Calendar
October, 2011
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Fast of Gedalliah »
2011-10-01 in N/A
Fast in memory of the assassination of Gedalliah Ben Achikam, the Governor of Israel during the days of Nebuchadnetzar, King of Babylonia.
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Dussera »
2011-10-06 in N/A
Celebrates Lord Rama's victory over the evil demon Ravana
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Yom Kippur »
2011-10-08 in N/A
Day of Atonement- the most solemn day of the Jewish Year
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Birthday of Guru Ram Das »
2011-10-09 in N/A
Guru Ram Das (1534-1581) was the fourth of the Sikh Gurus
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Hoshanah Rabbah »
2011-10-19 in N/A
The 7th day of Sukkot
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FREE EVENT for Older people »
2011-10-19 in Old Woking Community Centre
FREE Event for older people hosted by Age UK Surrey and Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum, a day of information and entertainment
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Shemini Atzeret »
2011-10-20 in N/A
Shemini Atzeret can be translated as "the assembly of the eighth (day)." In Israel the festival is combined with Simchat Torah
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Birth of the Bab »
2011-10-20 in N/A
Celebrates the birth of the precursor of the founder of the Baha'i faith
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Simchat Torah »
2011-10-21 in N/A
Simchat Torah means "rejoicing in the Torah". This holiday marks the completion of the yearly cycle of weekly Torah readings.
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Paryushana »
2011-10-26 in N/A
The most important Jain festival, it consists of eight (Swetambara) or ten (Digambara) days of intensive fasting and repentance. A time of reflection
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Diwali »
2011-10-26 in N/A
Diwali, the festival of lights, is the most popular of all the festivals from South Asia. It is an occasion for celebrations by Hindus as well as Jains and Sikhs For Sikhs, Diwali is particuarly important because it celebrates the release from prison of the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind, and 52 other princes with him, in 1619
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Samhain (Hallowe'en) »
2011-10-31 in N/A
Samhain (pronounced 'sow'inn') marks the Feast of the Dead. Many Pagans also celebrate it as the old Celtic New Year (although some mark this as Imbolc)