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Litha

Tradition: Wicca/PaganismLink: http://hds.harvard.edu/life-at-hds/religious-and-spiritual-life/multifaith-calendar/about-the-multifaith-calendar Summer Solstice, celebrating the longest day and the blessings of light as well as the beginning of the sun god’s death. Begins at sundown….Continue Reading Litha

First of Muharram (Ra's al-Sanat Al Hijrivah)

Tradition: IslamLink: http://www2.hds.harvard.edu/spiritual/multifaith_about.html The first day of the first month of the Islamic year. This day commemorates the Hijra (“migration”) of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 C.E., where the first Islamic community was established. Begins at sundown….Continue Reading First of Muharram (Ra's al-Sanat Al Hijrivah)

Martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his Brother Hyrum

Tradition: Latter Day SaintsLink: http://www.hds.harvard.edu/life-at-hds/religious-and-spiritual-life/multifaith-calendar/about-the-multifaith-calendar The Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were assassinated in 1844 while incarcerated in Carthage, Illinois….Continue Reading Martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his Brother Hyrum

Ashurah ('Ashurah)

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)