Upcoming holidays for the end of 2015

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I got a Rosh Hashanah greeting from a vendor and thought ‘Ah hah I should write my Happy Rosh Hashanah post. Then I was reminded that the Hajj and\u00a0Eid al-Adha is coming up (through the sad news that a crane had collapsed and killed 107 people) and of course Yom Kippur follows on the heels of Rosh Hashanah. But my Wiccan patients would be put out if I forgot Mabon or Autumn Equinox so here’s the holiday list for the rest of 2015:<\/p>\n

SEPTEMBER 2015<\/h4>\n
\n
14-15\n
\n
Rosh Hashanah<\/span> * – Jewish<\/b>\u00a0 (begins sundown on 13)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
17\n
\n
Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
18\n
\n
Paryushana Parva <\/span> – Jain<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
22\n
\n
Waqf al Arafa – Hajj * – Islam <\/b>(begins sundown on 21)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
23\u00a0\u00a0 Equinox\n
\n
Yom Kippur <\/span>* – Jewish<\/b>\u00a0 (begins sundown on 22)<\/li>\n
Mabon * – Wicca\/Pagan\u00a0 <\/b>northern hemisphere<\/span>\u00a0 (begins sundown on 22)<\/li>\n
Ostara * – Wicca\/Pagan\u00a0 <\/b>southern hemisphere<\/span>\u00a0 ( begins sundown on 22)<\/li>\n
Shen of Winds, West and Autumn – Taoist <\/strong><\/li>\n
Shuki-Korei-Sai – Shinto<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
23-26\n
\n
Eid al Adha<\/span> – Sacrifice Day * – Islam\u00a0 <\/b> (begins sundown on 22)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
27\n
\n
Meskel – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
28\n
\n
Sukkot * – Jewish<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 (begins sundown on 27 extends through Oct 4)<\/li>\n
Birthday of Confucius – Asian<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
29\n
\n
Michael and All Angels – Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
OCTOBER 2015<\/h4>\n
\n
4\n
\n
Saint Francis Day – Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
5\n
\n
Shemini Atzeret * – Jewish<\/b> (begins sundown on 4th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
6\n
\n
Simchat Torah * – Jewish <\/b> (begins sundown on 5th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
12\n
\n
Thanksgiving – Canada – Interfaith <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
13-21\n
\n
Navaratri <\/span> – Hindu <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n**
14\n
\n
Hijra – New Year * – Islam <\/b>\u00a0(begins sundownon 13)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
17\n
\n
Shukaku Matsuri – Shinto <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
20\n
\n
Birth of the B\u00e1<\/span>b – Baha’i<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 (begins sundown on 19)<\/li>\n
Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth – Sikh<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
22\n
\n
Dasara<\/strong><\/span> – Hindu <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
23\n
\n
Saint George’s Day – Christian<\/b><\/li>\n**
Ashura * – Islam\u00a0 <\/b>(begins sundown on 22)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
25\n
\n
Reformation Day – Protestant Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
28\n
\n
Milvian Bridge Day – Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
31\n
\n
All Hallows Eve – Christian<\/b><\/li>\n
Samhain (Northern hemisphere) Wicca\/Pagan<\/b>\u00a0 begins Sundown Oct 30<\/li>\n
Beltane (Southern hemisphere) Wicca\/Pagan<\/b>\u00a0 begins Sundown Oct 30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
NOVEMBER 2015<\/h4>\n
\n
1\n
\n
All Saints Day – Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
2\n
\n
All Souls Day – Catholic Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
9-13\n
\n
Deepavali – Hindu<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
11\n
\n
Diwali<\/span> (Deepavali) – Hindu – Jain – Sikh<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
12\n
\n
Birth of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 (begins sundown on 11)<\/li>\n
New Year Jain<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
15\n
\n
Nativity Fast begins through 12\/24 – Orthodox Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
22\n
\n
Christ the King – Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
24\n
\n
Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom – Sikh<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
25\n
\n
Guru Nanak Dev Sahib birthday <\/span>– Sikh<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
26\n
\n
Thanksgiving- Interfaith USA<\/b><\/li>\n
Day of the Covenant – Baha’i<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
28\n
\n
Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha – Baha’i<\/b>\u00a0 (begins sundown on 26)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
29\n
\n
Advent begins – Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
30\n
\n
Saint Andrew’s Day – Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
DECEMBER 2015<\/h4>\n
\n
1\n
\n
Suijin-Matsuri – Shinto <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
6\n
\n
Saint Nicholas Day – Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
7-14\n
\n
Hanukkah * – Judaism<\/b> (begins sundown on\u00a0 6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
8\n
\n
Immaculate Conception – Catholic Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
12\n
\n
Advent Fast begins- Orthodox Christian<\/b><\/li>\n
Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe – Catholic Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
8\n
\n
Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) – Buddhist<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
16\n
\n
Posadas Navidenas through 12\/25 – Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
21\u00a0 Solstice\n
\n
Yule – Christian<\/b><\/li>\n**
Yule * – Wicca\/Pagan<\/b> northern hemisphere<\/span>\u00a0 ( begins sundown on 20)<\/li>\n
Litha * – Wicca\/Pagan<\/b> southern hemisphere<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
22\n
\n
Taoist<\/strong> festival honoring Wang-Mu\/Empress Mother<\/li>\n
Tohji-Taisai – Shinto <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
23\n
\n
Mawlid an Nabi * – Islam <\/b>( begins sundown on 22)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
25\n
\n
Christmas<\/span> * – Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
26\n
\n
Boxing Day<\/li>\n
Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra\u00a0 – Zoroastrian <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
27\n
\n
Feast of the Holy Family – Catholic Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
28\n
\n
Holy Innocents – Christian<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
31\n
\n
Watch Night – Christian<\/b><\/li>\n**
Oharai\/Grand Purification Festival – Shinto <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Let us all join together in the prayer that this new year will be a good and sweet one.<\/p>\n
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