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The International Day of Peace, also officially known as World Peace Day, is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed annually on 21 September. It is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian aid access.
September 21 is the 264th day of the year ... On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaitsi to Bełżec extermination camp.
Yom Kippur ( / ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊər, ˌjɔːm ˈkɪpər, ˌjoʊm -/ YAHM kip-OOR, YAWM KIP-ər, YOHM-; [1] Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר Yōm Kīppūr [ˈjom kiˈpuʁ], lit. 'Day of Atonement') is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. [2] [3] [4] It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei, [5] corresponding to a date in late September or ...
Speaking of family, September's holiday and awareness days are all about spreading the love. ... September 21. International Day of Peace. Miniature Golf Day. National Chai Day.
September Daily Holidays and Observances. Sept. 1: National Food Bank Day, National Lazy Mom's Day, ... Sept. 21: International Day of Peace, World Gratitude Day, Miniature Golf Day.
On September 21, 1994, Costa Rica changed the official holiday from Día de la Raza to Día del Encuentro de las Culturas (Day of the Encounter of Cultures) to recognize the mix of European, Native American (autochthonous populations), African and Asian cultures that constitute modern Costa Rican (and Latin American) culture and ethnicity. In ...
September 11 Day of Remembrance The holiday was proposed by Representative Lee Zeldin in H.R. 5303 and Senator Marsha Blackburn in S. 2735 in September 2021. September 15–21 (3rd Monday) Native Americans' Day: The holiday was petitioned for and introduced in Congress multiple times but was unsuccessful.
Formerly a national holiday until 1971 (held from 1973 to 1985 on September 21, the anniversary of the beginning of Martial Law), currently marked as a commercial and cultural working holiday. Mainly celebrated by the Filipino-American community and American expats, and now increasingly being revived, this day is a day of giving thanks and ...