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Calendar of Holy Days

Month-long celebrations

The Iroquois Midwinter Ceremony, in which old fires are extinguished and new fires are lit, and the Hopi Holy Cycle, in which the changing of the seasons and the nature of the Hopi sacred universe are celebrated, begin in January and February, but the dates of observance vary by tribe. It is also the season of K’aliyee, the time of the north wind that blows off glaciers and icecaps that linger from the last ice age.

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Our thanks to the Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago, the Multifaith Action Society of British Columbia (Canada), BBC’s Religion Website, Peel Schools District Board (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada), the Arizona State University Provost’s Office, the NCCJ of the Piedmont Triad, the Anti-Defamation League, Project Interfaith (Omaha, NE), the University of British Columbia’s Equity and Inclusion Office, the University of Victoria Faculty of Law (British Columbia, Canada), the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education, and www.interfaith-calendar.org

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Apr
14
Sun
Vaisakhi – Hinduism
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Apr 14 all-day

The first day of the solar year and an important harvest festival in northern India.

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Categories: Hinduism
Jul
23
Tue
Chaturmas – Hinduism and Jainism
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Jul 23 all-day

This day marks the beginning of a four-month period (ending in November) during which time devotees observe some form of vow. Penance, fasting, and other religious observances mark this period. It is considered an inauspicious time for weddings or thread ceremonies.

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Categories: Hinduism Jainism
Jan
14
Tue
Makar Sankranti – Hinduism
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Jan 14 all-day

A festival marking the change from decrease to increase of the sun.

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Categories: Hinduism
Apr
14
Tue
Vaisakhi – Hinduism
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Apr 14 all-day

The first day of the solar year and an important harvest festival in northern India.

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Categories: Hinduism
Jul
23
Thu
Chaturmas – Hinduism and Jainism
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Jul 23 all-day

This day marks the beginning of a four-month period (ending in November) during which time devotees observe some form of vow. Penance, fasting, and other religious observances mark this period. It is considered an inauspicious time for weddings or thread ceremonies.

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Categories: Hinduism Jainism
Jan
14
Thu
Makar Sankranti – Hinduism
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Jan 14 all-day

A festival marking the change from decrease to increase of the sun.

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Categories: Hinduism
Jul
23
Fri
Chaturmas – Hinduism and Jainism
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Jul 23 all-day

This day marks the beginning of a four-month period (ending in November) during which time devotees observe some form of vow. Penance, fasting, and other religious observances mark this period. It is considered an inauspicious time for weddings or thread ceremonies.

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Categories: Hinduism Jainism
Jul
23
Sat
Chaturmas – Hinduism and Jainism
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Jul 23 all-day

This day marks the beginning of a four-month period (ending in November) during which time devotees observe some form of vow. Penance, fasting, and other religious observances mark this period. It is considered an inauspicious time for weddings or thread ceremonies.

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Categories: Hinduism Jainism
Jul
23
Sun
Chaturmas – Hinduism and Jainism
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Jul 23 all-day

This day marks the beginning of a four-month period (ending in November) during which time devotees observe some form of vow. Penance, fasting, and other religious observances mark this period. It is considered an inauspicious time for weddings or thread ceremonies.

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Jul
23
Tue
Chaturmas – Hinduism and Jainism
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Jul 23 all-day

This day marks the beginning of a four-month period (ending in November) during which time devotees observe some form of vow. Penance, fasting, and other religious observances mark this period. It is considered an inauspicious time for weddings or thread ceremonies.

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Jul
23
Wed
Chaturmas – Hinduism and Jainism
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Jul 23 all-day

This day marks the beginning of a four-month period (ending in November) during which time devotees observe some form of vow. Penance, fasting, and other religious observances mark this period. It is considered an inauspicious time for weddings or thread ceremonies.

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Jul
23
Thu
Chaturmas – Hinduism and Jainism
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Jul 23 all-day

This day marks the beginning of a four-month period (ending in November) during which time devotees observe some form of vow. Penance, fasting, and other religious observances mark this period. It is considered an inauspicious time for weddings or thread ceremonies.

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Jul
23
Fri
Chaturmas – Hinduism and Jainism
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Jul 23 all-day

This day marks the beginning of a four-month period (ending in November) during which time devotees observe some form of vow. Penance, fasting, and other religious observances mark this period. It is considered an inauspicious time for weddings or thread ceremonies.

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Jul
23
Sun
Chaturmas – Hinduism and Jainism
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Jul 23 all-day

This day marks the beginning of a four-month period (ending in November) during which time devotees observe some form of vow. Penance, fasting, and other religious observances mark this period. It is considered an inauspicious time for weddings or thread ceremonies.

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