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- 1. This holiday celebrates the founder of the Baha'i Faith
- 6. is based on African harvest festival traditions, and first celebrated in 1966
- 9. also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New year
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- 2. This holiday began as a time of penitence and fasting
- 3. This holiday is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some buddhists
- 4. This holiday is commemorates the day that Buddha experienced enlightenment
- 5. This holiday is observed by lighting the candles of a menorah
- 7. Some present day Christmas customs and traditions are rooted in this holiday.
- 8. The date of this holiday corresponds to the date of the winter solstice on the roman calendar.