Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on September 24
17 holidays and special days are celebrated on September 24 around the world.
- 17observances
- 43events
Holidays and observances
Armed Forces Day (Peru)An Armed Forces Day, alongside its branch-specific variants often referred to as Army or Soldier's Day, Navy or Sailor's Day, and Air Force or Aviator's Day, is a holiday dedicated to honoring the armed forces, or one of their branches, of a sovereign state, i
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Anathalon (in Brescia)Anathalon was the first recorded Bishop of Milan and lived at the end 2nd-century or early 3rd-century. A later tradition made him the also the first bishop of Brescia. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, which celebrate hi
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Antonio GonzalezThe 17 Thomasian Martyrs were the 12 Dominican priests, 1 Franciscan priest and 3 Dominican bishops who became administrators, professors, or students in the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, they are venerated in the Catholic Church regarded them as a mart
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Blessed Émilie Gamelin (Canada)Émilie Tavernier Gamelin was a Canadian Catholic social worker and religious sister best known as the founder of the Sisters of Providence of Montreal. In 2001, she was beatified by Pope John Paul II.
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Gerard of CsanádGerard or Gerard Sagredo was the first bishop of Csanád in the Kingdom of Hungary from around 1030 to his death. Most information about his life was preserved in his legends, which contains most of the conventional elements of medieval saints' biographies. He 
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Our Lady of Mercy and its related observance:
La Mercè (Barcelona)La Mercè is the annual festival of the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It has been an official city holiday since 1871, when the local government first organized a program of special activities to observe the Roman Catholic feast day of Our Lady of Merc
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Our Lady of Ransom (Mercedarians)The Feast of Our Lady of Ransom is a Roman Catholic liturgical Marian feast. In the General Roman Calendar of 1960, it was celebrated on 24 September, commemorating the foundation of the Mercedarians. After Vatican II, the name for the Marian commemoration on 
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Our Lady of Walsingham (Church of England)Our Lady of Walsingham is a title given to Mary, the mother of Jesus, venerated by Catholics, high-church Anglicans and Western Rite Orthodox Christians. According to tradition, the title is linked to a Marian vision experienced in 1061 by Lady Richeldis de Fa
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Pacificus of San SeverinoPacificus of San Severino, born Carlo Antonio Divini, was an Italian Roman Catholic priest known for being a miracle-worker.
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Rupert of SalzburgRupert of Salzburg was Bishop of Worms as well as the first Bishop of Salzburg and abbot of St. Peter's Abbey in Salzburg. He was a contemporary of the Frankish king Childebert III. Rupert is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox chur
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September 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).September 23 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - September 25
Constitution Day (Cambodia)Cambodia has numerous public holidays, including memorial holidays and religious holidays of Buddhist origin. The Khmer traditional calendar, known as ចន្ទគតិ Chântôkôtĕ, is a lunisolar calendar although the word itself means lunar calendar. While the calendar- Heritage Day (South Africa)Heritage Day is a South African public holiday celebrated on 24 September. On this day, South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their culture and the diversity and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guinea-Bissau from Portugal in 1973. This is a list of the ten holidays in Guinea-Bissau. Employers must compensate workers on these days. Other holidays can be declared at any time.
- Mahidol Day (Thailand) Public holidays in Thailand are regulated by the government, and most are observed by both the public and private sectors. There are usually nineteen public holidays in a year, but more may be declared by the cabinet. Other observances, both official and non
New Caledonia Day (New Caledonia)New Caledonia is a French territory consisting of a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, 220 km (140 mi) southwest of Vanuatu and 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia. Located 16,100 km (10,000 mi) from Metropolitan France, it forms a sui generis co- Republic Day (Trinidad and Tobago) The government of Trinidad and Tobago officially recognises a number of holidays and celebrations from most represented groups. The following holidays are those that are officially observed in Trinidad and Tobago:
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on September 24?
17 observances are celebrated on September 24 around the world: Armed Forces Day (Peru), Christian feast day: Anathalon (in Brescia), Christian feast day: Antonio Gonzalez, Christian feast day: Blessed Émilie Gamelin (Canada), Christian feast day: Gerard of Csanád, Christian feast day: Our Lady of Mercy and its related observance: La Mercè (Barcelona). 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 24?
43 documented historical events happened on September 24, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: At San Juan de Ulúa (present-day Veracruz, Mexico), a Spanish naval fleet forced English privateers to halt their trade (battle pictured). On the same day, in another year: English Civil War: Royalists commanded by King Charles I suffered a significant defeat at the Battle of Rowton Heath. 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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