Lists of holidays
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Lists of holidays by various categorizations.
Religious holidays
Abrahamic holidays (Middle Eastern)
Christian holidays
Christmas (Nativity of Jesus Christ, the beginning of Christmastide)
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Epiphany of the Lord
Palm Sunday (Commemoration of the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem)
Paschal Triduum, Easter Vigil (first liturgical celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus) and Easter. (The beginning of Eastertide)
Feast of the Ascension
Pentecost (descent of the Holy Spirit)
Feast of Corpus Christi
Feast of the Transfiguration
Feast of the Assumption
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Holy Rood Day) (commemorates the finding and annual elevation of the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to the people)
Reformation Day
All Saints' Day
Solemnity of Christ the King
Totensonntag
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Solemnity of All Saints
Jewish holidays
Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread – 7 or 8 days of consumption of matzo with wine and avoidance of leavened foods)
Chanukkah (Feast of Dedication; Also called the Festival of Lights – Commemoration of the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple)
Pesach (Passover – Deliverance of Jews from slavery in Egypt)
Lag BaOmer (A holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar)
Purim (Feast of Lots – Deliverance of Jews in Persia from extermination by Haman)
Reishit Katzir (Feast of Firstfruits – Collecting and waving of grain bundles (barley or wheat); Occurs during the 7 days of unleavened bread after the Sabbath)
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year – First day of Tishrei every year)
Shabbat (The 7th Day Sabbath – The day of rest and holiest day of the week, Saturday)
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks – Wheat harvesting in Israel and the receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai)
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles; Also called the Feast of Ingathering – Dwelling within sukkahs for 7 days (in Israel) or 8 days (the diaspora); Considered by some to be a mini-campout)
Shemini Atzeret (A holiday sometimes confused as being the 8th day of Sukkot; Beginning of the rainy season in Israel)
Simchat Torah (Observed after Shemini Atzeret; Completion of the Sefer Torah)
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement – A day of fasting and repentance of one's sins from the past year)
Islamic holidays
Ashura (Day of Atonement; Tenth day of Muharram. Muharram is the first month of the lunar year)
Eid (feast): Date determined by the lunar calendar and observation of the Moon
Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice; Tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the twelfth and final month of the lunar year)
Arafah (Eve of Eid al-Adha)
Eid al-Fitr (Feast of Breaking the Fast; First day of Shawwal. It marks the end of Ramadan, the fasting month. Part of honoring this occasion is "zakaat ul-fitr" (giving alms to the needy on the day of Eid al-Fitr))
Chaand Raat (Eve of Eid al-Fitr)
Holy Month of Ramadan (First day of Ramadan; A 30-day period of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran)
Jumu'atul-Wida (Friday of Farewell; Last Friday of Ramadan before the celebration of Eid al-Fitr)
Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Decree; Last ten days of Ramadan. The revealing of the first verses of the Quran to Muhammad)
Isra and Mi'raj (Night Journey; Ascension of Muhammad into Heaven)
Jumu'ah (More commonly known as the Day of Assembly or the Day of Gathering; Held every Friday of the lunar year as an alternative to the Zuhr prayer)
Mawlid (Birth of Muhammad)
Mid-Sha'ban (Bara'a Night; Decisions of the fortunes of men in the approaching year)
Nuzul Al Quran (First revelation of the Quran)
Raʼs as-Sanah al-Hijrīyah (Islamic New Year; First day of Muharram every year)
Baháʼí holidays
1st Day of Ridván
9th Day of Ridván
12th Day of Ridván
Ascension of `Abdu'l-Bahá
Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh
Baháʼí Naw-Rúz
Birth of Bahá'u'lláh
Birth of the Báb
Day of the Covenant
Declaration of the Báb
Martyrdom of the Báb
Mandaean holidays
Parwanaya
Dehwa Daimana
Kanshi u-Zahli
Dehwa Rabba
Dehwa d-Šišlam Rabba
Dehwa Hanina
Ead Fel
Ashoriya
Dharmic holidays (Indian)
Buddhist holidays
Asalha Puja
Blessed Rainy Day (Bhutanese)
Bodhi Day
Bon Festival (Japanese)
Buddha Jayanti or Vesak
Kathina
Diwali
Magha Puja
Pchum Ben (Cambodian)
Poya
Hindu holidays
Jain holidays
Diwali
Kshamavani
Paryushana
Sikh holidays
Bandi Chhor Divas
Gurupurab
Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
Hola Mohalla
Vaisakhi
Pagan holidays
Ancient Greek/Roman holidays
Adonia/Rosalia
Dionysia/Bacchanalia
Floralia
Kronia/Saturnalia
Lemuralia
Lykaia/Lupercalia
Parentalia
Vestalia
Vinalia
Celtic, Norse, and Neopagan holidays
In the order of the Wheel of the Year:
Samhain/Halloween (Celtic): 31 October – 1 November, Celtic New Year, first day of winter
Yule (Norse): 21–22 December, winter solstice, Celtic midwinter
Imbolc/Candlemas (Celtic): 1–2 February, Celtic first day of spring
Ostara/Easter (Norse): 21–22 March, spring equinox, Celtic midspring
Beltane/May Day (Celtic): 30 April – 1 May, Celtic first day of summer
Litha (Norse): 21–22 June, summer solstice, Celtic midsummer
Lughnasadh/Lammas (Celtic): 1–2 August, Celtic first day of autumn
Mabon (Norse): 21–22 September, autumn equinox, Celtic midautumn
Other holidays
East Asian holidays
Chinese New Year
Chongyang Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Fukagawa Festival
First Full Moon Festival
Ghost Festival
Gion Festival
Harvest Festival
Japanese Autumn Festival
Kanda Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
Qingming Festival
Qixi Festival
Sanja Festival
Sannō Festival
Tado Festival
Messianic interpretations of Jewish holidays for Christians
The following table is a chart based on a Messianic Jewish perspective of the 9 biblical holidays (including the Sabbath), along with their times and days of occurrence, references in the Bible, and how they point to Yeshua (Jesus). All the holidays shown below are major with the exceptions of the Feast of Dedication and the Feast of Lots which are minor festivals.
Western winter holidays in the Northern Hemisphere
The following holidays are observed to some extent at the same time during the Southern Hemisphere's summer, with the exception of Winter Solstice.
Winter Solstice (the longest night and shortest day of the year) or Yule (Winter solstice, around 21–22 December in the Northern Hemisphere and 21–22 June in the Southern Hemisphere) – The solstice celebrations are traditionally marked with anything that symbolizes or encourages life.
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