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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270118
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153630Z
UID:1520-1799884800-1800230399@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Pongal (H)
DESCRIPTION:Pongal\, is also referred to as Thai Pongal\, is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka.
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/pongal-h-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270124
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250701T205235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T205235Z
UID:2184-1800662400-1800748799@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🌳 Tu BiShvat
DESCRIPTION:New Year for Trees. Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in the Mishnah\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/tu-bishvat-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8c%b3-tu-bishvat-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270124
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250701T205235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T205235Z
UID:2185-1800662400-1800748799@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🕍 Shabbat Shirah
DESCRIPTION:Shabbat of Song. Shabbat that includes Parashat Beshalach\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shirah-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%95%8d-shabbat-shirah-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270202
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153630Z
UID:1521-1801440000-1801526399@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Imbolc (P\, W)
DESCRIPTION:Marks the beginning of Spring
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/imbolc-p-w-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270203
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20220817T181729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T181729Z
UID:1384-1801440000-1801612799@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Imbolc (Pagan\, Wiccan)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/imbolc-pagan-wiccan/2027-02-01/
CATEGORIES:Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270208
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153630Z
UID:1522-1801958400-1802044799@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Losar (Bu)
DESCRIPTION: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 night of the year.
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/losar-bu-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270208
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250701T205236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T205236Z
UID:2186-1801958400-1802044799@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🌒 Rosh Chodesh Adar I
DESCRIPTION: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 חוֹדֶשׁ\, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh\, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon\nTorah: Numbers 28:1-15\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-adar-i-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8c%92-rosh-chodesh-adar-i/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270309
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153630Z
UID:1528-1802044800-1804550399@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Ramadan* (I)
DESCRIPTION:Month of fasting to commemorate first revelation of the Qur’an to Muhammad
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/ramadan-i-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270209
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250701T205236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T205236Z
UID:2187-1802044800-1802131199@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🌒 Rosh Chodesh Adar I
DESCRIPTION: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 חוֹדֶשׁ\, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh\, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon\nTorah: Numbers 28:1-15\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-adar-i-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8c%92-rosh-chodesh-adar-i-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270211
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153630Z
UID:1523-1802217600-1802303999@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Ash Wednesday (C)
DESCRIPTION:Day of fasting that commemorates first day of Lent
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/ash-wednesday-c-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270222
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250701T205236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T205236Z
UID:2188-1803168000-1803254399@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🎭️ Purim Katan
DESCRIPTION:Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/purim-katan-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8e%ad%ef%b8%8f-purim-katan/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270223
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250701T205236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T205236Z
UID:2189-1803254400-1803340799@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🎭️ Shushan Purim Katan
DESCRIPTION:Minor Purim celebration during Adar I on leap years in Jerusalem and walled cities\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/shushan-purim-katan-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8e%ad%ef%b8%8f-shushan-purim-katan/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270302
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153631Z
UID:1524-1803600000-1803945599@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Ayyám-i-Há* (Ba)
DESCRIPTION:Days of preparation for the Fast\, marked by hospitality and charity to poor and sick
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/ayyam-i-ha-ba-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270302
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270321
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153631Z
UID:1532-1803945600-1805587199@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Nineteen Day Fast (Bu)
DESCRIPTION:Sunrise to sunset fast also marked with prayer to reinvigorate soul and bring closer to God (fasting)
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/nineteen-day-fast-bu/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270306
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270307
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153631Z
UID:1525-1804291200-1804377599@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Lailat al-Qadr (I)
DESCRIPTION: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 Muhammad.
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/lailat-al-qadr-i-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270306
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270307
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153631Z
UID:1526-1804291200-1804377599@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Maha Shivaratri (H)
DESCRIPTION: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 festivals\, which are celebrated during the day\, Shivaratri is celebrated at night.
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/maha-shivaratri-h-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270306
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270307
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250701T205236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T205236Z
UID:2190-1804291200-1804377599@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🕍 Shabbat Shekalim
DESCRIPTION:Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar. Read in preparation for Purim\nHaftarah: II Kings 12:1-17\nHaftarah for Sephardim: II Kings 11:17-12:17\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-shekalim-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%95%8d-shabbat-shekalim/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270310
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153631Z
UID:1527-1804550400-1804636799@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Eid al-Fitr* (I)
DESCRIPTION:Marks the end of Ramadan\, holy month of fasting
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/eid-al-fitr-i-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270310
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250701T205236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T205236Z
UID:2191-1804550400-1804636799@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🌒 Rosh Chodesh Adar II
DESCRIPTION:Start of month of Adar II (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar. Adar II (אַדָר ב׳)\, sometimes “Adar Bet” or “Adar Sheni”\, is the 7th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 13th month of the Hebrew year. It has 29 days\, occurs only on leap years\, and corresponds to February or March on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ\, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh\, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon\nTorah: Numbers 28:1-15\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-adar-ii-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8c%92-rosh-chodesh-adar-ii/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270310
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270311
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250701T205236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T205236Z
UID:2192-1804636800-1804723199@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🌒 Rosh Chodesh Adar II
DESCRIPTION:Start of month of Adar II (on leap years) on the Hebrew calendar. Adar II (אַדָר ב׳)\, sometimes “Adar Bet” or “Adar Sheni”\, is the 7th month of the civil Hebrew year and the 13th month of the Hebrew year. It has 29 days\, occurs only on leap years\, and corresponds to February or March on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ\, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh\, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon\nTorah: Numbers 28:1-15\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/rosh-chodesh-adar-ii-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8c%92-rosh-chodesh-adar-ii-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270316
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153631Z
UID:1529-1805068800-1805155199@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Clean Monday (OC)
DESCRIPTION:Clean Monday\, also known as Pure Monday\, Ash Monday\, Monday of Lent or Green Monday\, is the first day of Great Lent throughout Eastern Christianity and is a moveable feast\, falling on the 6th Monday before Palm Sunday
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/clean-monday-oc-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270321
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153648Z
UID:1533-1805500800-1805587199@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Ostara (P\, W)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrates Spring\, also known as the vernal equinox
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/ostara-p-w-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270321
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250701T205236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T205236Z
UID:2193-1805500800-1805587199@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🕍 Shabbat Zachor
DESCRIPTION:Shabbat of Remembrance. Shabbat before Purim\nHaftarah: I Samuel 15:2-34\nHaftarah for Sephardim: I Samuel 15:1-34\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/shabbat-zachor-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%95%8d-shabbat-zachor-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270322
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153648Z
UID:1530-1805587200-1805673599@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Palm Sunday (C)
DESCRIPTION:Feast commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/palm-sunday-c-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270322
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153648Z
UID:1531-1805587200-1805673599@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Nowruz* (Ba\, Z)
DESCRIPTION:Marks the first day of spring
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/nowruz-ba-z-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270324
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153648Z
UID:1535-1805673600-1805846399@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Holi (H\, J\, Si)
DESCRIPTION:Holiday associated with exuberant flinging of colored powders\, celebrates the advent of spring and the enduring message that good will always be victorious over evil; light will always overcome darkness
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/holi-h-j-si-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270323
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250701T205237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T205237Z
UID:2194-1805673600-1805759999@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:✡️ Ta’anit Esther
DESCRIPTION:Fast of Esther\nTorah: Exodus 32:11-14\, 34:1-10\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/taanit-esther-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%e2%9c%a1%ef%b8%8f-taanit-esther-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270323
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250701T205237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T205237Z
UID:2195-1805673600-1805759999@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🎭️📜 Erev Purim
DESCRIPTION:Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination\nTorah: Esther 1:1-10:3\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/purim-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8e%ad%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%93%9c-erev-purim-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270324
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250604T223939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T153648Z
UID:1534-1805760000-1805846399@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Purim* (Ju)
DESCRIPTION:Commemorates the story of Esther
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/purim-ju-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270324
DTSTAMP:20260405T135315
CREATED:20250701T205237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T205237Z
UID:2196-1805760000-1805846399@umaine.edu
SUMMARY:🎭️📜 Purim
DESCRIPTION:Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination\nTorah: Exodus 17:8-16; Esther 1:1-10:3\nhttps://hebcal.com/h/purim-2027?uc=ical-diaspora-2027
URL:https://umaine.edu/religious-studies/event/%f0%9f%8e%ad%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%93%9c-purim-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Holidays
END:VEVENT
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