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Category: Religion
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Religion Events
Peculiar People Day: January 10
Daily
On Peculiar People Day, we are encouraged to appreciate and honor differences and seek out the peculiar souls surrounding us, even those we ignore, mock, or dismiss. It is a day to celebrate what makes ea...
January
Play God Day: January 9
Daily
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 me...
January
Pongal (H): January 14-15
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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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On New Year's Day, Catholics come together and pray for world peace, and the Pope sets the topic of the annual prayer in December.
January
Rajab (M): January 1 -30
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Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic Calendar. The word 'Rajab' is a derivative of Rajaba, which means "to respect" in Arabic. Rajab is one of the four sacred months in the Islamic Calendar, during...
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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January 1 is recognized as Saint Basil's Day by several Christian denominations. St. Basil is said to have been born in central Turkey and is famous for his intellectual brilliance, care for the poor, a...
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 the unborn and against abortion. Today is the anniversary of the 1973 Supre...
January
Sankashti Chaturthi (H): January 17
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In the Hindu faith, Chaturthi celebrates Lord Ganesha. Sankashti Chaturthi (Sankata Chaturthi) on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha (the dark lunar phase or the waning phase of the moon). If this Chaturt...
January
Sh'vat (J): January 30 - February 28
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Sh'vat or Shevat is the fifth month of the civil year and the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. The name Shevat comes from the Akkadian language used during the Babylonia...
January
Sha'ban (M): January 31- February 28
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Shaban, or Sha'ban, is the eighth month of the Islamic calendar and the month before Ramadan.
January
Shattila Ekadashi (H): January 25
Daily
Ekadashi is a Hindu observance that can fall into two categories: annually and monthly. Sattila or Tilda Ekadashi falls on the 11th day of the waning moon (Krishan Paksha) during the fortnight of the Hi...
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. Timket is a national holiday in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
January
Twelfth Night (C): January 5
Daily
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...
January
Dog Days of Summer: July 3-August 11
Monthly
The Dog Days of Summer are the hottest weeks in the Northern Hemisphere. They received their name in antiquity based upon the movements of the star Sirius, the "dog star." Pagan societies sacrificed a bro...
January
Ashura (M): (680 AD) July 5/6
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Ashura marks the Shi'a Islamic new year. "Ashura" is the Arabic word for tenth, thus named as it occurs on the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. Ashura is significant to t...
January
Parkash (S)(1595): July 5
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Guru Hargobind Sahib, the sixth of ten gurus in Sikhism, was born on this day in 1595.
January
Devshayani Ekadashi (H): July 6
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In Hinduism, Ekadashi is an important observance, with two occurring annually. The focus is the worship of Lord Vishnu. Devotees show reverence by partial fasting. They abstain from grains, beans, cereals...
January
Forgiveness Day, Global: July 7*
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Global Forgiveness Day is about seeking the commonalities of our human experience and forgiving the inevitable trespasses and differences. Unresolved conflicts pepper our world, internationally, locally,...
January
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