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A religious festival is a time of special importance marked by adherents to that religion. Religious festivals are commonly celebrated on recurring cycles in a calendar year or lunar calendar . The science of religious rites and festivals is known as heortology .
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Diwali: mid-October–mid-November – known as the Festival of Lights, this Hindu holiday celebrates the victory of good over evil. The five-day festival is marked by ceremonies, fireworks and sweets. Navratri: The great nine nights of the Goddess Durga, commemorating Her victory against the demon Mahishasura. Kartik Purnima; Onam; Janamashtami
Also called All Hallows' Eve, it is a highly secularized outgrowth of Christian All Hallows' Day on 1 November, and pagan Celtic Samhain (halfway point between autumn equinox and winter solstice). International Men's Day – (19 November in Canada, Australia, India, Jamaica , Trinidad and Tobago , United Kingdom, Singapore , South Africa, and ...
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Mahashivaratri Festival or ‘The Night of Shiva’ is celebrated with devotion and religious fervor in honour of Lord Shiva, one of the deities of Hindu Trinity. Shivaratri falls on the moonless 14th night of the new moon in Phalgun (February – March).
A festival is a special occasion of feasting or celebration, usually with a religious focus. Aside from religion, and sometimes folklore , another significant origin is agricultural . Food (and consequently agriculture) is so vital that many festivals are associated with harvest time.
Christian festivals and holy days (16 C, 44 P) D. Day of the Dead (2 C, 7 P) ... Pages in category "Religious holidays" The following 20 pages are in this category ...