Religous and Ethnic Holidays

Mourning of the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem in 586 BCE and 70 CE. Religious/Ethnic Group: Jewish Tradition/Practices:

Also called Rakhi, this festival celebrates the protective relationship between brothers and their sisters. Religious/Ethnic Group: Hindu Traditions/Practices: The festival is celebrated

Memorializes the tragedy of the transatlantic slave trade, coinciding with the anniversary of the uprising in Santo Domingo (today Haiti and the

Celebrates Krishna’s birthday, Vishnu’s eighth incarnation on earth. Religious/Ethnic Group: Hindu Tradition/Practices: Some Hindus choose to fast for the first day of

Commemorates the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. Religious/Ethnic Group: United States Tradition/Practices:

Arbaeen marks the 40th day after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad. Religious/Ethnic Group:  Muslim (Shia)

A feast day that celebrates the beginning of the Coptic New Year. In addition, it memorializes both martyrs and confessors in the

Sometimes known as the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah commemorates the creation of the world and is the beginning of the Days of