Festivals & Holy Days

Advent is a sacred season of waiting and hope—an invitation to prepare your heart for Christ who came and will come again.

The Ramadan fast is a religious observance observed by Muslims worldwide during the month of Ramadan.

Hindu holidays are religious festivals celebrated by Hindus around the world, with the most significant being Diwali, Holi, Navaratri, and Raksha Bandhan.

Pentecost, the "Church's birthday," celebrates the Holy Spirit's descent, fulfilling Jesus' promise and empowering His followers.

A journey through sacred celebrations that shape hearts, unite communities, and color the human spirit across the world.

In the Catholic Church, Good Friday is a day of fasting and abstinence from meat. The Church does not have specific rules about consuming alcohol on Good Friday.

Ash Wednesday marks a solemn call to return to God with ashes, prayer, and hope—beginning Lent’s journey to Easter.

Ash Wednesday begins Lent, a 40-day journey of reflection and repentance leading to Easter, symbolizing renewal and spiritual growth.

Catholics traditionally wear red on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, to commemorate Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

A joyful festival of faith, harvest, and divine shelter—discover the sacred rhythms and rich meaning of Sukkot.

Diwali is a Hindu festival of lights celebrated annually in late October or early November.

Lent is a period of 40 days of fasting, repentance, and spiritual discipline in the Christian faith, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday. In the Western Church, Lent runs from February 17th to April 3rd in 2021 and from March 10th to April 23rd in 2022. […]