Losar is the Tibetan word for "new year". lo holds the semantic field "year, age"; sar holds the semantic field "new, fresh" Losar is an important holiday in Tibet, Bhutan and for certain ethnic groups in Nepal and India. Before the Tibetan New Year, Nyi Shu Gu is celebrated on the eve of the last […]

Start of month of Adar I (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar. Adar I (אַדָר א׳) is the 6th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 12th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 days, occurs only on leap years, and corresponds to February or March on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ […]

Month of fasting to commemorate first revelation of the Qur’an to Muhammad

Start of month of Adar I (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar. Adar I (אַדָר א׳) is the 6th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 12th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 days, occurs only on leap years, and corresponds to February or March on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ […]

Day of fasting that commemorates first day of Lent

Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years https://hebcal.com/h/purim-katan-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027

Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years in Jerusalem and walled cities https://hebcal.com/h/shushan-purim-katan-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027

Days of preparation for the Fast, marked by hospitality and charity to poor and sick

Sunrise to sunset fast also marked with prayer to reinvigorate soul and bring closer to God (fasting)

The night when the Quran was first sent down from Heaven to the world and also the night when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the prophet […]

Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in reverence of the God Shiva. It is the wedding night of Lord Shiva and his consort Goddess Parvati. Unlike most Hindu […]

Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar. Read in preparation for Purim Haftarah: II Kings 12:1-17 Haftarah for Sephardim: II Kings 11:17-12:17 https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shekalim-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027