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Cultural and religious observances – September 20-26, 2021

September 17, 2021 by Diversity and Inclusion

Cultural & religious observances header image. A photo in the upper left hand corner is a stained glass image of Mary holding Jesus. The photo in the upper right hand corner is a woman wearing a burqua standing near a fence. The image on the bottom left corner is a monk, and the image on the bottom right corner is a mandala sand painting.

National Deaf Awareness Week Culture/religion: National observance Date: September 20-24 International Week of the Deaf was started by the World Federation of the Deaf in 1958 in Rome, Italy. It is celebrated each year by the global Deaf community on the last week of September, commemorating the same month the first World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf … [Read more...] about Cultural and religious observances – September 20-26, 2021

Filed Under: Cultural and Religious Observances Tagged With: Chinese heritage, Judaism, Mabon, Mid-Autumn Festival, National Deaf Awareness Week, national observance, Pagan/Wiccan, Sukkot

Cultural and religious observances – September 21-30, 2020

September 18, 2020 by Diversity and Inclusion

Cultural and Religious Observances title with an image of a man smiling, a religious stained glass window, a woman wearing a hijab and colorful Indian art made with sand and flower petals

Mabon Culture/religion: Pagan/Wiccan Date: September 21 Mabon is known as the Pagan Thanksgiving and marks the Autumn Equinox, when day and night are equal in length. In ancient time, it was a celebration of the second harvest (Lughnasadh being the first) when farmers gathered the fall crops. Mabon celebrations are a time to give thanks for the abundance of Mother … [Read more...] about Cultural and religious observances – September 21-30, 2020

Filed Under: Cultural and Religious Observances Tagged With: Cultural and Religious Observances, International Week of the Deaf, Judaism, Mabon, national observance, Pagan/Wiccan, Yom Kippur

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