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Black History MonthEach October there are events across the UK to celebrate the contributions of the black communities both now and in recent history.
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World Smile DayEvery year, on the first Friday in October we celebrate Smiley, his message of goodwill, and World Smile Day®. Jeans for GenesJeans for Genes aims to change the world for children affected by genetic disorders. We do this with the funds you help us to raise on Jeans for Genes Day Richard III born 1452.Last English king to die on a battlefield
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SukkotA harvest festival commemorating the 40 years that Jews spent in the Wilderness on the way from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the Promised land
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Full Moon Pearly King & Queens Harvest Festival, LondonThere is a harvest festival service at St Martin-in-the-Fields at 3pm
'Pearlies' date back to 1875 when a young orphan, Henry Croft, admiring the pearl button seams on some of the market traders, decided to go one better and cover his entire suit in buttons. With the attention this drew he set about collecting money to help others. World Space WeekAn international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition.
... World Animal DayCelebrating animals and the important role they play in our lives.
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World Habitat Day World Architecture Day World Teachers'Day Learn to sign weekDuring the first week of October every year, the British Deaf Association(BDA) run a campaign throughout the United Kingdom to encourage the public to join in, enjoy themselves and learn British Sign Language (BSL).
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Pavarana / Sangha DayThe last day of the Rains Retreat (the Vassa) is known as Pavarana Day or ‘Leaving the Vassa’. Also known as Sangha Day
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World Sight DayHeld on the second Thursday of October each year, the event focuses attention on the problem of global blindness. National Poetry Day
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11/10/2008 09:30:33 World Conker Championships, NorthamptonshireThe 2009 World Conker Championships will be held on the Green at Ashton, Northamptonshire on 11th October 2009. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. Simchat Torah9th day of Sukkot
This festival marks the completion of the annual cycle of reading from the Torah.
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Spain's National Day Columbus Day (USA)Columbus Day occurs on the second Monday in October.
Columbus Day is a holiday in the United States celebrating the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, which happened on October 12, 1492 in the Julian calendar, October 21, 1492 in the modern Gregorian calendar.
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St Luke's Day
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Diwali (Sikh/ Hindu)Hindu New Year
The most important date in the Hindu Calendar, the story of Rama and Sita is retold and people spend time with their families.
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New Moon
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Trafalgar DayTrafalgar Day is the celebration of the victory won by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson's British fleet over the combined French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.
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October Plenty, LondonOctober Plenty is an Autumn harvest celebration held annually in Southwark. Beginning on the Bankside, by Shakespeare's Globe, October Plenty mixes ancient seasonal customs and theatre with contemporary festivity, joining with historic Borough Market, Southwark. British Summer Time ends, across the UKIf you are in the UK, change all clocks back 1 hour. You can have one extra hour's sleep. The time change is during the night: at 2am on Sunday morning the time is changed to 1am.
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Halloween
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