Tradition: ZoroastrianismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html Celebrates the creation of plants, the sowing of the winter crop, and the return of herds from pasture. …Continue Reading Ghambar Ayathrem
Shemini Atzeret
Tradition: JudaismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html See Sukkot. …Continue Reading Shemini Atzeret
Simchat Torah
Tradition: JudaismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html Joyous festival in which the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue is completed and its first book begun again. The celebration typically includes singing, dancing, and marching with Torah scrolls….Continue Reading Simchat Torah
Diwali (Dipavali)
Tradition: HinduismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html Perhaps the most popular of all Hindu festivals, also known as the Festival of Lights, it is dedicated to the Goddess Kali in Bengal and to Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth, in the rest of India. As with several other festivals, Diwali is associated with one of the stories about the destruction…Continue Reading Diwali (Dipavali)
Installation of Granth Sahib Ji as Guru
Tradition: SikhismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html This day celebrates Gobind Singh Ji’s passing on guru-ship to Scripture, henceforth known as the Guru Granth Sahib. (1708 C.E.) …Continue Reading Installation of Granth Sahib Ji as Guru
Diwali/Mahavir Nirvana
Tradition: JainismLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html See Diwali….Continue Reading Diwali/Mahavir Nirvana
Birth of the Bab
Tradition: Baha’iLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html The anniversary of the birth of the Bab, the herald of the new age for Bahá’ís. The Shrine of the Bab in Haifa, Israel, is part of the World Center of the Bahá’í faith….Continue Reading Birth of the Bab
Birth of Baha'u'llah
Tradition: Baha’iLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html The anniversary of the birth of Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Bahá’í faith. Work is suspended on this day. …Continue Reading Birth of Baha'u'llah