Community DEIJ Quiz- September Days of Observance

Harvest Moon Festival: The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture. Similar holidays are celebrated in Japan (Tsukimi), Korea (Chuseok), Vietnam (Tết Trung Thu), and other countries in East and Southeast Asia. Question: true or false, during the festival there will be a full moon for three days in a row.

International Week of Deaf People is celebrated during the last full week of September. Select the following that apply: Which human rights have deaf people advocated for?

Mabon is celebrated on September 22nd, 2022. Which religion celebrates Mabon around the time of the Autumn Equinox, honouring harvest and the changing seasons?

Bisexual Awareness Week takes place September 16 through the 23rd. True or False, the Mother of Pride, Brenda Howard who coordinated a rally to commemorate the first anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which then became Pride Day and then Pride Month, identified as being bisexual?

International Day of Sign Languages takes place on September 23rd. True or false, sign language is not universal.

Franco-Ontarian Day is celebrated on September 25th. Francophone communities in Ontario can be dated back to how long ago?

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a day of awareness of the individual, family, and communities intergenerational impacts of Indian Residential Schools. Which year was it first observed as an official Statutory Day of Remembrance?