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