Holidays and Observances:

1: National Day (3 days off)

1: International Music Day. The IMD was initiated in 1975 by Lord Yehudi Menuhin to encourage: the promotion of musical art among all sections of society, the application of the UNESCO ideals of peace and friendship between peoples, of the evolution of their cultures, of the exchange of experience and of the mutual appreciation of their aesthetic values, and the promotion of the activities of International Music Council (IMC), its international member organizations and national committees, as well as its program policy in general. The first IMD, organized by the IMC, was held on October 1, 1975, in accordance with the resolution taken at the 15th General Assembly in Lausanne in 1973.

1: International Day of Older Persons.

4: World Animal Day.

4: World Habitat Day, observed on the first Monday of October.

5: World Teachers' Day, held annually on October 5 since 1994, commemorates teachers' organizations worldwide. Its aim is to mobilize support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by teachers.

8: National Hypertension Day.

9: World Post Day.

10: World Mental Health Day.

14: World Standards Day.

15: White Cane Safety Day is an unofficial holiday in the United States, celebrated on October 15 of each year since 1964. The date is set aside to celebrate the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired and the important symbol of blindness and tool of independence, the white cane.

16: World Food Day, declared by the UN General Assembly, aims to heighten public awareness of world food problems and strengthen solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty.

16. Double Ninth Festival (9th of the 9th lunar month). Celebrated by honoring the elderly and climbing hills and mountains to enjoy nature.

17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, declared by the UN General Assembly, aims to promote awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution in all countries, particularly in developing countries. The major NGOs and campaigning organizations involved in poverty and development issues are listed; many have educational sections.

22: World Traditional Medicine Day.

24: World Development Information Day, instituted by the General Assembly in 1972, is intended to draw the attention of world public opinion to development problems and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them.

24: United Nations Day, marking the anniversary of the launch of the United Nations Charter in 1945.

31: Halloween, a holiday celebrated on October 31, has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints. Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America during Ireland's potato famine of 1846. The day is often associated with the colors orange and black, and is strongly associated with symbols such as the jack-o'-lantern. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, visiting haunted attractions, carving jack-o'-lanterns, reading scary stories, and watching horror movies.

31: World Thrift Day, declared at the end of the first International Thrift Congress in 1924 in Milan, is devoted to the promotion of "Savings" all over the World.