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Category: Christianity
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The Christian category includes events that focus on the Christian faith and culture or draw from it. Some events have their roots in Christianity but are not religious.
Christian Events
Lent, Orthodox (C): March 5 - April 17
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The Christian season of Lent is a religious observance that begins 40 days (the days Jesus fasted in the desert and resisted temptation by the devil) on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Maundy Thursday. T...
January
Lundi Gras (US-LA): March 3
Daily
The Zulu Lundi Gras Festival is a New Orleans Tradition that began in 1993 as a celebration of the African American community’s contribution to the local culture. It’s billed as “the greatest free show on...
January
Meatfare Sunday (C): March 2
Daily
Meatfare Sunday is the final day leading up to Lent, when Orthodox Christians can eat meat. From this point until Easter, fish may be eaten, but beef, pork, lamb, and poultry cannot.
January
Mothering Sunday (UK): March 30
Daily
Mothering Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Lent. Although it's often called Mother's Day, it has no connection with the American holiday of that name. Mothering Sunday or Refreshment Sunday (because the fa...
January
National Day (VA)(2013): March 13
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Even the world's smallest nation, The Holy See (aka The Vatican), has a national day and holiday. National Day in the Holy See always falls on the current Pope's election anniversary.
January
Paczki Day: March 4
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Pronounced 'Poonch-kee,' Paczki is a Polish pastry traditionally eaten before the beginning of Lent. Typically round in shape, the fried dough pastry is filled with fruit and dusted in sugar.
January
Pancake Day (C)(AU/UK/CA): March 4
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Pancake Day (also called Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday) is the last great gasp of gluttony before the 40 days of Lent in the Christian calendar. The custom during Lent is to give up something you enjoy...
January
Rejoice (Laetare) Sunday (C): March 30
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Rejoice Sunday, or Laetare Sunday, is the fourth Sunday of Lent, and it is known as Gaudete Sunday when it is the third Sunday of Advent. During Advent, the four weeks before Christ’s birth, priests and...
January
Saint David's Day (UK)(589 AD): March 1
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March 1, 589 AD, the Bishop of Menevia in Wales, today known as Saint David, died. The Welsh celebrate Saint David's Day to honor the man who established Christianity within the Welsh kingdom. He is the...
January
Saint Patrick's Day (460 AD): March 17
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National Holiday in Ireland. Saint Patrick's Day is a religious holiday that has taken on a life of its own as a celebration of everything Irish. It's prevalent in the United States and an excuse to throw...
January
Saint Piran's Day (UK): March 5
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Saint Piran's Day in the United Kingdom is celebrated every year on March fifth as the National Day of Cornwall. Saint Piran is famed for the discovery of tin. Origins of this holiday date back to the l...
January
Salvation Army Day (1880): March 10
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Salvation Army Day celebrates its creation in 1880. The Salvation Army is a Christian-based international charitable organization structured as a quasi-military. The Salvation Army operates in 127 countri...
January
Shakahola Cult Massacre (KE)(2023): March...
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March 21, 2023, is the assumed anniversary of the beginning of the Shakahola Cult Massacre. The actual date is yet to be determined. The Shakahola Cult Massacre is the largest religious cult suicide sin...
January
Shrove Tuesday (C): March 4
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Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day, Fat Tuesday) was initially a day of repentance and reflection (1 Corinthians 9:27), marking the end of Epiphany and the upcoming season of Lent. It is part of the Carnaval cel...
January
Shrovetide Pancake Race (UK/US-KS): March...
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Talk about tradition! The Shrovetide Pancake Race began in 1445 AD! This race is only open to women sixteen years of age, who dress in traditional housewife attire (dress, apron, and scarf), toss a panca...
January
Waffle Day, Intl. (SE): March 25
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International Waffle Day is a Swedish event that marks the Our Lady's Day (Vårfrudagen in Swedish, which sounds like a waffle, thus waffle day). Our Lady's Day is the lay term for the Annunciation to the...
January
African World Heritage Day: May 5
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UNESCO's African World Heritage Day, celebrated annually on May 5th, is a day set aside to honor the African continent's rich and diverse cultural and natural heritage. Established during the 38th session...
January
Ascension Day (C): May 29
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Ascension Day is 40 days after Easter and is a traditional feast day in the Christian faith. Christians believe Jesus Christ ascended to heaven on this day after his resurrection, which Easter marks. Asce...
January
Ascension Day, Orthodox (C): May 29
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Ascension Day is 40 days after Orthodox Easter and is a traditional feast day in the Christian faith. Christians believe Jesus Christ ascended to heaven on this day after his resurrection, which Easter ma...
January
Blessing of the Bikes: May 4
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Motorcycles are a popular form of transportation worldwide and come with their romantic ideals. Each year since 1969, thousands of bikers gather at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, New J...
January
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