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The Ways of Lights By Joy Steele, CMCA A


s we approach the time of year where holiday celebrations


are abundant, it’s important for association boards to remember that in addition to many traditional holidays in fall and winter, our increasingly diverse communities will have celebrations from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds.


This means that some communities with governance regarding “holiday displays” should allow for more than just Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Where some celebrations are secular and non-religion based, others originate from the celebrants’ religious belief system that is deeply held and observed with the greatest of reverence.


Boards should always consider the Holiday calendar before issuing covenant enforcement notices, just in case.


Here are a few examples of diverse Holiday observances beginning in October and last until well after the new year.


Diwali


 of Lights, celebrated by Hindus Sikhs and


some Buddhists. It is the


observance of the victory of light over darkness. It is


usually observed in October, (varying per the Hindu calendar), and includes


home decoration, worship 


shopping (yay!), feasts and sweets (double yay!), with


lighting. The date for Diwali 2019 is October 27.


Dia de los Muertos


Coinciding with Halloween, the origins of this millennia- old annual holiday hail from Mexico’s South and Central regions and is a three-day observance from


October 31-November 2


that honors family and loved ones who have died, and to celebrate their spiritual journey. Traditions of this


holiday include marigolds and  tissue paper decorations, incense, and foods such as fruits and nuts.


20 Community Associations Journal | October 2019


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