This is our day guide for Saturday October 12th 2024 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Observances on October 12th 2024

Children's Day

Children's Day

Falling on a national holiday, this is a popular day to give presents to children.

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World Arthritis Day

World Arthritis Day

Arthritis is a disease that affects approximately 350 million people worldwide, including nearly 40 million people in the United States.

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Christopher Columbus Day

Christopher Columbus Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Christopher Columbus Day in Italy.

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National Farmer’s Day

National Farmer’s Day 🚜

A day to celebrate and pay tribute to all farmers throughout American history.

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National Freethought Day

National Freethought Day

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

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National Gumbo Day

National Gumbo Day

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

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National Pulled Pork Day

National Pulled Pork Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Pulled Pork Day

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National Savings Day

National Savings Day 💰

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

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National Vermont Day

National Vermont Day

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

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National Chess Day

National Chess Day

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

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National Costume Swap Day

National Costume Swap Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Costume Swap Day

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National Motorcycle Ride Day

National Motorcycle Ride Day 🏍️

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Motorcycle Ride Day

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National Album Day

National Album Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Album Day.

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Public Holidays on October 12th 2024

Day of respect for cultural diversity

Day of respect for cultural diversity

Honors the indigenous people of the Americas on the date when Columbus first set foot in the Americas

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Durga Puja

Durga Puja

Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.

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Lady of Aparecida

Lady of Aparecida

Known as 'Nossa Senhora de Aparecida', it honours Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin Mary Aparecida. Mary is honoured with a ten day festival in the city near São Paulo that bears her name

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Equatorial Guinea Independence Day

Equatorial Guinea Independence Day

Independence from Spain on 12 October 1968, when the country became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea

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Ayudha Puja

Ayudha Puja

On Ayudha Puja, the ninth day of Navaratri, many common and seemingly mundane tools and implements are cleaned and worshipped.

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Dussehra

Dussehra

The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana

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Mahanavami

Mahanavami

The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana

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Day of Atonement

Day of Atonement

Yom Kippur is the Jewish day of repentance, considered to be the holiest and most solemn day of the year

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Birthday of the Governor of Sarawak

Birthday of the Governor of Sarawak

The birthday of the Governor of Sarawak is a regional public holiday in Malaysia on the second Saturday in October.

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Day of the Pluricultural Nation

Day of the Pluricultural Nation

Not an official holiday, this day commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas

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Navami of Durga Puja

Navami of Durga Puja

Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga

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Hispanic Day

Hispanic Day

This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas

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