🕎8️⃣ Chanukah (Judaism)
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) Torah: Numbers 28:1-15, 7:48-53 […]
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🕎 Chanukah: 8th Day
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) Torah: Numbers 7:54-8:4 https://hebcal.com/h/chanukah-2025?uc=ical-diaspora-2025
✡️ Asara B’Tevet (Judaism)
Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem Torah: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10 https://hebcal.com/h/asara-btevet-20251230?uc=ical-diaspora-2025
Solemnity of Mary (Christian)
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.
Christmas (Orthodox Christian)
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.
Pongal (Hindu)
Pongal, is also referred to as Thai Pongal, is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka.
🕍 Shabbat Shirah (Judaism)
Shabbat of Song. Shabbat that includes Parashat Beshalach https://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shirah-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026
🌳 Tu BiShvat (Judaism)
New Year for Trees. Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah https://hebcal.com/h/tu-bishvat-2026?uc=ical-diaspora-2026
Maha Shivaratri (Hindu)
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 […]
Losar (Buddhism)
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 […]
Ash Wednesday (Christian)
Day of fasting that commemorates first day of Lent
Ramadan* (Islam)
Month of fasting to commemorate first revelation of the Qur’an to Muhammad