September 8 - Holidays and Observances

Holidays and Observances

• Christian Feast Day:
  • Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia (Roman Catholic Church)
  • Nativity of Mary (Roman Catholic Church), (Anglo-Catholicism)
  • Our Lady of Charity
  • Pope Sergius I
  • September 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Earliest day on which Auditor's Day can fall, while September 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in September. (Church of Scientology)
• Earliest day on which Day of the Workers in the Oil, Gas, Power, and Geological Industry can fall, while September 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Saturday in September. (Turkmenistan)
• Earliest day on which Grandparents Day can fall, while September 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in September. (Estonia)
• Earliest day on which National Grandparents Day can fall, while September 14 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday after Labor Day. (United States)
• Earliest day on which National Grandparents Day can fall, while September 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in September. (Canada)
• Earliest day on which Turkmen Bakhshi Day can fall, while September 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in September. (Turkmenistan)
• Feast of 'Izzat (Might) – First day of the tenth month of the Bahá'í calendar. (Bahá'í Faith)
• Independence day, celebrates the independence of Macedonia from Yugoslavia in 1991.
• International Literacy Day (International)
• National day, also the feast of Our Lady of Meritxell. (Andorra)
• The first day of Fiestas de Santa Fe, marked by the burning of the Zozobra (New Mexico)
• Victory Day (Pakistan)
• Victory Day, also the feast of Our Lady of Victories or il-Vittorja (Malta)