Friday 9th October
Ecuador – Guayaquil Independence Day, Korea, Republic Of – Hangeul Day, Malaysia – State Public Holiday (MLK) – Regional, Spain – Community Day (VC) – Regional, Taiwan – National Day Holiday, Uganda – Independence Day
Saturday 10th October
Austria – Referendum Day (Tag der Volksabstimmung) (K) – Regional/Government/Schools, Cuba – War of Independence Anniversary, Fiji – Fiji Day (celebration), Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic – KWP Foundation Day (1945), Suriname – Maroons Day, Taiwan – National Day (Double Tenth)
Sunday 11th October
American Samoa – White Sunday – Christian, Cambodia – Bonn Phchum Ben (Ancestors’ Day), Macedonia – Uprising Against Facism Day (celebration)
Monday 12th October
American Samoa – Columbus Day, Argentina – Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural, Bahamas – National Heroes Day, Belize – Pan America Day (Columbus Day), Brazil – Lady of Aparecida Day, Cambodia – Bonn Phchum Ben Holiday, Canada – Thanksgiving Day, Chile – Encuentro de Dos Mundos, Colombia – Día de la Raza (Columbus Day), Costa Rica – Día del Encuentro de las Culturas (Columbus Day), Equatorial Guinea – Independence Day, Fiji – Fiji Day Holiday (day in lieu), Guatemala – Día de la Raza – Banks/Other, India – Mahalaya (KA WB) – Regional, Japan – Fitness Day, Macedonia – Uprising Against Facism Day Holiday (day in lieu), Norfolk Island – Norfolk Island Agricultural Show Day, Northern Mariana Islands – Commonwealth Cultural Day, Puerto Rico – Colombus Day (Día del Descubrimiento de América) – Banks/Government, Samoa – Day after White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti), Spain – Fiesta Nacional de España (National Day), Tokelau – Day after White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti), Turks And Caicos Islands – National Heritage Day, United States – Columbus Day (widespread in gov. and fin. sectors) – Other, Uruguay – Día de la Raza / Sarandí Battle Day – Banks/Government, Venezuela – Día de la Resistencia Indígena, Virgin Islands, U.S. – Columbus Day / PR Friendship Day
Tuesday 13th October
Burundi – Prince Rwagasore Day (assassination anniv.), Cambodia – Bonn Phchum Ben Holiday
Wednesday 14th October
Algeria – Awal Mouharem (Islamic New Year), Bahrain – Islamic New Year, Brunei Darussalam – Islamic New Year, Cocos (Keeling,Null) Islands – Islamic New Year, Comoros – Muharram (Islamic New Year), Djibouti – Awal Mouharam (Islamic New Year), Egypt – El Hijra (Islamic New Year), Gambia – Tamharrat – Banks, Georgia – Svetitskovloba, India – Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti (HR) – Regional, Indonesia – Islamic New Year (Tahun Baru Islam 1437 Hijriyah), Iraq – Islamic New Year, Jordan – Islamic New Year, Kuwait – Hejira New Year (Islamic New Year), Lebanon – Hegira (Islamic New Year 1437 AH), Libya – Islamic New Year, Madagascar – Jour de la proclamation de la Première République, Malaysia – Awal Muharram (Islamic New Year), Maldives – Islamic New Year (Hijri) – Government, Moldova – Chisinau Day (Hramul Chisinaului) – Municipal, Nepal – Ghatasthapana, Niger – Muharam (Islamic New Year), Oman – Islamic New Year, Palestinian Territory, Occupied – Islamic New Year, Philippines – Islamic New Year (Amon Jaded) (ARMM) – Regional, Syrian Arab Republic – Islamic New Year, Tanzania – Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Day (Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race), Tunisia – Ras el am el Hejri / Hégire (Islamic New Year), United Arab Emirates – Islamic New Year, Western Sahara – Islamic New Year, Yemen – Islamic New Year, Yemen – Liberation Day
Thursday 15th October
Cambodia – Day of Hommage for the late King Father (Norodom Sihanouk), French Guiana – Cayenne Festival – Regional, Malawi – Mothers’ Day (World Rural Women’s Day), Mauritania – Premier Moharram (Islamic New Year), Morocco – 1er Moharrem (Islamic New Year), Somalia – Islamic New Year (Somaliland) – Regional, Tunisia – Evacuation Day (fête nationale de l’évacuation)