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Religious Holiday, Hindu: New Year

January 4, 2018

This event celebrates the dawn of a new year and new beginnings.  It is a spring festival marking the end of winter and looking forward to a time of expectation.

Religious Holiday, Hindu: Holi

January 4, 2018

This springtime festival of colors includes music, dancing, laughter and teasing.  It is a fun-filled, joyous celebration.

Religious Holiday, Jewish: Purim

January 4, 2018

This merry holiday celebrates a time when Jewish people in Persia were saved from destruction. It is customary to hear the reading of the Book of Esther, eat, drink, and be joyful, give gifts of food and drink and gifts to charity, and hold carnival-like celebrations.

Religious Holiday, Buddhist/Jain; Nirvana Day 

January 4, 2018

Festival commemorating Buddha’s death at 80 when he attained Nirvana – the state at which all desires and afflictions are gone, and the cycle of death and rebirth ends.