September Religious Festivals and Dates

Granth Sahib Prakesh

Sikhism. The annual date recollecting the very first time the Granth Sahib opening ceremony occurred, at the Golden Temple (Amritsar) in 1604.

Feast of 'Izzat (Might)

Bahá'í Faith.

Confucius' Birthday

Confucianism.

Rosh Hashannah

Judaism. New Years' day. For self-examination and memory of Abraham attempting to sacrifice his son.

Guru Amar Das's Jyoti Jot (death)

Sikhism. The third guru.

Guru Ram Das's Jyoti Jot (death)

Sikhism. The fourth guru.

Ram Das becomes the 4th guru

Sikhism.

Arjan Dev becomes the 5th guru

Sikhism.

Higan (Spring) and Shuubun No Hi / Haru-No-Higan

Shinto in Japan. On both the spring and autumn equinoxes. About harmony and balance & visiting graves of relatives. Shuubun No Hi is a 7-day period centered on the equinox, based on an older Buddhist week of celebration called Haru-No-Higan.
Historically developed from: Q1 Equinox (Vernal)

Guru Nanak Dev's Jyoti Jot (death)

Sikhism. Born in 1469 CE. The first guru.

Jashn-E Mehergan / Mihr Jashan

Zoroastrianism. Dedicated to Meher, or Mithra, symbols of the sun, and of justice.

Q3 Equinox (Autumnal)

Paganism (119). Often on September 22nd or 23rd, marking autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Days and Nights are equal in length, with nights now getting longer. Celebration of old age.

Chong Yang Jie

Chinese religion. For climbing hills and high places, flying kites, and visiting family graves.

Feast of Mashíyyat (Will)

Bahá'í Faith.

Sokkot

Judaism. Similar in style to the sabbath, but lasting a week instead of just Saturday.