October
2011 |
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5 |
Chung Yeung | Chinese autumn remembrance festival. |
8 |
Yom Kippur | Day of atonement, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. |
12 |
Pavarana | Last day of rains retreat for Buddhist monks and nuns. |
13 |
Sukkot | Jewish harvest festival commemorating the 40 years the Israelites spent in the wilderness after leaving Egypt. |
20 |
Anniversary of the birth of the Bab | Baha’i festival in honour of the Bab, the forerunner to Baha’u’llah. |
21 |
Simchat Torah | Jewish festival celebrating the completion of the annual cycle of reading the Torah. |
26 |
Divali | Indian festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains. |
31 |
Samhain | Beginning of Pagan wheel of the year and festival of the dead. |