Start of Sukkot
Festival of Booths. Commemorates the wandering in the desert of the Israelites as well as the fall harvest. While the festival of Sukkot
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Religous and Ethnic Holidays
Sukkot beginning days
Festival of Booths. Commemorates the wandering in the desert of the Israelites as well as the fall harvest. While the festival of
Sukkot middle days
Festival of Booths. Commemorates the wandering in the desert of the Israelites as well as the fall harvest Religious/Ethnic Group: Jewish Tradition/Practices: Observers
Indigenous Peoples Day
Celebrates and honors Native American history and culture. Please note that the second Monday of October is also marked as a U.S.
Ending of Sukkot Shemini Atzeret
“The Eighth (Day) of Assembly” is observed on the day immediately following Sukkot. Religious/Ethnic Group: Jewish Tradition/Practices:In addition to attending services, observers
Start of Simchat Tora
Simchat Torah, “Rejoicing in Torah”: celebrates the restart to the beginning of the annual cycle of the weekly is a Jewish festival
Diwali
Festival of Lights. This holiday is typically celebrated by families sharing various traditional rituals in their homes. It celebrates the victory of
Bandi – Chhor Diwas
A commemorative occasion having no fixed date which occurs in October or November and celebrates the release of the Sixth Guru Har Gobind
Birth of the Bab
This day celebrates the birth of Bab. which literally translates as ‘the gate’, who was a prophet and forerunner of the Bahá’í
Halloween
The eve of All Saints’ Day. Religious/Ethnic Group:United States Tradition/Practices: In much of Europe and most of North America, observance of Halloween
Reformation Day
Commemorates the beginning of the Protestant Reformation in 1517. Religious/Ethnic Group: Christian Tradition/Practices: N/A