Holidays in September 2024

The Seventh month of the year was called September, from septum, a Latin word meaning “Seven”. When it was borrowed into Middle English from early French, the name was spelled September, but eventually the English spelling changed to the original Latin.

What are the People Like

People born in September, besides being hardworking, can rest easy only after completing their work. People who are born in September have wheatish complexion and average height. Their personality is smart and these people are shy by nature. Due to which they do not share anything of theirs easily with anyone.

List of Public Holidays in India

The festivals celebrated in the month of September are shown in the table below:

Date Day Occasion Celebrated in
07 September,2024 Saturday Ganesh Chaturthi All Over India
08 September,2024 Sunday Samvatsari Gujarat
08 September,2024 Sunday Nuakhai Odisha
13 September,2024 Friday Ramdev Jayanti, Teja Dashmi Rajasthan
14 September,2024 Saturday First Onam Kerala
15 September,2024 Sunday Thiruvonam Kerala
16 September,2024 Monday Eid e Milad All Over India
16 September,2024 Monday Vishwakarma Puja Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab
17 September,2024 Tuesday Indra Jatra Sikkim
18 September,2024 Wednesday Shree Narayana Guru Jayanti Kerala
21 September,2024 Saturday Shree Narayana Guru Samadhi Kerala
23 September,2024 Monday Haryana's Heroes Martyrdom Day Haryana
Bank Holidays in September
Generally, the bank has a holiday on the second Saturday and fourth Saturday, but also how many holidays the bank has in the month of September, you can see in the table given below.
Date Day Occasion Celebrated in
07 September,2024 Saturday Vinayaka Chaturthi All Over India
08 September,2024 Sunday Nuakhai Odisha
13 September,2024 Friday Ramdev Jyanti, Teja Jayanti Rajasthan
14 September,2024 Saturday Onam Kerala
14 September,2024 Saturday Second Saturday All Over India
15 September,2024 Sunday Thiruvonam Kerala
16 September,2024 Monday Eid e Milad All Over India
17 September,2024 Tuesday Indra Jatra Sikkim
18 September,2024 Wednesday Shree Narayana Guru Jayanti Kerala
21 September,2024 Saturday Shree Narayana Guru Samadhi Kerala
23 September,2024 Monday Heroes’ Martyrdom Day Haryana
28 September,2024 Saturday Fourth Saturday All Over India
Important Days in September:
There are some special days in the month of September which are celebrated every year. The dates of these days are fixed and they are celebrated every year. Which Days are celebrated in the month of September. They are shown below:

  • 01st - 7th September - National Nutrition Week: National Nutrition Week 2023 is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 September across the country. The purpose of this program, which lasts for a whole week, is to teach people about proper eating habits and nutrition. In fact, even today lakhs of children in the country are victims of malnutrition.
  • 02nd September - World Coconut Day:  The purpose of celebrating World Coconut Day is to promote coconut cultivation and productivity. World coconut Day was celebrated for the first time in the year 2009. This day was celebrated with great enthusiasm by the asian and pacific coconut community. The main objective of celebrating it is to make people aware about coconut cultivation globally.
  • 05th September - Teachers Day: They contribute to shaping the sustainable future and personal development of students. On 5 october 1994, UNESCO had announced that this day would be celebrated as world teachers’ Day to celebrate and honor the contribution of teachers in our lives.
  •  08th September - International Literacy Day: International Literacy Day is celebrated every year to make people aware of the importance and benefits of literacy and to motivate them to pursue education. Literacy Day is a globally celebrated day, which is celebrated every year in the month of september. On this occasion, education is propagated in society.
  • 08th September - World Physiotherapy Day: The World Confederation for Physical Therapy established World Physical Therapy Day, commonly known as World PT Day, more than two decades ago in 1996. The reason September 8 was chosen as the anniversary is that it is the same day, in 1951, when the world Confederation was first established. 
  • 09th September - Himalaya Diwas: Himalaya Diwas is celebrated every year on 9 September with the aim of preserving the Himalayan ecosystem and region. The Himalayas play an important role in saving and maintaining nature and protecting the country from adverse weather conditions. 
  • 11th September - National Forest Martyrs Day: This day is celebrated every year on 11 September, this day is celebrated to remember and honor the workers who lost their lives to protect the wildlife, forests and jungles in India. In fact, on September 11,1730, the khejarli massacre took place to save trees from being cut in the country.
  • 14th September - Hindi Diwas: Because hindi Language was mostly spoken in most of the areas in India, hence it was to make decide to make hindi the official language and to express the importance of this decision and to spread Hindi in every region, every year on 14th september in the whole of India since 1953, Hindi- It is celebrated as the day.
  • 15th September - National Engineer’s Day: To honor such engineers, national engineer’s Day is celebrated every year on 15th september in India. But there is a special reason behind why the date of 15th september was chosen to celebrate this day. Actually, 15th September is the birth anniversary of M Visvesvaraya. He was a great engineer. 
  • 16th September - World Ozone Day: World Ozone Day is celebrated every year on  16th September. It commemorates the signing of the Montreal Protocol in 1987, an important international treaty aimed at phasing out the production and consumption of Ozone Depleting Substances.
  • 21st September - International Day of Peace: According to the United Nation, world peace does not just mean the absence of violence, but the creation of societies where everyone feels they can thrive and flourish. We have to create a world where everyone is treated equally regardless of their caste, creed, religion.
  • 22nd September - Day for the Welfare of Cancer Patients: World Rose Day is also known as Day for the Cancer Patients. This day is dedicated to cancer patients. On this day, they are encouraged by giving them rose flowers. Hearing about Rose Day, most people remember Valentine’s week because that week starts with rose day.
  • 24th September - World River Day: To increase awareness about rivers, Rivers Day is celebrated across the world every year on the fourth Sunday of September. River Day is celebrated all over the world. Talking about India, India is called the land of rivers. There are about 200 main rivers, big and small, here.
  • 25th September - World Pharmacists Day: The International Pharmaceutical Federation (IPF) was founded on this day in 1912. This federation promotes the role of pharmacists in improving  health. Decision taken to celebrate Pharmacist Day to commemorate the anniversary of the Federation.
  • 27th September - World Tourism Day: World Tourism Day has been celebrated since 1980. 27th September,1970 was the day when the laws of the United Nation World Tourism Organization were adopted.
  • 28th September - World Rabies Day: World Rabies Day celebrated every year on 28th September to spread awareness among people about rabies. It is a viral disease spread by animals which proves fatal if the vaccine is not administered on time.
  • 29th September - World Heart Day: World Heart Day is celebrated every year on 29th september. Its aim is to spread awareness among people to take care of the heart. In view of the increasing cases of heart attack and cardiac arrest, its importance increases even more.
  • 30th September - International Translation Day: In 1991, Fit started celebrating International Translation Day to promote recognition in the community throughout the world. On 24th May 2017, the United Nation General Assembly passed a resolution declaring 30 September as International Translation Day.