Today is a national holiday in Germany. Rejoicing in the Torah concludes the nine-day Sukkot Festival. Public reading of the Pentateuch is completed and begun again, symbolizing the need for ever-continuing study. 3 October World Communion Sunday Communion is celebrated by Christians all over the world. Annually, the first Sunday in October.
Festival lasts two weeks.
An ancient celebration combining Druid autumn festival and Christian customs. The observance, dating from the sixth or seventh centuries, has long been associated with thoughts of the dead, spirits, witches, ghosts and devils. In fact, the ancient Celtic Feast of Samhain, the festival that marked the beginning of winter and of the New Year, was observed on 1 November. In the Celtic tradition, the feast of Samhain was also celebrated as New Year s Eve, as their new year began on 1 November.