Cincy MultiFaith Calendar

All Saints Day
2019-11-01
Christian celebration of the lives of all the saints, especially those not having a special day; Orthodox churches observe the day in mid-summer.
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Birth of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i)
2019-10-29 - 2019-10-30
Commemorates the birth of the Founder of the Baha’i Faith November 1817 (lunar calendar)
Work is to be suspended and children excused from school.

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Birth of the Bab
2019-10-28 - 2019-10-29
Twin Holy Birthdays: The Birth of the Báb (October 20, 1819) and the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh (November 12, 1817) occurred on consecutive days according to the Islamic lunar calendar (1 and 2 Muharram, respectively). However these dates have been adjusted to the Gregorian calendar. Baha’i dates begin and end at sunset. These Holy Days are celebrated on the first and second days of the eighth lunar month after Naw-Rúz, and may fall as early as October 20-21 and as late as November 11-12.
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ABOUT THE BAHÁ’Í CALENDAR AND HOLY DAYS
The Baha’i Faith has its own calendar, called the Badí’ Calendar. It is a solar calendar consisting of 19 months of 19 days each (361 days), plus “Intercalary Days” (four in ordinary years and five in leap years) to adjust the calendar to the solar year. The days and months are named after the attributes of God. The Nineteen Day Feast, the primary community gathering for Baha’is in each town and city, is held on the first day of each Baha’i month. Eleven Holy Days mark significant events in Baha’i history.https://www.bahai.us/event/birth-of-the-bab-2/ –
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Diwali (Hindu)
2019-10-27
One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance.” Light is a metaphor for knowledge and consciousness. During the celebration, temples, homes, shops and office buildings are brightly illuminated. The preparations and observances typically last five days.

Simchat Torah (Jewish)
2019-10-21 - 2019-10-22
Simchat Torah/ Shemini Atzeret marks the conclusion of the annual reading cycle of the Torah, the Five Books of Moses that make up the Jewish Bible. Jews celebrate the Torah by dancing and singing, followed by reading the last word of Deuteronomy and the first word of Genesis in one breath to represent the cyclical relationship between the Jewish People and Torah. Immediately follows Sukkot.
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Sukkot (Jewish)
2019-10-13 - 2019-10-20
Sukkot is a seven-day festival marking the fall harvest in ancient Israel. This holiday is also a time in which Jews commorate forty years of wantering in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. Celebrated by the building of a sukkah (or temporary dwelling) outdoors. Work is traditionally prohibited on the first and second days.
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Some students may miss school the first and second day of the festival.

Dussehra (Hindu)
2019-10-08
Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami, Dasara, or Dashain) is a Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil. It is a gazetted holiday in India, which is marked on the 10th day of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) of the month of Ashvin (Ashwayuja), according to the Hindu calendar
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Yom Kippur (Jewish)
2019-10-08 - 2019-10-09
Yom Kippur is the Day of Attonement. The focus of this holiday is on contemplation repentance. Jews are taught that sins between people can only be attoned for after personal reconciliation. It is considered to be the holiest and most solemn day of the year. Fasting begins at sundown and ends after nightfall the following day. Most Jews attend synagogue on this day and the preceding evening. This holiday closes out the period of the High Holy Days.
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Holiday Greeting: G’mar chatimah tovah (May you be sealed in the Book of Life) – AND – tzom kal (easy fast)
Students will likely miss school for this holiday. Many who are 13 or older, will also likely be fasting.

St. Francis of Assisi (Catholic)
2019-10-04
Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi who abandoned a life of luxury for a life devoted to Christianity after reportedly hearing the voice of God, who commanded him to rebuild the Christian church of San Damiano. His angry father disowned and disinherited him because Francis sold some goods from his father’s warehouse and used the proceeds to rebuild the church, and Francis embraced his new life of poverty. He is the patron saint of animals and the environment. It is Francis who originated the practice of commemorating the Birth of Christ with the nativity scene.
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Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
2019-09-29
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. This holiday begins the period of the High Holy Days, which are widely observed by Jews around the world. Traditions include eating apples dipped in honey and blowing the shofar (ram’s horn). Most Jews attend synagogue on these two days and the preceding evening.
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Holiday Greeting: Shana Tova (Happy New Year) – AND – Shana Tova U’Mtukah (Have a happy and sweet New Year)
No dietary restrictions, but most students will miss school for this holiday.

Navratri (Hindu)
2019-09-29 - 2019-10-10
The festival literally means “nine nights” and is celebrated differently in various parts of India with prayer, elaborate pandals, folk dances, displays of dolls, sharing of sweets and bonfires. It symbolizes the triumph of good over evil; for example, it commemorates the victory of Goddess Durga over the buffalo demon Mahishasura and the restoration of righteousness.
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All Souls Day
2019-09-13
Catholic Christian observance in memory of all the faithful who are deceased. In some Latin cultures, this day is known as “The Day of the Dead”
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Paryushana (Jain)
2019-09-01 - 2019-09-05
Most important annual holy events for Jains. It lasts 8-10 days. Jains increase their level of spiritual intensity, often with fasting and prayer/meditation. The five main vows are emphasized during this time.
Students may be fasting.
