Category: Other Religious Events

Saturnalia: December 17-23

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Saturnalia is a festival, which originated in ancient Rome, and celebrates the god of agriculture, Saturnalia. It is partly due to this pagan celebration that the Christian holiday of Christmas was decid...

January

Yule: December 21

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Wiccans believe the Yule or Alban Athan, occurs on the longest night of the year. The faithful believe this night marks the death of the sun god and the rebirth of the goddess of the earth.

January

Family Roots Day: December 23

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In the days preceding Christmas, families begin to gather. Stories are swapped, legends made and the inevitable questions from children about where they came from come up. Family Roots Day, an initiat...

January

Human Light Celebration: December 23

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Created in 2001 by the New Jersey Humanist Network as a response and alternative to the Christian celebration of Christmas and Jewish observance of Hanukah, Humanlight Celebration promotes humanist values...

January

Lughnasadh, South: January 31 - February 1

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Lughnasadh is a pagan festival celebrated during the peak of summer in August in the Northern Hemisphere and in February in the Southern Hemisphere. Lughnasadh is Irish Gaelic for "Commemoration of Lugh...

January

Lunar Eclipse (Penumbral): January 10

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A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into the earths shadow and appears to go dark. This can occur 1-3 times a year. Visible in Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

January

Play God Day: January 9

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Play God Day is based on the idea of playing God. However, while "playing God" is a phrase that usually has a negative connotation and can be considered blasphemous in many faiths, in this case it's mea...

January

Up Helly AA (UK): January 28

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For all you Viking fans, the town of Lerwick, Scotland has an annual celebration to close out the Yule season you'll love: Up Helly Aa Up Helly Aa centers on the burning of a Viking Galley each year. In...

January

Imbolc: February 1/2

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A Gaelic traditional festival continued within the Wiccan faith, Imbolc marks the beginning of spring and commences halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox. It is considered a great feast d...

January

Lupercalia (Spring Cleaning Day): February...

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An ancient Roman celebration in the beginning, Lupercalia occurred in the last month of the Roman year, one month prior to the Vernal Equinox. The entire month prior to spring was set aside for cleaning a...

January

Interfaith Week, World: February 1-7

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First proposed by His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2010, World Interfaith Harmony Week was unanimously adopted by the United Nations in October of that year with the first observance in February...

January

Birth of the Bab (1819): November 9

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Birth of Baha'u'llah (1817): November 10

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Donor Sabbath, Ntl.: November 12-14

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International Donor Sabbath occurs every year. It is organized by faith leaders in Judaism, Christianity, Islam and other faiths to raise awareness on the need to become organ and tissue donors in order...

January

Lunar Eclipse (Partial): November 18/19

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A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into the earths shadow and appears to go dark. This can occur 1-3 times a year. Visible in Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

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Occult Day: November 18

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Donor Sabbath, Ntl.: November 19-21

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International Donor Sabbath occurs every year. It is organized by faith leaders in Judaism, Christianity, Islam and other faiths to raise awareness on the need to become organ and tissue donors in order...

January

Lughnasadh: August 1

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The Wiccan celebration of Lughnasadh marks the first harvest of the year. It is one of the more important observances in the faith. This day may also go by the names August Eve, Lammas Eve, Lady Day Eve o...

January

Ingersoll Day (1833): August 11

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Martyrdom of the Bab (1850): July 9

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Shirazi, Sayyid Ali Muhammad, referred to as the Bab, was a reformation leader in the Islamic faith who helped found the Baha'i faith. Considered their herald prophet, he was executed on July 9, 1850 in T...

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