Worldwide Public Holidays This Week

Monday, October 11, 2021

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• American Samoa
• Columbus Day

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• Argentina
• Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural Holiday (in lieu of Oct. 12)

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• Bahamas
• National Heroes Day

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• Bolivia
• other
• Día Nacional de la Mujer Boliviana (half-day) (only for women employees)
• other

• 
• Canada
• Thanksgiving Day

• 
• Chile
• Encuentro de Dos Mundos

• 
• Cuba
• Independence Day Holiday

• 
• Kenya
• Moi Day / Huduma Day / Utamaduni Day

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• Macedonia
• Uprising Against Facism Day

• 
• Norfolk Island
• Norfolk Island Agricultural Show Day

• 
• Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan)
• Commonwealth Cultural Day

• 
• Peru
• government
• Día no laborable en el sector público
• government

• 
• Puerto Rico
• banks government
• Colombus Day (Día del Descubrimiento de América)
• banks government

• 
• Samoa
• Day after White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti)

• 
• Sint Maarten
• Constitution Day

• 
• South Korea
• Hangeul Day Holiday

• 
• Taiwan
• National Day Holiday

• 
• Tokelau
• Day after White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti)

• 
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• National Heritage Day

• 
• USA (United States)
• other
• Columbus Day Holiday (widespread in gov. and fin. sectors)
• other

• 
• Uruguay
• banks government
• Día de la Raza/Sarandí Battle Holiday
• banks government

• 
• US Virgin Islands
• Columbus Day / PR Friendship Day

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

• 
• Brazil
• Lady of Aparecida Day

• 
• Guatemala
• banks
• Día de la Raza
• banks

• 
• Equatorial Guinea
• Independence Day

• 
• India
• regional
• Dussehra / Durga Puja / Durga Saptami (Maha Saptami) (AS OR TR WB)
• regional

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Phulpati/Fulpaati)

• 
• Spain
• National Day (Fiesta Nacional de España)

• 
• Venezuela
• Día de la Resistencia Indígena

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

• 
• Burundi
• Prince Louis Rwagasore Day

• 
• India
• regional
• Dussehra / Durga Ashtami (Maha Ashtami) (AP AS BR JH MN OR RJ TR WB)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dasain (SK)
• regional

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Maha Astami)

• 
• Thailand
• H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great Memorial Day

Thursday, October 14, 2021

• 
• Georgia
• Svetitskovloba

• 
• Hong Kong
• Chung Yeung Festival

• 
• India
• regional
• Dussehra / Ayudha Puja / Saraswathi Puja (Maha Navami) (AR AS BR JH JK KA KL ML NL OR PY TN TR UP WB)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dasain (SK)
• regional

• 
• Macau
• Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors)

• 
• Moldova
• municipal
• Chisinau Day (Hramul Chisinaului)
• municipal

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Maha Nawami)

• 
• Tanzania
• Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Day (Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race)

• 
• Ukraine
• Day of the Defenders of the Ukraine

• 
• Yemen
• Liberation Day

Friday, October 15, 2021

• 
• Bangladesh
• Durga Puja (Bijoya Dashami)

• 
• Bhutan
• Dassain

• 
• Cambodia
• Day of Hommage for the late King Father (Norodom Sihanouk)

• 
• French Guiana (Guyane)
• regional
• Cayenne Festival
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dussehra / Dasehra (Vijaya Dashami) (AN AP AR BR CG CH DL GA GJ HP HR JH JK KA KL LA LD MH ML MP MZ NL OR PB RJ TN TR TS UK UP WB)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Janmotsav of Srimanta Shankardeva (AS)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• St. Theresa Festival (PY*)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dasain (SK)
• regional

• 
• Iran
• Martyrdom of Imam Hassan Asgari

• 
• Malawi
• Mothers' Day (World Rural Women's Day)

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Vijaya Dashami)

• 
• Tunisia
• Evacuation Day (fête nationale de l'évacuation)

• 
• Ukraine
• Public Holiday (workday moved to Sat. Oct. 23)

Saturday, October 16, 2021

• 
• India
• regional
• Following day of Vijaya Dasami (TS)
• regional

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dasain (SK)
• regional

• 
• Nepal
• Dashain Festival (Pampakusha Ekadashi)

Sunday, October 17, 2021

• 
• Haiti
• Mort de Dessalines

• 
• India
• regional
• Durga Puja / Dasain (SK)
• regional