Religious Holidays

Magha Puja Day is a holy day of homage to The Buddha.

This springtime festival of colors includes music, dancing, laughter and teasing.  It is a fun-filled, joyous celebration. This holiday begins at sundown on March 20 and ends at sundown on March 21.

Festival commemorating Buddha’s death at 80 when he attained Nirvana – the state at which all desires and afflictions are gone, and the cycle of death and rebirth ends.

In Western Christianity, Ash Wednesday marks the first day of the season of Lent, 40 days of preparation for Easter. Many Christians observe a period of fasting, repentance, moderation, and spiritual discipline.

Also known as the “Incarnation of Christ,” this feast celebrates the day that Jesus became human and came into the world as a aviors.

The second of four great fire festivals, Imbolc (meaning “in milk”) recognizes a time of awakening, promise and hope for the spring. This holiday begins at sundown on Feb. 1 and ends at sundown on Feb. 2.

The Chinese New Year remains the most important social and economic holiday in China. The holiday is a time to honor household and heavenly deities as well as ancestors, and includes feasting together as a family.

Liturgical feast of Mary celebrated by the Catholic Church.

Yule is the time of greatest darkness and the longest night of the year. This time is celebrated as the "return of the Sun God" where He is reborn of the Goddess. This holiday begins at sundown on Dec. 20 and ends at sundown on Dec. 21. 

Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. Christmas is preceded by 40 days of spiritual preparation called Advent. Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ.