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Date |
Faith |
Event |
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Sunday, April 06-7 |
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Hindu New Year |
Telugu New Year / Gudi Padwa / Ugadi, Cheti
Chand- Sindhi New Year Vasantha Durga Panchami
- Different denominations of Hindu community. |
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Sunday, April 13 -14 |
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Hindu New Year |
Baiskhi / Tamil New Year /
Vishu |
Bengali New Year / Bohag Bihu - Different
denominations of Hindu community. |
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Sunday, April 13 |
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Baisakhi |
Sikh New Year festival; most
important date on the Sikh calendar. Commemorates
the year 1699, when Sikhism was formed as a faith.
Link:
About Baisakhi |
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Monday, April 14 |
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Ramnvami |
Birthday
Celebrations of Rama -
Sri-Ramnavami is
dedicated to the memory of Lord Rama. It occurs on
the ninth day (navami). The festival commemorates
the birth of Rama who is remembered for his
prosperous and righteous reign. |
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Friday,
April 18 |
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Mahavir's birthday. |
In
Jainism,
Mahavir Jayanti is the most important
religious
holiday.
It celebrates of the birth of
Mahavira,
the last
Tirthankara.
He was born on the 13th day of the rising moon of
Chaitra,
in either
599 BC
or
615 BC
(depending on religious tradition). |
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Saturday April 19 - 26 |
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Passover |
Eight-day festival marking the
liberation of the Israelites from bondage in Egypt
(begins at sundown April 19).
Feature:
Passover Offerings
| Basics:
What Is Passover? |
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Sunday, April 20 |
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Buddhist New Year |
New Year for many Buddhists in
South East Asia; festivities continue for three
days.
Link:
Buddhist Festivals and
Holidays |
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Sunday, April 20 |
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Hanuman Jayanthi |
Hanuman Jayanthi (Birthday), marks a symbolic acceptance of the
human race's peaceful co-existence with nature and
the worship of an animal as a divine creature. It is
celebrated during Chaitra (April) to commemorate the
birth of Hanuman, the monkey god widely venerated
throughout India. |
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Monday, April 21 |
 |
Feast of Ridvan |
Commemorates Baha'u'llah's
declaration of his mission as God's messenger
(begins at sundown the previous day).
Essay:
Ridvn, King of Festivals
Links:
The Ridvan Festival,
More About Ridvan |
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Tuesday, April 22 |
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Earth Day |
Non-religious celebration
recognizing the importance of preserving our only
planet.
Features:
Complete Earth Day Coverage |
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Sunday April 27 |
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Pascha |
Feast day commemorating the
death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Feature:
Christ Is Risen |
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Yom HaShoah |
Holocaust Remembrance Day;
remembers the Jews killed during World War II
(begins at sundown the previous day).
Resource:
The Unbelievable and the
Believer
Explore:
Cassandraism and the Holocaust |
