Event Category: Multifaith Calendar

Tradition: JudaismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html A day of communal mourning of the destruction of the First and Second Temples. Tisha B’Av is the saddest day of the Jewish calendar and is recognized by fasting….Continue Reading Tisha B'Av

Tradition: HinduismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html Also abbreviated to Rakhi, it is the Hindu festival that celebrates brotherhood and love. It is celebrated on the full moon in the month of Sravana in the lunar calendar….Continue Reading Raksha Bandhan

Tradition: Christianity-Protestant,Christianity-Roman CatholicLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html Commemorates the assumption of Mary, mother of Jesus, into heaven….Continue Reading Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Tradition: Christianity-OrthodoxLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html Commemorates the death of Mary, the mother of Jesus….Continue Reading Dormition of the Theotokos

Tradition: HinduismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html  Celebrates the birthday of Krishna. According to the Hindu epics, Krishna was the eighth incarnation of the God Vishnu, opposed to the demon Kansa, who was responsible for the increase of evil in the world. Worship of Krishna is characteristically expressed in dance and song….Continue Reading Krishna Janmashtami

Tradition: JainismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html Considered the holiest period of the year, these eight days are marked for Jains by fasting, meditation, prayer. and public readings of the life story of Lord Mahavira. Observed especially by the followers of the Shvetambara sect, Paryushana concludes on Samvatsari, the most solemn occasion of self-scrutiny and forgiveness. On this day,…Continue Reading Paryushana Festival

Tradition: HinduismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html A celebration of Ganesh’s birthday, one of the major Hindu deities. Ganesh, who has the head of an elephant, is the God of Success and is invoked at the beginning of all new undertakings….Continue Reading Ganesh Chaturthi

Tradition: JainismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html A 10-day festival that is considered to be a holy convocation. During these days, Jains impose some restraints on their daily activities by fasting, meditation, and prayer. The last day of Paryushana is the most solemn occasion of forgiveness and the examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings. On this day, Jains…Continue Reading Das Laxana Festival

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 New Mexico. …Continue Reading Jicarilla Apache Ghost Dance