Event Category: Multifaith Calendar

Tradition: Indigenous AmericanLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html A time of renewal and purification that involves fasting and dances, and for some, participation in sweat lodge rituals….Continue Reading Green Corn Ceremony (or Stomp Dance)

Tradition: Indigenous AmericanLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html New Mexico. Also called the Crown Dance….Continue Reading Mescalero Apache Mountain Spirit Dances

Tradition: IslamLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html For Sunni Muslims, it is a voluntary fast day. Many important events are believed to have occurred on this day, such as Noah’s leaving the Ark and the freedom and departure of the Children of Israel from Egypt. For Shi’i Muslims, it is a time of mourning commemorating the martyrdom of Husain…Continue Reading Ashurah ('Ashurah)

Tradition: Baha’iLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html Anniversary of the martyrdom of the Bab, the forerunner of Baha’u’llah, in 1850. Work is suspended on this day. …Continue Reading Martyrdom of the Bab

Tradition: BuddhismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html Commemorates the Buddha’s first teaching following his enlightenment. The date and name of this Buddhist celebration varies significantly among cultures and communities….Continue Reading Dharma Day (Asalha Puja)

Tradition: Latter Day SaintsLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html Mormon observance of the arrival of Brigham Young at the site of Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1847….Continue Reading Pioneer Day

Tradition: Wicca/PaganismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html The first harvest festival, celebrating the sacrifices of the Earth, the sun for the harvest, and the diminishing strength of summer….Continue Reading Lammas/Lughnasa

Tradition: Indigenous AmericanLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html A time of renewal involving fasting, dances, offerings, and readings from the code of Handsome Lake. …Continue Reading Iroquois Green Corn Ceremony

Tradition: Indigenous AmericanLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html A time of renewal and purification that involves fasting and dances, and for some, participation in sweat lodge rituals. …Continue Reading Green Corn Ceremony (or Stomp Dance)

Tradition: Indigenous AmericanLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html A sixteen-day purification ceremony which includes the gathering and blessing of snakes. …Continue Reading Hopi Snake Dance