September Holidays for ESL Learners

September 11th is Patriot Day in the U.S.

On this day in 2001, terrorists hijacked four planes. They flew two into the World Trade Center in New York. They flew another into the Pentagon, the U.S. military headquarters in Washington, DC. The fourth plane crashed into the ground. (Passengers on it fought back.)

In all, 2,974 people were killed.

On Patriot Day, Americans are asked to remember those who died.

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year's Day, begins at sunset on September 13th this year.

It is a time for Jews to think about the past year and the year ahead. They think about things they have done wrong in the past year. They also hope the next year will be good.

Postcards Depicting the Jewish Family... Buy From Art.com Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, is expected to begin on September 13th this year. (It is a lunar month -- based on the moon -- so it begins the day after the crescent moon appears. People are not always sure when that will happen.) During this month, adult Muslims do not eat or drink during the day. They try to think of God, not themselves. It is a time to stop doing bad things. Ramadan Dynamic Graphics Buy From Art.com