As another holiday season arrives, I take the time to reflect on what it means to me. I celebrate Christmas. My family is Catholic, but I'm not. I don't know what I believe religiously. All I know...
Halloween has roots in a festival called Samhain started anciently by groups in Ireland. It marks the annual point when summer and winter meet and mix. It was believed that at this volatile time,...
Diwali, a "festival of lights" cuts across many faith communities-Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, and Sikh. Diwali comes from the word Deepavali, “a row of lights.” Observants light rows of clay oil lamps...
Shavuot, also known as the Feast of Weeks, is one of the three major festivals in Judaism, along with Passover and Sukkot. The holiday falls fifty days after Passover, hence the name "Festival of...
Tonight, May 23rd, marks the beginning of the Bahá'í holy day of the declaration of the Báb, who is viewed as a Messenger of God. The Báb, previously known as Siyyid Ali-Muhammad, was born on...
The celebration of Buddha's birthday is one of the most important Buddhist holy days. It is an especially important day for Theravada and Tibetan Buddhists that commemorates the birth, awakening...
April 21st this year marks the first day of the Festival of Riḍván, a 12-day period celebrated by Bahá'ís around the world to commemorate the 12 days that Bahá’u’lláh (the Promised One) spent in...
Ramadan is the 9th and most sacred month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Muslims from around the world fast from sunrise to sunset. Usually, family and friends will then gather to break the fast. Of...
We all know Christmas is coming, but did you know that this time of the year has many other spiritual meanings? Ancient and renewed rituals celebrate our planet's journey around the sun....
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