Naw-Ruz (The Bahá’í Faith)
Baha'i New Year coincides with spring equinox. Ancient Persian festival celebrating "new day". For Bahai's it marks end of the annual 19 day Fast. Starts at sundown on the 20th […]
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Jamshedi Navroze (Parsi Zoroastrian)
The spring equinox festival celebrated by Parsi Zoroastrians with family and friends. Celebrations may also include the Sofreh-e-Haft Seen table. Holiday Greeting: Navroze Mubarak Children may miss school to celebrate […]
Khordad Sal (Parsi Zoroastrian)
Birth anniversary of Zarathushtra (Zoroaster), the founder of Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrians gather in Fire temples for prayers and then celebrate with a family feast. More Information
Ramadan Begins (Islam)
This marks the the holy month where Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset for 30 days abstaining from food and drinks. More Information Holiday Greeting: Ramadan Mubarak There are evening […]
Jashan-e Fravardegan (Zoroastrian)
Jashan-e Fravardegan is a celebration ceremony, a Jashan, performed on Fravardin day of Fravardin month, in honor of fravashis, the souls of all the righteous people who have ever lived […]
Feast of Jalal / Glory (Baha’i)
Wherever they live, Baha’is gather every 19 days for what we call a Feast. This is a members-only event comprising three parts: 1. A spiritual portion that’s the time for prayer and reflection; 2. A business portion for consultation about administrative issues (plans for forming classes, organizing to perform community service, observing holy days, or […]
Palm Sunday (Christian Protestant/ Catholic/ Hispanic/ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. In the Gospels, Jesus entered Jerusalem riding a young donkey, and to the lavish praise of the townspeople who threw clothes, or possibly palms or small branches, in […]
Holy Thursday (Catholic/ Christian Protestant/ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Holy Thursday is the commemoration of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, when, prior to his arrest and crucifixion, he established the practice of communion, which is considered a sacrament among most Christian communities. Later that evening, he prays in the Garden of Gethsemane. More information from the Catholic Church More information from The Church […]
Vaisakhi – Khalsa Day (Sikh)
On Vaisakhi in 1699, the tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, established the initiated community of Sikhs, the Khalsa, through the Amrit ceremony and became initiated himself too. Vaisakhi holds great significance in the history of the community. Sikhs acquire their formal, distinct identity from this day onward. The identity includes the unique physical appearance and […]
Mahavir Jayanti (Jain)
Mahavir Jayanti is the anniversary of birth of the 24th and last Tirthankara for the followers of Jain religion and culture, or Lord Mahavir. The festival is celebrated to champion the cause of peace and harmony, and also spread the teachings of Lord Mahavira. A procession is carried out in the form of “rath yatra” […]
