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 […]
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Easter Sunday (Catholic / Christian Protestant/ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
A festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. After He died on the cross, his body was placed in a tomb, where it remained for […]
First Day of Ridvan (The Bahá’í Faith)
1st Day of Festival 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 […]
Easter / Pascha (Christian Orthodox)
On the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha, Orthodox Christians celebrate the life-giving Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This feast of feasts is the most significant day […]
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 […]
Yom Ha’shoah (Jewish)
Known in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom Ha'Shoah commemorates the approximately six million Jews, and five million others who perished in the Holocaust. Shoah in Hebrew means catastrophe. This […]
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 […]
Yom HaZikaron (Jewish)
Yom HaZikaron is Israel’s Memorial Day, observed both in Israel and in many Jewish communities around the world. A day to remember and honor soldiers who lost their lives fighting in […]
Birth of Guru Arjan Sahib (5th Guru) (Sikh)
The fifth Master, Guru Arjan, built the Golden Temple of Amritsar to emphasize that the Sikh way was open to all, regardless of caste; the gurdwara was constructed with doors facing […]
