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  • Coming Out Day (International)

    Coming Out Day is an annual LGBT awareness day observed on October 11, to support anyone "coming out of the closet". It is a day to to raise awareness of the LGBT community and civil rights movement. (Wikipedia)

  • Indigenous Peoples Day (USA)

    Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday in the United States that celebrates and honors indigenous American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. It is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October, as a counter-celebration of the same day's Columbus Day. (Wikipedia)

  • Simchat Torah (Jewish)

    Simchat Torah a Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle. It comes at the end of the festival of Sukkot. The celebration includes dancing in synagogue as all the Torah scrolls are carried around in seven circuits. (Wikipedia)

  • National Heroes’ Day (Jamaica)

    National Heroes' Day in Jamaica honors Alexander Bustamante, Nanny of the Maroons, and five other heroes. Bustamente was a politician who became the first Prime Minister of Jamaica. Nanny of the Maroons led a community of formerly enslaved Africans called the Windward Maroons. In the early 18th century, under the leadership of Nanny, the Windward... Read More

  • Installation of the Guru Granth (Sikh)

    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

  • Diwali (Hindu)

    Diwali is a Hindu festival of lights. It symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance". It is a five day festival with the main Diwali happening on the 3rd day. (Nov. 1 2024). Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists also celebrate Diwali. (Wikipedia)