World Vegetarian Day was established by the North American Vegetarian Society in 1977 to support vegetarianism, compassion for animals, ecology and worldwide hunger problems. Vegetarians are people who do not eat meat. Some think that it is wrong to kill animals,others think that eating meat is bad for their health.

International Day of Older Persons focuses on ageing. According to the statistics in the next 50 years the number of older persons will nearly quadruple. It is also a day to appreciate the contributions that older people make to society.

Simchat Torah (Jewish) - 9th day of Sukot. This festival marks the end of annual cycle of reading from the Torah.