Winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, time to meditate on cycle of life, death and rebirth

Winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, time to meditate on cycle of life, death and rebirth

Celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ

This holiday is a celebration of Mary's motherhood of Jesus. It is a reminder of the role she played in the salvation of humankind.

Feast day that celebrates the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ

Orthodox Church uses Julian Calendar instead of the Gregorian and as a result a 13 day difference is produced. Therefore Christmas follows on January 7th as opposed to December 25th.

Start of month of Sh'vat on the Hebrew calendar. שְׁבָט (transliterated Sh'vat or Shevat) is the 5th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 11th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 days and corresponds to January or February on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is […]

Pongal, is also referred to as Thai Pongal, is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka.

New Year for Trees. Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah https://hebcal.com/h/tu-bishvat-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027

Shabbat of Song. Shabbat that includes Parashat Beshalach https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shirah-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027

Marks the beginning of Spring