| Mahalaya Amavasya - Montag 8 Oktober, 2018 Weltliche Feiertage : This day of Pitr Paksha or Mahalaya Amavasya has great significance and importance for all Hindus in all parts of the world. It is the annual festival for worshipping and propitiating the spirits of our ancestors, with devout prayers for peace and spiritual tranquility. date confirmed in 2018
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| Navrati (beginning) - Freitag 12 Oktober, 2018 Schulferien :
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| Durga Puja (Saptami) - Dienstag 16 Oktober, 2018 Buddhistisch : Seventh day of the Dashain festival. Fulpati, which means sacred flowers and leaves , is collected for three days from the jungle. The jamara (a six inch tall yellow grass) and kalash (holy vessel) to be used by the Royal Family are brought from the ancestral palace (the original royal palace used during Prithivi Narayan Shah's reign) in Gurkha in a three-day parade complete with military regiment and priests. Date confirmed in 2018
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| Durga Puja (Astami) - Mittwoch 17 Oktober, 2018 Buddhistisch : The main festival in Bengal in tribute to goddess Durga. Bengalis celebrate with new clothes and other gifts which are worn on the evenings when the family goes out to see the pandals (temporary structures set up to venerate Durga). date confirmed in 2018
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| Durga Puja (Nabami) - Donnerstag 18 Oktober, 2018 Buddhistisch : On the tenth day of Dashian, Dashami, the eldest of the family will give tika to all others. Parents will do this for their children and married children will visit their parents for this occasion. http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~eijkfj/engels/e-dashian.htm
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| Vijaya Dashami (Dasera) - Freitag 19 Oktober, 2018 Buddhistisch : The victory of Durga on evil forces, the destruction of Vasanas (subjectivity, selfishness, desires...) and the achievement of the deepest Self. Dominance of Saraswati (pure science) over Lakshmi (applied science)
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| Navrati (end) - Montag 22 Oktober, 2018 Schulferien :
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| Maharishi Valmiki anniversary - Mittwoch 24 Oktober, 2018 Buddhistisch : Celebrated as the poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature. He is the author of the epic Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text of the epic itself.[2] He is revered as the Adi Kavi, which means First Poet, for he discovered the first śloka i.e. first verse, which set the base and defined the form to Sanskrit poetry. The Yoga Vasistha is attributed to him. A religious movement called Valmikism is based on Valmiki's teachings as presented in the Ramayana and the Yoga Vasistha. Wikipedia
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| Sardar Patel day - Mittwoch 31 Oktober, 2018 Weltliche Feiertage : (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was an Indian barrister and statesman, a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and one of the founding member of the Republic of India who played a leading role in the country's struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation. [Wikipedia]
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