Event Category: Multifaith Calendar

Tradition: IslamLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html The Night of Power or Destiny commemorates the first revelation of the Qur’an (the Islamic scriptures) to Prophet Muhammad in 610 C.E. …Continue Reading Laylat al-Qadr

Tradition: ZoroastrianismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html Celebrates the creation of human beings and honors the souls of the deceased. …Continue Reading Ghambar Hamaspathmaedem

Tradition: IslamLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html One of the two main Islamic festivals (with Eid al-Adha), this day celebrates the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. It comes on the first day of the next lunar month, Shawal….Continue Reading Eid al-Fitr ('Id al-Fitr)

Tradition: Wicca/PaganismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html Vernal Equinox, celebrating the equivalence of light and dark and the arrival of Spring….Continue Reading Ostara

Tradition: Baha’iLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html The seventh greatest festival, “New Day” is the first day of the Zoroastrian/Persian and Bahá’í New Year. It falls on the spring equinox and symbolizes the renewal of the world after the winter. For Zoroastrians, Naw Ruz also celebrates the creation of fire that is symbolic of Asha or righteousness. It is…Continue Reading Naw Ruz (Noruz)

Tradition: ZoroastrianismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html The seventh greatest festival, “New Day” is the first day of the Zoroastrian/Persian and Bahá’í New Year. It falls on the spring equinox and symbolizes the renewal of the world after the winter. For Zoroastrians, Naw Ruz also celebrates the creation of fire that is symbolic of Asha or righteousness. It is…Continue Reading Naw Ruz (Noruz)

Tradition: ZoroastrianismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html The anniversary of the birth of the founder of the Zoroastrian faith….Continue Reading Birthday of the Prophet Zarathustra (Khordad Sal)

Tradition: HinduismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html Celebrates the birthday of Rama, the seventh incarnation of the God Vishnu. The Ramayana, one of the Hindu epics that tells the story of Rama, is read during the previous eight days….Continue Reading Ramanavami

Tradition: Christianity-Protestant,Christianity-Roman CatholicLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html Celebrates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, marking the beginning of Holy Week that culminates in Easter or Pascha. In some churches, Palm Sunday is combined with the anticipation of Christ’s death and so is also known as “Passion Sunday.” Orthodox Christians observe this Sunday on a date different from the…Continue Reading Palm Sunday

Tradition: JainismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html Celebrates the birthday of Lord Mahavira. Born with the name Vardhamana in ca. 599 B.C.E., he was later given the titles of honor Mahavira (“Great Hero”) and Jina (“Conqueror” or “Victor”), a title applied also to the other Tirthankaras. …Continue Reading Mahavir Jayanti