religious holidays
Faith's special days
Religious holidays are days of observance marking events, figures, or traditions significant to a faith.
Christmas and Easter for Christians, Ramadan and Eid for Muslims, Passover and Yom Kippur for Jews, Diwali for Hindus.
Some involve fasting, prayer, or ritual; others center on feasting and family gatherings.
Many secular holidays have religious origins: The office closes for religious holidays.
- Ash WednesdayLent's opening day
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- HanukkahEight-day Jewish celebration
- lighting candlesIgniting wax wicks
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
midnight mass · Pentecost · All Saints Day · Purim · Vesak · Harvest Festival · Eid al-Adha · breaking fast · Passover · feast day · day of rest · sacred time · Sukkot · Rosh Hashanah · mosques · Nowruz · Shavuot · Diwali
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Official countrywide observances
bank holidays · federal holidays · public holidays · Independence Day · Labor Day
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