Mehr · Mithra 1399

September 22 – October 21, 2020

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Events this month

  • Exaltation of the Cross (Orthodox) · 6 Mehr · Mithra

    Christian · Cultural

    The feast of the cross, on 14 September of the Julian calendar; one of the Twelve Great Feasts and always a fast day.

  • Yom Kippur · 7 Mehr · Mithra

    Jewish · Cultural

    The Day of Atonement, a day of fasting and prayer. Begins at sunset the evening before.

  • Rumi Day · Ruz-e Mowlavi · 8 Mehr · Mithra

    Iranian · Cultural

    Commemoration of Jalal al-Din Rumi, poet of the Masnavi.

  • National Day for Truth and Reconciliation · 9 Mehr · Mithra

    National · National holiday

    Canada's day to remember the children of the residential schools, a federal holiday since 2021.

  • Battle of Gaugamela · Nabard-e Gaugamela · 10 Mehr · Mithra

    Iranian · Historical

    Alexander defeated Darius III, ending the Achaemenid Empire (1 October 331 BCE, dated by a Babylonian astronomical diary).

  • Mehregan · Jashn-e Mehregan · 10 Mehr · Mithra

    Iranian · Ancient festival

    Autumn festival of Mithra, of friendship and the harvest. Inscribed by UNESCO in 2024. (Name-day: 16 Mehr.)

  • German Unity Day · 12 Mehr · Mithra

    National · National holiday

    The reunification of Germany on 3 October 1990.

  • Sukkot · 12–18 Mehr · Mithra

    Jewish · Cultural

    The Feast of Booths, seven days. Begins at sunset the evening before.

  • Feast of the Assembly (Cejna Cemayê) · Cejna Cemayê · 15–22 Mehr · Mithra

    Yezidi · Cultural

    The Yezidis' yearly pilgrimage to Sheikh Adi's shrine at Lalish, from 23 to 30 September Julian (6 to 13 October).

  • Feast of the Holy Translators (Targmanchats) · Targmanchats · 19 Mehr · Mithra

    Armenian · Cultural

    Mesrop Mashtots, who created the Armenian alphabet, and the translators after him, on the second Saturday of October.

  • Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah · 19–20 Mehr · Mithra

    Jewish · Cultural

    The close of Sukkot and the rejoicing of the Torah. Begins at sunset the evening before.

  • Shirin Ebadi's Nobel Peace Prize · Shirin Ebadi · 19 Mehr · Mithra

    Iranian · International

    Shirin Ebadi, lawyer and human-rights defender, became the first Iranian Nobel laureate (announced 10 October 2003).

  • Hafez Day · Ruz-e Hafez · 20 Mehr · Mithra

    Iranian · Cultural

    Commemoration of Hafez of Shiraz, the most loved poet of the Persian language.

  • Thanksgiving (Canada) · 21 Mehr · Mithra

    National · National holiday

    Canada's harvest holiday on the second Monday of October.

  • Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day · 21 Mehr · Mithra

    National · National holiday

    A US federal holiday on the second Monday of October.

  • Birth of the Báb · 27 Mehr · Mithra

    Bahá’í · Cultural

    Born in Shiraz in 1819; the first of the Twin Holy Days, after the eighth new moon following Naw-Rúz.

  • Birth of Bahá'u'lláh · 28 Mehr · Mithra

    Bahá’í · Cultural

    Born in Tehran in 1817; the second of the Twin Holy Days.

  • Mal Baluil: first night of the Kurdish winter · Mal Baluil · 29 Mehr · Mithra

    Yarsan · Cultural

    The Yarsan's holy night on the eve of 30 Mehr, which opens the winter of the warm-country Kurdish calendar and marks the enthronement of Mostafa Davan.

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