| JANUARY 2023 |
|
| New Year’s Day |
January 1 Sun |
| Global Family Day |
January 1 Sun |
| World Day of Peace |
January 1 Sun |
| Pausha Putrada Ekadashi |
January 2 Mon |
| World Braille Day |
January 4 Wed |
| Oil and Gas Conservation Week begins |
January 4 Wed |
| Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti |
January 5 Thurs |
| Charta |
January 6 Fri |
| Epiphany |
January 6 Fri |
| Nativity Fast ends - Vegetarian period for Christians |
January 6 Fri |
| Paush Purnima |
January 6 Fri |
| Mahayana Buddhist New Year |
January 7 Sat |
| Pravasi Bharatiya Divas |
January 9 Mon |
| Sankashti Chaturthi |
January 10 Tues |
| Death Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
January 11 Wed |
| National Youth Day |
January 12 Thurs |
| Swami Vivekananda Jayanti |
January 12 Thurs |
| Lohri |
January 13 Fri |
| Maghi |
January 13 Fri |
| Animal Welfare Fortnight begins |
January 14 Sat |
| Albert Schweitzer’s Birthday |
January 14 Sat |
| Bhogi/Bogi Pandigai |
January 14 Sat |
| Makar Sankranti |
January 15 Sun |
| Pongal |
January 15 Sun |
| Pedda Panduga |
January 15 Sun |
| Uttarayan |
January 15 Sun |
| Khichdi |
January 15 Sun |
| Sukarat/Sakarat |
January 15 Sun |
| Bhogali Bihu/Magh Bihu/Uruka |
January 15 Sun |
| Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal |
January 15 Sun |
| World Religion Day |
January 15 Sun |
| Indian Army Day |
January 15 Sun |
| Kanuma Panduga |
January 16 Mon |
| Kaanum Pongal |
January 17 Tues |
| Mukkanuma |
January 17 Tues |
| Shattila Ekadashi |
January 18 Wed |
| Penguin Awareness Day |
January 20 Fri |
| Paush Amavasya |
January 21 Sat |
| Lunar New Year |
January 22 Sun |
| Chinese New Year - Rabbit |
January 22 Sun |
| Desh Prem Divas |
January 23 Mon |
| Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti |
January 23 Mon |
| First World Week for the Abolition of Meat begins |
January 23 Mon |
| National Girl Child Day |
January 24 Tues |
| National Tourism Day |
January 25 Wed |
| India Voter Day |
January 25 Wed |
| Shri Ganesh Jayanti |
January 25 Wed |
| Republic Day |
January 26 Thurs |
| International Customs Day |
January 26 Thurs |
| Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami |
January 26 Thurs |
| Lala Lajpat Rai Jayanti |
January 28 Sat |
| Ratha Saptami |
January 28 Sat |
| World Day for the Abolition of Meat |
January 28 Sat |
| World Leprosy Day |
January 29 Sun |
| Martyrs’ Day |
January 30 Mon |
| National Cleanliness Day |
January 30 Mon |
| International Zebra Day |
January 31 Tues |
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| FEBRUARY 2023 |
|
| Jaya Ekadashi |
February 1 Wed |
| World Wetlands Day |
February 2 Thurs |
| World Cancer Day |
February 4 Sat |
| Hazarat Ali’s Birthday |
February 5 Sun |
| Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
February 5 Sun |
| Thaipusam/Thaipooyam/Thaippooyam |
February 5 Sun |
| Magh Purnima |
February 5 Sun |
International Day of Zero Tolerance for
Female Genital Mutilation |
February 6 Sun |
| Sankashti Chaturthi |
February 9 Thurs |
| World Day of the Sick |
February 11 Sat |
| International Day for Women and Girls
In Science |
February 11 Sat |
| Sunday of the Prodigal Son |
February 12 Sun |
| World Marriage Day |
February 12 Sun |
| World Radio Day |
February 13 Mon |
| Sarojini Naidu Jayanti |
February 13 Mon |
| Pet Theft Awareness Day |
February 14 Tues |
| St Valentine’s Day |
February 14 Tues |
| World Bonobo Day |
February 14 Tues |
| World Hippo Day |
February 15 Wed |
| Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
February 15 Wed |
| Vijaya Ekadashi |
February 16 Thurs |
| Ramakrishna Jayanti |
February 18 Sat |
| Maha Shivratri |
February 18 Sat |
| World Pangolin Day |
February 18 Sat |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
February 19 Sun |
| World Whale Day |
February 19 Sun |
| Meatfare Sunday |
February 19 Sun |
| World Day of Social Justice |
February 20 Mon |
| Magh Amavasya |
February 20 Mon |
| Losar 2150 Tibetan New Year - Female Water Hare |
February 21 Tues |
| International Mother Language Day |
February 21 Tues |
| Scouts’ Founders’ Day |
February 22 Wed |
| World Thinking Day |
February 22 Wed |
Ash Wednesday - Lent begins -
Vegetarian period for Christians |
February 22 Wed |
| Sant Gadge Baba Jayanti |
February 23 Thurs |
| Central Excise Day |
February 24 Fri |
| Cheesefare/Forgiveness Sunday |
February 26 Sun |
| World NGO Day |
February 27 Mon |
| Polar Bear Day |
February 27 Mon |
| Clean Monday |
February 27 Mon |
| Great Lent begins |
February 27 Mon |
| National Science Day |
February 28 Tues |
| National Spay Day - USA |
February 28 Tues |
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| MARCH 2023 |
|
| Horse Protection Day |
March 1 Wed |
| Zero Discrimination Day |
March 1 Wed |
| St David’s Day |
March 1 Wed |
| National Pig Day - USA |
March 1 Wed |
| World Wildlife Day |
March 3 Fri |
| Amalaki Ekadashi |
March 3 Fri |
| Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas |
March 4 Sat |
| National Safety Day & Week begins |
March 4 Sat |
Holika Dahan |
March 6 Mon |
| Holi Dhulivandan |
March 7 Tues |
| Phalgun Purnima |
March 7 Tues |
| International Women’s Day |
March 8 Wed |
| World Kidney Day |
March 9 Thurs |
| Solar Appreciation Day |
March 10 Fri |
| Sankashti Chaturthi |
March 11 Sat |
| Dandi March Day |
March 12 Sun |
| Save a Spider Day |
March 14 Tues |
| International Day of Action for Rivers |
March 14 Tues |
| Kanshi Ram Jayanti |
March 15 Wed |
| World Consumer Rights Day |
March 15 Wed |
| St Patrick’s Day |
March 17 Fri |
| Papmochani Ekadashi |
March 18 Sat |
| Global Recycling Day |
March 18 Sat |
| Great American Meatout |
March 20 Mon |
| World Sparrow Day |
March 20 Mon |
| World Frog Day |
March 20 Mon |
| International Day of Happiness |
March 20 Mon |
| Equinox |
March 21 Tues |
| International Day of Nowruz |
March 21 Tues |
| International Day of Forests |
March 21 Tues |
| World Poetry Day |
March 21 Tues |
| World Planting Day |
March 21 Tues |
| World Wood Day |
March 21 Tues |
| Phalgun Amavasya |
March 21 Tues |
International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination |
March 21 Tues |
| World Water Day |
March 22 Wed |
| International Day of the Seal |
March 22 Wed |
| Gudi Padwa |
March 22 Wed |
| Chaitra Sukhladi |
March 22 Wed |
| Ugadi |
March 22 Wed |
| Navreh |
March 22 Wed |
| Samvatsar Padwo |
March 22 Wed |
| Cheti Chand/Jhulelal Jayanti |
March 22 Wed |
| Ramzan begins |
March 23 Thurs |
| World Meteorological Day |
March 23 Thurs |
| Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh |
March 23 Thurs |
| World Bear Day |
March 23 Thurs |
| National Puppy Day |
March 23 Thurs |
| Gangaur |
March 24 Fri |
| Gauri Tritiya |
March 24 Fri |
| Matsya Jayanti |
March 24 Fri |
| Commonwealth Day |
March 24 Fri |
| International Day for Achievers |
March 24 Fri |
| World Tuberculosis Day |
March 24 Fri |
| World Day for the End of Fishing |
March 25 Sat |
| Earth Hour - 8.30 pm worldwide |
March 25 Sat |
| World Theatre Day |
March 27 Mon |
| Navapada Oli begins |
March 28 Tues |
| Respect Your Cat Day |
March 28 Tues |
| Ashok Ashtami |
March 29 Wed |
| Chaitra Durga Ashtami |
March 29 Wed |
| Bhavani Jayanti |
March 29 Wed |
| Ram Navami |
March 30 Thurs |
| Swaminarayan Jayanti |
March 30 Thurs |
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|
| APRIL 2023 |
|
| April Fools’ Day |
April 1 Sat |
| Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month begins |
April 1 Sat |
| Prevention of Blindness Week begins |
April 1 Sat |
| Kamada Ekadashi |
April 1 Sat |
| Gauna/Vaishnava Kamada Ekadashi |
April 1 Sat |
| International Children’s Book Day |
April 2 Sun |
| World Autism Awareness Day |
April 2 Sun |
| Palm Sunday |
April 2 Sun |
| Mahavir Jayanti |
April 4 Tues |
| World Rat Day |
April 4 Tues |
| United Nations’ Mine Awareness Day |
April 4 Tues |
| National Maritime Day of India |
April 5 Wed |
| Hanuman Jayanti |
April 6 Thurs |
| Navapad Oli begins |
April 6 Thurs |
| Lent ends - Vegetarian period for Christians |
April 6 Thurs |
| Chaitti |
April 6 Thurs |
| Theravada New Year |
April 6 Thurs |
| Maundy Thursday |
April 6 Thurs |
| International Day of Sport for Development and Peace |
April 6 Thurs |
| Chaitra Purnima |
April 6 Thurs |
| Good Friday |
April 7 Fri |
| United Nations’ World Health Day |
April 7 Fri |
| Great Lent ends |
April 8 Sat |
| Easter Sunday |
April 9 Sun |
| Sankashti Chaturthi |
April 9 Sun |
| International Day for Street Children |
April 12 Wed |
| International Day of Human Space Flight |
April 12 Wed |
| Jallianwala Bagh Massacre |
April 13 Thurs |
| Ambedkar Jayanti |
April 14 Fri |
| Mesha Sankranti |
April 14 Fri |
| Pana Sankranti |
April 14 Fri |
| Vaisakhi/Vishu |
April 14 Fri |
| Baisakhi |
April 14 Fri |
| Meetei Cheiraoba |
April 14 Fri |
| Bohag Bihu |
April 14 Fri |
| Puthandu |
April 14 Fri |
| National Fire Service Day |
April 14 Fri |
| National Dolphin Day - USA |
April 14 Fri |
| Mesadi/Vaisakhadi |
April 15 Sat |
| Bishu/Basoa |
April 15 Sat |
| Vishu Kani |
April 15 Sat |
| Pohela Boishakh |
April 15 Sat |
| Jur Sutal |
April 15 Sat |
| World Circus Day |
April 15 Sat |
| Varuthini Ekadashi |
April 16 Sun |
| World Hemophilia Day |
April 17 Sun |
| World Heritage Day |
April 18 Mon |
| International Day for Monuments and Sites |
April 18 Mon |
| Chaitra Amavasya |
April 20 Thurs |
| World Creativity & Innovation Day |
April 21 Fri |
| World Fish Migration Day |
April 21 Fri |
| Administrative Professionals’ Day - India |
April 21 Fri |
| Jamat-ul-Vida |
April 21 Fri |
| International Earth Day |
April 22 Sat |
| Parshuram Jayanti |
April 22 Sat |
| Eid-ul-Fitr - Ramzaan |
April 22 Sat |
| Akshaya Tritiya |
April 22 Sat |
| World Book and Copyright Day |
April 23 Sun |
| World Day for Laboratory Animals |
April 24 Mon |
| World Penguin Day |
April 25 Tues |
| The Feast of St Mark - ban on eating meat in Lithuania |
April 25 Tues |
| World Intellectual Property Day |
April 26 Wed |
| International Guide Dog Day |
April 26 Wed |
| World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
April 28 Fri |
| World Tapir Day |
April 28 Fri |
| International Dance Day |
April 29 Sat |
| World Veterinary Day |
April 29 Sat |
| International Jazz Day |
April 30 Sat |
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| MAY 2023 |
|
| International Workers’ Day |
May 1 Mon |
| Mohini Ekadashi |
May 1 Mon |
| Thrissur Pooram |
May 1 Mon |
| World Tuna Day |
May 2 Tues |
| World Asthma Day |
May 2 Tues |
| World Press Freedom Day |
May 3 Tues |
| International Respect for Chickens Day |
May 4 Thurs |
| International Firefighters’ Day |
May 4 Thurs |
| Greenery Day - Japan |
May 4 Thurs |
| Buddha Purnima |
May 5 Fri |
| Vaishakh Purnima |
May 5 Fri |
| Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti |
May 7 Sun |
| World Laughter Day |
May 7 Sun |
| UN Global Road Safety Week begins |
May 8 Mon |
| International Red Cross & Red Crescent Day |
May 8 Mon |
| World Donkey Day |
May 8 Mon |
| Theosophical Society’s White Lotus Day |
May 8 Mon |
| Sankashti Chaturthi |
May 8 Mon |
| National Technology Day |
May 11 Thurs |
| International Nurses Day |
May 12 Fri |
| World Migratory Bird Day |
May 13 Sat |
| World Fair Trade Day |
May 13 Sat |
| Mother’s Day |
May 14 Sun |
| International Day of Families |
May 15 Mon |
| Apara Ekadashi |
May 15 Mon |
| World Information Society Day |
May 17 Wed |
| World Telecommunication Day |
May 17 Wed |
| International Museum Day |
May 18 Wed |
| Endangered Species Day |
May 19 Fri |
| Bike-to-Work Day |
May 19 Fri |
| Vaishakh Amavasya |
May 19 Fri |
| World Bee Day |
May 20 Sat |
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue
and Development |
May 21 Sun |
| National Anti-Terrorism Day |
May 21 Sun |
| International Day for Biological Diversity |
May 22 Mon |
| Second World Week for the Abolition of Meat begins |
May 22 Mon |
| World Turtle Day |
May 23 Tues |
| Veer Savarkar Jayanti |
May 28 Sun |
| International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers |
May 29 Mon |
| Nirjala Ekadashi |
May 31 Wed |
| World No Tobacco Day |
May 31 Wed |
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|
| JUNE 2023 |
|
| World Milk Day |
June 1 Thurs |
| Global Day of Parents |
June 1 Thurs |
| Vat Purnima |
June 3 Sat |
| Jyeshth Purnima |
June 3 Sat |
| Horses Without Carriages International Day – 1 |
June 3 Sat |
| International Hug Your Cat Day |
June 4 Sun |
| Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti |
June 4 Sun |
| Prakat Diwas |
June 4 Sun |
| World Environment Day |
June 5 Sun |
| Sankashti Chaturthi |
June 7 Wed |
| World Oceans Day |
June 8 Thurs |
| Best Friends Day |
June 8 Thurs |
| Jamai Sasthi |
June 8 Thurs |
| Coral Triangle Day |
June 9 Fri |
| International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos |
June 10 Sat |
| Bahman Month begins - Vegetarian period for Parsis |
June 12 Sun |
| World Day Against Child Labour |
June 12 Sun |
| World Blood Donor Day |
June 14 Wed |
| Yogini Ekadashi |
June 14 Wed |
| World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
June 15 Thurs |
| Global Wind Day |
June 15 Thurs |
| World Sea Turtle Day |
June 16 Fri |
| Eat Your Vegetables Day |
June 17 Sat |
| World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
June 17 Sat |
| Father’s Day |
June 18 Sun |
| Jyeshth Amavasya |
June 18 Sun |
| World Refugee Day |
June 20 Tues |
| Jagannath Rath Yatra begins |
June 20 Tues |
| Solstice |
June 21 Wed |
| International Yoga Day |
June 21 Wed |
| World Giraffe Day |
June 21 Wed |
| World Music Day |
June 21 Wed |
| World Camel Day |
June 22 Wed |
| United Nations’ Public Service Day |
June 23 Fri |
| Take Your Dog to Work Day |
June 23 Fri |
| Day of the Seafarer |
June 25 Sun |
| International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking |
June 26 Mon |
| Eid-Uz-Zuha - Bakri Id |
June 29 Thurs |
| Devshayani Ekadashi |
June 29 Thurs |
| Chaturmas begins |
June 29 Thurs |
| International Asteroid Day |
June 30 Fri |
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| JULY 2023 |
|
| National Doctors’ Day |
July 1 Sat |
| International Joke Day |
July 1 Sat |
| International Fruit Day |
July 1 Sat |
| Van Mahotsav Week begins |
July 1 Sat |
| International Plastic Bag Free Day |
July 3 Mon |
| Guru Purnima |
July 3 Mon |
| Ashadha Purnima |
July 3 Mon |
| Adhik Shravan Month begins - North India |
July 4 Tues |
| Sankashti Chaturthi |
July 6 Thurs |
| World Chocolate Day |
July 7 Fri |
| World Population Day |
July 11 Tues |
| Cow Appreciation Day |
July 11 Tues |
| Kamika Ekadashi |
July 13 Thurs |
| World Youth Skills Day |
July 15 Sat |
| World Snake Day |
July 16 Sun |
| Chailo begins - 40-day vegan period for Sindhis |
July 16 Sun |
| World Day for International Justice |
July 17 Mon |
| Ashadh Amavasya |
July 17 Mon |
| Nelson Mandela International Day |
July 18 Tues |
| Adhik Shravan Month begins - South India |
July 18 Tues |
| Hijri New Year 1445 AH |
July 19 Wed |
| Muharram begins |
July 20 Thurs |
| World Day for Bulls |
July 22 Sat |
| Indian National Flag Adoption Day |
July 22 Sat |
| Parents Day |
July 23 Sun |
| Kargil Vijay Diwas |
July 26 Wed |
International Day for the Conservation of
the Mangrove Ecosystem |
July 26 Wed |
| World Nature Conservation Day |
July 28 Fri |
| World Hepatitis Day |
July 28 Fri |
| International Tiger Day |
July 29 Sat |
| Muharram |
July 29 Sat |
| Father-in-Law Day |
July 30 Sun |
| Mutt’s Day 1 |
July 31 Mon |
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| AUGUST 2023 |
|
| Adhik Shravan Month ends - North India |
August 1 Tues |
| World Breastfeeding Week begins |
August 1 Tues |
| Annabhau Sathe Jayanti |
August 1 Tues |
| Adhik Shravan Purnima |
August 1 Tues |
Nija Shravan Month begins -
Vegetarian period for Hindus in North India |
August 2 Wed |
| Water Buffalo Day |
August 4 Fri |
| Sankashti Chaturthi |
August 4 Fri |
| International Friendship Day |
August 6 Sun |
| Quit India Day |
August 8 Tues |
| International Cat Day |
August 8 Tues |
| International Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
August 9 Wed |
| World Lion Day |
August 10 Thurs |
| International Sons & Daughters Day |
August 11 Fri |
| World Elephant Day |
August 12 Sat |
| International Youth Day |
August 12 Sat |
| International Lefthanders Day |
August 13 Sun |
| Independence Day |
August 15 Tues |
| Sri Aurobindo Jayanti |
August 15 Tues |
| Adhik Shravan Month ends - South India |
August 16 Wed |
| Adhik Shravan Amavasya |
August 16 Wed |
| Parsi New Year |
August 16 Wed |
Nija Shravan Month begins -
Vegetarian period for Hindus in South India |
August 17 Thurs |
| Nija Shravan |
August 17 Thurs |
| Honey Bee Day |
August 19 Sat |
| Homeless Animals Day |
August 19 Sat |
| Compassionate Fashion Day |
August 19 Sat |
| World Orangutan Day |
August 19 Sat |
| World Photography Day |
August 19 Sat |
| World Humanitarian Day |
August 19 Sat |
| World Mosquito Day |
August 20 Sat |
| Sadbhavana Diwas |
August 20 Sat |
| Onam begins |
August 20 Sat |
| Nag Panchami |
August 21 Mon |
| Varadlakshmi Vrat |
August 25 Fri |
| National Dog Day - USA |
August 26 Sat |
| Shravan Putrada Ekadashi |
August 27 Sun |
| Onam |
August 29 Tues |
| National Sports Day |
August 29 Tues |
| International Day against Nuclear Tests |
August 29 Tues |
| International Whale Shark Day |
August 30 Wed |
| Raksha Bandhan |
August 30 Wed |
| Narali Purnima |
August 30 Wed |
| Sanskrit Day |
August 30 Wed |
| Nija Shravan Purnima |
August 31 Thurs |
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| SEPTEMBER 2023 |
|
| National Nutrition Week begins |
September 1 Fri |
| Japan Dolphins Day |
September 1 Fri |
| World Coconut Day |
September 2 Sat |
| International Culture Awareness Day |
September 2 Sat |
| Sankashti Chaturthi |
September 3 Sun |
| International Day of Charity |
September 5 Tues |
| National Teachers Day |
September 5 Tues |
| Janmashtami |
September 6 Wed |
| Dahi Handi |
September 7 Thurs |
| International Literacy Day |
September 8 Fri |
| World First-Aid Day |
September 9 Sat |
| World Suicide Prevention Day |
September 10 Sun |
| Aja Ekadashi |
September 10 Sun |
| Gauna/Vaishnava Aja Ekadashi |
September 10 Sun |
| Pet Memorial Day - USA |
September 10 Sun |
| Grandparents Day |
September 10 Sun |
| Paryushan Week begins |
September 11 Mon |
| BWC–India Birthday 49th Anniversary |
September 12 Tues |
| Hindi Diwas |
September 14 Thurs |
| Pithori Amavasya |
September 14 Thurs |
| Bail Pola |
September 14 Thurs |
| Nija Shravan Amavasya |
September 14 Thurs |
| Sanchayika Day |
September 15 Fri |
| Engineer’s Day |
September 15 Fri |
| International Day of Democracy |
September 15 Fri |
Nija Shravan Month ends -
Vegetarian period for Hindus in South India |
September 15 Fri |
International Day for the Preservation of
the Ozone Layer |
September 16 Sat |
| Clean Up the World Weekend begins |
September 16 Sat |
| Puppy Mills Awareness Day |
September 16 Sat |
| Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year 5784 |
September 16 Sat |
| Vishwakarma Puja |
September 17 Sun |
| World Water Monitoring Day |
September 18 Mon |
| Hartalika Teej Vrat |
September 18 Mon |
| International Snakebite Awareness Day |
September 19 Tues |
| Sea Otter Awareness Week begins |
September 19 Tues |
| Ganesh/Vinayaka Chaturthi |
September 19 Tues |
| Samvatsari |
September 19 Tues |
| Rishi Panchami |
September 20 Wed |
| Zero Emissions Day |
September 21 Thurs |
| World Alzheimer’s Day |
September 21 Thurs |
| International Day of Peace |
September 21 Thurs |
| World Rhino Day |
September 22 Fri |
| Elephant Appreciation Day |
September 22 Fri |
| World Car Free Day |
September 22 Fri |
| Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan |
September 22 Fri |
| Equinox |
September 23 Sat |
| International Rabbit Day |
September 23 Sat |
| World Rivers Day |
September 24 Sun |
| National Daughters Day |
September 24 Sun |
| Parsva Ekadashi |
September 25 Mon |
| Third World Week for the Abolition of Meat begins |
September 25 Mon |
| International Week for the Deaf begins |
September 25 Mon |
| World Environmental Health Day |
September 26 Tues |
International Day for the Total Elimination of
Nuclear Weapons |
September 26 Tues |
| World Tourism Day |
September 27 Wed |
| World Rabies Day |
September 28 Thurs |
| Right to Know Day |
September 28 Thurs |
| World Green Consumer Day |
September 28 Thurs |
| World Maritime Day |
September 28 Thurs |
| Ganesh Visarjan |
September 28 Thurs |
| Milad-un-Nabi |
September 28 Thurs |
| Anant Chaturdashi |
September 28 Thurs |
| Bhadrapad Purnima |
September 29 Fri |
| World Heart Day |
September 29 Fri |
| Goose Day |
September 29 Fri |
| St Michaelmas Day |
September 29 Fri |
| Pitru Paksha begins for South India |
September 29 Fri |
| International ‘Hug a Vegetarian’ Day |
September 29 Fri |
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| OCTOBER 2023 |
|
| Reverence for Life Month begins |
October 1 Sun |
| International Vegetarian Week begins |
October 1 Sun |
| World Vegetarian Day |
October 1 Sun |
| International Day of Older Persons |
October 1 Sun |
| National Voluntary Blood Donation Day |
October 1 Sun |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
October 2 Mon |
| Sankashti Chaturthi |
October 2 Mon |
| World Week of Prayer for Animals begins |
October 2 Mon |
| World Habitat Day |
October 2 Mon |
| Swachh Bharat Abhiyan |
October 2 Mon |
| Wildlife Week India begins |
October 2 Mon |
| World Farm Animals Day |
October 2 Mon |
| Joy of Giving Week begins |
October 2 Mon |
| World Animal Day |
October 4 Tues |
| St Francis of Assisi Feast Day - Patron Saint of Animals |
October 4 Tues |
| World Space Week begins |
October 4 Tues |
| World Teachers Day |
October 5 Thurs |
| Ganga River Dolphin Day |
October 5 Thurs |
| World Smile Day |
October 6 Fri |
| Indian Air Force Day |
October 8 Sun |
| World Octopus Day |
October 8 Sun |
| World Post Day |
October 9 Mon |
| Thanksgiving Day - Canada |
October 9 Mon |
| National Post Day |
October 10 Tues |
| World Mental Health Day |
October 10 Tues |
| Indira Ekadashi |
October 10 Tues |
| International Day of the Girl Child |
October 11 Wed |
| Jayaprakash Narayan Jayanti |
October 11 Wed |
| World Obesity Day |
October 11 Wed |
| World Sight Day |
October 12 Thurs |
| International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction |
October 13 Fri |
| World Egg Day |
October 13 Fri |
| World Standards Day |
October 14 Sat |
| Sarva Pitru Amavasya |
October 14 Sat |
| Pitru Paksha ends for South India |
October 14 Sat |
| Bhadrapad Amavasya |
October 14 Sat |
| International Day for Rural Women |
October 15 Sun |
| Navratri begins |
October 15 Sun |
| Ghatasthapana |
October 15 Sun |
| World Food Day |
October 16 Mon |
| International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
October 17 Tues |
| International Sawfish Day |
October 17 Tues |
| World Statistics Day |
October 20 Fri |
| World Reptile Awareness Day |
October 21 Sat |
| Azad Hind Day |
October 21 Sat |
| Police Commemoration Day |
October 21 Sat |
| Maha Saptami |
October 21 Sat |
| Maha Ashtami |
October 22 Sun |
| Maha Navami |
October 23 Mon |
| Navratri ends |
October 23 Mon |
| International Snow Leopard Day |
October 23 Mon |
| Dussehra |
October 24 Tues |
| United Nations Day |
October 24 Tues |
| World Development Information Day |
October 24 Tues |
| International Day of Climate Action |
October 24 Tues |
| Yom Kippur |
October 24 Tues |
| Papankusha Ekadashi |
October 25 Wed |
| National Mule Day - USA |
October 26 Thurs |
| World Day for Audiovisual Heritage |
October 27 Thurs |
| Ashwin Purnima |
October 28 Sat |
| Kojagiri/Sharad Purnima |
October 28 Sat |
| Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
October 28 Sat |
| Pitru Paksha begins for North India |
October 28 Sat |
| Hug a Sheep Day |
October 28 Sat |
| World Mother-in-Law Day |
October 29 Sun |
| Vigilance Awareness Week begins |
October 30 Mon |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti |
October 31 Tues |
| Rashtriya Ekta Diwas |
October 31 Tues |
| Halloween |
October 31 Tues |
| World Savings Day |
October 31 Tues |
| World Cities Day |
October 31 Tues |
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| NOVEMBER 2023 |
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| World Vegan Day |
November 1 Wed |
| World Vegan Month begins |
November 1 Wed |
| All Saints Day |
November 1 Wed |
| Karva Chauth/Karaka Chaturthi |
November 1 Wed |
| Sankashti Chaturthi |
November 1 Wed |
| All Souls Day |
November 2 Thrus |
| Dynamic Harmlessness Day |
November 2 Thrus |
| World Jellyfish Day |
November 3 Thrus |
| Polar Bear Week begins |
November 5 Sun |
| Ahoi Ashtami |
November 5 Sun |
| Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
November 6 Mon |
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of
the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
November 6 Sun |
| Legal Services Day |
November 9 Thurs |
| World Freedom Day - USA |
November 9 Thurs |
| Vasu Baras/Govatsa Dwadashi |
November 9 Thurs |
| Rama Ekadashi |
November 9 Thurs |
| World Science Day for Peace and Development |
November 10 Fri |
| Dhanteras |
November 10 Fri |
| National Ayurveda Day |
November 10 Fri |
| Kaag Tihar (Cow festival) – Nepal |
November 10 Fri |
| National Education Day |
November 11 Sat |
| Singles’ Day |
November 11 Sat |
| Poppy Day/Armistice Day |
November 11 Sat |
| Kukur Tihar (Dog Festival) – Nepal |
November 11 Sat |
| Diwali (Deepavali) |
November 12 Sun |
| Laxmi Puja |
November 12 Sun |
| Naraka Chaturdashi |
November 12 Sun |
| Gai Tihar (Cow festival) – Nepal |
November 12 Sun |
| Remembrance Sunday |
November 12 Sun |
| World Kindness Day |
November 13 Mon |
| Bestu Varas - Gujarat |
November 13 Mon |
| Whale Shark Vhali Utsav |
November 13 Mon |
| Pitru Paksha ends for North India |
November 13 Mon |
| World Diabetes Day |
November 14 Tues |
| Children’s Day |
November 14 Tues |
| Padwa |
November 14 Tues |
| Govardhan Puja |
November 14 Tues |
| Gawli’s Sagar Festival |
November 14 Tues |
| Bhai Dooj/Bhaibeej |
November 15 Wed |
| Yamadvitya |
November 15 Wed |
| Nativity Fast begins - Vegetarian period for Christians |
November 15 Wed |
| International Day for Tolerance |
November 16 Thurs |
| World Philosophy Day |
November 16 Thurs |
| International Students Day |
November 17 Fri |
| World Toilet Day |
November 19 Sun |
| International Men’s Day |
November 19 Sun |
| Qaumi Ekta Week begins |
November 19 Sun |
| Chhath Puja/Pratihar/Surya Sashthi |
November 19 Sun |
| World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims |
November 19 Sun |
| Universal Children’s Day |
November 20 Sun |
| World Fisheries Day |
November 21 Mon |
| World Television Day |
November 21 Mon |
| Prabodhini Ekadashi |
November 23 Thurs |
| Devutthana Ekadashi |
November 23 Thurs |
| Chaturmas ends |
November 23 Thurs |
| Thanksgiving Day - USA |
November 23 Thurs |
| Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day |
November 24 Fri |
| Tulasi Vivah begins |
November 24 Fri |
| Fur Free Friday |
November 24 Fri |
| Sadhu Vaswani Jayanti |
November 25 Sat |
| Meatless Day |
November 25 Sat |
International Day for the Elimination of
Violence against Women |
November 25 Sat |
| National Law Day |
November 26 Sun |
| Guru Nanak Jayanti |
November 27 Mon |
| Tripuri Purnima |
November 27 Mon |
| Kartik Purnima |
November 27 Mon |
| World Compassion Day |
November 28 Tues |
| Computer Security Day |
November 30 Thurs |
| Sankashti Chaturthi |
November 30 Thurs |
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| DECEMBER 2023 |
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| World AIDS Day |
December 1 Fri |
| Mutt’s Day 2 |
December 2 Sat |
| National Pollution Control Day |
December 2 Sat |
| International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
December 2 Sat |
| Horses Without Carriages International Day – 2 |
December 2 Sat |
| International Day for Persons with Disabilities |
December 3 Sun |
| World Wildlife Conservation Day |
December 4 Mon |
| Indian Navy Day |
December 4 Mon |
| World Soil Day |
December 5 Tues |
International Volunteer Day for Economic &
Social Development |
December 5 Tues |
| Armed Forces Flag Day of India |
December 7 Thurs |
| International Civil Aviation Day |
December 7 Thurs |
| Hanukkah/Chanukah begins |
December 7 Thurs |
| SAARC Charter Day |
December 8 Fri |
| Gauna/Vaishnava Utpanna Ekadashi |
December 8 Fri |
| Utpanna Ekadashi |
December 8 Fri |
| Bodhi Day - Japan |
December 8 Fri |
| International Anti-Corruption Day |
December 9 Sat |
| International Animal Rights Day |
December 10 Sun |
| Human Rights Day |
December 10 Sun |
| Festival for Souls of Dead Whales |
December 10 Sun |
| International Mountain Day |
December 11 Mon |
| Kartik Amavasya |
December 12 Tues |
| International Monkey Day |
December 14 Thurs |
| World Energy Conservation Day |
December 14 Thurs |
| Dhanurmasa begins |
December 17 Sat |
| International Migrants Day |
December 18 Mon |
| International Human Solidarity Day |
December 20 Wed |
| Solstice |
December 22 Fri |
| Mokshada Ekadashi |
December 22 Fri |
| Gauma Mokshada Ekadashi |
December 22 Fri |
| Kisan Diwas |
December 23 Sat |
| National Consumer Day |
December 24 Sun |
| Christmas Eve |
December 24 Sun |
| Christmas |
December 25 Mon |
| Good Governance Day |
December 25 Mon |
| Tulsi Pujan Day |
December 25 Mon |
| Boxing Day |
December 26 Tues |
| Veer Bal Diwas |
December 26 Tues |
| Shree Datta Jayanti |
December 26 Tues |
| Margashirsh Purnima |
December 26 Tues |
| Ramana Maharshi Jayanti |
December 30 Sat |
| Sankashti Chaturthi |
December 30 Sat |
| New Year’s Eve |
December 31 Sun |
