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DAYS AND EVENTS - October 2019

Oct 2019

Nov 01, 2020

All Saints' Day

All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, Hallowmas, the Feast of All Saints, or Solemnity of All Saints, is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints, known and unknown. Its intent is to celebrate all the saints, including those who do not, or no longer, are celebrated individually, either because the number of saints has become so great or because they were celebrated in groups, after suffering martyrdom collectively. The feast may have started in the Christian community in Antioch. Its date, 1st November, was set by Pope Gregory III and extended to the whole church by Pope Gregory IV.
In Western Christianity, it is still celebrated on 1 November by the Roman Catholic Church as well as many Protestant churches. The Eastern Orthodox Church and associated Eastern Catholic and Byzantine Lutheran churches celebrate it on the first Sunday after Pentecost. The Church of the East and associated Eastern Catholic churches celebrate All Saints' Day on the first Friday after Easter.

Oct 31, 2020

National Unity Day

National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on October 31 every year since 2014.
He played a crucial role in the unification of India as we see it today. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is also known as the Iron Man of India. He relentlessly fought against the British for the freedom of India. People celebrate the day by remembering Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and his contribution to the unification of India.
This year (2020) it is the 145th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel, who strived hard to bring 562 princely states into the fold of the Union of India.
Sardar fought against the British Empire and became the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of independent India.

Oct 30, 2020

World Thrift Day

World Thrift Day is observed every year on 30th October. It was previously known as World Thrift Day.
It is celebrated in many countries around the world to promote the importance of savings for the country's economy and the individuals. As we all know savings is a necessity for the global economy and every depositor contributes to its development.
World Thrift Day was first introduced on 30th October 1924 to encourage the importance of bank savings and restore people's confidence in banks. It was established during the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks) In Milan, Italy.

Oct 29, 2020

Virtual Festival of 'Parampara Series 2020- National Festival of Music & Dance'

The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu launched the virtual festival of 'Parampara Series 2020-National Festival of Music and Dance' organised by Natya Tarangini in partnership with the United Nations.
He appreciated Natya Tarangini for organising the 'Parampara Series' continuously since past 23 years, and adopting innovative efforts to make it happen for the 24th year in difficult times like this. 'Parampara' means 'tradition', the transmission of cultural treasure house from one generaion to the next.

Oct 27, 2020

Vigilance Awareness Week

The Vigilance Awareness Week is held between October 27, 2020 and November 2, 2020. The week is celebrated to affirm the commitment towards promotion of probity and integrity in public life through citizen participation. This year, the Vigilance Awareness Week is to be held under the theme Satarak Bharat, Samridh Bharat. It means Vigilant India, Prosperous India.
On October 27, 2020, PM Modi is to inaugurate National Conference on Vigilance and Anti-Corruption. The conference was held under the theme Vigilance Awareness Week.
The Conference is being organised by the Central Bureau of Investigation. It is to be held between October 27, 2020 and November 2, 2020. The conference will discuss capacity building and training, challenges in investigation in foreign jurisdiction, preventive vigilance, prevention of bank frauds, effective auditing, cyber crimes, last amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Act Effective Auditing, prevention of bank frauds.

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