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Rishi Panchami is a female fasting day in the Hindu faith designed to purify a woman. Hinduism considers menstruation unclean, and women during their monthly cycle are not permitted to enter the kitchen...
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DUCASSE D'ATH—BELGIUM'S WEDDING OF THE GIANTS Nestled in the heart of Ath, Belgium, the Ducasse d'Ath unfolds annually as a captivating tapestry of tradition, folklore, and community spirit embodying myt...
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Radha Ashtami (Radha Jayanti) celebrates the birthday of Radha, the goddess of love and the companion of Krishna. Depictions include renderings of a milkmaid and the embodiment of the soul. Radha Ashtam...
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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...
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Bodhi Day celebrates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, on the anniversary of his becoming the Buddha on December 8, 532 BC. Japan celebrates this event annually on Decemb...
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Christmas Day is the second most important day in the Christian calendar, second only to Easter. It celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ sometime between 1 BC and 1 AD. (There is no year "0"). Christian...
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Christmas Eve is the night before Christmas Day. Christmas Day is the second most important day in the Christian calendar, second only to Easter. It celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ sometime betwee...
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The Twelve Days of Christmas, or Christmastide, is the period between Christmas Day and the Epiphany. Christmas Day is the second most important day in the Christian calendar, second only to Easter, and...
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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 during the full...
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Dhanu Sankranti marks the day when the sun enters the Dhanu Rashi or Sagittarius, and this is the beginning of the ninth month of the Hindu solar calendar. On this day, Lord Surya, the sun god, is worsh...
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Saint Stephen is one of the most venerated Christian saints, considered the very first martyr who died for Jesus Christ. He was one of Jesus' most ardent followers, often described as a peaceful, calm, an...
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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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Gita Jayanti is the birthday of Bhagavad Gita (700-verse Hindu scripture), the sacred text of the Hindus celebrated on the Shukla Ekadashi, the 11th day of the waxing moon in the month of Margashirsha. It...
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Hanukkah is a Hebrew holiday that starts on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually falls during December. Hanukkah, the "Festival of Dedication" or "Festival of Lights," celebrates th...
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Margashirsha is a month of dedication and devotion to Lord Krishna. On the morning of the day of the full moon (Margashirsha Purnima), devotees take a holy bath with the roots of the Tulsi plant. While ba...
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Martyrdom Sahibzada Fateh Singh marks the death of the Younger Sahibzadas brother, Sahibzada Fateh Singh. He was five years old when he was executed for refusing to renounce his Sikh faith, and his brothe...
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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. At five y...
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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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Mummer's Day, or the Feast of Saint Stephen, marks the Christian faith's first martyr (or protomartyr). In several Christian countries, his feast day is a public holiday. In Ireland, Saint Stephen's d...
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In the Hindu Calendar, Pausa is the tenth month. PLEASE NOTE: We use the Indian civil calendar, the official holiday calendar in India. The Hindu faith has many calendars, each specific to different reg...