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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250630T202603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T202603Z
UID:1787-1790294400-1790380799@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🌿🍋 Erev Sukkot
DESCRIPTION:Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles\, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים\, shalosh regalim)\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8c%bf%f0%9f%8d%8b-erev-sukkot-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250604T223937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153610Z
UID:1495-1790380800-1790985599@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Sukkot* (Ju)
DESCRIPTION:The Feast of the Tabernacles and Harvest festival (work is prohibited the first two days)
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/sukkot-ju-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250630T202603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T202603Z
UID:1788-1790380800-1790467199@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🌿🍋 Sukkot I
DESCRIPTION:Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles\, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים\, shalosh regalim)\nTorah: Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16\nHaftarah: Zechariah 14:1-21\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8c%bf%f0%9f%8d%8b-sukkot-i-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260928
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250630T202603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T202603Z
UID:1789-1790467200-1790553599@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🌿🍋 Sukkot II
DESCRIPTION:Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles\, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים\, shalosh regalim)\nTorah: Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16\nHaftarah: I Kings 8:2-21\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8c%bf%f0%9f%8d%8b-sukkot-ii-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260928
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260929
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250630T202603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T202603Z
UID:1790-1790553600-1790639999@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🌿🍋 Sukkot III (CH’’M)
DESCRIPTION:Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles\, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים\, shalosh regalim)\nTorah: Numbers 29:17-25\, 29:17-22\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8c%bf%f0%9f%8d%8b-sukkot-iii-chm-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260929
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250630T202603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T202603Z
UID:1791-1790640000-1790726399@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🌿🍋 Sukkot IV (CH’’M)
DESCRIPTION:Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles\, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים\, shalosh regalim)\nTorah: Numbers 29:20-28\, 29:20-25\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8c%bf%f0%9f%8d%8b-sukkot-iv-chm-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250630T202603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T202603Z
UID:1792-1790726400-1790812799@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🌿🍋 Sukkot V (CH’’M)
DESCRIPTION:Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles\, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים\, shalosh regalim)\nTorah: Numbers 29:23-31\, 29:23-28\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8c%bf%f0%9f%8d%8b-sukkot-v-chm-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250630T202603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T202603Z
UID:1795-1790812800-1790899199@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🌿🍋 Sukkot VI (CH’’M)
DESCRIPTION:Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles\, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים\, shalosh regalim)\nTorah: Numbers 29:26-34\, 29:26-31\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8c%bf%f0%9f%8d%8b-sukkot-vi-chm-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250630T202603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T202603Z
UID:1794-1790899200-1790985599@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🌿🍋 Sukkot VII (Hoshana Raba)
DESCRIPTION:Feast of Booths. Also called the Feast of Tabernacles\, the seven-day holiday is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים\, shalosh regalim)\nTorah: Numbers 29:26-34\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/sukkot-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8c%bf%f0%9f%8d%8b-sukkot-vii-hoshana-raba-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250604T223937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153610Z
UID:1494-1790985600-1791071999@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Shemini Atzeret* (Ju)
DESCRIPTION:Marks the end of Sukkot (work prohibited)
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/shemini-atzeret-ju-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250630T202603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T202603Z
UID:1793-1790985600-1791071999@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:✡️ Shmini Atzeret
DESCRIPTION:Eighth Day of Assembly. Immediately following Sukkot\, it is observed as a separate holiday in the Diaspora and is combined with Simchat Torah in Israel\nTorah: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 29:35-30:1; Ecclesiastes 1:1-12:14\nHaftarah: I Kings 8:54-66\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/shmini-atzeret-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%e2%9c%a1%ef%b8%8f-shmini-atzeret-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250604T223937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153610Z
UID:1493-1791072000-1791158399@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Simchat Torah* (Ju)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrates the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings and the beginning of a new cycle (work is prohibited)
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/simchat-torah-ju-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250630T202604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T202604Z
UID:1796-1791072000-1791158399@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:✡️ Simchat Torah
DESCRIPTION:Day of Celebrating the Torah. Celebration marking the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings\, and the beginning of a new cycle\nTorah: Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12; Genesis 1:1-2:3; Numbers 29:35-30:1\nHaftarah: Joshua 1:1-18\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/simchat-torah-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%e2%9c%a1%ef%b8%8f-simchat-torah-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261020
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250604T223937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153610Z
UID:1497-1791676800-1792454399@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Navaratri* (H)
DESCRIPTION:Navaratri is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Durga. The word Navaratri means ‘nine nights’ in Sanskrit\, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days\, nine forms of Devi are worshipped
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/navaratri-h-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261021
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250604T223937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153610Z
UID:1496-1792454400-1792540799@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Dussehra (H)
DESCRIPTION:Celebration of Lord Rama’s triumph over the evil King Ravana. Also celebrates the conquest by the Goddess Chamundeshwari over the demon King Mahishasura\, a battle which took 10 days
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/dussehra-h-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250604T223937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153610Z
UID:1498-1793404800-1793491199@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Halloween (Christian)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/halloween-christian-4/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20220817T024954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T024954Z
UID:1360-1793404800-1793491199@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Reformation Day (Christian)
DESCRIPTION:Celebration in remembrance of the onset of the Protestant Reformation.
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/reformation-day-christian/2026-10-31/
CATEGORIES:Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20220817T025143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T025143Z
UID:1348-1793404800-1793491199@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:All Hallows Eve/Halloween (Christian)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/all-hallows-eve-halloween-christian/2026-10-31/
CATEGORIES:Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250604T223937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153610Z
UID:1499-1793491200-1793577599@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Samhain (Pagan\, Wiccan)
DESCRIPTION:Festival honoring endings\, beginnings and the dead
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/samhain-pagan-wiccan-4/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250604T223937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153610Z
UID:1501-1793491200-1793577599@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:All Saints' Day (Christian)
DESCRIPTION:Honors all of the saints known and unknown
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/all-saints-day-christian-4/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20220817T025240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T025240Z
UID:1363-1793491200-1793577599@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:All Saints' Day (Christian)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/all-saints-day-christian/2026-11-01/
CATEGORIES:Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20220817T025318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T025318Z
UID:1366-1793491200-1793577599@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Samhain (Pagan\, Wiccan)
DESCRIPTION:Begins at sundown on October 31st.
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/samhain-pagan-wiccan/2026-11-01/
CATEGORIES:Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261102
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261103
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250604T223937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153610Z
UID:1500-1793577600-1793663999@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:All Souls' Day (Christian)
DESCRIPTION:Day of prayer for the dead\, particularly but not exclusively one’s relatives
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/all-souls-day-christian-4/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261102
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261103
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20220817T025351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T025351Z
UID:1369-1793577600-1793663999@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:All Souls' Day (Christian)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/all-souls-day-christian/2026-11-02/
CATEGORIES:Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250604T223937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153610Z
UID:1502-1794096000-1794182399@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Diwali (H\, J\, Si)
DESCRIPTION:Festival of Lights. This date is amavasya—when puja is offered to Maha Lakshmi
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/diwali-h-j-si-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261110
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250630T202604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T202604Z
UID:1799-1794182400-1794268799@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:✡️ Sigd
DESCRIPTION:Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/sigd-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%e2%9c%a1%ef%b8%8f-sigd-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250604T223937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153610Z
UID:1503-1794268800-1794355199@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Birth of the Báb* (Ba)
DESCRIPTION:This Bahá’í holiday celebrates the birth of the Bab\, one of the founders of the Bahá’í Faith.
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/birth-of-the-bab-ba/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250604T223937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153610Z
UID:1504-1794355200-1794441599@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Birth of Bahá'u'lláh* (Ba)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrates the birth of Bahá’u’lláh\, the founder of the Bahá’í Faith
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/birth-of-bahaullah-ba/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261124
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250604T223937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153611Z
UID:1505-1795392000-1795478399@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Birth of Guru Nanak (Si)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrates the birth of the founder of Sikhism and the first of the Sikh Gurus
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/birth-of-guru-nanak-si-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261127
DTSTAMP:20260421T122422
CREATED:20250604T223937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153611Z
UID:1506-1795651200-1795737599@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Day of the Covenant* (Ba)
DESCRIPTION:This Bahá’í holiday is when Bahá’ís celebrate the appointment of `Abdu’l-Bahá as the Centre of Baha’u’llah’s Covenant.
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/day-of-the-covenant-ba/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
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