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This is the holiest day of the year in Judaism, also known as the Day of Atonement. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a day-long fast and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services.

French Community Holiday This holiday is held only in the French Community of Belgium. The date was chosen by them after an important episode in the Belgian Revolution from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. This erupted on the night of 25th August 1830 following a performance of the patriotic opera La Muette de Portici,Continue reading “Holidays on 27th September”

European Day of Languages This day has been celebrated since 2001 as part of a council of Europe initiative to use linguistic diversity as a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of Europe. The general objectives of the day are: Alerting the public to the importanceContinue reading “Holidays on 26th September”

Cambodia Constitution Day This day commemorates the proclamation of the constitution on this day in 1993. The country was brought to its knees by the infamous Khmer Rouge regime of Pol Pot in the 1970s, and then followed by the Cambodian-Vietnamese War which lasted until 1991 and the signing of the Paris Peace Agreements inContinue reading “Holidays on 24th September”

International Day of Sign Languages This day supports and protects the linguistic identity and cultural diversity of all deaf people and other sign language users. In 2020, the World Federation of the Deaf is issuing a Global Leaders challenge. This challenge aims to protect the use of sign languages by local, national and global leadersContinue reading “Holidays on 23rd September”

Autumn/Spring Equinox Today is the September Equinox, which means it is now Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and Spring in the Southern. It occurred exactly at 13:31 UT. Day and night are exactly equal on this day. World Car Free Day This day encourages motorists to give up their cars for a day. Organised eventsContinue reading “Holidays on 22nd September”

Armenian Independence Day This is the main state holiday of the country. On 23rd August 1990, the Supreme Council adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Armenia proclaiming the Armenian SSR abolished and the establishment of a Republic of Armenia. On 21st September that year the people of Armenia voted in a referendum to proclaimContinue reading “Holidays on 21st September”

This is the public holiday of Wallonia, the southern region in Belgium. It is celebrated every year on the third Sunday in September, commemorating the participation of the Walloons to the Belgian Revolution in 1830.

This day is celebrated on the third Sunday in September and unites 180 countries across the world to help us create a cleaner planet, with people coming together to rid our planet of rubbish from beaches, rivers, forests and streets. It was created in Estonia, where, in 2008, 50000 people united to clean up theContinue reading “World Cleanup Day”

John Bela created this holiday in 2005 on a drab street in downtown San Francisco, being held on the third Friday of September ever since. It has gone on to enliven countless parking blocks around the world which are normally reserved for parkted cars. There has been a streetisde ping pong table put up, andContinue reading “Park(ing) Day”