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Religious Studies

Ramadan* (Islam)

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

Nineteen Day Fast* (Baháʼí)

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

Orthodox Clean Monday (Christian)

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, […]

Holi (Hindu, Jain, Sikh)

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

Lailat al-Qadr (Islam)

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 […]

Vesak (Buddhism)

The festival commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Gautama Buddha in Theravada, Tibetan Buddhism and Navayana.

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