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Makar Sankrant
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Jana Melpolder
Festival marking the day the sun begins its northward journey and enters the sign of Makar. Celebrants traditionally bathe at the Prayag and Ganga Sagar.
Maghi
By
Jana Melpolder
Commemoration of a battle in which forty Sikhs died for Guru Gobindh Singh Ji.
Hijra (Islamic New Year)
By
Jana Melpolder
First day of the first month of the Islamic year.
Epiphany / Three Kings Day
By
Jana Melpolder
Culmination of the Christmas season when the Magi arrive in Bethlehem; Epiphany means the “showing.”
Feast of the Theophany
By
Jana Melpolder
Feast to recall the revelation of the Trinity in Christ’s baptism.
Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday
By
Jana Melpolder
Celebrates the birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the ten Gurus.
New Year
By
Jana Melpolder
Non-religious and traditional celebration of the new calendar year.
Gantan-sai / Shogatsu
By
Jana Melpolder
New Year festival; day to visit a shrine in order to thank the kami, ask the kami for good fortune, and make resolutions for the year ahead.
Feast of St. Basil
By
Jana Melpolder
Commemoration of St. Basil the Great, father of Eastern monasticism.
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
By
Jana Melpolder
Celebrates Mary’s most important title as Mother of God and continues the celebration of the birth of Jesus.
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