World Wide Holidays: 24 September

Holidays and observances

• Late Roman Empire - start of the indiction year (at least since the time of Bede).


• In ancient Latvia, the third day of Mikeli, and the only day of the year during which men proposed to their prospective wives.


• Catholic Calendar: Our Lady of Mercy and Our Lady of Walsingham.


• Also see September 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).


• Guinea-Bissau - Independence Day (declared, from Portugal, 1973).


• New Caledonia - Territorial Day.


• England - Our Lady of Walsingham.


• South Africa - Heritage Day.


• Barcelona, Spain - La Mercè the festival for Barcelona's patron saint. A lot of art and musical activities.


• Trinidad and Tobago - Republic Day (1976).


• French Republican Calendar - Châtaigne (Chestnut) Day, third day in the Month of Vendémiaire.


• Kings Day - Celebrating Birthday of Rajadhiraja, Sriraj.


• Feast day of Rupert of Salzburg in the Roman Catholic Church, Holiday in Salzburg.