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October Holidays


Turkmenistan Festively Celebrates Independence Day

 Independence Day in Turkmenistan is a Public Holiday.

Turkmenistan Independence Day: October 28, 2010

Turkmenistan celebrates Independence Day as a public holiday.

Independence Day in Turkmenistan is a public holiday. Turkmenistan celebrates, on October 28, the anniversary of becoming an Independent Nation.

Read more about Independence Day in Turkmenistan . . .

Posted on 26 Oct 2010 in : October Holidays, Turkmenistan Holidays


Azerbaijan Independence Day

Independence Day in Azerbaijan is a public holiday.

Azerbaijan Independence Day: October 18, 2010

Azerbaijan Celebrates Independence Day as a national holiday.

Azerbaijan celebrates October 18 as the Independence Day after regaining it when the USSR fell. Thanks to the collapse of Soviet Union, the Azerbaijan people finally gained their independence for the second time in the 20th century.

Read more about Independence Day in Azerbaijan . . .

Posted on 17 Oct 2010 in : Azerbaijan Holidays, October Holidays


Dussera is a religious observance for Hindus

Dussera is a religious observance for Hindus.

Dussera Festival: October 17, 2010

Dussera is a religious observance for Hindus.

Dussera is the culmination of the Festival of Navaratri, and it is celebrated on the tenth day of this festival dedicated to Mother Goddess Durga and Lord Rama.

Read more about Dussera . . .

Posted on 16 Oct 2010 in : Hindu Calendar, October Holidays


Dussehra begins

Dussehra is a festival in India.Dussehra is a public holiday in Nepal.

Dussehra Date: October 17, 2010

Dussehra is a major festival of India and in Nepal, and it is a public holiday.

Dussehra (Dasara) festival is celebrated typically in October. The mode and the fervor vary by a great deal across the subcontinent. Different parts of India celebrate the festival in different ways. Some celebrate it as Navaratri, some as Vijaya-Dashami, and some as Dussehra, in worship of Goddess Durga or celebrating Rama’s victory over Rawana. The celebrations vary from a day to nine days (for Navaratri) to a month (for Mysore Dasara).

Read more about Dussehra in India and Nepal . . .

Posted on 16 Oct 2010 in : Hindu Calendar, Nepal Holidays, October Holidays


Macedonia Uprising Day

Uprising Day in Macedonia is a public holiday.

Macedonia Uprising Day: October 11, 2010

Macedonia Celebrates Uprising Day as a national holiday.

October 11 is Uprising Day in Macedonia. This day commemorates the uprising that launched on Oct. 11, 1941, against the occupation by Axis powers comprising the Germans, Italian and Bulgarian on Macedonian soil.

Read more about Uprising Day in Macedonia . . .

Posted on 10 Oct 2010 in : Macedonia Holidays, October Holidays

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