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
- Practice
- Christmas, Easter, Pentecost — liturgical calendar
- Key Text
- Luke 2:1-20; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; Acts 2:1-4
Islam
- Practice
- Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Mawlid — Islamic celebrations
- Key Text
- Quran 2:185; 22:34-37
Judaism
- Practice
- Pesach, Sukkot, Shavuot, Hanukkah, Purim — Jewish calendar
- Key Text
- Leviticus 23; Exodus 12; Esther 9:26-28
Hinduism
- Practice
- Diwali, Holi, Navaratri, Janmashtami — Hindu festivals
- Key Text
- Bhagavad Gita 4:7; Bhagavata Purana 10.29
Buddhism
- Practice
- Vesak (Buddha's birth/enlightenment/death); Kathina; Asalha Puja
- Key Text
- DN 16; SN 56.11