National Hispanic Heritage Month

Celebrates the contributions, heritage, and culture of Hispanic and Latino Americans. Religious/Ethnic Group: American Tradition/Practices: During Hispanic Heritage Month, many cities will

Navaratri

Nine-day festival celebrating the triumph of good over evil. It worships God in the form of the universal mother commonly referred to

Yom Kippur

Day of Atonement. It is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar marked with fasting, worship, and repentance. Religious/Ethnic Group: Jewish Tradition/Practices:

Dussehra/ Dassera

Anniversary of the day when Rama killed the evil demon Ravana. Also known as Durga Puja, which celebrates the goddess Durga. Religious/Ethnic

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.

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:

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

Reformation Day

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

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

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