Janmashtami - Krishna Janmashtami, also known simply as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu. According to [...]
October 2 every year is observed as Gandhi Jayanti to mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi was at the forefront of the freedom struggle against colonial British rule.
Naraka Chaturdashi(Chhoti Diwali) – Naraka Chaturdashi is an annual Hindu festival that falls on Chaturdashi of the Krishna Paksha in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin or Kartika. It is [...]
Diwali - The festival usually lasts five days and is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar month Kartika (between mid-October and mid-November). One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali [...]
Guru Nanak Jayanti - Guru Nanak Jayanti is observed every year as the birth anniversary of the Sikh founder, Guru Nanak Dev. This year marks the 554th birth anniversary of [...]
The first date listed, December 25, is marked: natus Christus in Bethlehem Judeae: “Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judea … ” So, almost 300 years after Jesus was born, we [...]
New Year is the time or day at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar’s year count increments by one. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner. In [...]
Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honor of the deity Shiva, between February and March. According to the Hindu calendar, the festival is observed on the fourteenth [...]
Holi is an ancient Hindu tradition and is also one of the most popular festivals in Hinduism. It celebrates the eternal and divine love of Radha Krishna. The day also [...]
Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum. It is [...]
Independence Day is significant as it commemorates the valor and spirit of the freedom fighters who fought for the independence of the nation from British rule. The day is recognized [...]
Gandhi Jayanti is an event celebrated in India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji. It is celebrated annually on 2 October and is one of the three national [...]
