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Seasonal Holy Days 101: Diwali
November 11, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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This series of six one-hour long sessions on Thursday evenings throughout November and December will increase your religious literacy and spark your curiosity about some of the diverse seasonal holy day observances that take place across the DMV. Each session will include a conversation between “Choose to be Curious” radio host Lynn Borton* and a faith practitioner along with an opportunity to ask questions of your own. Relax with a cup of tea on Thursday nights from 7-8 pm beginning on November 11th and learn something new about your diverse neighbors!
November 11th: Diwali (Hindu)
November 18th: Day of the Covenant (Baha’i)
December 2nd: Hanukkah (Jewish)
December 9th: Chelleh (Zoroastrian)
December 16th: Buddha’s Enlightenment (Buddhist)
December 23rd: Christmas (Christian)
* Lynn Borton is a facilitator—of conversations and transformation—with more than two decades of experience in governance and change management in the non-profit sector. Lynn is producer and host of “Choose to be Curious” a biweekly radio show on WERA-LP 96.7 FM in Arlington, Va.
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