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September Observances

6-7 Sept - Krishna Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Krishna, the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu.

9/11. Patriot Day. We Will Never Forget.

11 Sept - Patriot Day

Patriot Day is a United States holiday commemorating the people killed in the attacks on September 11, 2001.

15-17 Sept - Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah, literally "head of the year", is the Jewish New Year and represents a time of inner renewal and atonement.

16 Sept - Mexican Independence Day

Father Miguel Hidalgo, a priest in central Mexico, urged his congregation to fight for independence from Spain on 16 September, 1810. After ten years of fighting, Mexico won independence from Spain with the signing of the Treaty of Cordoba on 24 August 1821.

19 Sept - Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of the Hindu god Ganesha.

Yom Kippur. Wish you peace and goodness.

24-25 Sept - Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.

23 Sept - Mabon and the Autumnal Equinox

Mabon is a pagan holiday celebrating the autumnal equinox. The equinox is the official first day of fall, halfway between the longest and shortest days of the year, called solstices.

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