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101 holidays recorded on October 25 throughout history

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The Day of the Romanian Army is October 25, the date in 1944 when Romanian forces alongside Soviet troops liberated t…

The Day of the Romanian Army is October 25, the date in 1944 when Romanian forces alongside Soviet troops liberated the city of Carei — the last Romanian territory under Hungarian-German control. Romania had entered the war on the Axis side in 1941, then switched sides in August 1944 after a coup toppled Ion Antonescu. Romanian soldiers then fought both their former German allies and retreating Hungarian forces for the rest of the war. An army holiday that marks a reversal of alliances is a particular kind of commemoration.

Taiwan observes Retrocession Day to commemorate the 1945 end of Japanese colonial rule and the island’s return to Chi…

Taiwan observes Retrocession Day to commemorate the 1945 end of Japanese colonial rule and the island’s return to Chinese administration. Simultaneously, the nation honors the defenders of the Battle of Guningtou, whose 1949 victory against invading Communist forces prevented a total takeover and secured the survival of the Republic of China government on the island.

Slovenia marks Sovereignty Day on the anniversary of the 1991 withdrawal of the last Yugoslav People's Army soldiers …

Slovenia marks Sovereignty Day on the anniversary of the 1991 withdrawal of the last Yugoslav People's Army soldiers from Slovenian territory. Slovenia had declared independence in June. A ten-day war followed. The Yugoslav army retreated by October 25th. Slovenia was free. It joined the EU in 2004. The entire country has a population smaller than Houston. It won independence in less time than most wars take to start.

Crispin and Crispinian were brothers who preached Christianity while working as shoemakers in Roman Gaul.

Crispin and Crispinian were brothers who preached Christianity while working as shoemakers in Roman Gaul. They gave shoes to the poor. The Roman emperor Maximian had them tortured — thrown in a river with millstones around their necks, boiled in lead, beheaded. They're the patron saints of cobblers, tanners, and leatherworkers. Their feast day is October 25th. Shakespeare put them in Henry V. "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" is spoken on the Feast of Crispian.

Lithuania's constitution took effect at 7 p.m.

Lithuania's constitution took effect at 7 p.m. on this day in 1992, three years after declaring independence from the Soviet Union. Citizens voted 75% in favor despite Russian troops still occupying parts of the country. The document established Lithuanian as the only official language and banned foreign military bases on Lithuanian soil. Russia didn't withdraw its last soldiers until 1993. The constitution remains one of the few in Europe that can only be amended by referendum.

Basque Country Day commemorates a 1978 referendum when 90% voted for autonomy from Spain.

Basque Country Day commemorates a 1978 referendum when 90% voted for autonomy from Spain. Franco had banned the Basque language for 36 years — speaking it in public meant arrest. Within a year of the referendum, Basque became co-official with Spanish in schools and government. The region gained its own parliament, police force, and tax system. Today Basque is taught to 300,000 students. Half the population under 35 speaks it fluently.

Nevadans celebrate their statehood every year on the last Friday of October, honoring the 1864 admission of the Silve…

Nevadans celebrate their statehood every year on the last Friday of October, honoring the 1864 admission of the Silver State into the Union. By shifting the observance from the actual October 31 anniversary to a Friday, the state ensures a long weekend that boosts local tourism and encourages community participation in parades and historical festivities.

Taiwan marks the day it was returned to Republic of China control in 1945 after 50 years of Japanese rule.

Taiwan marks the day it was returned to Republic of China control in 1945 after 50 years of Japanese rule. The governor arrived to find Japanese infrastructure, Japanese currency still in circulation, and a population that spoke Japanese better than Mandarin. Within two years, tensions between mainland arrivals and local Taiwanese erupted in the 228 Incident, killing thousands. Retrocession Day was a national holiday until 2000. Now it's observed quietly.

Grenada's Thanksgiving falls on October 25th, the anniversary of the 1983 U.S.

Grenada's Thanksgiving falls on October 25th, the anniversary of the 1983 U.S. invasion that ended a Marxist coup. Seven thousand American troops landed after the coup's leaders executed Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and 11 others. Grenadians celebrate with church services and a feast, but they're thanking God for deliverance, not harvest. The holiday replaced Independence Day celebrations for several years. Nineteen American soldiers died in the invasion. It lasted four days.

Romania celebrates Armed Forces Day on October 25th, marking the day in 1944 when Romanian troops completed the liber…

Romania celebrates Armed Forces Day on October 25th, marking the day in 1944 when Romanian troops completed the liberation of Romanian territory from Axis occupation. Romania had switched sides two months earlier, joining the Allies after King Michael I arrested dictator Ion Antonescu. Romanian forces then fought alongside the Soviets, losing 170,000 men pushing into Hungary and Czechoslovakia. The Soviets occupied Romania anyway.

Chrysanthus and Daria were Roman martyrs, killed under Emperor Numerian around 283 AD.

Chrysanthus and Daria were Roman martyrs, killed under Emperor Numerian around 283 AD. Chrysanthus was a young Roman convert; Daria was his wife, a Vestal Virgin he converted and married. According to tradition, they were buried alive in a sand pit on the Via Salaria after converting many of the soldiers sent to execute them. A cult grew around the burial site. Gregory of Tours mentioned it in the 6th century. Their feast day has been observed since at least the 9th century, which means the story has been told for 1,700 years.

The Roman Catholic Calendar carries a feast list for each day drawn from centuries of canonization decisions, local t…

The Roman Catholic Calendar carries a feast list for each day drawn from centuries of canonization decisions, local traditions, and martyrologies. The "RC Saints feast days" entries in historical databases often represent a day's collective saints — a dozen or more figures whose individual entries were merged for practical reasons. Each saint represents a community that kept a name alive: a diocese that celebrated a local founder, a religious order that honored its patron, a region where a martyr's tomb drew pilgrims. The calendar is a compressed map of where Christianity spread and who mattered to whom.

French citizens celebrated the beetroot on this day under the Republican Calendar, honoring the humble root vegetable…

French citizens celebrated the beetroot on this day under the Republican Calendar, honoring the humble root vegetable as a vital agricultural staple. By elevating the beet to a place of seasonal reverence, the radical government promoted domestic food security and reduced reliance on colonial sugar imports during the Napoleonic Wars.

Grenada celebrates Thanksgiving in October because of an invasion.

Grenada celebrates Thanksgiving in October because of an invasion. On October 25, 1983, U.S. troops landed to overthrow a Marxist military government that had executed the prime minister. The operation lasted four days. Nineteen Americans died. Grenada made the date a national holiday and called it Thanksgiving Day. They're the only country that celebrates Thanksgiving specifically to commemorate being invaded. Americans barely remember it. Grenadians get a day off work every year.

Kazakhstan declared sovereignty in October 1990, a year before the Soviet Union officially dissolved.

Kazakhstan declared sovereignty in October 1990, a year before the Soviet Union officially dissolved. Republic Day marks that declaration. The country that emerged was the ninth largest in the world by area — larger than Western Europe — with enormous hydrocarbon reserves, 130 ethnic groups, and a political system that concentrated power in Nursultan Nazarbayev, who had been Communist Party First Secretary. Nazarbayev governed until 2019 and named the capital city after himself. Republic Day celebrates independence; what independence has meant in practice is more complicated.

Taiwan marks the day it stopped being Japanese.

Taiwan marks the day it stopped being Japanese. October 25, 1945: after 50 years of colonial rule, Japan formally handed Taiwan to the Republic of China. Retrocession Day was a celebration—at first. Then came martial law, massacres, and authoritarian rule from the same government they'd welcomed. Now the holiday is controversial. Many Taiwanese see it as trading one colonial master for another. The government downplays it. Schools are open. It's independence from the wrong country.

Thanksgiving in the US Virgin Islands is celebrated on the third Monday of October, not the fourth Thursday of November.

Thanksgiving in the US Virgin Islands is celebrated on the third Monday of October, not the fourth Thursday of November. The islands have been a US territory since 1917, when the United States purchased them from Denmark for million to keep Germany from acquiring them during World War I. The islanders adopted American Thanksgiving but set their own date during a cooler month. The tourism industry built its own frame around the holiday. USVI Thanksgiving has become distinct enough from mainland Thanksgiving to be essentially its own thing.

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Capuan († 694), évêque de Cahors.

Caïdoc († VIe siècle), confesseur dans l'Ulster.

Ausiac († IVe siècle), prêtre à Bayeux.

Arduin († 627), confesseur à Ceperano.

Roumanie : journée de l'armée roumaine.

La journée mondiale des pâtes, elle est célébrée depuis 1995 à l'initiative de l'IPO (International Pasta Organisation)

Gaudence (comme quelques jours plus tôt),

Beato Tadeo Machar.

Beato Recaredo Centelles Abad.

San Valentín de Sevilla.

San Miniato de Florencia.

San Mauro de Pécs.

San Hilaro de Javols.

San Frontón de Périgeux (imagen ilustrativa).

Santa Engracia de Segovia.

Rusia Rusia: Día del Funcionario de Aduana.

Rumania Rumania: Día de las Fuerzas Armadas.

República Dominicana República Dominicana: Día Nacional del Cooperativismo.

República de China República de China: Día de la Retrocesión.

Perú Perú: Día de los Trabajadores en Construcción Civil.

Panamá Panamá: Día del Trabajador de la Construcción.

Panamá Panamá: Día Nacional de No Fumar.

Lituania Lituania: Día de la Constitución.

Kazajistán Kazajistán: Día de la República.

GranadaGranada Granada: Día de Acción de Gracias.

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Punk por un día.(en inglés: Punk For a Day Day).

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día del Sándwich Crujiente.(en inglés: Crisp Sandwich Day).

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día más amargo.(en inglés: Sourest Day).

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional de los Alimentos Grasos.(en inglés: National Greasy Foods Day).

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional Me Preocupo por Ti.(en inglés: National I Care About You Day).

EsloveniaEslovenia Eslovenia: Día de la Soberanía.

El Salvador El Salvador: Día del Trabajador de Turismo.

Bolivia Bolivia: Día del Zapatero.

Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Conscripto Naval.La efeméride fue instituida en homenaje al marinero Anacleto B…

Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Conscripto Naval.La efeméride fue instituida en homenaje al marinero Anacleto Bernardi, quien murió por salvar a sus semejantes en el hundimiento del transatlántico Principessa Mafalda, ocurrido el 25 de octubre de 1927 frente a las costas de Brasil. Misiones: Día Provincial de la Sensibilización sobre la Acondroplasia y otras displasias esqueléticas.En junio de 2022, la Legislatura misionera estableció esta conmemoración.

Unión Europea Unión Europea: Día Europeo de la Justicia.El 5 de junio del año 2003, el Consejo de Europa y la Comisió…

Unión Europea Unión Europea: Día Europeo de la Justicia.El 5 de junio del año 2003, el Consejo de Europa y la Comisión Europea decidieron conmemorar esta fecha, cada 25 de octubre. La intención de esta celebración es que los ciudadanos europeos se mantengan informados sobre sus derechos y tengan acceso a las herramientas que se encuentran disponibles en cuanto a justicia transfronteriza se refiere. Este día busca que la justicia sea accesible a todos los ciudadanos.

Día de Regalar Maquillaje.

Día de Regalar Maquillaje. Fecha de obsequiar productos de maquillar a la pareja, a la amiga, a la compañera de trabajo o a cualquier mujer.

Día Internacional de la Espina Bífida y la Hidrocefalia.

Día Mundial de los Síndromes Mielodisplásicos (SMD).

Día Mundial de los Síndromes Mielodisplásicos (SMD). Efeméride orientada a concientizar a la población acerca de este tipo de trastorno que genera la producción de células sanguíneas anormales.

Día Internacional de la Piel de Mariposa o Epidermólisis Bullosa.

Día Internacional de la Piel de Mariposa o Epidermólisis Bullosa. Una enfermedad rara de la piel.

Día Mundial del Karate.Se celebra desde el año 2005, por decisión de la Asamblea de la Okinawa Karate Mundial (OGW), …

Día Mundial del Karate.Se celebra desde el año 2005, por decisión de la Asamblea de la Okinawa Karate Mundial (OGW), en la que asistieron el gobernador de Naha, Keichi Inamine, y el Secretario de la Asamblea, Seizen Hokama, para dar a conocer esta disciplina a nivel global.

Día Mundial de las Personas de Talla Baja.

Día Mundial de las Personas de Talla Baja. Una de cada 25 mil personas nace con una alteración genética, conocida como acondroplasia. Es un trastorno que afecta el crecimiento y desarrollo de los huesos, cartílagos y tejidos conectivos, ocasionando el tipo más común de enanismo. Se dedica esta fecha al respeto hacia las personas de talla baja y su derecho a la inclusión.

Día Mundial de la Pasta.

Día Mundial de la Pasta. Uno de los alimentos favoritos y más versátiles del mundo. Se elabora con una masa sin levadura procedente de la harina de trigo duro. La harina se mezcla con agua o huevos y luego se forma en láminas. Tiene su origen en la celebración del primer congreso internacional de la Pasta en Roma en 1995.

Dia do Dentista

Dia do Engenheiro Civil

Dia Nacional do Macarrão

Dia Nacional da Saúde Bucal

Dia Nacional da Democracia

Dia Nacional de Combate ao Preconceito Contra as Pessoas com Nanismo

Aniversário dos municípios de Alegrete e Caçapava do Sul — Rio Grande do Sul.

Aniversário dos municípios de Itaparica, São Felix e Jequié — Bahia.

Aniversário dos municípios de Ipueiras e Icó — Ceará.

Aniversário dos municípios de Penápolis e Flórida Paulista — São Paulo

Aniversário do município de Miguel Pereira — Rio de Janeiro

Aniversário do município de Mamanguape — Paraíba

Aniversário do município de Pescaria Brava — Santa Catarina

Frei Galvão

Armed Forces Day (Romania)

Kirchliche Gedenktage Hl.

Kirchliche Gedenktage Hl. Tabitha, Witwe in Joppe (Jaffa) (orthodox, katholisch, evangelisch: LCMS)

Espain († IVe siècle), et ses frères, Loup, Bénin, Bié, Marcellin, Messain, Messauge, Géniteur, Principin et Tridoire…

Espain († IVe siècle), et ses frères, Loup, Bénin, Bié, Marcellin, Messain, Messauge, Géniteur, Principin et Tridoire, martyrs en Touraine.

Kirchliche Gedenktage Philipp Nicolai, deutscher Pfarrer und Liederdichter (evangelisch)

Gavin († 303), soldat et martyr à Torre en Sardaigne.

Ilère de Mende († 540) — ou « Hilaire » —, évêque de Mende.

Martyrios († 355), sous-diacre, et Marcien, chantre, martyrs à Constantinople.

Miniat († 251), soldat martyr à Florence.

Nice († 1000), abbé à Pontecorvo.

Saturnin († IIIe siècle), avec Claudien, Prime, Flavien, Zotique, Astier, Cher et Sature, en Afrique.

Saturnin († VIe siècle), Canne, son épouse, Crallon, leur fils, et Hilaire, au pays de Galles.

Albert de Sassoferrato (it) († 1350), camaldule.

Bernard Calvo (en) († 1243), cistercien, puis évêque de Vich.

Clet († XIe siècle), diacre à Tivoli.

Louis d'Arnstein († 1180), prémontré.

Marguerite de Højelse († 1176), aristocrate danoise.

Marie-Thérèse Ferragud Roig († 1936), bienheureux laïque espagnole morte martyre lors de la guerre civile espagnole a…

Marie-Thérèse Ferragud Roig († 1936), bienheureux laïque espagnole morte martyre lors de la guerre civile espagnole avec ses 4 filles.