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Enkutatash is a public holiday in Ethiopia and Eritrea that marks the beginning of the New Year in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church's calendar. "Enkutatash" means "gift of jewels" in the Amharic language. T...
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Asu is the 7th month in the Nanakshahi Sikh calendar and generally begins on September 15 each year. The Sikh calendar’s start date is March 14, 1469, with the birth of Guru Nanak. The month of Asu has...
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Amar Das Ji, the third of ten gurus, died on this day in 1574. Sri Guru Ram Das Ji, the fourth guru, died on this day in 1581.
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In the Hindu religion, Ekadashi is observed yearly and monthly. Indira Ekadashi is the Ekadashi of the Krishna paksha in the Hindu month of Ashwin. Devotees are fast for one day to prove their love and...
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There are twelve Sankranti in the Hindu religion each year. Kanya Sankranti is a day for people to perform puja and offer dan (donations) to the needy. PLEASE NOTE: We use the Indian civil calendar, the...
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Vishwakarma is the Hindu god of architecture. Vishwakarma Puja (Vishwakarma Jayanti) is a day of celebration for Vishwakarma. Engineers, architects, artisans, craftsmen, mechanics, smiths, welders, indust...
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Guru Angad Dev Ji, the second of ten gurus, received his guruship on this day in 1539.
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Sarva Pitru Amavasya (Pitru Paksha / Pitr paksha / Pitri paksha) is a day set aside to perform the ritual known as Shraddha (tarpan) or the death rite of ancestors in Hinduism. Hindus believe the souls...
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On this day in 1539, Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism, died.
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Mabon is a pagan observance of the harvest season in Wiccan and other faiths.
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Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and the Feast of the Trumpets, marking the beginning of the Jewish faith’s High Holy Days. This two-day observance begins on the first day of Tishrei, the first mont...
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ABOUT THE HEBREW CALENDAR The Jewish Year 5786 corresponds to 2025 and 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. The Hebrew calendar marks day one as the seventh day of the creation story from the book of Ge...
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Rabi al-Thani is the fourth month in the Islamic religious calendar and includes the observances of: 8th of Rabī' al-Thānī—birth of 12th Imām, Ḥasan al-‘Askarī 10th of Rabī’ al-Thānī—death of Fātimah al...
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Tishrei is the first civil month and the seventh month in the ecclesiastical year of the Hebrew calendar. Otherwise known as Ethanim, this month is the transition month from summer to autumn. With this...
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Tzom Gedaliah is a Jewish observance celebrated on the second day of Rosh Hashanah in the month of Tisherj of the Hebrew calendar. Tzom Gedaliah acknowledges the killing of the governor of Judea at the...
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Shabbat Shuva means the Return of Sabbath. It is the sole Sabbath between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, considered the Ten Days of Repentance. The Jewish Shabbat begins at sundown on Friday and ends at...
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September 29 is the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels, or Michaelmas Day, a Christian religious holiday dedicated to Archangel Michael, the guardian, and protector of the people. In 15th century Eur...
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Saraswati Avahan celebrates the goddess Sarswati, responsible for knowledge in the Hindu faith. Avahan means invocation or summoning. This observance typically occurs in autumn each year. PLEASE NOTE:...
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Maha Saptami is the seventh day of the grand Durga Puja celebration and commences with the eyes of the goddess Durga opening on this day. Mahalaya is performed as part of the final countdown of Durga puj...