Religious Observances

Find out the dates, history and traditions of The eve before Saint Martins day

This day marks the start of the period of Advent that ends on Christmas Eve.

Observed for eight days in honour of the historic victory of the Maccabbees against religious oppression

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Holy Innocents Day

On January 1 the Greek Orthodox church commemorates Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Religious Freedom Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Bible Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Fastelavn

Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter and commemorates Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon 

Each year since 1957, the president has signed a proclamation encouraging all Americans to pray on this day.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Saviour of the Apple Feast Day

The Schwenkfelder Church is a small American Christian body rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of Caspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Clergy Appreciation Day (or Pastor Appreciation Day or Ministry Appreciation Day)