Marks the beginning of Spring

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]