Teachers' Day

Countries celebrate Teachers' Day on different dates, unlike many other International Days.

Twenty one (21) countries celebrate a common Teachers' Day on 5th October : Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Macedonia, Maldives, Mauritius, Republic of Moldova, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Kuwait, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, the United Arab Emirates and the UK.

Eleven countries celebrate a common Teachers' Day on 28 February : Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bahrain, Sudan and Oman.

Argentina has commemorated Domingo Faustino Sarmiento's death on 11 September since 1915, while India has celebrated the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (5 September) since 1962, although Hindus, Jains and Buddhists have been honoring teachers by celebrating Guru Purnima for centuries.

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