Thanksgiving began as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.

Indigenous Peoples' Day gives recognition to the indigenous populations affected by colonization.

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(ends 11/16/23)—Diwali is the Hindu, Jain, and Sikh five-day festival of lights celebrating new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and lightness over darkness.

Veterans Day is a U.S. federal holiday honoring military veterans.

(ends 10/6/23)— A week-long celebration of the fall harvest, this holiday also commemorates the time when the Hebrews dwelt in the Sinai wilderness on their way to the Promised Land

Labor Day honors the contribution that laborers have made to the United States.

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A fast in commemoration of the destruction of two holy and sacred temples of Judaism by the Babylonians (in 586 B.C.E) and the Romans (in 70 C.E.)

On the first day of the month of Muharram (the second most holy month), Muslims observe Islamic New Year, also called the Hijri New Year or Arabic New Year.

Honors the day in 1865 when slaves in Texas and Louisiana finally heard they were free, two months after the end of the Civil War.

Marking the end of Hajj, this holiday commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim (also known as Abraham) to follow Allah’s command to sacrifice his son, Ishmael, who was ultimately spared.