Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Festivals & Holy Days
Sacred calendars punctuate the year with festivals that re-enact foundational events, celebrate harvests, and mark seasons of repentance. Christmas, Eid, Passover, Diwali, and Vesak each gather communities in joyful remembrance of the sacred story that defines their identity.
Across the World's Religions
Christianity
- अभ्यास
- Christmas, Easter, Pentecost — liturgical calendar
- Key Text
- Luke 2:1-20; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; Acts 2:1-4
Islam
- अभ्यास
- Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Mawlid — Islamic celebrations
- Key Text
- Quran 2:185; 22:34-37
Judaism
- अभ्यास
- Pesach, Sukkot, Shavuot, Hanukkah, Purim — Jewish calendar
- Key Text
- Leviticus 23; Exodus 12; Esther 9:26-28
Hinduism
- अभ्यास
- Diwali, Holi, Navaratri, Janmashtami — Hindu festivals
- Key Text
- Bhagavad Gita 4:7; Bhagavata Purana 10.29
Buddhism
- अभ्यास
- Vesak (Buddha's birth/enlightenment/death); Kathina; Asalha Puja
- Key Text
- DN 16; SN 56.11