Festival of Faiths | Festivals of the World

When we live as neighbors, we might as well learn about each other. The best way to build cohesive societies is for its members to understand each other’s sorrows and joys, and festivities and commemorations. Wouldn’t it be nice if you know a little bit about your neighbor’s festival and perhaps invite them to your celebrations to start safe neighborhoods by understanding each other? Every human and every religious group celebrates something or the other in their way, each one is different, but the essence is the same; celebrations and commemorations. A simple language is used for most people to get a gist of it.

Festivals in Sept/Oct 2019
No major holidays for Buddhist, Christians, Muslims, or Wiccan.

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09/29/19 – Navaratri Begins
09/30/10 – Rosh Hashana Starts (Jewish)
10/01/19 – Rosh Hashanah ends (Jewish)
10/02/19 – Jashan of Mehregan (Zoroastrian)
10/02/19 – Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday
10/07/19 – Navaratri Ends (Hindu)
10/08/19 – Dussehra (Hindu)
10/09/19 – Yom Kippur (Jewish)
10/17/19 – Karwa Chauth (Hindu)
10/20/19 – Birth of Guru Granth (Sikh)
10/20/19 – Birth of Bahaullah (Bahai)
10/26/19 – Jashan of Abangenan (Zoroastrian)
10/27/19 – Diwali

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Here are a few pictures: All pictures at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeghouse/albums/72157674321116443/Show

FESTIVALS OF MAY | www.Centerforpluralism.com/festivals/

05/02 – Bahá’í – Twelfth day of Ridvan Festival

05/10 – Buddhism – Buddha’s Birthday

05/11 – Islam – Shab-e-Barat –
Details – https://centerforpluralism.com/muslims-celebrate-shab-e-baraat-a-marathon-prayer-night/

05/23 – Baha’i – Declaration of Bab
Details –https://centerforpluralism.com/bahai-the-declaration-of-the-bab/

05/25 – Zoroastrian – Jashn e Khordad – Celebrating Water –
Details –https://centerforpluralism.com/zoroastrianism-khordad-sal/

05/26 – Islam – Ramadan Month Begins –
Details – https://centerforpluralism.com/is-ramadan-different-from-american-muslims/

05/29 – Baha’i – Ascension of Baha’u’llah
Details – https://centerforpluralism.com/bahai-the-ascension-of-bahaullah/

05/30 – Jewish – Shavuot
Details – https://centerforpluralism.com/judaism-shavout-the-feast-of-the-weeks/

If your festival is not on the list, it is because, there is none this month or possibly we missed it. Please send an email to info@Centerforpluralism.com  – Thanks

JUNE  2017

• 06/01 – Jewish – Shavuot
• 06/16 – Sikhism – Guru Arjun Das Sahib Martyrdom
• 06/20 – Pagan – Summer Solicitice
• 06/22 – Islam – Laylat al-Qadr (27th of Ramadan)
• 06/25 – Islam – Eid al-Fitr (Ramadan Eid)
• 06/25 – Hinduism  – Jagannath Rath Yathra – Chariot Procession
• 06/29 – Christianity – Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul

YOUR PARTICIPATION REQUESTED – THIS IS VOLUNTARY WORK, IF YOU KNOW A FESTIVAL THAT WE HAVE NOT LISTED- PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO Info@CenterforPluralism.com

• Here is a Trailer video  from 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjhbRkN7soQ
• Here is the actual event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vAwvoqz01I

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While we are updating the pages with enormous information, I suggest you to google any of the festival in the following manner.  Type in the NAME OF THE FESTIVAL + MIKE GHOUSE and out pops the information from Google.

APRIL 2017 FESTIVALS 

“Festivals of the World” is an educational series started by Mike Ghouse in 1993.

When we live as neighbors, we might as well learn about each other. The best way to build cohesive societies is for its members to understand each other’s sorrows and joys, and festivities and commemorations. Wouldn’t it be nice if you know a little bit about your neighbor’s festival and perhaps invite them to your celebrations to start safe neighborhoods by knowing each other?

04/05 –  Ramnvami (Lord Ram’s Birth)  Wednesday, Hinduism –
https://centerforpluralism.com/happy-ramnvami-birth-celebration-of-lord-rama/

04/08 – Mahavir, (Lord Mahavir’s Birth)  Sunday – Jainism
https://centerforpluralism.com/wisdom-of-lord-mahavir-live-and-let-live/

04/08 – Guru Gobind Singh’s Birth Anniversary Celebrations in New York
https://centerforpluralism.com/guru-gobind-singhs-350th-birth-anniversary-celebrations/

04/10 – Hazrat Ali ( Hazrat Ali’s Birth) Monday – Shia Muslims
https://centerforpluralism.com/hazrat-ali-4th-muslim-caliph/ and
https://centerforpluralism.com/imam-ali/

04/10 – Passover,  Monday, Jewish
https://centerforpluralism.com/a-passover-seder-haggadah-supplement/

04/11 – Hanuman Jayanthi, Tuesday, Hinduism
https://centerforpluralism.com/happy-hanuman-jayanthi-a-hindu-festival/

04/11 – Baisakhi (Festival of Harvest – Hindu, Sikh)
https://centerforpluralism.com/happy-baisakhi/

04/14 – Good Friday (Christianity)

04/16 –  Easter, Sunday, Christianity
https://centerforpluralism.com/a-muslim-pluralist-celebrates-easter-2/

04/20 – Ridvan, Thursday, Bahá’í
https://centerforpluralism.com/bahai-festival-ridvan/

04/23 – Yom Hashoah (Jewish)
https://centerforpluralism.com/yom-hashoah/

04/24 – Shab-e-Meraj Lailat al Meraj – Prophet Muhammad’s ascension
https://centerforpluralism.com/lailat-al-meraj-or-shab-e-meraj-a-muslim-prayer-night/

04/30 – Ghambar Festivals (Zoroastrian)
https://centerforpluralism.com/zoroastrian-festivals-gahambar/