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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.
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
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)
On this day, South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people. (Wikipedia)
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The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a Canadian holiday to recognize the legacy of the Canadian Indian residential school system. Colloquially known as "Orange Shirt Day" the use of an orange shirt as a symbol was inspired by the accounts of Phyllis Jack Webstad, whose personal clothing—including a new orange shirt—was taken from... Read More
