September -- the seventh month

DATE	HOLIDAY	DESCRIPTION
September 1	Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year	Orthodox Christian
September	Father's Day	(Australia, New Zealand)
September	Labor Day	The first Monday in September, we in the United States celebrate and honor the hard working people of this nation. In the 19th century in New York City this holiday was created and is still celebrated today with picnics and parades. (USA, Canada)
September 6	Krishan Jayanti	Hindu: Commemoration of the birth of Krishna - the eighth incarnation of god Vishnu
September 6	Marriage to Satan	(sexual sacrifice/dismemberment - female under age of 21; young girls are to be gotten pregnant to provide infants for sacrifices in the spring)
September 7	Marriage to the Beast	A lesser ritual day, echoing the Feast of the Beast, which is a high ritual held every 28 years. A virgin bride is presented to Satan.
September 8	Nativity of Mary	Celebrates the birthday of the Virgin Mary. This feast was initiated by Pope Servius in 695, after hearing about a monk who heard a heavenly choir each year on this day. When the monk asked the angels why they were singing, he was told because it was the birthday of Mary.
September 10	Ganesh Caturthi	A Hindu festival honoring the god of prosperity, prudence and success. Images of Ganesa are worshipped. Gantan-sai.
September 11	World Trade Center	Remembrance Day (US)
(September 12, 2004)	Lailat al Miraj	Islam: The festival is celebrated by telling the story of how the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was visited by two archangels while he was asleep, who purified his heart and filled him with knowledge and faith. The Prophet (pbuh) travelled from Mecca to Jerusalem in a single night on a strange winged creature called Buraq. From Jerusalem he ascended into heaven, where he met the earlier prophets, and eventually God. During his time in heaven Muhammad (pbuh) was told of the duty of Muslims to recite Salat (ritual prayer) five times a day.
September 14	Elevation of the Life Giving Cross	Orthodox Christian : The Elevation of the Cross commemorates both St. Helen's discovery of Christ's Cross in the fourth century, and its recovery from the Persians by Emperor Heraclius in the seventh century (at which time it was "elevated" in the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem). From this victory celebration on, the "universal elevation" of the Cross was celebrated annually in all of the Churches of the Christian Empire. The day of the feast became the national holiday of the Eastern Christian Empire, and on that day it was "elevated" by the priests and bishops. The Cross served as the official emblem of the Empire, and was displayed on all building and uniforms. The Troparion of the feast was sung on all public occasions, as a "national anthem" of sorts, and originally petitioned God to save the people, grant victory in war, and preserve the Empire "by virtue of the Cross". Today that Troparion, and all the hymns of the feast, are spiritualized: the adversaries are the spiritually wicked and sinful, including Satan and his armies, and the "Orthodox Christians" replace the ruling officials of the Empire. This holy day, although is obviously has a political origin, remains with us as a day of prayer and fasting: the Cross is held up as the only symbol worthy of our total allegiance.
September 14	Holy Cross Day	Christian:The cross on which our Lord was crucified has become the universal symbol for Christianity, replacing the fish symbol of the early church, though the latter has been revived in recent times. After the end of the persecution era, early in the fourth century, pilgrims began to travel to Jerusalem to visit and pray at the places associated with the life of Jesus. Helena, the mother of the emperor, was a Christian and, whilst overseeing excavations in the city, is said to have uncovered a cross, which many believed to be the Cross of Christ. A basilica was built on the site of the Holy Sepulchre and dedicated on this day in the year 335.
September 16	Rosh Hashanah	Rosh HaShanah is also known as the Jewish New Year. In the Jewish religion it is believed that the time between this day and Yom Kippur is when your fate for the following year is decided. A time of introspection, abstinence, prayer and penitence. The story of Abraham is read, the ram's horn is sounded, and special foods are prepared and shared. Must not fall on a Sunday, Wednesday, or Friday. Jewish New Year. The name means "head of the year". On this day God opens three books. The good are written in the Book of Life, the bad are inscribed for death, and for the middle group judgement is suspended until Yom Kippur, leaving ten days to atone for wrongs. Also known as Feast of Trumpets.
September 16	Independence Day	Commemorates the day in 1810 when Miguel Hidalgo, a parish priest, issued a declaration of Mexico's freedom from the rule of Spain. The revolt which followed ended in victory in 1822. This is a national holiday and is celebrated with parades, feasting, fireworks, and dancing.
September 18	Ganesh Chaturthi	Ganesh, the deity with an elephant's head, is the God of good omens and is worshipped by most Hindus. In Maharashtra, particularly in and around Bombay, the festival of Ganesh is celebrated with tremendous enthusiasm. Clay models of the deity are worshipped and taken out in grand procession accompanied by the sound of cymbals and drums. The images, sometimes as much as 8 meters high, are finally immersed in the sea or a lake.
September 20	Midnight Host	Blood holiday: Dismemberment Hands Removed Hand of Glory Female Infant-21
September 22	Fall/Autumn Equinox	Wiccan observance of the autumnal equinox when day and night are of equal length. A harvest festival time Feast Day and sexual holiday (orgies - oral, anal, vaginal, use any age)Read more here
September 23	First Day of Autumn
September 23 - 30	Birthday celebration of Shri Krishna	(India)
September	Mysteries of Eleusis / Rites of the Eleusinian Mysteries	The rites of the Eleusinian Mysteries, begun on the Festival days of the 18th and the 19th, would continue with initiations taking place in an underground chamber full of passageways and sacred objects. These rites would continue till the end of the month. Plutarch said of the Eleusinian Mysteries, "When a man dies he is like those who are being initiated into the mysteries ... Our whole life is but a succession of wanderings and painful courses ... but as soon as we exit, places of purity receive us, with songs and dance and the solemnities of holy words and sacred visions." Survivors report sexual and sacrificial rituals. Eleusis is the ancient name for Elefsina, a town about 45 minutes from today's Athens.Here Demeter, the goddess of crops, was worshiped for more than two thousand years. Here also, supposedly, is the cave where Hades returned Demeter's daughter Persephone to earth. Little is known about the Mysteries because participants were bound to absolute secrecy on the pain of death. We do know that there was a Hierophant, or High Priest, and a High Priestess of Demeter, who may have enacted a symbolic secret "sacred wedding." We also know that sacred objects were involved, including kykeon, a drink which probably was psychoactive and which purified the initiates and made them see death as a blessing. Initiates (men, women, and slaves) had to speak Greek and had to have shed no human blood. They were promised a special life in the underworld after death. Preparations for the ceremony and the rites themselves lasted for nine days and involved the sacrifice of pigs, a journey to the ocean, and fasting. (It is also possible that the god Dionysus was involved, in which case there would have been feasts, wine, and Mardi-Gras-like activities at some point in the rites.) The Mysteries were presided over by two families, which held herediary rights to the position. A similar but less elaborate rite was held in the spring, when Persephone was kidnapped to the underworld by Hades.
September 24	Erev Yom Kippur	The eve of Yom Kippur. Michael Strassfeld states in The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary that "apparently the rabbis sought to make this day partially festive, reflecting their confidence that we shall be forgiven on Yom Kippur." He goes on to describe the custom of kapparot. An old custom is kapparot (atonements), a form of scapegoat ceremony that involved taking a rooster or hen and twirling it around your head while reciting a prayer asking that this chicken be killed in your stead. The chicken was then slaughtered and given to the poor (who presumably could make use of your sins, if not the food). This ceremony evoked much rabbinic opposition, especially to its magical overtones (e.g., a white rooster was recommended as particularly efficacious for kapparot). It still survives, though most of those who observe it today have substituted money in a handkerchief for a chicken.
September 25	Yom Kippur	Jewish: Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement. This is a high holy day for the Jewish people and is celebrated with fasting and prayer. Must not fall on a Friday or Sunday. This is the most sacred Jewish festival, and is the only fast day prescribed by the Torah. It is also known as the Day of Atonement or Fast of Expiation.
September 28	Entering the Gate of Mysteries	(Eleusis)
September 29	Michaelmas Day	A festival honoring the archangel Michael. Mainly celebrated in Britain, where it was tradition to eat goose for dinner.
September 29	St. Michael and All Angels	Christian celebration of angels as companions who help fight off the power of evil and who are present at the hour of death.
(September 30, 2004)	Lailat al Bara'ah	Islam: The night of the full moon, when the Prophet entered Mecca. It is believed to be the night on which the destinies for the coming year are written. Also known as Borak's Night, or in Persian, Shab-i-Barat.

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