Dharma day, Dharmachakra – Chokhor duchen (Tibetan Buddhism)
Tibetan Buddhists commemorate the turning of the Wheel of Dharma, the Buddha’s first teaching, during the Dharma Festival, called Chökhor […]
Day of divine service, day of rest
Christians mark Sunday as their holy day of the week in honour of the Resurrection of Jesus. According to the […]
Tisha B’Av – Day of Mourning of the Destruction of the Temples (9th day of Av)
Among their many joyful festivals, Jewish people also mark sad days in their history. One of which is Tisha B’Av […]
Friday prayers (salat al-jum’a)
In Islam, the word ’id (or Eid) means an Assembly Day that is repeated. That weekly Assembly Day is Friday, […]
Shabbat – the Sabbath (weekly day of rest)
Of all the Jewish holidays the Sabbath, or weekly day of rest, is the most important. It is the only […]
Day of divine service, day of rest
Christians mark Sunday as their holy day of the week in honour of the Resurrection of Jesus. According to the […]
Dharma day, Dharmachakra – Asalha Puja (Theravada)
Celebration of the memory of the Buddha’s first sermon (Theravada and Tibetan Buddhism). People gather in temples and centres to […]
Friday prayers (salat al-jum’a)
In Islam, the word ’id (or Eid) means an Assembly Day that is repeated. That weekly Assembly Day is Friday, […]
Shabbat – the Sabbath (weekly day of rest)
Of all the Jewish holidays the Sabbath, or weekly day of rest, is the most important. It is the only […]
Day of divine service, day of rest
Christians mark Sunday as their holy day of the week in honour of the Resurrection of Jesus. According to the […]