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Diwali

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Religion: Hinduism. Diwali is celebrated with lighting lamps, fireworks, and sharing sweets and gifts with family and friends.

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Eid al-Fitr

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Religion: Islam. Eid al-Fitr is celebrated with a special prayer, feasting, giving of charity and gifts, and spending time with family.

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Christmas

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Religion: Christianity. Christmas is celebrated with the decoration of Christmas trees, exchange of gifts, church services, and family gatherings.

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Easter

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Religion: Christianity. Easter is celebrated with special church services, the decoration of Easter eggs, and meals with family.

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Passover

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Religion: Judaism. Passover is celebrated with the Seder meal, reading of the Haggadah, and abstention from leavened bread.

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Hanukkah

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Religion: Judaism. Hanukkah is celebrated by lighting the menorah, playing dreidel, and eating foods fried in oil like latkes and doughnuts.

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Ramadan

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Religion: Islam. Ramadan is observed with fasting during daylight hours, nightly prayers, and increased reading of the Quran.

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Vesak

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Religion: Buddhism. Vesak is celebrated with visiting temples, giving to charity, and sometimes releasing caged birds as a symbolic act of liberation.

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Rosh Hashanah

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Religion: Judaism. Rosh Hashanah is celebrated with prayer services, the blowing of the shofar, and eating symbolic foods like apples dipped in honey.

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Yom Kippur

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Religion: Judaism. Yom Kippur is observed with a 25-hour period of fasting, intensive prayer, and synagogue services.

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Holi

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Religion: Hinduism. Holi is celebrated with the throwing and smearing of colored powders and water, bonfires, and festive meals.

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Navaratri

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Religion: Hinduism. Navaratri is celebrated with nine nights of dance, worship of the Goddess Durga, and fasting.

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Sukkot

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Religion: Judaism. Sukkot is celebrated by building a sukkah (a temporary hut), sharing meals, and performing the waving ceremony with the Four Species.

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Wesak

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Religion: Buddhism. Wesak, also called Vesak, is observed with visiting temples, engaging in good deeds, and participating in processions.

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Lent

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Religion: Christianity. Lent is observed with 40 days of fasting, prayer, and penance leading up to Easter Sunday.

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