Thanksgiving Day
Public holiday It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. The Thanksgiving holiday’s history in North America […]
Public holiday It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. The Thanksgiving holiday’s history in North America […]
Molad Kislev: Wed, 28 minutes and 8 chalakim after 22:00 The third month of the civil year and the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. In […]
Also referred to as Pearl Harbor Day, is observed annually in the United States on December 7, to remember and honor the 2,403 Americans who were killed in the Japanese […]
Also known as Our Lady of Guadalupe, is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a series of five Marian apparitions in December 1531, and venerated image […]
The evening or entire day before Christmas day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas celebrations in the denominations of Western Christianity have long begun on Christmas Eve, due […]
Also known as the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish festival commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple at the beginning of the Maccabean revolt […]
Public holiday An annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity […]
An annual celebration of African-American culture that is held from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually held on the 6th day. It was […]
A holiday celebrated the day after Christmas Day, occurring on the second day of Christmastide. Thought it originated as a holiday to give gifts to the poor, today Boxing Day […]
Molad Tevet: Fri, 12 minutes and 9 chalakim after 11:00 The fourth month of the civil year and the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It […]
The last day of the year. New Year’s Eve is celebrated at evening parties, where many people dance, eat, drink, and watch or light fireworks. Some Christians attend a watchnight […]