{"id":1045,"date":"2010-09-03T14:51:23","date_gmt":"2010-09-03T18:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/fcw\/?p=188"},"modified":"2010-09-03T14:51:23","modified_gmt":"2010-09-03T18:51:23","slug":"september-holidays-and-important-dates-to-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/fcw\/2010\/09\/03\/september-holidays-and-important-dates-to-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"September Holidays and Important Dates to Remember"},"content":{"rendered":"

September 6 -Labor Day<\/strong> – Labor Day is the first Monday in September and was first celebrated in the United States on September 5, 1882 as a trade union holiday.\u00a0 Now Labor Day is seen as the end of summer and the beginning of school for many students. The day is often celebrated with picnics, sporting events and reunions.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>September 9-Rosh Hashanah<\/strong> – Rosh Hashanah starts at sundown and is a solemn celebration of the beginning of the Jewish year.\u00a0 Synagogue services are held on Rosh Hashanah. During the services, the shofar, a ram’s horn, is sounded.\u00a0 During Rosh Hashanah special dishes are prepared. Many of the dishes contain honey which symbolizes the desire for a sweet year. The round-shaped bread served represents the fullness of the year.<\/p>\n

September 11<\/strong> Take a moment to day to remember victims of the 2001 September 11 attacks, often referred to as 9\/11 (pronounced nine-eleven)<\/em> On this day, hijackers intentionally crashed two airplanes in to the World Trade Center<\/a> in New York City<\/a> causing them to collapse. Hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon<\/a> in Arlington, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. The fourth plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania, after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane.\u00a0<\/p>\n

September 18-Yom Kippur<\/strong> – Beginning at sunset, Yom Kippur<\/a> is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. The observance is also known as the Day of Atonement since the events of Yom Kippur focus on asking and granting forgiveness.\u00a0 Many Jews attend services at a synagogue or temple on the eve and day of Yom Kippur.\u00a0 On Yom Kippur, many Jews perform no work and abstain from food and drink for 24 hours.<\/p>\n

September 22<\/strong>– Fall begins<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 As the weather cools and the leaves start to change color it is apple-picking season in most parts of the United States.\u00a0 \u00a0Try these simple apple recipes, no matter where you get your apples:<\/p>\n