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  • Epiphany (Christian)

    Epiphany is a day in the Christian calendar celebrating the Magi from the east visiting the infant Jesus. Eastern Christianity celebrates this event about two weeks later.) (Wikipedia)

  • Maghi (Sikh)

    Maghi is celebrated one day before of famous Hindu festival Makara Sankranti and is observed on the same day as Lohri. Maghi is the Punjabi festival and mainly observed by Sikh community. It is traditional to eat sweet rice porridge with milk, which is known as Kheer, on the day of Maghi.

  • Makarsankranti (Hindu)

    This day marks the transition of the sun from the zodiac of Sagittarius (dhanu) to Capricorn (makara). ince the sun has made this transition which vaguely coincides with moving from south to north, the festival is dedicated to the solar deity, Surya, and is observed to mark a new beginning. (Wikipedia)

  • Guru Gobind Singh Birthday (Sikh)

    Guru Gobind Sing was the 10th and last Sikh Guru. The day is celebrated all over India, predominantly within the Sikh community. People usually pray for the prosperity and well-being of fellow people. Reading and listening sessions of Guru Gobind's poetry is a common practice on this day. Discussions on Guru Gobind's life also take... Read More

  • Tu Bishvat (Jewish)

    A minor Jewish holiday. Today the day is celebrated as an ecological awareness day, and trees are planted in celebration. (Wikipedia)

  • Thaipusam (Hindu)

    Thaipusam is a Tamil Hindu festival. The festival is celebrated to commemorate the victory of Hindu god Murugan over the demon Surapadman using a vel, a divine spear granted by Parvati. (Wikipedia)

  • Lailat al Miraj (Islam)

    Lailat al Miraj celebrates the Prophet Muhammad's nighttime journey from Mecca to Jerusalem, where he then ascended to heaven.

  • Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras (Christian)

    This is the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the penitential season of Lent. Often it is a time of eating decadent foods and celebration before a traditional season of fasting.

  • Ash Wednesday (Christian)

    Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent, the six weeks of penitence before Easter. (Wikipedia)

  • Vasant Panchami (Hindu)

    Vasant Pachami is a Hindu festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring. The Vasant Utsava (festival) on Panchami is celebrated forty days before spring, because any season's transition period is 40 days, and after that, the season comes into full bloom. (Wikipedia)