October
2006
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2
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Yom Kippur | Day of atonement, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. |
5
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Mid-Autumn Festival | Chinese harvest moon festival. |
7
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Pavarana | Last day of rains retreat for Buddhist monks and nuns. |
7
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Sukkot | Jewish harvest festival commemorating the 40 years the Israelites spent in the wilderness after leaving Egypt. |
15
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Simchat Torah | Jewish festival celebrating the completion of the annual cycle of reading the Torah. |
20
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Anniversary of the birth of the Bab | Baha’i festival in honour of the Bab, the forerunner to Baha’u’llah. |
20
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Lailat-ul-Qadr | Muslim festival commemorating the first revelation of the Qur’an. |
21
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Divali | Indian festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains. |
24
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Eid-ul-Fitr | Muslim festival of breaking the fast after Ramadan. |
30
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Chung Yeung | Chinese autumn remembrance festival. |
31
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Samhain | Beginning of Pagan wheel of the year and festival of the dead. |
| September 2006 |