight earlier.

Secular holiday : Commemorates the struggle for an eight-hour working day

Secular holiday : Obedience refusal to Mussolini in 1940 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : In 1918, during the collapse of the Habsburg Empire at the end of World War I, the independent republic of Czechoslovakia, which joined the winning Allied powers, was created. This new country incorporated the Bohemian Crown (Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia) and parts of the Kingdom of Hungary (Slovakia and the Carpathian Ruthenia) with significant German, Hungarian, Polish and Ruthenian speaking minorities. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : King Norodom Sihakmoni's Coronation Day The King of Cambodia shall reign but shall not govern; shall be the Head of State for life; shall be inviolable. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Bishop James Hannington day from 2024

Secular holiday : Proclamation of the republic in 1923 paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : The fifth King Jigme Singye Wangchuck was crowned on Nov. 6, 2008.

Secular holiday : Haryana was carved out of the Indian state of Punjab on 1st November 1966. This state was formed on the recommendation of the Sardar Hukam Singh Parliamentary Committee. The formation of this committee was announced in the Parliament on 23 September 1965. On 23 April, 1966, acting on the recommendation of the Hukam Singh Committee, the Indian government set up the Shah Commission under the chairmanship of Justice J. C. Shah, to divide and set up the boundaries of Panjab and Haryana.

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Secular holiday : Celebrates the declaration of independence for the city in 1820. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Commemoration of the oath of allegiance to the Argentine flag by the Mapuche and Tehuelche tribes

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Secular holiday : Commemorates the adoption of the Constitution in 1948. The date was also a holiday prior to World War II, having been the birthday of Emperor Meiji. On this date, the Emperor awards the Order of Culture. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1978 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Panamá declared its independence from Colombia on Nov. 3, 1903 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Liberation from Sri Lanka in 1988

Secular holiday : A festival of brother and sister in mithila. Brother visits his sisters house and take blessings from her.The sister observes a fast untill brothers arrival , she also prepared food for her brother.

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Secular holiday : Celebrates the declaration of independence for the city in 1820. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : All parts of Tasmania in which a statutory holiday is not observed for the Royal Hobart Regatta (essentially Northern Tasmania)

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Secular holiday : Introduced in 1979, when Dominica was devastated by a hurricane. All Dominicans were invited to give of their time and efforts voluntarily to some project in their community. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : This Unity Day replaces the former Day of Reconciliation which had already replaced the Soviet October Revolution Day . Celebrates the 1612 victory over Polish/Lithuanian invaders attempting to capture Moscow. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : The Dominican Republic has gone through 38 constitutions, more than any other country, since its independence in 1844. This statistic is a somewhat deceiving indicator of political stability, however, because of the Dominican practice of promulgating a new constitution whenever an amendment was ratified. Although technically different from each other in some particular provisions, most new constitutions contained in reality only minor modifications of those previously in effect. Sweeping constitutional innovations were actually relatively rare. The latest Constitution was proclaimed on 26 January 2010. [Wikipedia]

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Secular holiday : Election day

Secular holiday : Since 1867 dedicated to horse racing

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Secular holiday : The USA assisted Panama in separation from Colombia, but the latter didn't want to recognize independence of Panama. Officially Panama declared its independence on November 3, 1903, but the battle didn't finish. The government of Colombia ordered the Army to march on Panama City. On November 3, 1903 the Panamanians had to stay their grounds in the city of Colon, that is a strategic place near the Caribbean Sea. The Panamanian officials did their best to persuade the Army of Colombia not to participate in the process of separation of Panama from Colombia. The negotiations were successful and this day became a landmark in the history of Panama. in Colón only

Secular holiday : Adopted by a national referendum on 6 November 1994.

Secular holiday : On November 6, 1975, approximately 350,000 unarmed Moroccans converged on the city of Tarfaya in southern Morocco and waited for a signal from King Hassan II of Morocco to cross into the disputed country/territory of Western Sahara. They brandished Moroccan flags, banners calling for the return of the Moroccan Sahara, photographs of the King and the Qur'an. The color green for the march's name was intended as a symbol of Islam. As a result, Spain acceded to Moroccan demands, and entered bilateral negotiations. This led to the Madrid Agreement, a treaty that divided the territory between Morocco and Mauritania. Wikipedia

Secular holiday : Used to be called Revolution Day, Second phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, led by Lenin and the Bolsheviks. It occurred on October 25, 1917 according to the Julian calendar which corresponded to November 7 according to the Gregorian calendar. It is no longer commemorated in Russia, nor in most of the former Soviet Republics.

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Secular holiday : Information: Used to be called Revolution Day, Second phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, led by Lenin and the Bolsheviks. It occurred on October 25, 1917 according to the Julian calendar which corresponded to November 7 according to the Gregorian calendar. It is no longer commemorated in Russia, nor in most of the former Soviet Republics.

Secular holiday : Commemorated to the liberation of Azerbaijani lands from Armenian occupation as a result of the 44-day war (from Sept.27 to Nov.9, 2020)

Secular holiday : Sir Muhammad Iqbal (November 1877 – 21 April 1938), was a South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, and politician, whose poetry in the Urdu language is considered among the greatest of the twentieth century, and whose vision of a cultural and political ideal for the Muslims of British-ruled India was to animate the impulse for Pakistan from 2022 [Wikipedia]

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Secular holiday : Commemorates abolition in Moldavia on Nov. 10, 1866

Secular holiday : On the 10th of November 1821 citizens of Los Santos passed a resolution calling for Los Santos' secession from Spain. This resolution led to the rest of Panamá to declare independence less than two decades later. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : Celebrates the birthday of Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who became king in 1972

Secular holiday : On the 10th of November 1821 citizens of Los Santos passed a resolution calling for Los Santos' secession from Spain. This resolution led to the rest of Panamá to declare independence less than two decades later. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Cartagena city was the first of those in Colombia and Venezuela to declare on 11 November, 1811 absolute independence from Spain. Known as the Republic of Cartagena, it was one of the bases used by Simon Bolivar to launch his campaign to liberate Venezuela.

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Secular holiday : Foundation of the Republic in 1968

Secular holiday : Independence recovered in 1918 after over a century of being split between Russia, Prussia, Austria Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : St. Maarten/St. Martin was spotted by Christopher Columbus on November 11, 1493, during his second voyage to the New World, and it was named for St. Martin of Tours, on whose feast day it was seen. That date is now used to celebrate the ties between the 16-square-mile Dutch side and the 21-square-mile French side. Not a paid holiday

Secular holiday : Commemmorates the end of World War I on 11th November 1918. The armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Paid holiday when falling on Sunday (Labour law 4 Jan 1974)

Secular holiday : To celebrate the 1918 armistice Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : Connected with the history of the Union of the Comoros, particularly the relations between the Comoros and France regarding Mayotte

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Secular holiday : Petar II Petrović-Njegoš 13 November 1813 – 31 October 1851), commonly referred to simply as Njegoš, was a Prince-Bishop (vladika) of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose works are widely considered some of the most important in Montenegrin and Serbian literature. from 2023

Secular holiday : Petar II Petrović-Njegoš 13 November 1813 – 31 October 1851), commonly referred to simply as Njegoš, was a Prince-Bishop (vladika) of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose works are widely considered some of the most important in Montenegrin and Serbian literature. from 2023

Secular holiday : This festival marks the reversing of the current in the Tonle Sap river (Mekong) and the beginning of the fishing season. Gigantic boat race. Bon Om Touk

Secular holiday : The full-moon night of Tazaungmon is an Occasion for another `festival of lights', known properly as Tazaungdaing. It's particularly celebrated in the Shan State - in Taunggyi there are fire balloon competitions. In some areas there are also speed-weaving competitions during the night young Burmese women show their prowess at weaving by attempting to produce robes for Buddha images between dusk and dawn. The results, finished or not, are donated to the monks. The biggest weaving competitions take place at Shwedagon Paya in Yangon.

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Secular holiday : Anniversary of the symbolic Nov. 15, 1988 declaration of independence by the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

Secular holiday : The full-moon night of Tazaungmon is an Occasion for another `festival of lights', known properly as Tazaungdaing. It's particularly celebrated in the Shan State - in Taunggyi there are fire balloon competitions. In some areas there are also speed-weaving competitions during the night young Burmese women show their prowess at weaving by attempting to produce robes for Buddha images between dusk and dawn. The results, finished or not, are donated to the monks. The biggest weaving competitions take place at Shwedagon Paya in Yangon.

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Secular holiday : This festival marks the reversing of the current in the Tonle Sap river (Mekong) and the beginning of the fishing season. Gigantic boat race. Bon Om Touk

Secular holiday : To commemorate the date of a speech by first leader Kim Il Sung in 1961: The Duty of Mothers in the Education of Children

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Secular holiday : The Treaty of Petrópolis, signed on November 11, 1903 in the Brazilian Imperial city of Petrópolis, near Rio de Janeiro, ended tensions between Bolivia and Brazil over the then-Bolivian territory of Acre, a desirable territory during the contemporary rubber boom. [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : On the morning of November 17th 1989 no one would have ever believed that the events of that day would lead to the collapse of forty years of Communist rule. A quiet and peaceful student march was violently cracked down by police. Some 170 students were injured, triggering a wave of nationwide strikes and protests. Just weeks later, the Communist regime fell. But few people are aware that the student march was held to commemorate events fifty years earlier. On October 28th, 1939, a student demonstration protesting at the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia saw medical student Jan Opletal shot dead. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Karnataka Rajyotsava (Karnāṭaka Rājyōtsava; lit. Karnataka State Festival). This was the day in 1956 when all the Kannada language-speaking regions of South India were merged to form the state of Karnataka. [Wikipedia]

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Secular holiday : On 18th November, 1918, after Germany's defeat in World War I, the Latvians proclaimed an independent state, but its real advent came only in 1920 after the cessation of hostilities between pro- and anti-Bolshevik forces and the withdrawal of all foreign armies from Latvian territory. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : The first President Amata Kabua remained in office from 1979 until 1996. He was born on Jabor Island of Jaluit Atoll in 1928. He passed away in 1996, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Secular holiday : To commemorate the country's launch in 2017 of an intercontinental ballistic missile

Secular holiday : Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Homeland War and the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Vukovar and Škabrnja

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Secular holiday : Celebrates the victory over the French in the Battle of Vertieres in 1803 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Independence was acknowledged by France in 1956 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Dicovered by Christopher Columbus during his second trip to the West in 1493

Secular holiday : Commemorates the coronation in 1949 of Prince Rainier III (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi, 1923 - 2005), as the 30th ruling Prince of Monaco. When he died in 2005 he had ruled his principality for 56 years, the second longest serving monarch in the history of Europe. Wikipedia

Secular holiday : A symbol of courage and an inspiration for all Assamese citizens, particularly those from the Moran community.

Secular holiday : The Garifuna ethnic group makes up to 8% of the local population. Other population, essentially Black, came from neighbouring islands at the beginning of the XIXth century.

Secular holiday : A day of prayer to God against poor harvest. Was abolished as a nationwide holiday in 1994. Only remains observed in Saxony.

Secular holiday : To end the war between Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Muslim & Catholics, the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina was concluded in Dayton, Ohio on November 21 1995 and subsequently signed in Paris on December 14.

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Secular holiday : Independent since 1650, Oman is presently ruled by Haïtham ben Tariq This date is usually modified in early November

Secular holiday : A day when the populace can give thanks to God.

Secular holiday : Albanian Alphabet Day public holiday for the Albanian community

Secular holiday : Gratitude to the gods for the harvest. The emperor sends messengers to the temple of Jingu with the first harvest.

Secular holiday : Seng Kut Snem is a festival of Khasi Community which is largely celebrated to preserve and exhibit their culture and traditions. The festival not only is a preservative for the culture of Khasi community it also acts as a reminder to all cultures across India to retain their cultural and religious significance.

Secular holiday : The Archer: November 23 to December 21

Secular holiday : Commemorates Georgia's patron saint, St. George. Also known as Giorgoba.

Secular holiday : And the Restoration of the Legislative Council from 2021

Secular holiday : Commemorates the day in 1943 that the statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina was re-established at the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday Wikipedia

Secular holiday : Jaén Day in aén only

Secular holiday : Granted by Holland on November 25, 1975. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Adopted by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Abkhazia of the 12th convocation on November 26, 1994, and by the national referendum on October 3, 1999, with an amendment adopted by the national referendum on the same day. (Wikipedia)

Secular holiday : Celebrates the day that Mongolia declared itself as an independent country with the adoption of its first constitution. The Mongolian People’s Republic (MPR), a communist state, under the rule of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP), lasted until 1990. [https://www.kiva.org]

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Secular holiday : Panamá declared its independence from Spain on Nov. 28, 1821.

Secular holiday : Many Americans take the following day off and enjoy a four-day holiday. The first formal celebration was held by an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who attempted to establish a settlement on Baffin Island, after failing to discover a northern passage to the Orient in 1576. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three-day thank you celebration to the leaders of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the New World. The turkey tradition was introduced by Benjamin Franklin who made it a national symbol: quick runner, wary, sharp eyesight... The one-time holiday was declared by George Washington, whereas Abraham Lincoln elected the 4th Thursday in November.

Secular holiday : Commemorates the birth of the Republic on November 28, 1958

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Secular holiday : On November 28 1975, FRETILIN declared East Timor an independent state, and Indonesia responded by launching a full-scale military invasion on December 7

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Secular holiday : In honor of Abraham Lincoln, who was the nation’s 16th president and was known as the Great Emancipator.

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Secular holiday : To recognise the dedication and sacrifices of the UAE’s military and civilian service people, and to honour those who lost their lives while serving the country.

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Secular holiday : Marking Portugal's 1640 return to independence after 60 years of Spanish rule. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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Secular holiday : The Union of Transylvania with Romania was declared on December 1 [O.S. November 18] 1918 by the assembly of the delegates of ethnic Romanians held in Alba Iulia. The national holiday of Romania, the Great Union Day (also called Unification Day) occurring on December 1, celebrates this event. The holiday was established after the Romanian Revolution, and marks the unification not only of Transylvania, but also of the provinces of Banat, Bessarabia and Bukovina with the Romanian Kingdom. These other provinces had all joined with the Kingdom of Romania earlier in 1918, and the Union of Transylvania with Romania thus resulted in the final unification of the entire country. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

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Secular holiday : George Tupou I (known until 1875 as Siaosi Taufa'ahau Tupou Maeakafauawas) was the king of Tonga from 1845 until his death in 1893. In 1845,after the death of his uncle, he became the 19th and last Tu'i Kanokupolu. On November 4, 1875, Tonga officially became a kingdom, and Siaosi changed his name to George Tupou I. http://planet-tonga.com/language_journal/Emancipation_in_Tonga/index.shtml

Secular holiday : A Celebration of Sabans’ Resilience, Culture and Heritage

Secular holiday : Tripura is the only region in the world to mark this important observance with a public holiday.

Secular holiday : Prophet Mohammad's daughter and one of the most inspiring figures for Shiite Muslims. Fatima died in the holy city of Medina in current Saudi Arabia. Shiites believe that she died while trying to protect her husband Imam Ali from his enemies. That's why they regard her as a martyr. The exact place of her burial still remains a mystery after more than 14 centuries.

Secular holiday : Birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej

Secular holiday : Commemorates the 1978 referendum when the Spanish people voted to approve the constitution.

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Secular holiday : Commemorates the arrival of Christianity.

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Secular holiday : (April 14 1891 - December 6, 1956) An Indian jurist who dedicated his entire life to eradicating casteism and the development of the poor, Dalits, and backward classes from 2023

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Secular holiday : From Russia in 1917

Secular holiday : banks will remain closed

Secular holiday : Election day

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Secular holiday : Our Lady of Conception

Secular holiday : Initially set in May, the date was judged to only concern Americans living in the Canal Zone. In was then changed to Immaculate's Conception celebration and gazetted a public holiday. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Adopted on December 8, 1992. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday