Category: Religion

Mauni Amavasya (H): January 24

Daily

Mauni Amavas (Mauni Amavasya) commemorates of the birthday of Manu Rishi in the Hindu faith. Rituals include bathing in holy rivers to promote prosperity. A Maun (silent) Vrat is observed on this day to q...

January

Parkash Utsav (S): January 31

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The annual birth celebration of the Guru Har Rai Sahib. Marked each year on January 31 since 2003.

January

Parkash Utsav (S): January 5

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The annual birth celebration of the Guru Gobind Singh Sahib. Marked each year on January 5 since 2003.

January

Paush Purnima (H): January 10

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Paush Purnima, the day of the full moon within the Hindu month of Paush and it has a great significance to the faithful. On this day, people bathe in holy rivers including the Ganga and pray to Ganga to r...

January

Paush Putrada Ekadashi (H): January 6

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Putrada Ekadeshi marks the waxing moon fortnight of the Hindu month of Pausha. On this day, devotees fast by avoiding grains, beans, cereals, and certain vegetables and spices whilst spending the day in w...

January

Peculiar People Day: January 10

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On Peculiar People Day we are encouraged to appreciate and honor differences, and seek out the peculiar souls whom surround us, even those we ignore, mock, or dismiss. It is a day to celebrate what makes...

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

Pongal (H): January 15-18

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Pongal is a Hindu festival marking the beginning of the end of winter and corresponds to the time when the sun is moving towards Uttarayanam (north) from Dakshinayanam (south). Usually, Pongal is celebr...

January

Pray for Peace, World Day to (C): January...

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Throughout the world on New Years Day, Catholic's come together and pray for World Peace. The Pope sets the topic of the annual prayer in December.

January

Religion Day, World: January 19

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World Religion Day was first proposed and observed in 1950 by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. It seeks to promote the universal principles underlining each of the wor...

January

Religious Freedom Day, Ntl. (1786): Januar...

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National Religious Freedom Day marks the anniversary of the drafting of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom by Thomas Jefferson on January 16, 1786. The statute was ratified three days later and be...

January

Saint Basil's Day (C) (379 AD): January 1

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In some Christian denominations January 1 is recognized as Saint Basil's Day. St. Basil is said to have been born in central Turkey and is famous for his intellectual brilliance, his care for the poor,...

January

Sanctity of Human Life Day (1973): January...

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Sanctity of Human Life Day in the United States symbolizes the sacredness of human life and is meant to fight for the lives of unborn infants and against abortion. Today is the anniversary of the 1973 S...

January

Sankashti Chaturthi (H): January 13

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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...

January

Saraswati Puja (H): January 29

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Sarswati Puja is celebrated on Vasant Panchami in the Hindu faith. Saraswati Puja is dedicated to the goddess of music, art and knowledge, Sarswati. Yellow is the signature color of Sarswati Puja. Clot...

January

Sh'vat (J): January 27 - February 24

Monthly

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. Sh'va...

January

Shattila Ekadashi (H): January 20

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Ekadashi is a Hindu observance that can fall into two categories: annually and monthly. Sattila or Tilda Ekadeshi falls on the 11th day of waning moon (Krishan Paksha) during the fortnight of the Hindu...

January

The God Who Speaks, A Year of the Word (C)...

Annual

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has announced that 2020 will be 'A Year of the World-The God Who Speaks. It is the 10th anniversary of Verbum Domini - Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic E...

January

Timket (C)(ET/ER): January 19

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In the Coptic, Ethiopian and Eritrean churches, Timket is the Epiphany celebration marking the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. It is a national holiday in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

January

Twelfth Night (C): January 5

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January 5 in Christianity is the Twelfth Night, though some denominations of Christianity mark the Twelfth Night on January 6. It is the final night of the Twelve days of Christmas and occurs on the eve o...

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