September 2026 - Intercultural calendar

The calendar provides an overview of public holidays, traditional and religious holidays and international commemoration days without intending to be exhaustive.

12 to 13 September: Rosh HaShana - Judaism

The Jewish New Year is the beginning of a ten-day period of reflection (see Yom Kippur). The shofar (a ram's horn), which is a call to repentance, is blown on Rosh HaShana and every day during Elul, the Hebrew month that precedes Rosh Hashanah. Apples dipped in honey are eaten during a festive dinner to symbolise the desire for a "sweet" year. The traditional New Year's blessing is "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year". The year 5787 after the creation of the world starts in the Jewish calendar.

21 September: Yom Kippur - Judaism

The "Day of Atonement" is observed with strict fasting. It is a day for people to ask God for forgiveness of their sins and forgive others. The day focuses on a process of introspection, repentance and return (Teshuvah) that is necessary to free oneself from guilt.

26 September to 2 October: Sukkot - Judaism

The "Feast of Tabernacles" or "Feast of Booths" derives its name from the tradition to build a booth roofed with thatch (sukkah) to recall the shelters of the Jews during their wandering in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt.