Category: Religion

Hari-Kuyo (JP): February 8

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Each year on February 8 in Japan, women, and girls gather their needles and head to the temple for a blessing. Married women offer prayers to bless their work, and unmarried girls pray to the goddess Awas...

January

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Shabbat Shekalim (J): February 28/March 1

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Shabbat Shekalim, or the Sabbath (Saturday) of Shekels, is a Jewish calendar event that occurs prior to Purim. On Shabbat Shekalim, adult males of the Jewish faith read Exodus 30:11-16 and contribute 1/2...

January

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Tu B'Shvat (J): February 12/13

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Tu B'Shvat in Judaism is the "New Year of Trees." The tree's symbolism is fundamental in Judaism, which sees trees as a metaphor for people, divided into three parts: roots, then the trunk, branches, an...

January

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Bhishma Ashtami (H): February 5

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Bhishma Ashtami occurs on the eighth day of Shukla Paksha during the month of Magha. It marks the day Bhishma of Mahabharata (Ganga Putr Bhism), the supreme commander of Hindu forces, was killed. Mahabhar...

January

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Jaya Ekadashi (H): February 8

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Hindus believe fasting (vrat) on Jaya Ekadashi assists in eradicating one's sins and brings them closer to achieving salvation (Moksha). While pious devotees observe a complete fast on this day, some op...

January

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Phagan (S): February 12–March 13

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Phagun (or Phalgun) is the twelfth and final month in the Nanakshahi calendar of Sikhism. This month coincides with February and March and is 30 days long, except in leap years when it's 31 days. The en...

January

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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

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Weddings Month, Ntl.: February

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National Weddings Month honors the work and legacy of Saint Valentine. At the time of his martyrdom, he was a Bishop who illegally married couples in the 3rd Century AD Roman Empire. Under Roman law, it w...

January

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Apple Tree Day (US/UK): January 6

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January

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Asarah B'Tevet (J): January 9/10

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The tenth day of the Jewish month of Tevet is a fasting day to commemorate the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem in the sixth century BCE. In Israel, it is a public holiday honoring the dead whose date...

January

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Bodhi Day (B)(CN)(532 BC): January 13

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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...

January

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Catholic Schools Week: January 27- Februa...

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Organized by the National Catholic Educational Association, Catholic Schools Week focuses on the positive impact catholic schools have on society. Catholic schools continue to be the most sought-after alt...

January

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Christian Unity Week, Intl. (Northern Hemi...

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January

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Christmas (C)(AM): January 6

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Christmastide, or the 12 days of Christmas, lasts from Christmas through Epiphany, January 6. The Armenian Christian Church celebrates Christmas on the last day of Christmastide instead of the first.

January

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Christmas, Orthodox (C): January 7

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Various Orthodox Christian faiths celebrate Orthodox Christmas in countries including Russia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Macedonia.

January

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Epiphany (C): January 6

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Epiphany, or the 12th day of Christmas, marks the official end to the festive season known as Christmastide. Epiphany is the day that the three wise men (magi), following the star of Bethlehem, came upon...

January

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Gobind Singh (S)(1666): January 7

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Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, or Govind Singh, is a Sikh holiday commemorating the birth of Guru Gobind Singh's tenth Guru of the Sikhs. Even though he was born on December 22, 1666, his birthday is most o...

January

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Isra'a Wal Mi'raj (M)(621 AD): January 26...

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January

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Judgment Day: January 17

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It's Judgement Day. Don't panic! This Judgement Day is created by Wellcat.com, not the ethereal day of the same name before Saint Peter. Breathe. The folks at Wellcat created Judgement Day to remind us...

January

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Lambodara Sankashti Chaturthi (H): Januar...

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

January

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