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Enkutatsash is a celebration of the new year according to the Ethiopian calendar. According to tradition this day marks the return of the Queen of Sheba from her visit to King Solomon in Jerusalem. (Wikipedia)
Paitishahem Gahambar is one of six main Zoroastrian festivals. It celebrates the bringing in of the harvest.
Mawlid is the Islamic observation of the day when the Islamic prophet Muhammad was born. Often organized in some countries by the Sufi orders, Mawlid is celebrated in a carnival manner, large street processions are held and homes or mosques are decorated. Charity and food is distributed, and stories about the life of Muhammad are... Read More
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture. (Wikipedia)
Mabon is the modern Pagan celebration of the Autumnal equinox. a modern Pagan ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and the Gods during the coming winter months.
Rosh HaShanah is the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah begins a ten-day period of penitence culminating in Yom Kippur, as well as beginning the cycle of autumnal religious festivals running through Sukkot and ending in Shemini Atzeret. (Wikipedia)
Navaratri is a nine day and ten night annual Hindu festival observed in the honour of the goddess Durga. It is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Hindu Indian cultural sphere. Celebrations include worshipping nine goddesses during nine days, stage decorations, recital of the legend, enacting of the story,... Read More
Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in Judaism. Primarily centered on atonement and repentance, the day's main observances consist of full fasting and ascetic behavior accompanied by long prayer services in synagogue, as well as sin confessions. (Wikipedia)
Also known as Vijayadashami, Dussehra is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Navaratri. It is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Indian subcontinent. (Wikipedia)
Sukkot is a seven day festival that both celebrates the harvest and is a remembrance of the Exodus out of Egypt. It is sometimes called "Feast of Booths" or "Feast of Tabernacles". This season is recognized by some through building of a temporary structure called a sukkah. (Wikipedia)
October 20th marks the installation of Guru Granth Sahib as the central holy scripture of Sikhism, and the eternal living Guru of all Sikhs. It marks the end of human Gurus. This scripture is central to Sikh worship as it is said to imbibe the one light of the creator manifested in the Ten Sikh... Read More
