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Eid al-Ghadir
Shia calendar authorities place Eid al-Ghadir on 18 Dhu al-Hijjah; Gregorian dates are resolved from the applicable lunar-calendar/moon-sighting authority for the target community and year.
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Faith Tradition Spirituality observances
Religious, spiritual and tradition-based observances across different communities and calendars.
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End of Buddhist Lent
The Embassy of Japan in Laos lists End of Buddhist Lent as a Lao public holiday/festival on October 26 in its 2026 schedule and October 7 in 2025, demonstrating that the Gregorian date move…
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Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
OCA’s 2026 Paschal cycle lists Palm Sunday on 5 April 2026.
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Erev Pesach / Passover Eve
The Israel Defense Forces 2026 holiday calendar lists Erev Pesach on 1 April 2026 and Passover on 2 April.
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Erev Purim / eve of Purim
Chabad’s 2026 calendar states that Purim begins at sunset on Monday, 2 March 2026; the Fast of Esther also falls on 2 March. This supports Erev Purim as the eve/start boundary rather than a…
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Erev Shavuot / eve of Shavuot
Chabad’s 2026 calendar states that Shavuot begins at sunset on Thursday, 21 May 2026 and ends at nightfall on 23 May outside Israel.
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Esala Full Moon Poya Day
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s 2026 holiday calendar lists Esala Full Moon Poya Day on Wednesday 29 July 2026 and marks it as both a bank and public holiday.
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Falles
Ajuntament de València
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Fast of Esther (Ta’anit Esther)
Chabad’s Fast of Esther guidance identifies the 2026 fast on 2 March and explains its calendar relationship to Purim.
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Fast of Gedaliah / Tzom Gedaliah
Chabad’s current Jewish calendar lists the Fast of Gedaliah on 14 September 2026 (3 Tishrei 5787).
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Fast of the 17th of Tammuz
Chabad’s 2026 calendar places the Fast of the 17th of Tammuz on 2 July 2026 and identifies it as the beginning of the Three Weeks.
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Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz (Shivah Asar B’Tammuz)
Jewish calendar sources place the fast on 17 Tammuz and document the postponement when that date falls on Shabbat; the Gregorian date is therefore recalculated from the Hebrew calendar each…
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Fastelavn
VisitDenmark material describes Fastelavn as a living Danish carnival/Shrovetide tradition and lists Fastelavn on 15 February in the 2026 calendar.
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Feast of Saint Gertrude of Nivelles
Catholic Online lists Saint Gertrude of Nivelles among saints commemorated on March 17, and an older Lives of the Saints source independently places her feast on March 17.
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Feast of Saint Mark, Evangelist
USCCB’s 25 April 2026 readings identify the Feast of Saint Mark, Evangelist. The cited Catholic source does not establish a nationwide Italian civil holiday for Saint Mark.
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Feast of Saint Rosalia
Vatican News’ saint calendar places Saint Rosalia, Virgin of Palermo, on September 4.
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Feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck
The Government of Malta lists the Feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck on 10 February in its 2026 public-holiday calendar.
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Feast of St. Roch
Vatican News’ calendar of saints lists St. Roch, Pilgrim, on August 16.
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Feast of Sts. Vartanants
Armenian church calendars list the feast date by ecclesiastical year; 2026 calendars place Sts. Vartanants on February 12. The Gregorian date should be refreshed for each target year rather…
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Feast of the Ass
Catholic Encyclopedia sources describe the medieval Feast of Asses at Beauvais on January 14; the record is preserved as historical context rather than a current universal Catholic observan…
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Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
The Vatican’s 2026 calendar and papal homily identify Sunday, 11 January 2026 as the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
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Feast of the Holy Nativity and Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ
The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin states that the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church celebrates the Feast of Holy Nativity and Theophany on 6 January.
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Festival of Riḍván
The official Bahá’í calendar lists the First, Ninth and Twelfth Days of Riḍván on 21 April, 29 April and 2 May 2026 respectively.
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Festive cycle around the devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist
UNESCO inscribed Venezuela’s festive cycle around devotion and worship towards Saint John the Baptist in 2021; its description identifies practices on 23 June and 24 June.
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Fiestas Agostinas / Fiestas Patronales de San Salvador
San Salvador Centro’s municipal government and El Salvador’s Ministry of Culture document the current 2026 Fiestas Agostinas, honoring the Divino Salvador del Mundo.
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Fiestas de San Jerónimo in Masaya
Visit Nicaragua documents the San Jerónimo festivities in Masaya, including the major 30 September procession and later folkloric events.
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Fiestas Patronales de Santa Ana — Nindirí
Nicaragua’s official National Tourism Map describes Nindirí’s traditional Santa Ana festivities as an annual local celebration across late July.
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Fiestas Patronales de Santiago — Somoto
Nicaragua’s official National Tourism Map describes Somoto’s patronal celebrations honoring Santiago around 25 July and notes an extended festival period.
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Finados (All Souls’ Day)
Brazilian federal Law 10.607 expressly lists 2 November among the country’s national holidays; the Brazilian civic name is Finados.
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First Sermon of Lord Buddha
Bhutan’s Ministry of Home Affairs 2026 calendar lists First Sermon of Lord Buddha on 18 July 2026.
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First Sunday of Advent
The Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Revised Common Lectionary identifies Sunday, 29 November 2026 as the First Sunday of Advent (Year B).
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Founding Anniversary of Iglesia ni Cristo
Republic Act No. 9645 declares 27 July of every year a special national working holiday to commemorate the founding anniversary of Iglesia ni Cristo.
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Full Moon Day of Thadingyut (End of Buddhist Lent)
Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists the 2026 Thadingyut public-holiday period and identifies it with the end of Buddhist Lent
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Full Moon Day of Waso (Beginning of Buddhist Lent)
Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists 29 July 2026 as the Full Moon Day of Waso, identifying it as the beginning of Buddhist Lent and a public holiday.
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Fête nationale du Québec (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
The Government of Quebec explains that provincial law makes 24 June, the day of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Quebec’s national holiday and a statutory holiday.
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Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi
A Government of India holiday calendar lists Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi on 14 September 2026.
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Gathering of Nations Powwow
Gathering of Nations Limited
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Gawai Dayak
Sarawak Government / UKAS
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Good Friday — Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
The Vatican calendar identifies Good Friday and the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord on 3 April in 2026
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Govardhan Puja
The 2026 Government of India office calendars cited for Assam list Govardhan Puja on 9 November 2026.
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Great and Holy Friday
The Orthodox Church in America’s 2026 liturgical calendar identifies 10 April 2026 as Great and Holy Friday.
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Great and Holy Saturday
OCA’s daily readings identify 11 April 2026 as Great and Holy Saturday, the day before Pascha.
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Great and Holy Tuesday
The Orthodox Church in America identifies Great and Holy Tuesday within Holy Week and lists it on 7 April in its 2026 calendar.
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Great Lent
OCA’s 2026 calendar places Great Lent and Holy Week from 23 February through 11 April, followed by Pascha on 12 April.
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Great Prayer Day (Store Bededag)
Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs listed Great Prayer Day on 5 May 2023, while the Danish government’s 2023 convergence programme records that Great Prayer Day was abolished as a public…
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Green Monday
Cyprus government diplomatic calendars and the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission list Green Monday on 23 February 2026 as a public holiday.
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Green Monday
Cyprus government diplomatic calendar lists Green Monday among the 2026 holidays
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Guru Nanak’s Birthday / Guru Nanak Jayanti
The Controller of Defence Accounts, Guwahati lists Guru Nanak’s Birthday on Tuesday, 24 November 2026 in its Central Government office holiday calendar.
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Guru Purnima
A 2026 Press Information Bureau release records the Prime Minister's Guru Purnima greetings on July 29, 2026. This confirms the 2026 edition but does not by itself prove a fixed Gregorian d…
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Harela festival
Government of Uttarakhand
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Hari Raya Haji
Singapore Ministry of Manpower public-holiday calendar
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Hijri New Year (Islamic New Year)
The UAE Government lists Hijri New Year on 1 Muharram and states that Islamic holiday dates are determined according to moon sighting.
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Holi
The Government of India holiday calendar published by IIRS/ISRO lists Holi as a gazetted holiday on 4 March 2026.
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Holika Dahan
The Controller of Defence Accounts Guwahati lists Holika Dahan on 3 March 2026 among restricted holidays for Central Government administrative offices in Assam.
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Holy Pentecost
OCA’s 2026 desk calendar places Pentecost on 31 May 2026.
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Holy Saturday / Easter Vigil
USCCB identifies Holy Saturday with the Easter Vigil; its 2026 reporting places the Easter Vigil on 4 April 2026, the night before Easter Sunday on 5 April.
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Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday)
The Vatican liturgical calendar identifies Holy Thursday on 2 April in 2026, including the Chrism Mass and Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
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Holy Thursday / Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
USCCB’s 2026 Holy Week readings identify 2 April 2026 as Thursday of Holy Week and provide the Holy Thursday Chrism Mass and Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper.
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Holy Week
Vatican and USCCB calendars show the 2026 Holy Week sequence beginning with Palm Sunday on March 29 and continuing through Holy Saturday on April 4, with Easter Sunday on April 5.
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Hōnen Matsuri
Japan National Tourism Organization documents Hōnen Matsuri in Komaki and states that it is held on 15 March.
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Inauguration of the Pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI
Vatican records document the Mass for the inauguration of Pope Benedict XVI’s pontificate on April 24, 2005. The inventory label “Coronation Day” is not the Vatican’s canonical description…
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Indigenous Faith Day
Arunachal Pradesh government holiday calendars list Indigenous Faith Day on 1 December, including the 2024 notification and 2026 state portal calendar.
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Indigenous festivity dedicated to the dead (Day of the Dead)
UNESCO documents the Indigenous festivity dedicated to the dead in Mexico and its annual period around the end of October and beginning of November
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International Day of Nowruz
A/RES/64/253
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International Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Day
Nepal Tourism Board documents International Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Day on 29 May, commemorating the 29 May 1953 ascent by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.
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Inti Raymi
EMUFEC, Municipal Company of Festivities and Tourism Promotion of Cusco
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Janmashtami
The Government of India Controller of Communication Accounts, Assam lists Janmashtami on 4 September 2026 in its 2026 gazetted-holiday calendar.
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Junkanoo
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism
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Kali Puja
India's Ministry of Tourism describes Kali Puja as occurring on the new moon day of the Hindu month of Ashwayuja or Kartika, typically in October or November.
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Kandy Esala Perahera
Kandy Municipal Council / Sri Dalada Maligawa
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Kati Bihu / Kangali Bihu
Assam Tourism and India’s Ministry of Tourism describe Kati Bihu/Kangali Bihu as one of Assam’s three Bihu festivals, marked by lamps and prayers for a good harvest.
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Ker Puja
Tripura’s official 2024 holiday list records Ker Puja on 3 August 2024. The Gregorian date is edition-dependent and should be resolved from the target-year Tripura government calendar.