People on both sides of the globe are getting ready for a nine-night, ten-day period that is sacred to millions. It starts this Thursday, September 21 and ends Saturday, September 30 this year, according to the lunar calendar, which is observed by many old traditions. Here in the West, it marks the Jewish sacred period that starts on Rosh Hashanah and ends with Yom Kippur. In India, the Hindus celebrate this as Navratri, meaning “nine nights,” a time that they dedicate to the