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23 Sep	Mabon (Autumn Equinox) (Pagan)	Also called Harvest Home, the Feast of the Ingathering, or simply Autumn Equinox, this Pagan festival is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months.
31 Oct	Halloween	Halloween or Hallowe'en is celebrated on the night of October 31st, most notably by children trick-or-treating — dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets, fruit, and other treats. The term Halloween, and its older rendering Hallowe'en, is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening before All Hallows' Day (also known as All Saints' Day). Many European cultural traditions hold that Halloween is one of the liminal times of the year when spirits can make contact with the physical world and when magic is most potent.
1 Nov	Samhain (Pagan)	Pagan festival with Celtic origins. Samhain is the Celtic New Year and the festival marks the ending of the summer season. Samhain is a festival of the dead, when Pagans remember those who have gone before and acknowledge the mystery of death. Elements of the festival became incorporated into the traditions of All Souls' Day and Halloween.
11 Nov	Remembrance Day	Also known as Armistice Day, this is the anniversary of the official end of World War I, November 11, 1918. It commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning — the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month." In many parts of the world, people take two minutes of silence at 11:00am on this day as a sign of respect for those who lost their life during the war.
14 Nov	Remembrance Sunday	Remembrance Sunday is the Sunday nearest to 11th November. The day is marked by ceremonies at local war memorials in most towns and villages, attended by civic dignitaries, ex-servicemen and women (principally the Royal British Legion), youth organisations (e.g. Scouts and Guides), and military cadet forces. Wreaths of poppies are laid on the memorials and a two-minutes silence is held at 11am. A national ceremony is held at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
25 Nov	Thanksgiving Day (US)	Annual public holiday in the USA giving thanks, traditionally to God, for the things one has at the end of the harvest season. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. On Thanksgiving Day, families and friends usually gather for a large meal, usually featuring turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, Indian corn, other fall vegetables, and pumpkin pie. In New York City, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held annually on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The parade features parade floats with specific themes, scenes from Broadway plays, large balloons of cartoon characters and TV personalities, and high school marching bands.
21 Dec	Yule (Pagan)	Yule was the winter solstice celebration of the Germanic pagans. In Germanic Neopaganism it is one of the eight solar holidays, or sabbats, where Yule is celebrated on the winter solstice: in the northern hemisphere December 21 and in the southern hemisphere June 21. "Yule" and "Yuletide" are also archaic terms for Christmas.
26 Dec – 1 Jan (1 week)	Kwanzaa (African-American/ Pan-African)	Week-long Pan-African secular holiday, primarily honoring African-American heritage. It is observed annually from December 26 to January 1, almost exclusively in the USA. Kwanzaa consists of seven days of celebration, featuring activities such as candle-lighting and pouring of libations, and culminating in a feast and gift-giving. It was founded by Ron Karenga, and first celebrated in 1966. Karenga calls Kwanzaa the African-American branch of "first fruits" celebrations of classical African cultures.
31 Dec	Hogmany	Hogmanay is the Scottish word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner. The most widespread custom associated with Hogmany is the tradition of first-footing, which starts immediately after midnight. This involves being the first person to cross the threshold of a friend or neighbour and often involves the giving of symbolic gifts such as salt (less common today), coal, shortbread, whisky, and black bun (a fruit pudding) intended to bring different kinds of luck to the householder. The first-foot is supposed to set the luck for the rest of the year, so it is important that a suitable person does the job.