word | | National holiday |
September
 map | Korea, North | Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948) |
September
map | Libya | Revolution Day, 1 September (1969) |
September
map | Mali | Independence Day, 22 September (1960) |
September
map | Malta | Independence Day, 21 September (1964) |
September
map | Mexico | Independence Day, 16 September (1810) |
September
map | Nicaragua | Independence Day, 15 September (1821) |
September
map | Papua New Guinea | Independence Day, 16 September (1975) |
September
map | Qatar | Independence Day, 3 September (1971); also observed is National Day, 18 December |
September
map | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Independence Day, 19 September (1983) |
September
map | San Marino | Founding of the Republic, 3 September (AD 301) |
September
map | Saudi Arabia | Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932) |
September
map | Slovakia | Constitution Day, 1 September (1992) |
September
map | Swaziland | Independence Day, 6 September (1968) |
September
map | Tajikistan | Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991) |
September
map | Uzbekistan | Independence Day, 1 September (1991) |
September
map | Vietnam | Independence Day, 2 September (1945) |
| set | Spain | National Day, 12 October (1492); year when Columbus first set foot in the Americas |
| sever | Croatia | ... the day the Croatian Parliament voted for independence; following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav crisis peacefully, Parliament adopted a decision on 8 October 1991 |
| shifted | Luxembourg | ... of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23 June; note - the actual date of birth was 23 January 1896, but the festivities were shifted by five months to allow observance during a more favorable time |
| short-lived | Ukraine | Independence Day, 24 August (1991); note - 22 January 1918, the day Ukraine first declared its independence (from Soviet Russia) and the day the short-lived Western and Central Ukrainian republics united (1919), is now celebrated as Unity Day |
| Slavery | Saint Martin | Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is Schoalcher Day (Slavery Abolition Day) 12 July (1848) |
| solve | Croatia | ... 1991 was the day the Croatian Parliament voted for independence; following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav crisis peacefully, Parliament adopted a decision on 8 ... |
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