World-wide holidays: 02 October

Holidays and observances

• Roman festivals - First day of the Ludi Augustales to celebrate the recovery by emperor August of Roman standards from the Parthians


• Roman Catholic Church - Memorial of Guardian Angels, Leodegar


• Also see October 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)


• Guinea - Independence Day (from France, 1958)


• India - Gandhi Jayanti (birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, 1869)


• French Republican Calendar - Pomme de terre (Potato) Day, eleventh day in the Month of Vendémiaire


• International Day of Non-Violence to commomerate birthday of Mahatma Gandhi