Upcoming Religious Observances
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon
Read MoreEach year since 1957, the president has signed a proclamation encouraging all Americans to pray on this day.
Read MoreFind out the dates, history and traditions of Saviour of the Apple Feast Day
Read MoreThe Schwenkfelder Church is a small American Christian body rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of Caspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig.
Read MoreFind out the dates, history and traditions of Clergy Appreciation Day (or Pastor Appreciation Day or Ministry Appreciation Day)
Read MorePope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
Read MoreDedicated to the remembrance of the departed. All Souls' Day follows All Saints' Day.
Read MoreCelebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness.
Read MoreA holiday observed by Ethiopian Jews to commemorate their return from exile to Israel.
Read MorePope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
Read MorePope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
Read MoreFind out the dates, history and traditions of The eve before Saint Martins day
Read MoreTotensonntag is a Protestant religious holiday in Germany and Switzerland, commemorating the faithfully departed.
Read MoreObserved for eight days in honour of the historic victory of the Maccabbees against religious oppression
Read MoreIt's Anna's Day, marking the start of making the lutefisk to be consumed on Christmas Eve.
Read MoreMarks the beginning of the Christmas season and honours the memory of St. Lucia, an early Christian martyr.
Read MoreChristmas Eve marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that started on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve.
Read MoreChristmas is one of the most popular holidays in the world and marks the birth of Jesus Christ.
Read MoreOn January 1 the Greek Orthodox church commemorates Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia.
Read MoreA major Christian celebration, Epiphany is celebrated on January 6th and commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus to the Magi, or three wise men.
Read MoreFind out the dates, history and traditions of National Religious Freedom Day
Read MoreA Jewish festival called Rosh HaShanah La'Ilanot, literally 'New Year of the Trees'.
Read MoreThis feast day for a 3rd century saint is also known as Students Day in Russia and Ukraine.
Read MoreMarks the beginning of lent. Marking the forehead with ash represents regret for past sins.
Read MoreGreat Lent marks the start of the Easter cycle in the Orthodox Christian Church
Read MorePurim remembers the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to destroy them as recorded in the Book of Esther.
Read MoreOriginally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
Read MorePalm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter and commemorates Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.
Read MoreAlso known as Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday commemorates the last supper and established the ceremony known as the Eucharist.
Read MoreGood Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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