October 22

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73 holidays recorded on October 22 throughout history

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French citizens celebrated Pomme Day to honor the humble apple as the first harvest of the month of Brumaire.

French citizens celebrated Pomme Day to honor the humble apple as the first harvest of the month of Brumaire. By replacing traditional saints with seasonal crops and tools, the French Republican Calendar sought to anchor daily life in the rhythms of nature and agriculture rather than the authority of the Catholic Church.

Bertharius led the monastery at Monte Cassino when Saracen raiders attacked in 884.

Bertharius led the monastery at Monte Cassino when Saracen raiders attacked in 884. He refused to flee, staying to protect the monks and manuscripts. The raiders killed him at the altar. His death came 340 years after Benedict founded the monastery, and just decades before it would be destroyed entirely. Monte Cassino was rebuilt, bombed in World War II, and rebuilt again. Bertharius chose books and brothers over survival.

Nunilo and Alodia were sisters in 9th-century Moorish Spain with a Muslim father and Christian mother.

Nunilo and Alodia were sisters in 9th-century Moorish Spain with a Muslim father and Christian mother. When their father died and their mother remarried another Muslim, they refused to convert to Islam. The local authorities arrested them. They were teenagers—Nunilo about 18, Alodia younger. Both were beheaded around 851 during a wave of executions in Córdoba. They're venerated as the 'Córdoba martyrs.' Two sisters chose execution over conversion in a city famous for coexistence.

Pope John Paul II survived an assassination attempt in 1981, visited his shooter in prison to forgive him, and later …

Pope John Paul II survived an assassination attempt in 1981, visited his shooter in prison to forgive him, and later asked that the bullet be placed in the crown of the Virgin of Fátima. He spoke eight languages, wrote 14 encyclicals, and canonized 482 saints—more than all his predecessors combined over the previous 400 years. He died in 2005. Benedict XVI fast-tracked his canonization, waiving the usual five-year waiting period. The pope who forgave his assassin became a saint nine years after death.

The Eastern Orthodox Church follows the Julian calendar for fixed feasts, running thirteen days behind the Gregorian …

The Eastern Orthodox Church follows the Julian calendar for fixed feasts, running thirteen days behind the Gregorian calendar used in the West. October 22 on the civil calendar corresponds to October 9 in the church year. This means Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7 by Western reckoning. The calendar split happened in 1582 when Pope Gregory XIII reformed the dating system. Russia didn't adopt the Gregorian calendar until the Bolsheviks forced the change in 1918.

The Catholic Church honors Saint Mary Salome today, one of the women who witnessed the Crucifixion and discovered the…

The Catholic Church honors Saint Mary Salome today, one of the women who witnessed the Crucifixion and discovered the empty tomb. Alongside her, the liturgy commemorates the martyrs Philip, Severus, Eusebius, and Hermes, who died for their faith in Heraclea, and the Irish scholar Donatus, who became the beloved Bishop of Fiesole in ninth-century Italy.

International Stuttering Awareness Day was established in 1998 by three organizations representing people who stutter.

International Stuttering Awareness Day was established in 1998 by three organizations representing people who stutter. October 22nd was chosen to anchor Stuttering Awareness Week. About 70 million people worldwide stutter — roughly 1% of the population. The day aims to raise awareness and reduce stigma. Joe Biden stuttered as a child. He practiced reciting poetry in front of a mirror to control it.

Jidai Matsuri — Festival of the Ages — has been held in Kyoto every October 22 since 1895, recreating the historical …

Jidai Matsuri — Festival of the Ages — has been held in Kyoto every October 22 since 1895, recreating the historical procession of different eras of Japanese history from ancient Imperial periods through the Meiji Restoration. Two thousand participants in historically accurate costumes from 11 different eras walk from the Imperial Palace to the Heian Shrine. The costumes are individually researched by curators. The procession is both civic performance and historical education — an annual argument that Kyoto, despite not being the capital since 1869, remains the heart of Japanese cultural continuity.

Abercius of Hieropolis was Bishop of Hieropolis in Phrygia — modern Turkey — in the late 2nd century.

Abercius of Hieropolis was Bishop of Hieropolis in Phrygia — modern Turkey — in the late 2nd century. His epitaph, carved by his own instruction before his death and discovered in 1882, is one of the most significant early Christian inscriptions in existence. It describes travels to Rome and Mesopotamia and refers in coded language to the Eucharist and baptism — evidence of Christian practice across a vast geographic range at a time when the religion was still illegal in the Roman Empire. The stone is now in the Vatican Museums.

Aaron the Illustrious was a 4th-century Syriac monk who lived in a cave for 40 years near the Euphrates.

Aaron the Illustrious was a 4th-century Syriac monk who lived in a cave for 40 years near the Euphrates. He ate once a week. Pilgrims came to ask advice. He refused to see women, including his sister. When she traveled 12 days to visit him, he spoke to her through the cave wall. She became a hermit too. The Syriac Orthodox Church made them both saints.

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San Malón de Rouen.

San Lupencio de Chalons.

San Leotadio de Auch.

San Donato Scoto.

Santa Córdula.

San Benito de Massérac.

Perú Perú Día del Censo Nacional.

IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia Día Nacional del Santri.

Staatliche Gedenktage

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional del Color.(en inglés: National Color Day).

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional de Buscarse un Perro.(en inglés: National Make a Dog’s Day).

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional de la Suegra.

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional de la Suegra. Se celebra el cuarto domingo de octubre, en algunos lugares el día 26.(en inglés: National Mother-in-Law Day).

Australia Australia: Día del Wombat.

Australia Australia: Día del Wombat. Pequeño marsupial (Vombatus ursinus) excavador nativo de Australia, tienen la apariencia de un oso, pequeño y de patas muy cortas.

Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional Del Cantor Orillero.

Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional Del Cantor Orillero. En conmemoración del natalicio del músico y poeta José Larralde. Misiones: Día Provincial de Sensibilización sobre la Tartamudez y otras Alteraciones en la Fluidez del Habla.

Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Derecho a la Identidad.Instituido desde 2004 en conmemoración a la lucha de las…

Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Derecho a la Identidad.Instituido desde 2004 en conmemoración a la lucha de las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo.

Argentina Argentina: Día del Legislador.

Argentina Argentina: Día del Legislador. Se celebra este día en honor a un 22 de octubre de 1854, cuando en aquella ocasión se realizó la primera reunión de Asamblea en el Congreso de la Nación, tras la sanción de la Constitución nacional el año anterior.

Día de Fechner.(en inglés: Fechner Day).

Día Internacional de los Frutos Secos.

Día Internacional de la tecla Bloq Mayús o Caps Lock.

Día Internacional de la Medicina Natural o Tradicional.

Día Internacional de la Oscilación.Se lleva a cabo cada año con el objetivo de que la población mundial tenga una ide…

Día Internacional de la Oscilación.Se lleva a cabo cada año con el objetivo de que la población mundial tenga una idea más clara de los distintos fenómenos físicos que alteran el movimiento y como de manera directa o indirecta los mismos afectan nuestra forma de vivir, así como nuestra calidad de vida. Es que la oscilación, puede ayudar a entender muchos acontecimientos cotidianos en la vida del hombre.

Día de la Rehabilitación Pulmonar.Cada 22 de octubre se celebra esta una fecha para reconocer a los profesionales que…

Día de la Rehabilitación Pulmonar.Cada 22 de octubre se celebra esta una fecha para reconocer a los profesionales que trabajan con esta herramienta fundamental para mejorar la calidad de vida de millones de personas que viven con enfermedades pulmonares crónicas y para redoblar esfuerzos para garantizar el acceso a ella para toda la población.

Día Internacional del Síndrome de Phelan-McDermid.Se considera una enfermedad rara, aunque en realidad se desconoce l…

Día Internacional del Síndrome de Phelan-McDermid.Se considera una enfermedad rara, aunque en realidad se desconoce la frecuencia con la que se presenta. Para aumentar su visibilidad y mejorar así su diagnóstico, se ha elegido el día 22 de octubre como su Día Internacional.

Día Internacional de Concientización sobre la Tartamudez.Cada 22 de octubre, se celebra el Día Internacional de la Ta…

Día Internacional de Concientización sobre la Tartamudez.Cada 22 de octubre, se celebra el Día Internacional de la Tartamudez o también conocido como Día Internacional de la Conciencia del Tartamudeo, como una fecha de apoyo a las personas que padecen esta condición y que a veces no encuentran los apoyos suficientes para desenvolverse normalmente en su día a día.

Kirchliche Gedenktage Hl.

Kirchliche Gedenktage Hl. Ingbert, Einsiedler (katholisch)

Euchaire († 362), évêque itinérant martyr à Pompey.

Donat de Fiesole (it) († 874), évêque de Fiesole.

Benoît de Masserac († 845), fondateur d'un monastère selon la règle de saint Colomban, à Massérac.

La journée mondiale de l’énergie.

La journée mondiale de l’énergie. Elle a été désignée comme telle en 2012 lors de l’ouverture du forum mondial de l’énergie à Dubaï.

Dia do Protesto Mundial contra o Uso do Eletrochoque

Dia do Enólogo

Dia da Praça

Aniversário do município de Boca do Acre, Amazonas

Aniversário do município de Solonópole, Ceará

Aniversário dos municípios de Cabeceira Grande, Pedra Bonita e União de Minas, Minas Gerais

Aniversário do município de Muqui, Espírito Santo

Aniversário dos municípios de Cambira, Serranópolis do Iguaçu e Santana do Itararé, Paraná

Aniversário do município de Mogi Mirim, São Paulo

Aniversário do município de Ibicaraí, Bahia

Mitologia egípcia - Festival de Neite, mãe dos deuses

Arão, o Ilustre

Marcos de Jerusalém

Teodoreto de Antioquia

Namenstage Cordula, Corinna, Salome

Théodore de Rostov († 1409), Ermite au nord de Moscou

aux Mahalia voire Aelia Capitolina ;

Marc, Markus, Marcus, Markos, Marcos, Marco, Mark et toutes leurs autres variantes mentionnées pour la fête majeure d…

Marc, Markus, Marcus, Markos, Marcos, Marco, Mark et toutes leurs autres variantes mentionnées pour la fête majeure des 25 avril ;

Moran et ses variantes voire dérivés autant bretonnes : Morana, Morand, Moranenn, Moranez, Moranig, Morann, Morna, Mo…

Moran et ses variantes voire dérivés autant bretonnes : Morana, Morand, Moranenn, Moranez, Moranig, Morann, Morna, Mouran, etc.

Aux Salomé et ses variantes comme Salomée, Shaloma, Shloma.

Rouaud († 1177), bienheureux 1er abbé de l'abbaye Notre-Dame de Lanvaux, puis évêque de Vannes.

Valère de Langres († 264), archidiacre et martyr des Vandales, près de Langres.

Simmaque de Capoue (it) († 449), évêque de Capoue.

Philippe, Sévère et Hermès († 304), l'évêque Philippe et le diacre Hermès martyrs à Héraclée; Sévère, prêtre martyr à…

Philippe, Sévère et Hermès († 304), l'évêque Philippe et le diacre Hermès martyrs à Héraclée; Sévère, prêtre martyr à Andrinople ; sous Dioclétien.

Népotien de Clermont († 388), 5e évêque de Clermont.

Morand († 730) — ou « Moderan » —, évêque de Rennes.

Marc dit aussi Marc ou Mahalia de Jérusalem (en) († 156), 16e évêque connu de Jérusalem de 135 à cette mort terrestre…

Marc dit aussi Marc ou Mahalia de Jérusalem (en) († 156), 16e évêque connu de Jérusalem de 135 à cette mort terrestre, premier « gentil » / non Juif en tant que tel, renommé Aelia Capitolina et peut-être martyr sous le règne de l'empereur romain Antonin le Pieux.