Today@Dal

October 24
Simchat Torah (JU)
Simchat Torah is a Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle. Simchat Torah is a component of the Biblical Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret.

October 30
Diwali/ Deepavali (HI, JA, SI)
Diwali, or Deepavali, is an official public holiday in many parts of India and is part of a five-day Hindu observance known as the ‘Festival of Lights.’ Diwali is celebrated between mid-October and mid-November in the western calendar, depending upon the lunar cycle for that year.

Bandhi Chhor Divas (SI)
Bandi Shor (Shodh, Chhor) Divas ("Day of Liberation") is a Sikh festival which occurs during the month of October/November in the solar calendar, coinciding with the day of Diwali. Diwali is one of the three festivals chosen by Guru Amar Das to be celebrated by Sikhs.

October 31
Samhain (WI)
The name Samhain is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summer`s end." A harvest festival with ancient roots in Celtic polytheism, it was linked to festivals held around the same time in other Celtic cultures and continued to be celebrated in late medieval times.

Hallowe’en
The modern holiday of Hallowe’en has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, the boundary between the alive and the deceased dissolved, and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops.