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Holidays and observances on September 22
25 holidays and special days are celebrated on September 22 around the world.
- 25observances
- 46events
Holidays and observances
- American Business Women's Day (United States)American Business Women's Day is an American holiday, nationally recognized on September 22.
Baltic Unity Day (Lithuania, Latvia)Baltic Unity day or Day of Baltic Unity is a commemorative day celebrated on September 22 in Lithuania and Latvia, as well as Latvian and Lithuanian communities abroad. It was recognized as such in 2000 by both the Seimas of Lithuania and Saeima of Latvia comm
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CandidusCandidus was a commander of the Theban Legion. The Theban Legion was composed of Christians from Upper Egypt. He is venerated as a Christian saint and martyr.
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Digna and EmeritaDigna and Emerita are venerated as saints by the Catholic Church. They were Roman maidens seized and put to the torture as Christians in the persecution of Valerian at Rome.
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Emmeram of RegensburgSaint Emmeram of Regensburg was a Christian bishop and a martyr born in Poitiers, Aquitaine. Having heard of idolatry in Bavaria, Emmeram travelled to Ratisbon (Regensburg) some time after the year 649 to the court of Theodo I, Duke of Bavaria. He supposedly t- Christian feast days: Felix and ConstantiaSaints Felix and Constanza were a brother and sister from the Roman city of Nuceria Alfaterna, and were martyred by the emperor Nero in 68 AD.
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Ignatius of Santhià (Lorenzo Maurizio Belvisotti)Ignatius of Santhià, born Lorenzo Maurizio Belvisotti, was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
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Laud of CoutancesSaint Laud of Coutances was the fifth bishop of Coutances and is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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Maurice (Western Christianity)Maurice was an Egyptian military leader who headed the legendary Theban Legion of Rome in the 3rd century, and is one of the favourite and most widely venerated saints of that martyred group. He is the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms- Christian feast days: Paul Chong Hasang (one of The Korean Martyrs)Paul Chong Hasang was a Korean Catholic lay missionary known as one of the Korean Martyrs. His feast day is September 20, and he is also venerated along with the rest of the 103 Korean martyrs on 20 September.
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Phocas (the Gardener, or of Sinope)Phocas, sometimes called Phocas the Gardener, is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. His life and legend may have been a fusion of three men with the same name: a Phocas of Antioch, a Phocas the Gardener and Phocas, B
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Phocas, Bishop of SinopeHieromartyr Phocas was born in the city of Sinope in northern Anatolia. His life and legend may have been a fusion of three men with the same name: a Phocas of Antioch, Phocas, Bishop of Sinope, and Phocas the Gardener. Only the last seems authentic.- Christian feast days: SadalbergaSadalberga was a French abbess, and saint. She came from a noble family during the reigns of Chlothar II and Dagobert I. Her life story was recounted in two sources: in the vita of the Irish missionary, St. Columbanus, written by Jonas of Bobbio, and a vita by
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Saintin (Sanctinus) de MeauxSaint Sanctinus of Meaux was a Gallo-Roman bishop and missionary, traditionally named as the first bishop of Meaux and also of Verdun.
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Septimius of Iesi (this date since 1623)Saint Septimius of Iesi was the first Bishop of Iesi, a martyr, and a saint.
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Theban LegionThe Theban Legion figures in Christian hagiography as a Roman legion from Egypt —"six thousand six hundred and sixty-six men" — consisting of Christian soldiers
who were martyred together in 286, according to the hagiographies of Maurice, the chief among the L
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Thomas of VillanovaThomas of Villanova, OSA was a Spanish Augustinian friar, preacher, ascetic and religious writer. He served as Archbishop of Valencia from 1545 to 1555 and was famous for the extent of his care for the poor of his see.
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Philander Chase (Episcopal Church)Philander Chase was an Episcopal Church bishop, educator, pioneer of the United States western frontier, especially in Ohio and Illinois, and founder of Kenyon College.
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September 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)September 21 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - September 23- Earliest date for the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere: Autumnal Equinox Day (Japan)Autumnal Equinox Day is a public holiday in Japan that usually occurs on September 22 or 23, the date of Southward equinox in Japan Standard Time. Due to the necessity of recent astronomical measurements, the date of the holiday is not officially declared unt
Earliest date for the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere:
Mabon in the Northern Hemisphere, Ostara in the Southern Hemisphere. (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)The Wheel of the Year is an annual cycle of seasonal festivals marking the year's chief solar events and the midpoints between them. Modern pagan observances of the cycle adapt a range of folk traditions to varying degrees. British neopagans popularized the Wh- Earliest date for the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere: The first day of Miķeļi (Latvia)Miķeļi or Miķeļdiena is a Latvian autumn equinox and annual harvest festival and market. Latvian Miķeļi dainas referred to good and rich husbands as bread fathers, who are associated with the autumn harvest ripening. In different regions, the Miķeļi celebrati
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire in 1908. The official public holidays in Bulgaria are listed in the table below.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Mali from France in 1960. This is a list of public holidays in Mali.
Resistance Fighting Day (Estonia)Resistance Fighting Day also known as Otto Tief Government Day is a public holiday in Estonia which takes on 22 September. It honors the Estonian commander Otto Tief's attempt to restore Estonian independence in 1944. The holiday is a date of remembrance, comm
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on September 22?
25 observances are celebrated on September 22 around the world: American Business Women's Day (United States), Baltic Unity Day (Lithuania, Latvia), Christian feast days: Candidus, Christian feast days: Digna and Emerita, Christian feast days: Emmeram of Regensburg, Christian feast days: Felix and Constantia. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on September 22?
46 documented historical events happened on September 22, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Livonian Crusade: The Livonian Brothers of the Sword were soundly defeated by pagan Samogitian and Semigallian troops at the Battle of Saule. On the same day, in another year: Livonian Crusade: The Livonian Brothers of the Sword were soundly defeated by pagan Samogitian and Semigallian troops at the Battle of Saule. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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