At the end of Ramadan, Muslims celebratethe "Festival of Fast-Breaking." On the day of Eid, fasting isprohibited. The end of Ramadan is generally celebrated by a ceremonialfast-breaking, as well as […]
Shavuot is the celebration of the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people, also known as the Festival of First Fruits. The Torah was given by the Lord on […]
At the end of the annual pilgrimage, Muslims celebrate the "Festival of Sacrifice." It includes a ritual sacrifice of a sheep, camel, or goat to honor the willingness of Ibrahim […]
Al-Hijra, the first day of the month of Muharram, marks the beginning of the Islamic New Year. Muhammed’s popularity was seen as threatening by the people in power in Mecca, […]
An important fast day commemorating the destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem in 586 BCE and 70 CE. It is the culmination of the Three Weeks, an annual mourning […]
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, takes place at the beginning of the month of Tishrei, which is actually the seventh month of the Jewish year (counting from Nisan in […]
Yom Kippur is the holiest day ofthe Jewish year, when we are closest to the Lord and to the essence of our souls. Yom Kippur means “Day of Atonement,” as […]
Mawlid an-Nabi: Birth of theProphet Muhammad, Founder of Islam Mawlid al-Nabim, celebrated on the 12th of Rabiulawal, marks the birth of Muhammad in A.D. 570. The holy day is celebrated […]
A celebration of the fall harvest that begins five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot is named after the booths or huts (sukkot in Hebrew) in which Jews are supposed to […]
Simchat Torah is a joyful feast that marks the end of the old Torah reading cycle and the beginning of a new cycle. All the synagogue's Torah scrolls are removed […]
National Dashiki Day is a day of cultural celebration of the colorful garment that was adopted by African-Americans in the 1960s and 1970s as a symbol of pride, awareness, independence, […]
Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers, and fried foods. In the second century BCE, the Holy Land was ruled […]
