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 […]
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Jashan-e Ardavahisht (Zoroastrian)
Jashan-e Ardavahisht is a celebration ceremony, a Jashan, performed on Ardibehest day of Ardibehest month, in honor of Ardavahisht or Ardibehest, a Pehlavi name derived from the ancient Avestan term […]
Passover (Jewish)
Passover, known in Hebrew as Pesach, commemorates the liberation of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt. A feast called a seder is held on the first two nights. During the seder, the Exodus […]
Feast of Jamal/ Beauty (Baha’i)
Wherever they live, Baha’is gather every 19 days for what we call a Feast. Observance begins at midnight April 26. This is a members-only event comprising three parts: 1. A […]
9th Day of Festival of Ridvan -(The Bahá’í Faith)
9th Day of Ridvan. There are three holy Days as part of the Festival, the first day, the ninth and the twelfth. The annual Baha'i Festival commemorates the 12 days […]
Maidyozarem Gahambar (Zoroastrian)
Maidyozarem (literally: midgreening) Gahambar is a seasonal festival celebrated in mid-spring. It is considered a religious duty to participate in a communal jashan prayer ceremony; as well as, fraternize and […]
12th Day of the Festival of Ridvan (The Bahá’í Faith)
12th Day of Ridvan. There are three holy Days as part of the Festival, the first day, the ninth and the twelfth. The annual Baha'i Festival commemorates the 12 days […]
Beltane (Pagan)
Beltane: is celebrated on May 1st halfway between Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice. It is the beginning of summer. Among pastoral people this was when the flocks and herds were […]
Holy Thursday (Christian Orthodox)
On Thursday of Holy Week four events are commemorated: the washing of the disciples' feet, the institution of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper, the agony […]
Great and Holy Friday (Christian Orthodox)
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. This is the culmination of the observance of His Passion by which our Lord […]
