Religous and Ethnic Holidays

Simchat Torah, “Rejoicing in Torah”: celebrates the restart to the beginning of the annual cycle of the weekly is a Jewish festival

Festival of Lights. This holiday is typically celebrated by families sharing various traditional rituals in their homes. It celebrates the victory of

A commemorative occasion having no fixed date which occurs in October or November and celebrates the release of the Sixth Guru Har Gobind

This day celebrates the birth of Bab. which literally translates as ‘the gate’, who was a prophet and forerunner of the Bahá’í

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

Commemorates the beginning of the Protestant Reformation in 1517. Religious/Ethnic Group: Christian Tradition/Practices: N/A