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Category: Religion
Highlighting global events relating to religious beliefs and practices.
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Religion Events
Karwa Chauth (H): October 10
Daily
Karwa Chauth is a holiday in India honoring husbands, and it generally falls in September-October. Married women dress beautifully and observe a daily fast to ensure their husband's well-being, prosperity...
January
Sankashti Chaturthi (H): October 10
Daily
In the Hindu faith, Chaturthi is dedicated to Lord Ganesha. Sankashti Chaturthi (Sankata Chaturthi) and observed on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha (dark lunar phase or the waning phase of the moon). I...
January
Clergy Appreciation Day: October 12
Daily
Clergy Appreciation Day falls on the second Sunday of October during Clergy Appreciation Month. This event began as Pastor Appreciation Day, founded by Jerry Frear of Under His Wings. It later became Cler...
January
Ahoi Ashtami (H): October 13
Daily
Ahoi Ashtami traditionally occurs mid-fall in October or November, a mother-son observance in the Hindu faith. Mothers of sons awaken before dawn, place pristine water into a mud container called a kor...
January
Shemini Atzeret (J): October 13/14
Daily
Shemini Atzeret is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month, Tishri. It is a holiday in which work is not permitted. Judaism 101 explains the holiday thus: "Shemini Atzeret means "t...
January
Simchat Torah (J): October 13/14
Daily
Simchat Torah is a Jewish observance marked in the Hebrew calendar on the 22nd day of the month, Tishri. The name translates to "Rejoicing in the Torah" and marks the completion of the annual cycle of con...
January
Katik (S): October 15–November 13
Monthly
Katik is the 8th month of the Sikh calendar. It always starts on October 15.
January
Diwali (Deepavali) (H): October 17-23
Weekly
HAPPY DIWALI. Today is the official public holiday in India for Deepavali or Diwali. It is a five-day festival of lights in the Hindu, Sikh, and Buddhist faiths celebrated on Naraka Chaturdasi Thithi. T...
January
Rama Ekadashi (H): October 17
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Rama Ekadashi in the Hindu faith occurs in the month of Kartik during the waning phase of the moon (Krishna Paksha). Fasting on Rama Ekadashi is believed to wash away all the sins committed. PLEASE NOT...
January
Tula Sankranti (H): October 17
Daily
Tula Sankranti is one of the twelve Sankranti of the Hindu religion and includes social, cultural, and religious aspects. It is considered auspicious in Odisha (Orissa) and Karnataka states. PLEASE NOTE:...
January
Birth of the Bab (1819): October 18
Daily
The founder of the Baha'i faith (a breakaway from Islam), Sayyid Ali Muhammad, was born on this day, October 18, 1819, in Shiraz, Persia (Iran). Followers of the Baha'i faith do not work on this day.
January
Dhanteras (H): October 18
Daily
Dhan (treasure or property) Teras (the thirteenth day) is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha (dark fortnight) in the Hindu month of Kartik. Hindus believe that when goddess Lakshmi...
January
Birth of the Baha'u'llah, (1817): October...
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Known as the Divine Educator and a prophet of the Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah was born on this day, October 19, 1817. His birthday is a religious holiday in the faith.
January
Pastoral Care Week: October 19-25
Weekly
Organizations and institutions worldwide will recognize the spiritual needs of those we serve and the spiritual care given through professional chaplaincy and pastoral counseling within our communities....
January
Bandi Chhor Divas (S): October 20
Daily
Bandi Chhor Divas (Day of Liberation) celebrates the return of the sixth Guru in Sikhism, Guru Hargobind Ji, to the holy city of Amritsar. He had successfully negotiated his release and that of 52 princes...
January
Jotijot, Gurgadi (S)(1661): October 20
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Guru Har Rai, the seventh of ten gurus in the Sikh faith, passed away on this day in 1661. His youngest son, Har Krishan, was nominated to be a guru on this day, in the same year, at the tender age of fiv...
January
Narak Chaturdashi (H): October 20
Daily
Naraka Chaturdashi (Kali Chaudas, Roop Chaudas, Bhoot Chaturdashi, and Naraka Nivaran Chaturdashi) is a Hindu holiday that falls on the second day of the five-day festival Diwali. Hindu mythology teache...
January
Cheshvan (J): October 21- November 20
Monthly
Cheshvan, Marcheshvan, or Bitter Month is the eighth month of the Hebrew calendar and generally occurs between October and November. The month consists of 29-30 days, depending upon the year. This month...
January
Govardhan Puja (H): October 22
Daily
In the Hindu calendar, Govardhan Puja is the first lunar day of Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) in the month of Kartik. Cow dung hillocks symbolizing Mount Govardhan, the mountain lifted by Lord Krishn...
January
Bhaiya Dooj (H): October 23
Daily
Bhaiya Dooj (Bhai Dooj, Bhau-Beej, Bhai Tika, or Bhai Phota) is a holiday celebrating sibling love. Anticipated with great enthusiasm, Bhaiya Dooj rounds out the five days of Diwali. In the Hindu lunar...
January
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