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September-October 2015

Sep 1 Mexico President's State of the Nation Address (Only Government and Banks are closed)
Sep 3 Taiwan Armed Forces Day
Sep 5

Hindu/Sikh/India

Birth of Lord Krishna (Krishna Janmashtami) observed in much of India
Sep 7

Canada

USA

Labour Day

Labor Day

Sep 13-15 Jewish Rosh Hashanah at sundown
Sep 16 Mexico Mexico's Independence Day

Sep 19-29

Sep 22

 

Saudi Arabia

Islamic, India

Singapore

 

Feast of Sacrifice (Eid Al Adha) at sundown

 

Sep 21-22 Japan Respect for the Aged Day (Keirou-no-hi)
Sep 22-23 Jewish Yom Kippur at sundown
Sep 23

Japan

Saudi Arabia

Autumnal Equinox Day

Unification of the Kingdom

Sep 26-28 Taiwan Mid-Autumn /Harvest Moon/Lantern Festival
Sep 26-29 S.Korea Mid-Autumn Festival (Ch"usok)/Moon Festival
Sep 25-27 China Mid-Autumn Festival/Moon Festival
Sep 27-Oct 4 Jewish Sukkot at sundown
Oct 1-7 China National Day of the People's Republic/ Golden Week (usually 7 consecutive days when weekends included) Be sure ot check with your counterparts as this year some will take advantage of extended leave from the Mid-Autumn Festival, Sep 25 until Oct 12.
Oct 2 India Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Oct 3

S. Korea

Germany

National Foundation Day

Day of Germany Unity

Oct 9 S. Korea Hanguel Proclamation Day
Oct 9-11 Taiwan National Day/Double Tenth Day
Oct 12

apan

Canada

USA

Health and Sports Day (Taiku-no-hi)

Thanksgiving Day

Columbus Day,Banks, Government Offices and many East Coast businesses are closed.

Oct 15-Nov 12

Islamic

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

India

Al-Hijra New Year Muharramn at sundown

Al-Hijra New Year Muharramn at sundown

Al-Hijra New Year Muharramn at sundown

Al-Hijra New Year Muharramn at sundown

Oct 21

Taiwan

China

Autumn Remembrance/Double Ninth Day

Chung Yeung Festival/Double Ninth Festival/Dual Yang Festival

Oct 22

 

Islamic

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

India

 

Ashura (Time for Reflection, Fasting and Meditation) at sundown

Oct 31 Germany Reformation Day

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