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<h2 id="symbols">Symbols</h2> <p>October's <a href="/facts/Birthstone/y3hMc2TA">birthstones</a> are the <a href="/facts/Tourmaline/6nbcGRyu">tourmaline</a> and <a href="/facts/Opal/LF7Xa7nK">opal</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> Its birth flower is the <a href="/facts/Calendula/SeqUCMoG">calendula</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> The <a href="/facts/Zodiac/v7sWp0ef">zodiac</a> signs are <a href="/facts/Libra_(astrology)/TMIIFcHE">Libra</a> (until October 22) and <a href="/facts/Scorpio_(astrology)/fzy3MW2C">Scorpio</a> (from October 23 onward).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><h2 id="observances">Observances</h2> <p><i>This list does not necessarily imply either official status or general observance.</i> </p> <h3>Non-Gregorian: 2025 dates</h3> <p>(All Baha'i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted.) </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_observances_set_by_the_Bah%25C3%25A1%2527%25C3%25AD_calendar/hVaVb6Da">List of observances set by the Bahá'í calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_observances_set_by_the_Chinese_calendar/sDm3hmLR">List of observances set by the Chinese calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_observances_set_by_the_Hebrew_calendar/f3FXysqb">List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_observances_set_by_the_Islamic_calendar/JagW0cQY">List of observances set by the Islamic calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_observances_set_by_the_Solar_Hijri_calendar/c9lJKqhg">List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar</a></li></ul> <h3>Month-long</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Black_History_Month/jpIuYUhM">Black History Month</a> in the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></li> <li>In <a href="/facts/Catholic_Church/rJ4F4gqH">Catholic Church</a> tradition, October is the Month of the Holy Rosary.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Breast_Cancer_Awareness_Month/QG7VAmno">Breast Cancer Awareness Month</a></li> <li>Health Literacy Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Walk_to_school_campaign/hldckQod">International Walk to School Month</a></li> <li>Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rett_syndrome/dIXIgILQ">Rett Syndrome</a> Awareness Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li>World Blindness Awareness Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Menopause_Society/D96wAdu3">World Menopause Month</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Vegetarian_Day/dBHfjy3W">Vegetarian Awareness Month</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></li></ul> <h4>United States</h4> <p>The last two to three weeks in October (and, occasionally, the first week of November) are normally the only time of the year during which all of the <a href="/facts/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada/vLIo3PFF">"Big Four" major professional sports leagues</a> in the U.S. and Canada schedule games; the <a href="/facts/National_Basketball_Association/Vd3EUFfa">National Basketball Association</a> begins its preseason and about two weeks later starts the regular season, the <a href="/facts/National_Hockey_League/sLo4QAS8">National Hockey League</a> is in the first month of its regular season, the <a href="/facts/National_Football_League/cBH0hxRV">National Football League</a> is about halfway through its regular season, and <a href="/facts/Major_League_Baseball/4WW9yef3">Major League Baseball</a> is in its postseason with the <a href="/facts/League_Championship_Series/nLC5EasG">League Championship Series</a> and <a href="/facts/World_Series/l50eYfN3">World Series</a>. Days on which all four leagues play are colloquially known as a <a href="/facts/Sports_equinox/vLIo3PFF">sports equinox</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>American Archives Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></li> <li>National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Arts_%2526_Humanities_Month/JCE2fQ0L">National Arts & Humanities Month</a></li> <li>National Bullying Prevention Month</li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Cyber_Security_Awareness_Month/Gn7XrU4B">National Cyber Security Awareness Month</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Coalition_Against_Domestic_Violence/pUYuYjrA">National Domestic Violence Awareness Month</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Filipino_American_History_Month/XHn8CnMV">Filipino American History Month</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Italian-American_Heritage_and_Culture_Month/PkBLpvmY">Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Polish_American_Heritage_Month/PGMRzSq2">Polish American Heritage Month</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Work_and_Family_Month/e7vGuJt1">National Work and Family Month</a></li></ul> <h5>United States, health-related</h5> <ul><li>American Pharmacist Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></li> <li>Celebrating All of October Dwarfism/Little People/Short Stature/Skeletal Dysplasia Awareness<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></li> <li>Dwarfism/Little People Awareness Month <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></li> <li>Eczema Awareness Month <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></li> <li>National <a href="/facts/Oral_Hygiene/MddqTjwo">Dental Hygiene</a> Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></li> <li>National Healthy Lung Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></li> <li>National <a href="/facts/Infertility/emky9q8L">Infertility</a> Awareness Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></li> <li>Liver Awareness Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></li> <li>National <a href="/facts/Lupus_Erythematosus/MrAollWP">Lupus Erythematosus</a> Awareness Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></li> <li>National <a href="/facts/Physical_Therapy/q24XDqHF">Physical Therapy</a> Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></li> <li>National <a href="/facts/Spina_Bifida/fwKLsxfI">Spina Bifida</a> Awareness Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sudden_infant_death_syndrome/2Fc9wd43">Sudden Infant Death Syndrome</a> Awareness Month <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a> (United States)</li></ul> <h5>United States, culinary</h5> <ul><li><a href="/facts/National_Pizza_Month/hFTh03uB">National Pizza Month</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></li> <li>National <a href="/facts/Popcorn/9MMa8fCz">Popcorn</a> Poppin' Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></li> <li>National Pork Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></li> <li>National Seafood Month<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>Movable dates</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Oktoberfest_celebrations/7HYNjW5C">Oktoberfest celebrations</a> (varies globally based on area)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Astronomy_Day/rHkhEn93">Astronomy Day</a>: October 1</li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Cerebral_Palsy_Day/ssCk4352">World Cerebral Palsy Day</a>: October 6</li> <li><a href="/facts/World_College_Radio_Day/BSCqmc9t">World College Radio Day</a>: October 7</li> <li><a href="/facts/Earth_Science_Week/065alIE6">Earth Science Week</a>: October 9–15</li> <li>See also <a href="/facts/Movable_Western_Christian_observances/kWgYfHhb">Movable Western Christian observances</a></li> <li>See also <a href="/facts/Movable_Eastern_Christian_observances/X4hdvL7X">Movable Eastern Christian observances</a></li></ul> <h4>First Sunday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Daylight_saving_time/bEWvB1Rt">Daylight saving time</a> begins (<a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Father%2527s_Day/vJ915f0U">Father's Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Luxembourg/vRN04l7f">Luxembourg</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Grandparents_Day/qUjSfefQ">Grandparents Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Queensland/lXBlIeY3">Queensland</a>, <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>, <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Teachers%2527_Day/lqGcBv87">Teachers' Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Belarus/vweHwgob">Belarus</a>, <a href="/facts/Latvia/y2PSa8lx">Latvia</a>, <a href="/facts/Ukraine/Qof0uqAj">Ukraine</a>)</li></ul> <h4>First Monday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Child_Health_Day/4t6Hy3Ja">Child Health Day</a> (<a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Children%2527s_Day/PmzzJ87G">Children's Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx">Chile</a>, <a href="/facts/Singapore/CQDkhUvD">Singapore</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Labour_Day/FgFFs2hk">Labour Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Australian_Capital_Territory/wvCnG3y7">Australian Capital Territory</a>, <a href="/facts/New_South_Wales/aW7eJXSS">New South Wales</a>, <a href="/facts/South_Australia/R7UdxV97">South Australia</a>, <a href="/facts/Queensland/lXBlIeY3">Queensland</a>, <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Peat_Cutting_Monday/kScumrkh">Peat Cutting Monday</a> (<a href="/facts/Falkland_Islands/a6FdpUEA">Falkland Islands</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Thanksgiving/B1f0NtI2">Thanksgiving</a> (<a href="/facts/Saint_Lucia/fEUDuRwb">Saint Lucia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Australian_Architecture_Association/AzajKwrR">World Architecture Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Habitat_Day/4km8l9fg">World Habitat Day</a></li></ul> <h4>First Tuesday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/National_Night_Out/DNUl82U3">National Night Out</a> (<a href="/facts/Florida/cF245A3Q">Florida</a> and <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>)</li></ul> <h4>First Wednesday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Children%2527s_Day/PmzzJ87G">Children's Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx">Chile</a>)</li></ul> <h4>First Thursday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/National_Poetry_Day/8fQe3Tel">National Poetry Day</a> (UK, Ireland)</li></ul> <h4>First Friday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Children%2527s_Day/PmzzJ87G">Children's Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Singapore/CQDkhUvD">Singapore</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lee_National_Denim_Day/lU5CNPnb">Lee National Denim Day</a> (<a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Smile_Day/JJHkgm72">World Smile Day</a></li></ul> <h4>First full week</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Albuquerque_International_Balloon_Fiesta/lfSLsPuV">Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta</a> (<a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mental_Illness_Awareness_Week/Vt5ndPM7">Mental Illness Awareness Week</a> (<a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>)</li></ul> <h4>Second Sunday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/National_Grandparents_Day/qUjSfefQ">National Grandparents Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a>, <a href="/facts/Hong_Kong/4nAf3mqQ">Hong Kong</a>)</li></ul> <h4>Second Monday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Columbus_Day/YoffhC5M">Columbus Day</a> (<a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>) <ul><li><a href="/facts/Indigenous_Peoples%2527_Day_(United_States)/zd2mDRsS">Indigenous Peoples' Day</a> (Parts of the United States)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Native_American_Day/Vf9e1tU7">Native American Day</a> (<a href="/facts/South_Dakota/R51Fbf1t">South Dakota</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fraternal_Day/unn1b72X">Fraternal Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Alabama/1Xk8EveN">Alabama</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Health_and_Sports_Day/WYRINl8n">Health and Sports Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Malawi/Br1dMjoq">Mother's Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Malawi/HTj5q7Wc">Malawi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Norfolk_Island/v7RgwVVT">Norfolk Island Agricultural Show Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Norfolk_Island/p9d64LmL">Norfolk Island</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Thanksgiving_(Canada)/2fyCo9Vd">Thanksgiving (Canada)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Day/PruwNVr7">National Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Republic_of_China/VcJoUD8w">Republic of China</a>)</li></ul> <h4>Second Tuesday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ada_Lovelace_Day/s3c2GGRu">Ada Lovelace Day</a></li></ul> <h4>Second Wednesday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/September_Declaration/LBtab6hj">Policy Statement of Belgian Parliament</a> (<a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j">Belgium</a>)</li></ul> <h4>Wednesday of second full week in October</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/National_Fossil_Day/sVl3KN8t">National Fossil Day</a> (<a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>)</li></ul> <h4>Second Thursday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/World_Sight_Day/WPFqrqAS">World Sight Day</a></li></ul> <h4>Second Friday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Arbor_Day/lQBnzezw">Arbor Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Namibia/ahXuaypy">Namibia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_food_days/ELtjKB8o">World Egg Day</a></li></ul> <h4>Second Saturday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bird_Day/ycv7hPyV">International Migratory Bird Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh">Mexico</a>, <a href="/facts/Central_America/CXKgTuxC">Central</a> and <a href="/facts/South_America/PhrFEMk7">South America</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Caribbean/zRI9aMCh">Caribbean</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Home_Movie_Day/UUcTDPzS">Home Movie Day</a> (<a href="/facts/International_observance/NmnLPP4X">International observance</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Arbor_Day/lQBnzezw">National Tree Planting Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Mongolia/ogQzUcQb">Mongolia</a>)</li></ul> <h4>Week of October 10</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Fiji_Week/RA8wg21T">Fiji Week</a> (<a href="/facts/Fiji/JU8Hs8WH">Fiji</a>)</li></ul> <h4>Second Week of October</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Fire_Prevention_Week/YSG5c0nz">Fire Prevention Week</a> (<a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>) <ul><li><a href="/facts/Fire_Prevention_Week/YSG5c0nz">Fire Service Recognition Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a>), last day of Fire Prevention Week:</li></ul></li></ul> <h4>Third Sunday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Teacher%2527s_Day/lqGcBv87">Teacher's Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL">Brazil</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mother%2527s_Day/36w7B8Mf">Mother's Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a>)</li></ul> <h4>Third Monday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Heroes%2527_Day/zq3HP2PK">Heroes' Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Jamaica/jeDulmwE">Jamaica</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mother%2527s_Day/36w7B8Mf">Mother's Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nanomonestotse/lNaaxETU">Nanomonestotse</a> (<a href="/facts/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States/lr8Qmd6N">Native American</a> communities)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Boss%2527s_Day/wHIItUhn">Boss's Day</a> (United States, Canada, Lithuania and Romania)</li></ul> <h4>Third Thursday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/World_Council_of_Credit_Unions/TLWlnKpx">International Credit Union Day</a></li></ul> <h4>Third Saturday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Sweetest_Day/xRvDFwaq">Sweetest Day</a> (<a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>)</li></ul> <h4>Fourth Monday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Labour_Day/FgFFs2hk">Labour Day</a> (<a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a>)</li></ul> <h4>Fourth Wednesday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Children%2527s_Day/PmzzJ87G">Children's Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>)</li></ul> <h4>Fourth Friday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_food_days/ELtjKB8o">Global Champagne Day</a></li></ul> <h4>Fourth Saturday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Children%2527s_Day/PmzzJ87G">Children's Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Malaysia/8zbUMzCP">Malaysia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/USA_Weekend/TSM3kLfz">Make a Difference Day</a> (<a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>)</li></ul> <h4>Week of Fourth Wednesday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Children%2527s_Day/PmzzJ87G">Children's Week</a> (<a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>)</li></ul> <h4>Last Monday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/October_Holiday/psvwhUFE">October Holiday</a> (<a href="/facts/Ireland/35vYxXdP">Ireland</a>)</li></ul> <h4>Last Friday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/CanTeen/jGzIsGyC">National Bandanna Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nevada_Day/GrXFNpXx">Nevada Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Nevada/HNWhCrQv">Nevada</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>) (though the state was actually admitted on October 31, 1864)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Teacher%2527s_Day/lqGcBv87">Teacher's Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>) (If the last Friday is on October 31, this holiday is moved to November 7)</li></ul> <h4>Last Sunday</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Daylight_saving_time/bEWvB1Rt">European Summer Time</a> ends</li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Grandparents_Day/qUjSfefQ">Grandparents Day</a> (<a href="/facts/New_South_Wales/aW7eJXSS">New South Wales</a>, <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sz%25C3%25A9kely_Autonomy_Day/Y7g3ck9z">Székely Autonomy Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Romania/yolzk5cN">Romania</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>Fixed</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/October_1/1S5rC5p7">October 1</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Armed_Forces_Day_(South_Korea)/gfCPD5Q5">Armed Forces Day (South Korea)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Children%2527s_Day/PmzzJ87G">Children's Day</a> (<a href="/facts/El_Salvador/6Plzw4vr">El Salvador</a>, <a href="/facts/Guatemala/MoMcSnla">Guatemala</a>, <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka/VtTBmysE">Sri Lanka</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Azerbaijan/8lae9LNI">Day of Prosecutors</a> (<a href="/facts/Azerbaijan/Ho5joRTJ">Azerbaijan</a>)</li> <li>Continuance of <a href="/facts/List_of_Month-long_observances/gWGfBsa0">German-American Heritage Months</a>, which runs from September 15 – October 15 <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a> (<a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>)</li> <li>Continuance of <a href="/facts/National_Hispanic_Heritage_Month/dxIEFFyj">National Hispanic Heritage Month</a> which runs from September 15 – October 15 (<a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>),</li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Russia/Xr1Wo3tV">Ground Forces Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn">Russia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Independence_Day_(Cyprus)/9pW2ftKs">Independence Day (Cyprus)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Independence_Day_(Nigeria)/xoL4D4mV">Independence Day (Nigeria)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Independence_Day_(Palau)/bw1Jx4kP">Independence Day (Palau)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Independence_Day_(Tuvalu)/RUXKNo41">Independence Day (Tuvalu)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Coffee_Day/fJmWWnHK">International Coffee Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Day_of_Older_Persons/7BxfERQy">International Day of Older Persons</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Music_Council/u7KobIk5">International Music Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lincolnshire_Day/eWbAea2u">Lincolnshire Day</a> (<a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Day_of_the_People%2527s_Republic_of_China/eYqf5bga">National Day of the People's Republic of China</a> (<a href="/facts/People%2527s_Republic_of_China/lTjIXY5p">People's Republic of China</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pancasila_Sanctity_Day/Lwl05kVT">Pancasila Sanctity Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Teacher%2527s_Day_(Uzbekistan)/yvAjxHJn">Teacher's Day (Uzbekistan)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Unification_Day_(Cameroon)/skaXUPzn">Unification Day (Cameroon)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Vegetarian_Day/dBHfjy3W">World Vegetarian Day</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_2/Mx6naLFK">October 2</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Batik_Day/8E50w3dT">Batik Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Feast_of_the_Guardian_Angels/RWUVpoqs">Feast of the Guardian Angels</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/National_Grandparents_Day/qUjSfefQ">National Grandparents Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mahatma_Gandhi/epTj0j19">Gandhi</a>'s birthday-related observances: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Gandhi_Jayanti/ez8QBUMn">Gandhi Jayanti</a> (<a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Day_of_Non-Violence/06HAxo7W">International Day of Non-Violence</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Day_for_Farmed_Animals/uGJ6hgMr">World Day for Farmed Animals</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Independence_Day_(Guinea)/MaBu4ysQ">Independence Day (Guinea)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_3/vvevkuTv">October 3</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Gaecheonjeol/EyjBC1Jj">Gaecheonjeol</a> (<a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/German_Unity_Day/DzHtTYYk">German Unity Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Iraq/pqYSFJw8">National Day (Iraq)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Moraz%25C3%25A1n_Day/vPGHAQ66">Morazán Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Honduras/75jMlRQ1">Honduras</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_4/eRgxIz2l">October 4</a> <ul><li>Feast of <a href="/facts/Saint_Francis_of_Assisi/0bLfzd26">Saint Francis of Assisi</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_food_days/ELtjKB8o">Cinnamon Roll Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Day_of_Peace_and_Reconciliation/Kph634B8">Day of Peace and Reconciliation</a> (<a href="/facts/Mozambique/mMWQ80JT">Mozambique</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Independence_Day_(Lesotho)/AKdpGnur">Independence Day (Lesotho)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Animal_Day/eJg7wJjl">World Animal Day</a></li> <li>The beginning of <a href="/facts/World_Space_Week/8t7Gc3ua">World Space Week</a> (October 4–10)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_5/NRyybbNE">October 5</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Armed_Forces_Day/mxWow9nk">Armed Forces Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Constitution_Day_(Vanuatu)/129477cH">Constitution Day (Vanuatu)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Engineer%2527s_Day/7VqatpvI">Engineer's Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Bolivia/YNBoDKKR">Bolivia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Day_of_No_Prostitution/mnosA7vM">International Day of No Prostitution</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Republic_Day_(Portugal)/Gn8WsGlr">Republic Day (Portugal)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Teachers%2527_Day_(Pakistan)/lqGcBv87">Teachers' Day (Pakistan)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Teachers%2527_Day/lqGcBv87">Teachers' Day (Russia)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Teachers%2527_Day/sI1XkV9j">World Teachers' Day</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_6/kEsfCLXn">October 6</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Day_of_Commemoration_and_National_Mourning/tNhnRyVx">Day of Commemoration and National Mourning</a> (<a href="/facts/Turkmenistan/YqJ4NvjU">Turkmenistan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dukla_Pass_Victims_Day/BuKhCDYW">Dukla Pass Victims Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3">Slovakia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/German-American_Day/aTBcS7ax">German-American Day</a> (<a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Memorial_Day_for_the_Martyrs_of_Arad/k1s9EE1Q">Memorial Day for the Martyrs of Arad</a> (<a href="/facts/Hungary/YRedQLtI">Hungary</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_food_days/ELtjKB8o">National Noodle Day</a> (<a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Teachers%2527_Day/lqGcBv87">Teachers' Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka/VtTBmysE">Sri Lanka</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Yom_Kippur_War/tTNe7UlK">Yom Kippur War</a> commemorations: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Armed_Forces_Day_(Egypt)/mxWow9nk">Armed Forces Day (Egypt)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tishreen_Liberation_Day/tTNe7UlK">Tishreen Liberation Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Syria/7pDXGzq8">Syria</a>)</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_7/mqqBnwWR">October 7</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Our_Lady_of_the_Rosary/xA5Npgbu">Our Lady of the Rosary</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_awareness_days/NmnLPP4X">International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Teachers%2527_Day/lqGcBv87">Teachers' Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Laos/S0afugjX">Laos</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_8/8L9N9dls">October 8</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Indian_Air_Force/XbNJ5qcp">Air Force Day</a> (<a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Arbor_Day/lQBnzezw">Arbor Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Namibia/ahXuaypy">Namibia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Independence_Day/SxwGvhyL">National Independence Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Croatia/MSS0yyvw">Croatia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Peruvian_Navy/onkBvB4H">Navy Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Peru/dBt7XrYD">Peru</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_9/HbzR2evC">October 9</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Hangul_Day/wSsg0Btj">Hangul Day</a> (South Korea)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Independence_Day_(Uganda)/Bo1BUjnJ">Independence Day (Uganda)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Independence_of_Guayaquil/RuHeM9mK">Independence of Guayaquil</a> (Ecuador)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Leif_Erikson_Day/zh4VYSS4">Leif Erikson Day</a> (United States, Iceland and Norway)</li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Day_of_Commemorating_the_Holocaust/ojDf2cIG">National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust</a> (Romania)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Takayama_Autumn_Festival/LTKVtJFH">Takayama Autumn Festival</a> (<a href="/facts/Takayama%2c_Gifu/y8RDPIHA">Takayama</a>, Japan)</li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Post_Day/0Cmu4EJE">World Post Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Valencian_Community_Day/x5dxtfJU">Valencian Community Day</a> (Spain)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_10/hmYlL72H">October 10</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Arbor_Day/lQBnzezw">Arbor Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Capital_Liberation_Day/o7wVwYAj">Capital Liberation Day</a> (Vietnam)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Double_Ten_Day/IzU44MDM">Double Ten Day</a> (Taiwan)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fiji_Day/RA8wg21T">Fiji Day</a> (Fiji)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Finnish_Literature_Day/P2Av4HwC">Finnish Literature Day</a> (Finland)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Independence_Day_(Cuba)/46TUJSnU">Independence Day (Cuba)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Party_Foundation_Day/otDKdLnX">Party Foundation Day</a> (North Korea)</li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Mental_Health_Day/z7Wo3pBf">World Mental Health Day</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_11/poTT45D9">October 11</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/General_Pulaski_Memorial_Day/B9jnIPQb">General Pulaski Memorial Day</a> (United States)</li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Day_of_the_Girl_Child/Hj4ev2rm">International Day of the Girl Child</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Newspaper_Carrier_Day/1sWJVAyD">International Newspaper Carrier Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Coming_Out_Day/aGJjxa2S">National Coming Out Day</a> (multinational, including United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland among others)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Old_Michaelmas_Day/c38Xtz82">Old Michaelmas Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Celts/eMCVYAFz">Celtic</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_North_Macedonia/N1Y8L8n8">Revolution Day (North Macedonia)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_12/HLQNWqyv">October 12</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Children%2527s_Day/PmzzJ87G">Children's Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL">Brazil</a>)</li> <li>Discovery of America by <a href="/facts/Christopher_Columbus/8hLAb46S">Columbus</a>-related observances (<i>see also <a href="/facts/October_8/8L9N9dls">October 8</a></i>): <ul><li>Columbus Day (United States, Honduras)</li> <li><a href="/facts/D%25C3%25ADa_de_la_Hispanidad/YoffhC5M">Día de la Hispanidad</a> or <a href="/facts/Fiesta_Nacional_de_Espa%25C3%25B1a/6Jq4kkCB">Fiesta Nacional de España</a>, also <a href="/facts/Armed_Forces_Day/mxWow9nk">Armed Forces Day</a> (Spain)</li> <li><a href="/facts/D%25C3%25ADa_de_la_Raza/YoffhC5M">Día de la Raza</a> (<a href="/facts/El_Salvador/6Plzw4vr">El Salvador</a>, <a href="/facts/Uruguay/X6V0apCb">Uruguay</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/D%25C3%25ADa_de_la_Resistencia_Ind%25C3%25ADgena/YoffhC5M">Día de la Resistencia Indígena</a>, "Day of Indigenous Resistance" (<a href="/facts/Venezuela/eX1qnkln">Venezuela</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/D%25C3%25ADa_de_las_Am%25C3%25A9ricas/YoffhC5M">Día de las Américas</a> (<a href="/facts/Belize/2xVuhCTt">Belize</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/D%25C3%25ADa_de_las_Culturas/YoffhC5M">Día de las Culturas</a>, "Day of the Cultures" (<a href="/facts/Costa_Rica/baw0GTI1">Costa Rica</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/D%25C3%25ADa_del_Respeto_a_la_Diversidad_Cultural/LcmhDHAq">Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural</a>, "Day of respect for cultural diversity" (<a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Discovery_Day/PrDKLshB">Discovery Day</a> (<a href="/facts/The_Bahamas/x6VKsUhj">The Bahamas</a>, <a href="/facts/Colombia/nl7r8Q2u">Colombia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Feast_for_Life/IlvjK0ex">Feast for Life</a> of <a href="/facts/Aleister_Crowley/Y8Dv7rAE">Aleister Crowley</a>, celebrated as "Crowleymas" (<a href="/facts/Thelema/IlvjK0ex">Thelema</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fiesta_Nacional_de_Espa%25C3%25B1a/6Jq4kkCB">Fiesta Nacional de España</a> (Spain)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Freethought_Day/jvheBSU2">Freethought Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Independence_Day_(Equatorial_Guinea)/8xEM2uvd">Independence Day (Equatorial Guinea)</a>, celebrates the independence of <a href="/facts/Equatorial_Guinea/ARkq2P4f">Equatorial Guinea</a> from Spain in 1968.</li> <li><a href="/facts/UN_Spanish_Language_Day/6Ea0q9Cy">UN Spanish Language Day</a> (<a href="/facts/United_Nations/fgXLnmgT">United Nations</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_13/DBumjTCV">October 13</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Azerbaijan/8lae9LNI">Azerbaijani Railway Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Azerbaijan/Ho5joRTJ">Azerbaijan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Doi_taikomatsuri/bBwkBCHS">Doi taikomatsuri</a> October 13–15 (<a href="/facts/Shikokuch%25C5%25AB%25C5%258D%2c_Ehime/0cB2ns7D">Shikokuchūō, Ehime</a>, Japan)</li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Day_for_Natural_Disaster_Reduction/RJDzsvfX">International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Police_Day_(Thailand)/rcrKbPw7">National Police Day (Thailand)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Poland/wXBK11mQ">Paramedics' Day</a> (Poland)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rwagasore_Day/fQhYvPCF">Rwagasore Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Burundi/GTNtpIra">Burundi</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_14/m78KG8kX">October 14</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/World_Standards_Day/Cj6CnHlM">World Standards Day</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_15/aljFmUX6">October 15</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Europa_Donna/rIdeUg1L">Breast Health Day</a> (Europe)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Tunisia/Epc2P45j">Evacuation Day</a> (Tunisia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Global_Handwashing_Day/40a780U4">Global Handwashing Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Cambodia/5tI9coMH">King Father's Commemoration Day</a> (Cambodia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Latino_AIDS_Awareness_Day/aQpaajxb">National Latino AIDS Awareness Day</a> (United States)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pregnancy_and_Infant_Loss_Remembrance_Day/kS9nyjVq">Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day</a> (United States and Canada)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Spirit_Day/m1jnqkPg">Spirit Day</a> (<a href="/facts/International_observance/NmnLPP4X">International observance</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Teachers%2527_Day/lqGcBv87">Teachers' Day</a> (Brazil)</li> <li><a href="/facts/White_Cane_Safety_Day/FtjFXaeB">White Cane Safety Day</a> (United States)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_16/p5T0pKk1">October 16</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/World_Food_Day/Nj2F1hV9">World Food Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pope_John_Paul_II_Day/3T4MJ8xT">Pope John Paul II Day</a> (Poland)</li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Anaesthesia_Day/6Gg6a7jq">World Anaesthesia Day</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_17/WCRlMQyF">October 17</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Dessalines_Day/cv0cL750">Dessalines Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Haiti/yjgyeK9w">Haiti</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Day_for_the_Eradication_of_Poverty/ueBJ5DAz">International Day for the Eradication of Poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Loyalty_Day_(Argentina)/RLEaxgaA">Loyalty Day (Argentina)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_18/V8H762CJ">October 18</a> <ul><li>Feast of <a href="/facts/Saint_Luke_the_Evangelist/6wFIkqtC">Saint Luke the Evangelist</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Alaska_Day/vvbRdarp">Alaska Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Alaska/LlDNr2uR">Alaska</a>, United States)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Day_of_Restoration_of_Independence_(Azerbaijan)/54E9BMar">Day of Restoration of Independence (Azerbaijan)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Necktie_Day/Bd6Anohj">Necktie Day</a> (Croatia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Persons_Day/qv39f3KF">Persons Day</a> (Canada)</li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Menopause_Society/D96wAdu3">World Menopause Day</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_19/C2NLg2kT">October 19</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Niue_Constitution_Act/nWrNUXwx">Constitution Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Niue/BV3kv4ug">Niue</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mother_Teresa_Day/PQ5rjkhs">Mother Teresa Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Albania/8GP40BUD">Albania</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_20/WhXdq8lt">October 20</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Arbor_Day/lQBnzezw">Arbor Day</a> (Czech Republic)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Heroes%2527_Day_(Kenya)/zq3HP2PK">Heroes' Day (Kenya)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Revolution_Day_(Guatemala)/44oEG01m">Revolution Day (Guatemala)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Vietnamese_Women%2527s_Day/o7wVwYAj">Vietnamese Women's Day</a> (Vietnam)</li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Osteoporosis_Day/MTYh5qCn">World Osteoporosis Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Statistics_Day/UvVgLNuf">World Statistics Day</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_21/03PKQrWy">October 21</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Apple_Day/2oER2aPL">Apple Day</a> (United Kingdom)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Honduras/vPGHAQ66">Armed Forces Day</a> (Honduras)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Egypt/vnzYhmuV">Egyptian Naval Day</a> (Egypt)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Central_Reserve_Police_Force/B13fXdcQ">Indian Police Commemoration Day</a> (India)</li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Day_of_the_Nacho/jQqCkF8s">International Day of the Nacho</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Nurses%2527_Day/rcrKbPw7">National Nurses' Day</a> (Thailand)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ndadaye_Day/6QKEIbFb">Ndadaye Day</a> (Burundi)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Overseas_Chinese_Day/NAdj15Sw">Overseas Chinese Day</a> (Taiwan)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Trafalgar_Day/4C9hNPHQ">Trafalgar Day</a> (the <a href="/facts/British_Empire/hrsz0j7A">British Empire</a> in the 19th and early 20th century)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_22/AT2kAN3s">October 22</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Gustav_Fechner/egvj6XRA">Fechner Day</a> (<a href="/facts/International_observance/NmnLPP4X">International observance</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Caps_lock/oWHJMrlx">International Caps Lock Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Stuttering_Awareness_Day/UH72pWGW">International Stuttering Awareness Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jidai_Matsuri/EDxXKcES">Jidai Matsuri</a> (<a href="/facts/Kyoto/gUWtvjfd">Kyoto</a>, <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Indonesia/Lwl05kVT">National Santri Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wombat_Day/AX2X0Q3r">Wombat Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_23/s5BlQbcW">October 23</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Armed_Forces_Day/mxWow9nk">Aviator's Day</a> (Brazil)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Chulalongkorn_Day/rcrKbPw7">Chulalongkorn Day</a> (Thailand)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Day_of_the_Macedonian_Revolutionary_Struggle/N1Y8L8n8">Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle</a> (North Macedonia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Liberation_Day/Y1SUfRbh">Liberation Day</a> (Libya)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mole_Day/R7nuGoL6">Mole Day</a> (<a href="/facts/International_observance/NmnLPP4X">International observance</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Day_(Hungary)/k1s9EE1Q">National Day (Hungary)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Cambodia/5tI9coMH">Paris Peace Agreement Day</a> (Cambodia)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_24/UqvFhsjm">October 24</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Azad_Kashmir_Day/19ynH8mV">Azad Kashmir Day</a> (Pakistan)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Russia/Xr1Wo3tV">Day of Special Forces of the Armed Forces</a> (Russia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Food_Day/IXAPYSqk">Food Day</a> (United States)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Independence_Day_(Zambia)/wztmHvqt">Independence Day (Zambia)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Suez_Day/vnzYhmuV">Suez Day</a> (Egypt)</li> <li><a href="/facts/United_Nations_Day/L2k43D7a">United Nations Day</a> (<a href="/facts/International_observance/NmnLPP4X">International observance</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Development_Information_Day/MpR0qGN1">World Development Information Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Polio_Day/6dYyXUhE">World Polio Day</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_25/sRbwCcIf">October 25</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Armed_Forces_Day_(Romania)/mxWow9nk">Armed Forces Day (Romania)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Constitution_Day_(Lithuania)/A6854m8u">Constitution Day (Lithuania)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Russia/Xr1Wo3tV">Customs Officer's Day</a> (Russia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Day/PruwNVr7">Day of the Basque Country</a> (<a href="/facts/Basque_Country_(autonomous_community)/TMhgnsH3">Basque Country</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Retrocession_Day/FmQfE8AS">Retrocession Day</a> (Taiwan)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sovereignty_Day_(Slovenia)/4zDCTKww">Sovereignty Day (Slovenia)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thanksgiving_Day_(Grenada)/wHSnW6mP">Thanksgiving Day (Grenada)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/The_Hallowing_of_Nestorius/bPXo1kp9">The Hallowing of Nestorius</a> (<a href="/facts/Nestorian_Christianity/CbfTthu6">Nestorian Christianity</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_26/fu1RczjD">October 26</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Accession_Day_(Jammu_and_Kashmir)/D8zqwPlF">Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Angam_Day/pDqawdU9">Angam Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Nauru/dWeAkMP9">Nauru</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Armed_Forces_Day_(Benin)/BDaRdBmd">Armed Forces Day (Benin)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Intersex_Awareness_Day/f7ujDHSm">Intersex Awareness Day</a> (<a href="/facts/International_observance/NmnLPP4X">International observance</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Culture_of_Austria/rk19L8zE">National Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc">Austria</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_27/SD6UTgwY">October 27</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Black_cat/elBAGuRR">Black Cat Appreciation Day</a> (<a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/%25C4%258Cernov%25C3%25A1_massacre/PPSnYkCN">Černová Tragedy Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3">Slovakia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Flag_Day_(Greece)/8EhfXVjh">Flag Day (Greece)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Independence_Day_(Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines)/xR0XXE54">Independence Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Navy_Day_(United_States)/1VNIQLc6">Navy Day (United States)</a> (unofficial, official date is October 13)</li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Day_for_Audiovisual_Heritage/xD4KK5oB">World Day for Audiovisual Heritage</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_28/030z6rqj">October 28</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Day_of_the_Establishment_of_an_Independent_Czecho-Slovak_State/PzqaTKIn">Day of the Establishment of an Independent Czecho-Slovak State</a> (Czech Republic and Slovakia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Animation_Day/t1azSrN3">International Animation Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ohi_Day/gekBH8Ku">Ohi Day</a> (Greece, Cyprus)</li> <li><a href="/facts/1891_Mino%25E2%2580%2593Owari_earthquake/u05Gm4Xy">Prefectural Earthquake Disaster Prevention Day</a> (<a href="/facts/Gifu_Prefecture/3IRVpFjh">Gifu Prefecture</a>, Japan)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Youth_Pledge_Day/Lwl05kVT">Youth Pledge Day</a> (Indonesia)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_29/JP1TLGYp">October 29</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Coronation_Day_(Cambodia)/5tI9coMH">Coronation Day (Cambodia)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cyrus_the_Great_Day/TgBp2vSr">Cyrus the Great Day</a> (Iran)</li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Cat_Day/rTJhmcDN">National Cat Day</a> (United States)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Republic_Day_(Turkey)/uGwuabQp">Republic Day (Turkey)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Stroke_Day/tMgPN1HQ">World Stroke Day</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_30/h1XNvxBm">October 30</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Anniversary_of_the_Declaration_of_the_Slovak_Nation/BuKhCDYW">Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation</a> (Slovakia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Day_of_Remembrance_of_the_Victims_of_Political_Repressions/QjzwH1pf">Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions</a> (<a href="/facts/Former_Soviet_republics/usrFwWTU">former Soviet republics</a>, except Ukraine)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Indonesia/Lwl05kVT">Indonesian Banknote Day</a> (Indonesia)</li> <li><a href="/facts/International_Orthopaedic_Nurses_Day/VfvIcEX3">International Orthopaedic Nurses Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mischief_Night/3pQruo5L">Mischief Night</a> (United States and Canada) <ul><li><a href="/facts/Beggars_Night/RX78kmgS">Beggars Night</a> (certain regions of the United States)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Devil%2527s_Night/SDlgKLwV">Devil's Night</a> (<a href="/facts/Michigan/bCurmfT2">Michigan</a>, United States)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thevar_Jayanthi/9Wmnhtvh">Thevar Jayanthi</a> (<a href="/facts/Thevar/0nSEJJxk">Thevar community</a>, India)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/October_31/unFJnkkY">October 31</a> <ul><li>Start of <a href="/facts/Allhallowtide/dtMzawbs">Allhallowtide</a> October 31 – November 6</li> <li>The first day of the <a href="/facts/Day_of_the_Dead/RAx7pu1B">Day of the Dead</a>, celebrated until November 2 (<a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh">Mexico</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/D%25C3%25ADa_de_la_Canci%25C3%25B3n_Criolla/yokI4GhE">Día de la Canción Criolla</a> (<a href="/facts/Peru/dBt7XrYD">Peru</a>)</li> <li>Eve of Winter, the eve of the first day of winter in the Northern hemisphere: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Allantide/RCV8d4aP">Allantide</a> (<a href="/facts/Cornwall/9A3TftFP">Cornwall</a>, <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Halloween/NRxarMjA">Halloween</a> (<a href="/facts/Halloween_around_the_world/NURdvL3k">English-speaking countries, also in other locations</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hop-tu-Naa/g8hlhHdB">Hop-tu-Naa</a> (<a href="/facts/Isle_of_Man/HG7bYyA8">Isle of Man</a>, <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Samhain/WfKkpR8P">Samhain</a> in the Northern Hemisphere, <a href="/facts/Beltane/dwAX3d1c">Beltane</a> in the Southern Hemisphere; begins on sunset of October 31 (<a href="/facts/Gaelic_calendar/CaFDxuua">Gaels</a>, <a href="/facts/Welsh_people/gWY430zy">Welsh people</a> and <a href="/facts/Neopagan/6RK8f29W">Neopagan</a> <a href="/facts/Wheel_of_the_Year/5jTDbgj6">Wheel of the Year</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Scouts%2527_Day/kSHs10sQ">Girl Scouts Founders Day</a> (<a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/King_Father%2527s_Birthday/5tI9coMH">King Father's Birthday</a> (<a href="/facts/Cambodia/t1wJd6GU">Cambodia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rashtriya_Ekta_Diwas/LyYLzm9b">National Unity Day</a> (<a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Reformation_Day/q89puAdy">Reformation Day</a> (Slovenia, parts of Germany, Chile, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, <a href="/facts/Evangelical_Churches/64I65VDK">Evangelical Churches</a> and <a href="/facts/Lutheranism/L4pMlRcS">Lutheran Churches</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Saci_day/tNQc1GPd">Saci day</a> (<a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL">Brazil</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/World_Savings_Day/rI9c4xog">World Savings Day</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union/RCcIFsJI">Statehood Day</a> <a href="/facts/Nevada/HNWhCrQv">Nevada</a>, United States</li></ul></li></ul> <h2 id="miscellaneous">Miscellaneous</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Eric_Whitacre/V4unXJ2l">Eric Whitacre</a> composed a piece based on this month, titled <a href="/facts/October_(Concert_Band)/mHcFpDv5"><i>October</i></a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Neil_Gaiman/wbt3y5h1">Neil Gaiman</a> wrote a story personifying the month, titled "October in the Chair", for his 2006 collection <i><a href="/facts/Fragile_Things/BnkEXTo8">Fragile Things</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ray_Bradbury/zN4vIQnN">Ray Bradbury</a> published a collection of short stories titled <i><a href="/facts/The_October_Country/IwLjRL9Q">The October Country</a></i> in 1955.</li> <li>The song <i>October doth before us go</i> celebrates the progression of spring (from the perspective of the Southern Hemisphere).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Chisholm, Hugh, ed. 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