Religious Studies

Beginning of the Jewish Year and High Holy Days. (Work is prohibited)

Day of Atonement (Fasting and work prohibited)

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

The Feast of the Tabernacles and Harvest festival (work is prohibited the first two days)

Marks the end of Sukkot (work prohibited)

Celebrates the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings and the beginning of a new cycle (work is prohibited)

Festival of Lights. This date is amavasya—when puja is offered to Maha Lakshmi

This Bahá'í holiday celebrates the birth of the Bab, one of the founders of the Bahá'í Faith.

Celebrates the birth of Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Bahá’í Faith

Honors all of the saints known and unknown

Festival honoring endings, beginnings and the dead