
September is the ninth month of the year in both the
Julian
Julian may refer to:
People
* Julian (emperor) (331–363), Roman emperor from 361 to 363
* Julian (Rome), referring to the Roman gens Julia, with imperial dynasty offshoots
* Saint Julian (disambiguation), several Christian saints
* Julian (give ...
and
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years di ...
s, the third of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the fourth of five months to have a length of fewer than 31 days. September in the
Northern Hemisphere and
March
March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March ...
in the
Southern Hemisphere are seasonally equivalent.
In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological
autumn
Autumn, also known as fall in American English and Canadian English, is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March ( S ...
is on 1 September. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological
spring is on 1 September.
September marks the beginning of the
ecclesiastical year in the
Eastern Orthodox Church
The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptized members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops vi ...
. It is the start of the
academic year
An academic year or school year is a period of time which schools, colleges and universities use to measure a quantity of study.
School holiday
School holidays (also referred to as vacations, breaks, and recess) are the periods during which sc ...
in many countries of the northern hemisphere, in which children go back to school after the
summer break, sometimes on
the first day of the month.
September (from Latin ''septem'', "seven") was originally the seventh of ten months in the oldest known
Roman calendar
The Roman calendar was the calendar used by the Roman Kingdom and Roman Republic. The term often includes the Julian calendar established by the reforms of the Roman dictator, dictator Julius Caesar and Roman emperor, emperor Augustus in the ...
, the
calendar of Romulus , with March (Latin ''
Martius
Martius may refer to:
* Martius (month) the month of March on the ancient Roman calendar
* Campus Martius, the "Field of Mars" in ancient Rome
* Telo Martius, an ancient name for Toulon, France
People
* Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1 ...
'') the first month of the year until perhaps as late as 451 BC. After the calendar reform that added
January
January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is also the first of seven months to have a length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the ...
and
February to the beginning of the year, September became the ninth month but retained its name. It had 29 days until the Julian reform, which added a day.
September events
Ancient Roman
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observances for September include
Ludi Romani
The ''Ludi Romani'' ("Roman Games"; see '' ludi'') was a religious festival in ancient Rome. Usually including multiple ceremonies called '' ludi''. They were held annually starting in 366 BC from September 12 to September 14, later extended to ...
, originally celebrated from September 12 to September 14, later extended to September 5 to September 19. In the 1st century BC, an extra day was added in honor of the deified Julius Caesar on 4 September.
Epulum Jovis
In ancient Roman religion, the Epulum Jovis (also Epulum Iovis) was a sumptuous ritual feast offered to Jove on the Ides of September (September 13) and a smaller feast on the Ides of November (November 13). It was celebrated during the '' Lud ...
was held on September 13.
Ludi Triumphales
In the Roman Empire of the 4th century, the ''Ludi Triumphales'' ("Triumphal Games") were games ''( ludi)'' held annually September 18–22 to commemorate the victory of Constantine over Licinius at Chalcedon in 324. No description of these gam ...
was held from September 18–22. The
Septimontium
The Septimontium was a proto- urban festival celebrated in ancient Rome by ''montani'', residents of the seven ''(sept-)'' communities associated with the hills or peaks of Rome ''(montes)'': Oppius, Palatium, Velia, Fagutal, Cermalus, Caelius, ...
was celebrated in September, and on December 11 on later calendars. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.
September was called "harvest month" in
Charlemagne
Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first Em ...
's calendar. September corresponds partly to the
Fructidor
Fructidor () is the twelfth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word ''fructus'', which means "fruit".
Fructidor is the third month of the summer quarter (''mois d'été''). By the Gregorian calendar, Fr ...
and partly to the
Vendémiaire
Vendémiaire () was the first month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the Occitan word ''vendemiaire'' (grape harvester).
Vendémiaire was the first month of the autumn quarter (''mois d'automne''). It started on the ...
of the
first French republic
In the history of France, the First Republic (french: Première République), sometimes referred to in historiography as Revolutionary France, and officially the French Republic (french: République française), was founded on 21 September 1792 ...
. September is called ''Herbstmonat'', harvest month, in Switzerland. The
Anglo-Saxon
The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...
s called the month ''Gerstmonath'', barley month, that crop being then usually harvested.
In 1752, the
British Empire
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adopted the
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years di ...
. In the British Empire that year,
September 2
Events
Pre-1600
* 44 BC – Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
* 44 BC – Cicero launches the first of his '' Philippicae'' (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of th ...
was immediately followed by
September 14.
On
Usenet
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, it is said that September 1993 (
Eternal September
Eternal September or the September that never ended is Usenet slang for a period beginning around 1993 when Internet service providers began offering Usenet access to many new users. The flood of new users overwhelmed the existing culture for o ...
) never ended.
September in astronomy and astrology
The
September equinox
The September equinox (or southward equinox) is the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward. Because of differences between the calendar year and the tropical year, the September equinox may occur anytime ...
takes place in this month, and certain observances are organized around it. It is the
Autumn equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, and the
Vernal equinox Spring equinox or vernal equinox or variations may refer to:
* March equinox, the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere
* September equinox, the spring equinox in the Southern Hemisphere
Other uses
* Nowruz, Persian/Iranian new year which be ...
in the Southern Hemisphere. The dates can vary from 21 September to 24 September (in
UTC).
September is mostly in the sixth month of the astrological calendar (and the first part of the seventh), which begins at the end of March/Mars/Aries.
September symbols
* September's
birthstone
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History of birthstones Western custom
The first century historian ...
is the
sapphire
Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium oxide () with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, vanadium, or magnesium. The name sapphire is derived via the Latin "sap ...
.

*


The birth flowers for September are the
forget-me-not
''Myosotis'' ( ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. The name comes from the Ancient Greek "mouse's ear", which the foliage is thought to resemble. In the northern hemisphere they are colloquially known as forget-me-not ...
,
morning glory and
aster.
* The
zodiac
The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north or south (as measured in celestial latitude) of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. The p ...
signs for the month of September are
Virgo
Virgo may refer to:
* Virgo (astrology), the sixth astrological sign of the zodiac
* Virgo (constellation), a constellation
* Virgo Cluster, a cluster of galaxies in the constellation Virgo
* Virgo Stellar Stream, remains of a dwarf galaxy
*Virgo ...
(until September 22) and
Libra (September 23 onwards).
[. Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030.]
Observances
''This list does not necessarily imply either official status or general observance.''
Non-Gregorian observances: 2020 dates
*
List of observances set by the Bahá'í calendar
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby uni ...
*
List of observances set by the Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese holidays are an essential part of harvests or prayer offerings. The most important Chinese holiday is the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), which is also celebrated in overseas ethnic Chinese communities (for example in ...
*
List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar
*
List of observances set by the Islamic calendar
*
List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar
Month-long observances
*
Amerindian Heritage Month (Guyana)
*
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
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(United Kingdom)
*Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
*Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
*Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
*Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
*National Suicide Prevention Month
United States observances
* Better Breakfast Month
* Food Safety Education Month
* National
Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
* Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
*
Pain Awareness Month
*
National Preparedness Month
*
National Prostate Health Month
* National
Sickle Cell Awareness Month
*
National Yoga Month
= Food Months
=
*
National Bourbon Heritage Month
* California Wine Month
* National Chicken Month
*
National Honey Month
*
National Mushroom Month
* National Italian Cheese Month
* National Papaya Month
* National Potato Month
* National Rice Month
* National Whole Grains Month
* National Wild Rice Month
Movable Gregorian observances
*
Engineering Day (Egypt)
*
White Balloon Day
*
Day of the Programmer
*
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) (
New Zealand
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)
*See also
Movable Western Christian observances
*See also
Movable Eastern Christian observances
First Wednesday
*
Administrative Professionals' Day (
South Africa
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)
First Thursday
*
Engineer's Days (
Tanzania
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)
First Friday
*
Engineer's Days (
Tanzania
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)
*
Labor Day
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(
Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Internati ...
)
*
Teachers' Day (
Singapore
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)
First Sunday
*
Brazilian Day (
International observance)
*
Father's Day (
Australia,
Fiji,
New Zealand
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,
Papua New Guinea
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)
*
Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels (
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
, October 2 in most locations, first Sunday in September by special dispensation)
First Sunday after September 4
*
Wakes Week (Parts of
England
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and
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...
)
**
Abbots Bromley Horn Dance (
Abbots Bromley,
Staffordshire,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
)
Week of the First Monday
*
National Payroll Week (
United States
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,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...
,
United Kingdom
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)
Week of September 10
*
National Suicide Prevention Week
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(
United States
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)
First Monday
*
Labour Day
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(
Canada
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,
Palau
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,
United States
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)
Nearest weekday to September 12
*
Saragarhi Day (
Sikhism
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)
*
Patriot Day (
United States
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)
Second Saturday
*
Day of the Workers in the Oil, Gas, Power, and Geological Industry (
Turkmenistan
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)
Saturday after first Monday
*
Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day (
United States
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)
Second Sunday
*
Auditor's Day (
Church of Scientology)
*
Father's Day (
Latvia
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)
*
National Grandparents' Day
Grandparents' Day or National Grandparents' Day is a secular holiday celebrated in various countries; it is celebrated to show the bond between grandparents and grandchildren. It occurs on various days of the year, either as one holiday or someti ...
(
Canada
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,
Estonia
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)
*
Tanker's Day (
Russia
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)
*
Turkmen Bakhshi Day (
Turkmenistan
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)
First Sunday after first Monday
*
National Grandparents' Day
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(
United States
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)
Week of September 17
*
Celebrate Freedom Week (
Kansas
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and
Texas
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,
United States
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)
Third Tuesday
*
Prinsjesdag (
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
)
September 17 but observed on previous Friday if it falls on a Saturday or following Monday if on a Sunday
*
Constitution Day (United States)
Third Friday
*
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
In the United States, National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September. It honors those who were prisoners of war (POWs) and those who are still missing in action (MIA). It is most associated with those who were POWs d ...
(
United States
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)
Third Saturday
*
National Cleanup Day (United States)
*
Oktoberfest celebrations begin (
German diaspora
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, local dates may vary)
*
Software Freedom Day
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(
International observance)
Weekend of the week of September 17
*
Von Steuben Day (
United States
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)
Third Sunday
*
Day of the Walloon Region (
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—al ...
,
Belgium
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)
*
Father's Day (
Ukraine
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)
*
Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer (
Switzerland)
*
Warachikuy (
Cusco
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,
Peru
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, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
)
Week of Sunday before September 23
*
Bisexual Awareness Week
Week of September 22
*
Tolkien Week
Last week
*
Banned Books Week (
International observance):
Last full week
*
National Forest Week (
Canada
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)
**
National Tree Day (Wednesday of last full week):
*
Celebrate Freedom Week (
Arkansas
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and
Florida
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,
United States
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)
Third Monday
*
Respect for the Aged Day (
Japan)
Observances pertaining to the
September Equinox
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*
Autumnal Equinox Day (
Japan)
**
French Republican New Year. (defunct)
*
Guldize (
Cornish people
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)
*
Higan (
Japan)
*
Mabon (
Neopaganism
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,
Northern Hemisphere)
*
Miķeļi Miķeļi nav gadskārta
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(
Latvia
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)
*
Ostara (
Neopaganism
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,
Southern Hemisphere)
Fourth Friday
*
Native American Day (
California
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,
United States
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)
Last Friday
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Manit Day (
Marshall Islands
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)
Last Saturday
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Girls in Aviation Day (
International observance)
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National Public Lands Day (
United States
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)
Last Sunday
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Daylight saving time
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begins (
New Zealand
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)
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Gold Star Mother's Day
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United States
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)
Fourth Monday
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American Indian Day (
Tennessee
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,
United States
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)
*
September Declaration (
Flanders
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,
Belgium
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)
Last Wednesday
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Maple Leaf Day (
Canada
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)
Last weekday in September
*
Ask a Stupid Question Day
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(
India
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,
United Kingdom
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,
United States
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)
Fixed Gregorian observances
*
September 1
**
Anniversary of the Start of the Armed Struggle (
Eritrea
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)
**
Constitution Day (Slovakia)
National holidays in Slovakia
See also Remembrance days in Slovakia.
References
Zákon č. 241/1993 Z. z. o štátnych sviatkoch, dňoch pracovného pokoja a pamätných dňochNational and Bank Holidays in Slovakia
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Disaster Prevention Day (
Japan)
**
Emma Nutt Day (
International observance)
**
First day of school in many countries in Asia, Europe and the Americas.
**
Flag Day (
Honduras)
**
Independence Day (Uzbekistan)
**
Journalist Day (
Taiwan
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)
**
Knowledge Day (
Russia
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,
Ukraine
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and
Armenia
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)
**
National Cherry Popover Day (
United States
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)
**
Random Acts of Kindness Day (
New Zealand
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)
**Start of
National Arbor Week
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South Africa
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), September 1–7
**
Veteran's Day (
Poland
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)
**
Teachers' Day (
Singapore
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)
**
Wattle Day (
Australia)
*
September 2
Events
Pre-1600
* 44 BC – Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
* 44 BC – Cicero launches the first of his '' Philippicae'' (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of th ...
**
Democracy Day (
Tibet
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)
**
Independence Day (Transnistria, unrecognized)
**
Independence Day (
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
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, unrecognized)
**
National Blueberry Popsicle Day (
United States
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)
**
National Day (Vietnam)
**
Sedantag (
German Empire, defunct)
**
Victory over Japan Day (
United States
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)
*
September 3
Events Pre-1600
* 36 BC – In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.
* 301
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victory over Japan commemoration related observances:
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Armed Forces Day (
Republic of China
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)
***
V-J Day
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(
People's Republic of China
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**
Feast of San Marino and the Republic
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(
Republic of San Marino
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)
**
Flag Day (Australia)
Australian National Flag Day has been celebrated in Australia since 3 September 1996. It commemorates the day in 1901 on which the Australian National Flag was first flown. Since 2008, the same day has also been commemorated as Merchant Navy Da ...
**
Independence Day (
Qatar
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)
**
Levy Mwanawasa Day
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(
Zambia
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)
**
Memorial Day
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Tunisia
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Merchant Navy Remembrance Day (
Canada
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)
**
Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)
**
National Welsh Rarebit Day (
United States
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**
Tokehega Day (
Tokelau
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,
New Zealand
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)
*
September 4
**
Clear Day
''Clear Day'' is the 11th album by Canadian jazz vocalist Emilie-Claire Barlow. It features the Dutch jazz and pop orchestra Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley. It won the Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year in 2016.
''Clear Da ...
(
Scientology
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)
**
Immigrant's Day (
Argentina
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)
**
National Macadamia Nut Day (
United States
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)
**
Newspaper Carrier Day (
United States
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)
*
September 5
**
International Day of Charity
The International Day of Charity is an international day observed annually on 5 September. It was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012. The prime purpose of the International Day of Charity is to raise awareness and provide a c ...
**
National Cheese Pizza Day (
United States
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)
**
Teachers' Day (
India
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)
*
September 6
**
Armed Forces Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)
**
Defence Day or
Army Day (Pakistan)
**
Flag Day (
Bonaire
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)
**
Independence Day (Eswatini)
**
National Coffee Ice Cream Day (
United States
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)
**
Unification Day (Bulgaria)
Unification Day ( bg, Ден на Съединението, translit=Den na Saedinenieto) on 6 September is a national holiday of Bulgaria. It commemorates the unification of Eastern Rumelia and Bulgaria in 1885.
By the terms of the Treaty of B ...
*
September 7
**
Air Force Day (Pakistan)
**
Independence Day (Brazil)
**
Military Intelligence Day (Ukraine)
**
National Acorn Squash Day (
United States
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)
**
National Beer Lover's Day (
United States
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)
**
National Salami Day (
United States
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)
**
National Threatened Species Day (
Australia)
**
Victory Day (
Mozambique
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)
*
September 8
**
Day of the Battle of Borodino (Russia)
**
Feast Day of Our Lady of Meritxell (Andorra)
**
Independence Day (North Macedonia)
**
International Literacy Day
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**
Martyrs' Day (Afghanistan) (date may fall on September 9, follows a non-Gregorian calendar)
**
National day (Andorra)
**
Nativity of Mary
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The modern canon of scripture does not record Mary's b ...
(
Roman Catholic Church
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), (
Anglo-Catholicism
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The term was coined in the early 19th century, although movements emphasising the Catholic nature of Anglica ...
)
***
Monti Fest (
Mangalorean Catholic)
**
Victory Day (Pakistan)
**
Victory Day (Malta)
Victory Day (or ''Otto settembre'') is a public holiday celebrated in Malta on 8 September and recalls the end of three historical sieges made on the Maltese archipelago, namely: the Great Siege of Malta by the Ottoman Empire ending in 1565; the ...
**
World Physical Therapy Day World PT Day is observed to generate awareness about the crucial contribution physiotherapists make to society, enabling people to be mobile, well, and independent. This is observed on 8 September. Designated in 1996, World PT Day is promoted by Wo ...
*
September 9
**
Armored Forces Day (Ukraine)
**
California Admission Day (
California
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, United States)
**
Children's Day
Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Sin ...
(Costa Rica)
**
Chrysanthemum Day (
Japan)
**
Day of the Victims of Holocaust and of Racial Violence
Remembrance Days in Slovakia are working days.
For Public holidays in Slovakia see National holidays in Slovakia
National holidays in Slovakia
See also Remembrance days in Slovakia.
References
Zákon č. 241/1993 Z. z. o štátnych sviat ...
(Slovakia)
**
Emergency Services Day (United Kingdom)
**
Independence Day or Republic Day (North Korea)
**
Independence Day (Tajikistan) from
USSR
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...
in 1991.
**
Martyrs' Day (Afghanistan) (date may fall on September 8, follows a non-Gregorian calendar)
**
National Steak Au Poivre Day (United States)
**
Remembrance for Herman the Cheruscan (
The Troth)
**
Wienerschnitzel Day (United States)
**
Wonderful Weirdos Day
*
September 10
Events Pre-1600
* 506 – The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde.
*1419 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France.
*1509 – An earthq ...
**
Amerindian Heritage Day Welcome to Micobie! — Heritage Village 2012 guyanachronicle.com/2012/09/09/welcome-to-micobie-heritage-village-2012
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(Guyana)
**
Children's Day
Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Sin ...
(Honduras)
**
National Day (
Gibraltar)
**
National TV Dinner Day (
United States
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)
**
Saint George's Caye Day (Belize)
**
Teachers' Day (China)
**
World Suicide Prevention Day
*
September 11
**
Battle of Tendra Day (Russia)
**
Death Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, a former holiday. (Pakistan)
**
Emergency Number Day (United States)
**
Enkutatash falls on this day if it is not a leap year.(Ethiopia,
Rastafari
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)
**
National Day of Catalonia (
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...
)
**
National Hot Cross Bun Day (United States)
**
Nayrouz
Nayrouz or Neyrouz (Arabic Nārūz < Persian Nawruz) is a feast when s and (Coptic Orthodox Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church ( cop, Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ, translit=Ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos, lit=the Egyptian Orthodox Church; ar, الكنيسة القبطي� ...
)
** Patriot Day (United States)
** Remember Freedom Day
** Teachers' Day (Argentina)
* September 12
** Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary
** Day of Conception (Russia)
** Day of the Programmer, during a leap year
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. (International)
** Defenders Day (Maryland
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. (United States)
** Enkutatash falls on this day if it is a leap year. (Ethiopia, Rastafari
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)
**Mindfulness Day
Mindfulness Day is an emerging annual event, celebrated on September 12, on which day a variety of workshops and meditation groups are held with the intent to raise awareness to the general public about the profound value and benefit of mindfulnes ...
** National Chocolate Milkshake Day (United States)
** National Day (Cape Verde)
**National Day of Encouragement
The National Day of Encouragement in the United States was announced in 2007 and occurs each year on September 12.
The first proclamation for the Day of Encouragement was made by Mayor Belinda LaForce of Searcy, Arkansas on August 22, 2007. In Se ...
(United States)
** Saragarhi Day (Sikhism
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) (this day or nearest weekday, 2015 date: September 11)
*September 13
Events Pre-1600
*585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia.
* 509 BC – The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hi ...
** Day of the Programmer, during a non-leap year
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. (International)
**Feast of the Cross
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(Assyrian Church of the East
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)
**'' Día de los Niños Héroes'' (Mexico)
** Engineer's Day (Mauritius)
** International Chocolate Day
** National Peanut Day (United States
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)
* September 14
**Children's Day
Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Sin ...
(Nepal) (celebrated on the 15th on leap years)
** Engineer's Day (Romania)
**Feast of the Cross
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(Christianity)
*** Elevation of the Holy Cross (Eastern Orthodox
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Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canoni ...
)
** Hindi Diwas ( Hindi-speaking regions)
** Mobilized Servicemen Day (Ukraine)
** National Cream Filled Donut Day (United States
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)
** National Eat a Hoagie Day (United States)
** San Jacinto Day (Nicaragua)
* September 15
** Battle of Britain Day (United Kingdom)
**Children's Day
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In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Sin ...
(Nepal) (leap years only)
** Engineer's Day (India)
** Free Money Day (International)
** Independence Day (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica)
**International Day of Democracy
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( International)
** Knowledge Day (Azerbaijan)
** National Crème de Menthe Day (United States
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)
** National Double Cheeseburger Day (United States
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)
** National Linguine Day (United States
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)
** National Cheese Toast Day (United States
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)
** Patriotic Day (Guatemala)
** Restoration of Primorska to the Motherland Day (Slovenia)
** Silpa Bhirasri Day (Thailand).
**World Lymphoma Awareness Day
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**The beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated until October 15 (United States)
* September 16
** Grito de Dolores (Mexico)
** Independence Day (Papua New Guinea), celebrates the independence of Papua New Guinea from Australia in 1975.
** International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
** Malaysian Armed Forces Day (Malaysia)
** Malaysia Day (Malaysia, Singapore)
** Martyrs' Day (Libya)
** Heroes' Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
** National Cinnamon Raisin Toast Day (United States
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)
** National Guacamole Day (United States
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)
** Stay Away from Seattle Day
*September 17
Events Pre-1600
*1111 – Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia".
*1176 – The Battle of Myriokephalon is the last attempt by the Byzantine Em ...
** Australian Citizenship Day
** Constitution Day (United States) (observed on the previous Friday if it falls on a Saturday, the following Monday if on a Sunday)
**Start of Constitution Week, runs from September 17–23
** Heroes' Day (Angola)
** Marathwada Liberation Day (India)
** National Apple Dumpling Day (United States
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)
** National Monte Cristo Sandwich Day (United States
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)
** Operation Market Garden Anniversary is still remembered with parachuting and dedications on this day. (Netherlands)
** Teachers' Day (Honduras)
** Von Steuben Day. (United States), weekend of the week of September 17.
* September 18
** Day of National Music (Azerbaijan)
**First day of Fiestas Patrias (Chile)
The Fiestas Patrias (literally Homeland Holidays) of Chile consist of two days, with a third one added on some years:
* 18 September, in commemoration of the proclamation of the First Governing Body of 1810, and marking the beginning of th ...
or ''Dieciocho'' (Chile)
** Island Language Day (Okinawa Prefecture
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Naha is the capital and largest cit ...
, Japan)
** National Cheeseburger Day (United States
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)
** Navy Day (Croatia)
** World Water Monitoring Day ( International)
* September 19
** Armed Forces Day (Chile)
**
** Feast of San Gennaro
**Second day of Fiestas Patrias (Chile)
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* 18 September, in commemoration of the proclamation of the First Governing Body of 1810, and marking the beginning of th ...
** Independence Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis
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)
** International Talk Like a Pirate Day
** National Butterscotch Pudding Day (United States
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)
* September 20
** Independence Day of South Ossetia (not fully recognized)
** National Pepperoni Pizza Day (United States
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)
** National Punch Day (United States
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)
** National Rum Punch Day (United States
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)
** National Youth Day (Thailand)
** Oil Workers' Day (Azerbaijan)
** Universal Children's Day (Germany)
* September 21
** Arbor Day (Brazil)
** Commemoration of the Declaration of Martial Law (Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
)
**Customs Service Day
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(Poland
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)
** Founder's Day and National Volunteer Day (Ghana
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)
** Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Armenia
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from the Soviet Union
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in 1991.
** Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Belize
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from the United Kingdom in 1981.
** Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malta
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from the United Kingdom in 1964.
** International Day of Peace ( International)
** National Pecan Cookie Day (United States
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)
** Acknowledgement of Earth, Wind, & Fire's "September"
**Student's Day (Bolivia)
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Northern Hemisphere Albania
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** Victory over the Golden Horde in the Battle of Kulikovo (Russia)
*September 22
Events Pre-1600
* 904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government.
*1236 – The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the ...
**American Business Women's Day (United States
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)
**Thomas Roy#List of days, Dear Diary Day
**Hobbit Day, the containing week is celebrated as Tolkien Week. (Tolkien fandom, American Tolkien Society)
**Independence Day (Bulgaria), Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire in 1908.
**Independence Day (Mali), Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Mali from France in 1960.
**OneWebDay, an annual day of Internet celebration and awareness, started in 2006.
**Resistance Fighting Day (Estonia
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)
**World Car-Free Day
*September 23
**Celebrate Bisexuality Day
**Grito de Lares (Puerto Rico)
**Holocaust Memorial Day (Lithuania)
**Public holidays in Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Language Day (Kyrgyzstan)
**Saudi National Day, National Day (Saudi Arabia)
**Teachers' Day (Brunei)
*September 24
**Armed Forces Day (Peru)
**Constitution Day (Cambodia)
**La Mercè (Barcelona)
**Heritage Day (South Africa)
**Independence Day (Guinea-Bissau)
**Mahidol Day (Thailand)
**National Punctuation Day (United States
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)
**New Caledonia Day (New Caledonia)
**Republic Day (Trinidad and Tobago)
*September 25
**Harki, Day of National Recognition for the Harkis (France)
**List of food days#Germany, German Butterbrot Day (Germany)
**List of food days#September, National Lobster Day (United States
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)
**Public holidays in Nauru, National Youth Day (Nauru)
**Public holidays in Mozambique, Revolution Day (Mozambique
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)
*September 26
**Flag Day, Day of the National Flag (Ecuador)
**Dominion Day (New Zealand
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)
**European Day of Languages (European Union)
**List of food days#September, Johnny Appleseed Day (United States
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)
**List of food days#September, National Better Breakfast Day (United States
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)
**List of food days#September, National Dumpling Day (United States
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)
**National Good Neighbor Day (United States
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)
**List of food days#September, National Pancake Day (United States
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)
**Yemen Arab Republic, Revolution Day (Yemen)
*September 27
**Consumación de la Independencia (Mexico)
**French Community Holiday (French community of Belgium)
**Meskel (Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Church, following Julian calendar, September 28 on leap years)
**List of food days#September, National Chocolate Milk Day (United States
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)
**List of food days#September, National Corned Beef Hash Day (United States
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)
**AIDS.gov#External links, National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States
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)
**Polish Underground State's Day (Poland
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)
**World Tourism Day
*September 28
**Ask a Stupid Question Day
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(United States
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)
**Czech Statehood Day (Czech Republic)
**List of food days#September, Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children (United States
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)
**Thomas Roy#List of days, Fish Tank Floorshow Night
**Freedom from Hunger Day
**International Right to Know Day
**Meskel (Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Church, September 28 on leap years only, all other years is September 27)
**National Day of Awareness and Unity against Child Pornography (Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
)
** Teachers' Day (Taiwan
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and Chinese-Filipino schools in the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
)
**World Rabies Day
*September 29
** Feast of the Archangels Michael (archangel), Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael (archangel), Raphael.
**List of food days#September, National Biscotti Day (United States
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)
**International Coffee Day, National Coffee Day (multiple countries, see article)
**Inventors' Day (Argentina
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)
**Michaelmas One of the four quarter days in the Irish calendar. (England and Ireland)
**Victory of Boquerón Day (Paraguay)
**World Heart Federation, World Heart Day
*September 30
**Agricultural Reform (Nationalization) Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)
**Birth of Morelos (Mexico)
**Blasphemy Day (United States
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, Canada
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, other countries)
**Public holidays in Poland#Holidays declared by statute, Boy's Day (Poland
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