world religion project
By Jazmyne
christianity
Christian)
Jan 19 - Timkat (Ethiopian Orthodox Christian)
Jan 25 - Conversion of St. Paul
Feb 2 - Candlemas
Feb 11 - Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes (Catholic)
Feb 13 - Ash Wednesday
Mar 17 - St. Patrick's Day (Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran)
Mar 18 - Clean Monday (Orthodox Christian)
Mar 24 - Palm Sunday
Mar 28 - Maundy Thursday
Mar 29 - Good Friday
Mar 30 - Holy Saturday
Mar 31 - Easter (Protestant, Catholic)
Apr 8 - Annunciation
May 5 - Easter (Orthodox Christian)
May 19 - Pentecost
May 26 - Trinity Sunday
May 29- Ascension of Christ
May 30 - Corpus Christi (Catholic)
June 29 - St. Peter and St. Paul's Day
July 22 - Feast of Mary Magdalene
Aug 6 - Transfiguration of Jesus
Aug 15 - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Catholic)
Aug 15 - Dormition of the Theotokos (Orthodox Christian)
Sept 21 - Nativity of the Theotokos / Birth of Virgin Mary
Nov 1 - All Saints Day / All Hallows' Day
Nov 2 - All Souls' Day
Nov 15 - Nativity Fast starts
Dec 1 - Advent Sunday
Dec 8 - Feast of Immaculate Conception (Catholic)
Dec 12 - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec 24 - Christmas Eve (Western Churches)
Dec 25 - Christmas Day (Western Churches)
Hinduism
Hindu Holidays 2013:
Jan 14 - Makar Sankranti / Pongal
Feb 15 - Saraswati Puja
Mar 10 - Shivratri
Mar 27 - Holi
Apr 20 - Ram Navami
Apr 25- Hanuman Jayanti
Apr 11 - Akshaya Tritiya
Jul 3 - Guru Purunima
Aug 21 - Raksha Bandhan
Sept 13 - Janmasthami
Sept 16 - Onam
Sept 23 - Radhasthami
Oct 5-13 - Navratri
Oct 9-13 - Durga Puja
Oct. 14 - Dussehra
Nov 1-5 - Diwali
The holy book is Vedas because they don't have a holy book. They are polytheistic. Have the. Gods top three are Shiva, Ganesha, Krishna.
Buddhism
Jan 27-30: Mahayana New Year
Feb 14 - Nirvana Day
Apr 6 - Theravada New Year
May 25 - Wesak
Dec 8 - Bodhi Day
The diamond sutra is the holy book. They do not believe in god they believe in humanity. They are a polytheistic because of the different people who have a wrote in Buddhism.
Judaism
Jewish Holidays 2013:
Jan 26 - Tu B'Shevat
Feb 24 - Purim
Mar 26-Apr 2 - Passover
May 15-16 - Shavuot
July 16 - Tisha B'Av
Sept 5-6 - Rosh Hashanah
Sept 14 - Yom Kippur
Sept 19-25 - Sukkot
Sept. 27 - Simchat Torah
Nov. 27-Dec 5 Hanukkah
Their holy book is Torah or tankh. Their most important god is Tetragrammaton because it's a sinful pronounce but it's a another word for god. It's monotheistic.
Islam
Muslim Holidays 2013:
Jan 24 - Mawlid al-Nabi
July 9 - Ramadan Starts
Aug 3 - Lailat al Qadr
Aug 8 - Eid-ul-Fitr
Oct 15 - Eid-ul-Adha
Nov 4 - Al-Hijira (Islamic New Year)
Nov 14 - Ashura
Their god is Allah. Their holy book is called Quran. They are a monotheistic because they believe in one god.