Eid al-Adha, Feast of the Sacrifice
The Feast of Sacrifice, known as Eid al-Adha, comes the day after Arafa. On the first day of Eid al-Adha […]
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, […]
The Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh (13th of ʻAẓamat)
The increase in Bahá’u’lláh’s reputation and number of followers frightened the ruling powers of Persia and the Ottoman empire, resulting […]
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 […]
Vesak, ”Buddha Day” (Theravada and Mahayana)
Celebration of the full moon of the Lunar month of Vesak. It commemorates the birth of Buddha Shakyamuni, and in […]
Vesak, ”Buddha Day” (Tibetan Buddhism, full moon of the saga dawa month)
Celebration of the full moon of the Lunar month of Vesak. It commemorates the birth of Buddha Shakyamuni, and in […]
Feast of the Holy Trinity
In the Western Church, it was decreed in 1334 that the Sunday after Pentecost would be marked as the Feast […]
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 […]