Events

The first nine auspicious days of the season, Sharad Purnima, the full moon day in the month of Ashwin, is celebrated as the day of divine Rasalila by Shri Krishna. That is the brightest full moon night of the year.

A minor Jewish fast day from dawn until dusk to lament the assassination of Gedaliah, the righteous governor of what was the Kingdom of Judah.

An annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated because of Durga’s victory over Mahishasur.

In November 2020, the Mexican Senate officially approved the October 12th as the Day of the Pluricultural Nation to recognize “the multicultural, multiethnic and multilingual wealth that characterizes Mexico.”

A major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri every year. It is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, the seventh month of the Hindu Luni-Solar Calendar, which typically falls in the Gregorian months of September and October.

Also known as Day of Atonement. The holiest day of the year in Judaism. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a day-long fast, confession, and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services. The High Holy Days comprise both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Celebrates and honors Native American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures.

Public holiday Celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.

An annual Canadian holiday, held on the second Monday in October, which celebrates the harvest and the other blessings of the past year.

A day to pay tribute to Native Americans for their many contributions to the United States.

It has been pitched as a day for employees to thank their bosses for being kind and fair throughout the year.

A Torah-commanded holiday celebrated for seven days from the 15h day of the month of Tishrei. It is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals on which those Israelites who could were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem.

A Hindu Festival, symbolic of unflagging loyalty of a wife towards her spouse. The festival is celebrated nine days before Diwali, or the festival of lights, on the fourth day of the waning moon in the Hindu Month of Kartik.

A Jewish holiday. It is celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei in the Land of Israel, and on the 22nd and 23rd outside the land, usually coinciding with late September of Early October. Shemini Atzeret begins at sunset on October 23rd. It is immediately followed by Simchat Torah, which begins […]

An annual commemorative day, reflecting the official creation of the United Nations on October 24 1945. In 1947, the United Nations General Assembly declared October 24, the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, as which “shall be devoted to making known to the people of the world the aims and achievements of the […]

Molad Cheshvan: Tue, 44 minutes and 7 chalakim after 9:00 The second month of the civil year (which starts on 1 Tishrei), and the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year (which starts on 1 Nisan) on the Hebrew calendar. Begins at sundown on Thursday, October 31st and ends at nightfall on Saturday, November 2nd.

Also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve, or All Saints Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallow’s Day. It begins the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed.

A festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs. The festival usually lasts five days and is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar month Kartika.