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Category: Religion


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All Souls Day: November 3

Daily

All Souls Day (Commemoration of All the Faithful Dead) follows All Saints' Day. It is a day set aside for Christians to commemorate their departed loved ones. Devote families visit grave sites offering...

January

Bible Week, Ntl: November 23-29

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National Bible Week has occurred in the United States since 1941. It is a time to share the Bible with the interfaith community and attend bible-focused events, plays, and concerts. Annually in November.

January

Bible, Intl. Day of: November 23

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International Day of the Bible is a time to share the Bible with the interfaith community and attend Bible-focused events, plays, and concerts. Across the world, Christian communities pause at noon local...

January

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

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Baha'u'llah, the prophet-founder of the Baha'i religion (Mirza Husayn Ali), was born on November 10, 1817, in Nur, Persia. He is considered the founder of the faith, and no work is performed on the Birth...

January

Birth of the Bab (1819): November 9

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For the practitioners of the Baha’i religion, today is a day to observe one of their prophets. It is the day Bab was born on November 9, 1819, in Shiraz, Persia. Originally named Siyyid Ali Muhammad, Ban...

January

Devutthana Ekadashi (H): November 1-2

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Ekadashi is a sacred day in the Hindu religion, devoted to the worship of Lord Vishnu. Devutthana Ekadashi is also called Prabodhini Ekadashi. Devotees fast on this day. There is a ritual marriage between...

January

Dunce Day (1308): November 8

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Dunce Day marks the death anniversary of John Duns Scotus, a philosopher, and theologian, in 1308 AD. Dunce caps were originally associated with learning, and Scotus believed that the cone-shaped caps, w...

January

First Sunday of Advent (C): November 30

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The first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of the liturgical year and the commencement of the Advent season in Christianity. Today, violet or blue colored vestitures adorn the clergy and the first blu...

January

Forgiveness and Happiness Day, Ntl.: Novem...

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National Day of Forgiveness and Happiness is one of several days focusing on forgiveness, each sponsored by different groups. The best way to celebrate is to forgive someone you’ve been holding a grudge a...

January

Gurgadi (S)(1675): November 24

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Guru Gobind Singh Sahib became a guru on this day in 1675.

January

Guru Nanak Jayanti (S): November 5

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Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrates Guru Nanak Dev Ji (April 15, 1469-September 22, 1539), the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. It is one of the holiest days in Sikhism and may be celebra...

January

Jumada Al-Akhirah(M): November 22 - Decemb...

Monthly

Jumada Al-Akhirah is the sixth month of the Islamic calendar. The Islamic year is a lunar calendar and is 11-12 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar year. PLEASE NOTE: Islamic holidays are determine...

January

Kalabhairav Jayanti (H): November 12

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Kalbhairava Jayanti (Kala Bhairav Ashtami / Bhairav Ashtami / Bhairava Jayanti / Kala-Bhairava Ashtami) falls on the eighth lunar day of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the Hindu month of Kartik. I...

January

Kansa Vadh (H): November 1

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Kans was the maternal uncle of Lord Krishna and is known for his cruelty. Lord Krishna demolished Kans and freed the people from the atrocities of Kans. People worship Lord Krishna on Kansa Vadh to celebr...

January

Kartik Purnima (H): November 5

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Kartik Purnima is the birthday of one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu, occurring during Purnima (full moon) of the fifteenth lunar day of the month of Kartika. PLEASE NOTE: We use the Indian civil ca...

January

Kislev (J): November 21 - December 20

Monthly

Kislev is the third month of the Hebrew calendar and the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year, corresponding to November and December in the Gregorian calendar. Typically, Kislev has 30 days, but it c...

January

Loi Krathong (B): November 5

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Loi Krathong Day is a holiday that honors Buddha and focuses on releasing negative thoughts and feelings. It is also a day of thanksgiving to the water goddess Phra Mae. People of Thailand, Laos and ot...

January

Maghar (S): November 14–December 13

Monthly

In the Nanakshahi calendar of the Sikhs, Maghar is the ninth month, and in the Gregorian calendar, this falls between November and December. Thirty days long, Maghar often begins on November 14 of the G...

January

Martyrdom Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib (S)(1675...

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib considered the 'Protector of Humanity' in the Sikh faith, was laid to rest on this day in 1675.

January

Occult Day: November 18

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Occult Day celebrates occultism, the unknown, superstitious, spiritual, and mystical. It’s about the strange and unseen, a chance to explore ancient mythology and some of the legends that inform our lives...

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