Category: Religion

Reflection Sunday (C): December 5

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Reflection Sunday, or the second Sunday of Advent, is a Christian observance. In the church calendar, Advent is the month long preparation leading up to the birth of Jesus Christ, marked on December 25 ea...

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Tevet (J): December 5 -January 2, 2022

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All Hebrew calendar months begin and end at sundown. LEEP Calendar marks Jewish months beginning the first full day. Observant people of the faith will begin marking the month sundown the day prior. Tevet...

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Jumadal-Awwal (M): December 6 - January 3,...

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Jumadal-Awwal is the 5th Month in the Islamic Calendar.

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Saint Nicholas Day (343 AD): December 6

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December 6 is Saint Nicholas Day. Acknowledged by nearly all Christian denominations, this day celebrates the life of Saint Nicholas (March 15, 270 - December 6, 343 AD). Known as Nikolaos of Myra, a Gr...

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Bodhi Day (B)(JP)(532 BC): December 8

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Bodhi Day celebrates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. Japan celebrates this event annually on December 8th. People following the Chinese religious calendar celebrate it on...

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Feast of the Immaculate Conception (C): De...

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The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is one of the most important Marian feasts in Roman Catholicism, praising the solemn belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mary is one of t...

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Rejoice (Gaudete) Sunday (C): December 12

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Taboo Day/Festival of Unmentionable Though...

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Asarah B'Tevet (J): December 14

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The 10th day of the Jewish month of Tevet is set aside as a fasting day from sunrise to commemorate the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem in the 6th century BC. It is also a day in Israel to honor the d...

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Gita Jayanti (H): December 14

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Gita Jayanti is the birthday of Bhagavad Gita, (700-verse Hindu scripture) and the sacred text of the Hindus. It is celebrated on the Shukla Ekadashi, the 11th day of the waxing moon in the month of Marga...

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Mokshada Ekadashi (H): December 14

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Ekadashi, or fasting, is performed in honor of Lord Vishnu. There are two types of Ekadashi: one observed monthly and the other honored annually. Mokshada Ekadeshi is the Ekadeshi of Magha Shukla Paksh...

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Poh is the 10th month in the Sikh calendar. During this month Sikhs celebrate Shaheedi Vada Sahibzada, the Shaheedi Chota Sahibzada and the birth of Guru Gobind Singh.

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Dhanu Sankranti (H): December 15

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Dhanu Sankranti marks the day when Sun enters in the Dhanu Rashi or Sagittarius. This is the beginning of the ninth month of Hindu solar calendar. On this day, Lord Surya the sun god is worshipped. In...

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Dattatreya Jayanti (H)(2450 BC): December...

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Dattatreya Jayanti marks the birth of the Hindu god Dattatreya (Datta) in approximately 2450 BC. Dattatreya is a compilation of the Hindu divine male trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The birth is cel...

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Margashirsha Purnima (H): December 19

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Margashirsha is a month of dedication and devotion to the Lord Krishna. On the morning of the day of the full moon (Margashirsha Purnima), devotees take a holy bath with roots of Tulsi plant. While bathin...

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Pausa (H): December 20 - January 17, 2022

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In the Hindu Calendar, Pausa is the tenth month. PLEASE NOTE: We use the Indian Civil Calendar, which is the official holiday calendar in India, the largest Hindu nation. The Hindu faith has many cale...

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Martyrdom, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh (S)(170...

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Martyrdom, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh marks the death of the Older Sahibzadas brother, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh. He was eight years old when he was executed for refusing to renounce his Sikh faith. His brothe...

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Yalda (IR): December 21

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Yalda, Shab-e Chelleh or Shab-e Yalda could be considered equivalent to the 'Thanksgiving Day' celebration in the Persian world, dominated by Iran but including Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Kurdistan, Tajikis...

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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.

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Sankashti Chaturthi (H): December 22

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In Hindu faith, Chaturthi is dedicated to Lord Ganesha. Sankashti Chaturthi (Sankata Chaturthi) is observed on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha (dark lunar phase or the waning phase of the moon). If thi...

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