July 6, 2024 Special Days: The first weekend of July is full of major religious festivals. The nine-day Hindu festival of Ashadha Gupt Navratri begins on Saturday, July 6, 2024. Ashadha Gupt Navratri is one of the four Navratri celebrations (Chaitra, Magha and Sharad Navratri) dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Durga. Then there is Islami New Year, the Muslim celebration around the first day of the Islamic month of Muharram. Apart from these two festivities, there is also Nabajouban Darshan, a sacred ritual associated with Lord Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra, taking place a day after on July 7. Then, there are major and minor events and holidays, such as International Kissing Day, International Day of Cooperatives, World Zoonoses Day and National Fried Chicken Day. Coming to birthdays and birth anniversaries, Syama Prasad Mukherjee birth anniversary, Frida Kahlo birth anniversary, Sylvester Stallone, George W. Bush, Kevin Hart, Ranveer Singh, and more will be observed. July 2024 Festivals, Events and Holidays Calendar: Complete List of Important National and International Days and Dates in July.

List of Festivals and Events Falling on July 6, 2024 (Saturday)

  1. Islamic New Year

  2. Ashadha Ghatasthapana/Ashadha Navratri

  3. Amun Jadid (Philippines)

  4. Nabajouban Darshan

  5. National Fried Chicken Day (US)

  6. National Hand Roll Day

  7. International Kissing Day

  8. International Co-operative Day / International Day of Cooperatives (First Saturday of July)

  9. World Zoonoses Day

  10. Capital City Day (Kazakhstan)

  11. Jan Hus Day (Czech Republic)

  12. Anniversary of the Coronation of King Mindaugas

  13. Comoros National Day

  14. Kupala Night

  15. Malawi Independence Day

  16. National Air Traffic Control Day

Birthdays and Birth Anniversaries

  1. Sylvester Stallone

  2. George W. Bush

  3. Frida Kahlo Birth Anniversary

  4. Syama Prasad Mukherjee Birth Anniversary

  5. 50 Cent

  6. Kevin Hart

  7. Ranveer Singh

  8. Eva Green

  9. Zion Williamson

  10. 14th Dalai Lama

  11. Geoffrey Rush

  12. Shweta Tripathi

  13. Siddhanth Kapoor

  14. Gauri Shinde

  15. Arundathi Nag

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