Official Public Holiday
Reformationstag
Reformationstag is listed as a public holiday in Germany. English reference name: Reformation Day.
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October 31, 2026
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World Calendar Day
World Safe Crossing Day
A day for roads, crosswalks, signals, ferry landings, station platforms, and the care people owe one another in motion.
World Calendar Day
Halloween
Canadian Halloween is American Halloween with colder weather. The costumes are the same but the coats go over them. The little ninja who spent an hour on his mask is now a ninja in a parka and nobody can tell who he is. The pillowcase full of candy will last until November 10. The candy tax levied by parents is real and it is not optional.
Regional/Cultural Day
Reformationstag
Public holiday in the eastern states, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, and Bremen since 2017. Commemorating Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg. In 2017, the 500th anniversary, it was a national holiday. In the states where it is not a holiday, it is still observed culturally. Luther was argumentative. The tradition continues.
Regional/Cultural Day
Germany School Bag Check Day
A day for pencils, forms, snacks, chargers, books, forgotten papers, and the nightly search before morning.
Regional/Cultural Day
Battery Hunt Day
A day for checking the remote, the toy, the flashlight, the clock, and the one drawer everyone opens first.
Regional/Cultural Day
Animals of Macau Day
You encounter the distinctive Macanese fauna featuring pangolins, civets, and flying foxes that inhabit the region's remaining natural spaces. You observe that Macanese households predominantly keep dogs, cats, and ornamental fish as their preferred companions. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
Regional/Cultural Day
Products of Kuwait Day
You celebrate Kuwait's iconic Al Farhan and Americana brands that dominate the Gulf retail landscape, alongside the region's legendary pearling heritage now captured in modern luxury goods. You recognize how these brands connect Kuwaitis to their mercantile past and their present identity as savvy consumers of global premium products.