Today@Dal

See below for a sample of dates to observe, reflect, celebrate or promote throughout the university community. The full calendar is available on the website, http://www.dal.ca/dept/dalrespect/about/calendar.html

September 21
International Day of Peace (UN)
This day occurs annually on September 21. It is dedicated to peace, or specifically the absence of war, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone. It is observed by many nations, political groups and military groups. To inaugurate the day, the “Peace Bell” is rung at the United Nation Headquarters. The bell is cast from coins donated by children from all continents. It was given as a gift by the Diet of Japan and is referred to as “a reminder of the human cost of war.” The inscription on its side reads: “Long live absolute world peace.”

September 22
Mabon (WI)
Mabon is the name used by some Wiccans and other Neo-pagans for one of the eight solar holidays. It is celebrated on the Fall Equinox and is also called Harvest Home, the Feast of the Ingathering, or simply Fall Equinox. This holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months.

Shuki-sorei-sai (SH)
On this Autumnal Equinox Day, the Japanese honour family ancestry, visiting ancestral graves and have family reunions.

Fall Ohigon (BU)
Ohigan is a Buddhist holiday exclusively celebrated in Japan during both the Spring and Autumnal Equinox. It is observed by nearly every Buddhist sect in Japan. People who normally worked in the fields had more leisure time to evaluate their own practices, and to make a renewed effort to follow Buddhism. Today, special services are usually observed in Japanese Buddhist temples and Japanese temples abroad, based on the particular Buddhist tradition or sect.

September 26
Mashiyyat – (BA)
The eleventh Month of the Baha’i Calendar called Mashiyyat begins.