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.
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.
7: World Architecture Day, celebrated on the first Monday of October every year.
7: World Habitat Day, observed on the first Monday of October.
8: National Hypertension Day.
9: World Post Day.
10: the 102nd anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution
10: World Mental Health Day.
10: World Sight Day, held on the second Thursday in October, focuses global attention on blindness, visual impairment and rehabilitation of the visually impaired.
13: Double Ninth Festival (9th of the 9th lunar month), celebrated by honoring the elderly and climbing hills and mountains to enjoy nature.
13: International Day for Disaster Reduction, declared by the UN General Assembly, aims to raise awareness how people are taking action to reduce their risk to disasters.
14: World Standards Day.
15: White Cane Safety Day, an unofficial holiday celebrated in the United States 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.
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, marks the anniversary of the launch of the United Nations Charter in 1945.
31: Halloween
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. |
