“Today, October 31, 2025, Halloween is celebrated. National Unity Day is celebrated in India, and International Black Sea Day is celebrated in the world. Believers honor the memory of the holy apostles Stachios, Amplius and their companions. UA.NEWS has collected information about holidays and commemorative events on October 31, 2025. International holidays on October 31, 2025 On the night of”, — write on: ua.news
Today, October 31, 2025, Halloween is celebrated. National Unity Day is celebrated in India, and International Black Sea Day is celebrated in the world. Believers honor the memory of the holy apostles Stachios, Amplius and their companions.
UA.NEWS collected information about holidays and commemorative events on October 31, 2025.
International holidays on October 31, 2025
On the night from October 31 to November 1, Halloween is celebrated before All Saints’ Day. The holiday has has ancient Celtic roots and comes from the Samhain holiday, which was celebrated more than two thousand years ago in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Samhain symbolized the end of summer and the beginning of the dark, cold season, when, according to beliefs, the fine line between the world of the living and the dead disappears, and spirits can come to people. When Christianity spread to these lands, the church combined Samhain with the Day of All Saints (All Hallows’ Day), which gave the name – All Hallows’ Eve, that is, “the evening before the Day of All Saints”, later shortened to – Halloween.
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— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) October 31, 2025
International Black Sea Day is also celebrated on October 31. On this day in 1996, the governments of the Black Sea countries – Ukraine, Georgia, Turkey, the Russian Federation, Bulgaria and Romania – signed a very important environmental protection document. It is called “Strategic action plan for restoration and protection of the Black Sea”. These events were preceded by the implementation of the EU-UNDP project “Strengthening the ecological monitoring of the Black Sea”. According to the research, the terrible condition and pollution of the water with garbage, mainly plastic waste, was established. A large number of substances harmful to the ecosystem were found in seawater – 124 chemical compounds, including biocides, flame retardants, and pesticides. The positive aspects of the monitoring were the discovery of a number of species of sea creatures that were considered completely extinct.
India celebrates National Unity Day on this day. This holiday appeared in honor of the first deputy prime minister of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel – “Iron Man of India”. He played an important role in uniting hundreds of Indian principalities into a single state. National Unity Day is a reminder of the power of unity in a country with hundreds of languages and cultures. The day was introduced in 2014 by the Government of India to commemorate its key role in the political integration of the country after independence.
Church holidays on October 31, 2025
Today, October 31, according to the Orthodox calendar, the memory of the holy apostles Stachios, Amplius and their companions is commemorated. The apostle Stachios is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as one of two candidates nominated to replace Judas Iscariot after his betrayal and death. After casting lots together with Matthew, he was chosen among the twelve apostles. According to church tradition, Stachy preached Christian doctrine in Byzantium (on the territory of modern Constantinople) and in the regions of Asia Minor.
Amplius was a Roman and a disciple of the apostle Paul. He is mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans as a good collaborator of the apostolic mission. According to church tradition, Amplius preached in Italy and Macedonia. In addition to Stachios and Amplius, the New Testament and church sources mention a number of Christ’s disciples, who are commonly called the Seventy Apostles. These apostles actively preached throughout the Mediterranean: Asia, Phoenicia, Greece, Italy, Asia Minor. Most of them were martyred because their ministry was accompanied by the persecution of the early Christians.
Angel Day is October 31, 2025
The name day is celebrated on October 31 Anatoly, Artyom, Vasyl, Vsevolod, Demyan, Ivan, Leonid, Mykola, Oleksandr, Oleksiy, Petro, Roman, Sergey, Stepan, Fedir, Yakiv.
The talisman of a person born on October 31 is topaz. Since ancient times, this gemstone has been believed to have healing powers for the nervous system. Topaz calms the mind, relieves tension and softens the pressure of stress and life’s difficulties.
We would like to remind you that on October 30, 2025, Ukraine celebrated the Day of the employees of units fighting illegal drug trafficking. On this day, the world celebrates the International Day of Orthopedic Nurses and the International Carignan Wine Day.
October 29, 2025 in Ukraine celebrated Day of the military financier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Day of workers of the non-agency security service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. In the United States, October 29 is National Oatmeal Day, and Turkey is celebrating Republic Day today.
October 27, 2025 in Ukraine passes Day of Ukrainian writing and language. The world celebrates World Audiovisual Heritage Day, as well as International Teddy Bear Day.
October 24, 2025 in the world celebrated International UN Day, World Rib Day and World Champagne Day. The USA will host the Feast of Goodness and Prosperity.
