Feast of ‘Ilm / Knowledge (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 […]
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Sukkot (Jewish)
Sukkot is a seven-day festival marking the fall harvest in ancient Israel. This holiday is also a time in which Jews commemorate forty years of wandering in the desert after the […]
Gurgaddi Sri Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh)
Commemorating the transfer of Guruship from human form to the Word, Shabad. The installation of Guru Granth Sahib, the ultimate compilation containing the Guru’s wisdom, is celebrated with great joy. […]
Shemini Atzeret (Jewish)
Coming at the conclusion of Sukkot are the two holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah . In Israel and among more liberal Jews they are combined into one holiday on the day after the conclusion […]
Simchat Torah (Jewish)
Coming at the conclusion of Sukkot are the two holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah . In Israel and among more liberal Jews they are combined into one holiday on the day after the conclusion […]
Jashan-e Abangan (Zoroastrian)
Jashan-e Abangan is a celebration ceremony, a Jashan, performed on Avan day of Avan month, in honor of Abangan or Avan, a Pehlavi name derived from the ancient Avestan term […]
1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom (Sikh)
Over the course of three days, 8,000 – 17,000 Sikhs were killed and about 50,000 were displaced after Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was killed by her two Sikh bodyguards on […]
Samhain (Pagan)
Samhain is celebrated October 31st. This is the third harvest when all crops should be in. Anything not harvested was left in the fields. Samhain is a Gaelic word that […]
Diwali (Hindu / Jain)
One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance.” Light is a metaphor for knowledge […]
All Souls Day (Catholic)
All Souls Day is a solemn celebration in the Roman Catholic Church commemorating all of those who have died and are now in Purgatory, being cleansed of their venial sins […]
