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1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom (Sikh)
Over the course of three days, 8,000 – 17,000 Sikhs were killed and about 50,000 were displaced after Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was killed by her two Sikh bodyguards on October 31, 1984. Upon public knowledge of her death, Indian citizens (primarily Hindu nationalists) determinedly murdered, raped, burned, and tortured innocent Sikhs in more than […]
Find out more »Twin Holy Days (Bahá’í)
Commemorates the birth of The Bab, Herald of the Baha'i Faith & founder of the Babi Faith, in 1819. Work is to be suspended and children excused from school. More information: https://www.bahaiblog.net/bahai-calendar/about-the-birth-of-the-bab/ https://ohiobahai.org/twin-holy-birthdays-twin-manifestations-of-god/
Find out more »All Souls Day (Catholic)
All Souls Day is a solemn celebration in the Roman Catholic Church commemorating all of those who have died and are now in Purgatory, being cleansed of their venial sins and the temporal punishments for the mortal sins that they had confessed, and being made pure before entering into the presence of God in Heaven. […]
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