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Easter – Christian

September 15, 2015

Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year and includes a joyous celebration of Mass or a Service of Christ’s Resurrection.

 

Mahavir Jayanti – Jain

September 15, 2015

Festival honoring Lord Mahavira on the founder's birthday. Shrines are visited and teachings are reviewed and reflected upon.

 

New Year – Hindu

September 15, 2015

This event celebrates the dawn of a new year and new beginnings.  It is a spring festival marking the end of winter and looking forward to a time of expectation.

 

Lord's Evening Meal – Jehovah's Witness Christian

September 15, 2015

This was first observed by Jesus Christ on Jewish Passover in 33 C.E.  It is observed only once per year.  Celebrants partake of bread and wine which are symbols of Christ’s body and blood.

Purim – Jewish

September 15, 2015

This merry holiday celebrates a time when Jewish people in Persia were saved from destruction. It is customary to hear the reading of the Book of Esther, eat, drink, and be joyful, give gifts of food and drink and gifts to charity, and hold carnival-like celebrations. This holiday begins at sundown on March 20 and ends at sundown on March 21.

 

Holy (Maundy) Thursday – Christian

September 15, 2015

The Thursday before Easter commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles as described in the gospels. Mass or services may include the symbolic washing of feet.

Naw Ruz (New Year) – Baha'i

September 15, 2015

The New Year celebrates the love relationship between the Creator and the creation, in the material world. Begins on the evening of March 20 and ends at sundown on March 21.

 

Holi – Hindu

September 15, 2015

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.