Hindi Day
This celebrates the adoption of Hindi as one of the official languages of India. There are local level events in school, as well as awards being given out.
Feast of the Cross (Holy Cross Day)
This day commemorates the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus, celebrating it being the instrument of salvation. It recalls three events:
- The finding of the True Cross by Saint Helena.
- The dedication of churches built by Constantine on the site of the Holy Sepulchre and Mount Calvary
- The restoration of the True Cross to Jerusalem in AD 629 by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius, after it had fallen in the hands of the Persian Emperor Chosroes II in the AD 614 Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem.
The earliest recorded commemoration of 14th September as the feast day on a Western calendar is from the 7th Century AD.
Holidays & Special Events 