Ayyám-i-Há (Baháʼí)
Days of preparation for the Fast, marked by hospitality and charity to poor and sick
Days of preparation for the Fast, marked by hospitality and charity to poor and sick
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.
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 […]
Sunrise to sunset fast also marked with prayer to reinvigorate soul and bring closer to God (fasting)
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
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
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.