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Faith, Tradition & Spirituality observances
Religious, spiritual, liturgical and tradition-based observances across communities and faiths.
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This domain covers observances whose meaning depends on a faith tradition, spiritual practice or community custom. Dates may be fixed, rule-based, lunar, edition-specific or locally determined.
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Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon
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Arrival of the Gospel / Arrival of the First Missionaries
Air Tahiti materials repeatedly document March 5 as the anniversary of the first London Missionary Society missionaries arriving at Matavai Bay in 1797; one current Air Tahiti guide describ…
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Asahna Bucha Day
Thailand Department of Tourism / government holiday guidance
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Asalha Puja Day
Thailand.go.th lists an Asalha Puja Day event on 29 July 2026. Thailand’s Office of Buddhism explains that Asalha Puja follows the full moon of the eighth lunar month, so the Gregorian date…
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Ascension Day
France’s Service Public legal-holiday table lists Ascension on Thursday 14 May 2026 among the national legal holidays and explicitly treats Saint-Barthélemy within the overseas holiday fram…
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Ascension Day
France’s Service Public legal-holiday table lists Ascension on Thursday 14 May 2026 among the national legal holidays and explicitly treats Saint-Martin within the overseas holiday framewor…
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Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh
The official Bahá’í calendar lists the Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh on 29 May 2026 and authoritative Bahá’í texts identify the holy day.
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Ash Wednesday
The Church of England calendar identifies Ash Wednesday and its 2026 civil-calendar date
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Ashura (9th and 10th Muharram-ul-Haram)
The Government of Sindh lists 25 and 26 June 2026 as public holidays for Ashura, corresponding to 9th and 10th Muharram-ul-Haram in its 2026 notification.
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Asunción de la Virgen
Spain’s national labor-holiday regulation lists 15 August as Asunción de la Virgen within the national holiday framework.
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Asunción de la Virgen
The Government of Chile’s official 2026 holiday calendar lists 15 August as Asunción de la Virgen.
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Aymara New Year / Andean-Amazonian and Chaco New Year context
Bolivian public-holiday references consistently place Aymara New Year on 21 June; the page is scoped to Bolivia and Indigenous Andean traditions rather than a universal “New Year.”
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Ayudha Puja
India's Ministry of Tourism describes Ayudha Puja within the ninth-day Saraswathi Puja/Navaratri observance in Tamil Nadu and notes the September/October festival window.
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Año Nuevo Andino Amazónico Chaqueño
Bolivia Ministry of Labour / national government
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Baba Marta / Martenitsa tradition
Bulgarian Ministry of Tourism cultural material describes the Baba Marta/Martenitsa spring custom and the March 1 tradition of wearing or exchanging martenitsi.
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Basant Panchami
Prime Minister of India / Government of India holiday calendar
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Bathukamma festival opening day
India’s official tourism portal lists the Telangana Bathukamma festival for 11–18 October 2026 and says it is organized by the Government of Telangana.
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Beginning of Ramadan
Islamic Relief’s 2026 calendar places 1 Ramadan 1447 on February 18, with Ramadan beginning the preceding evening, while explicitly noting that lunar months depend on moon sighting.
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Behdienkhlam Festival
Government of Meghalaya
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Beltane / Beltane Fire Festival
Forever Edinburgh documents the 30 April 2026 Beltane Fire Festival as a modern reinterpretation of an ancient Iron Age Celtic ritual celebrating the first signs of summer.
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Bible Sunday (Philippines)
The Philippine Bible Society explains that Presidential Proclamation No. 124 established January as National Bible Month with the final week as National Bible Week and the last Sunday as Bi…
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Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
A Bhutan government-linked hydropower authority’s 2026 holiday list marks the Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche on 24 June 2026 as a gazetted holiday, and a Bhutan Dzongkhag Administration…
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Blue Christmas Service
The Church of England describes Blue Christmas services as often marked on 21 December but explicitly allows churches to choose another date; the Methodist Church describes the same traditi…
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Bonalu
The Government of Telangana’s Hyderabad district portal describes Bonalu as a major Telangana festival, and the state publishes current annual calendar information.
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Bright Monday
The Orthodox Church in America’s daily readings identify 13 April 2026 as Bright Monday, the Monday after Pascha.
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Bring Your Bible to School Day
Focus on the Family’s current campaign page gives 1 October 2026, and its student materials describe the event as the first Thursday in October.
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Buddha Purnima
The Government of India holiday calendar published by IIRS/ISRO lists Buddha Purnima as a gazetted holiday on 1 May 2026.
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Calan Gaeaf
Welsh heritage programming from the National Trust continues to use the Calan Gaeaf identity, while the traditional date is 1 November.
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Calan Mai
Wales.com, the official Welsh destination site, identifies Calan Mai on 1 May and describes its traditional seasonal customs.
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Calennig
Wales.com identifies Calennig as a traditional Welsh custom on 1 January, involving children singing or reciting rhymes in exchange for small gifts.
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Chanukah (Hanukkah)
Chabad’s 2026 Jewish holiday calendar lists Chanukah from sunset on 4 December through nightfall on 12 December 2026.
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Cheesefare Sunday / Forgiveness Sunday
OCA’s Paschal-cycle table identifies Cheesefare/Forgiveness Sunday on 22 February 2026.
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Chinese New Year
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower lists Chinese New Year on 17 and 18 February in the 2026 public-holiday calendar
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Ching Ming Festival
Hong Kong’s Labour Department lists Ching Ming Festival on 5 April 2026. GovHK explains that because it falls on Sunday, 6 April is the substitute general holiday and, because that collides…
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Christmas Card Day
Hallmark’s December observance calendar and timeanddate both identify December 9 as Christmas Card Day.
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Christmas Eve
Government office calendars for 2026 list Christmas Eve on 24 December as a restricted holiday in the cited scope.
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Chung Yeung Festival
Hong Kong’s Labour Department lists Chung Yeung Festival on 18 October 2026; because it falls on Sunday, the following day is used as the substitute holiday under the published 2026 arrange…
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Chuseok
The Korea Tourism Organization’s official VisitKorea material lists the 2026 Chuseok holiday from 24 to 26 September, with Chuseok day on 25 September.
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Clean Monday
Hellenic Aviation Service Provider / Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport official 2026 holiday circular
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Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day)
The U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults states that November 2 each year is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day), a day for special remembrance and prayer for the d…
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Commemoration of St. Vitus
The Orthodox Church in America lists Martyrs Modestus, Crescentia, and Vitus among the saints commemorated on June 15.
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Corpus Christi public holiday (Colombia)
Colombia’s labour-law framework transfers Corpus Christi observance to the following Monday when applicable; government 2026 mobility planning identifies the Corpus Christi holiday bridge e…
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Custom Chiefs’ Day
Government of Vanuatu
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Dassain (Dashain)
Bhutan’s Ministry of Home Affairs 2026 calendar lists “Dassain” on 21 October 2026.
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Declaration of the Báb
The official Bahá’í calendar lists the Declaration of the Báb on 24 May 2026.
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Deepavali
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower lists Deepavali on 8 November 2026 among the 11 gazetted public holidays for 2026.
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Dev Deepawali / Dev Diwali in Varanasi
Incredible India lists the 2026 Dev Deepawali celebration in Varanasi for 24 November 2026. The date is an edition-specific festival date rather than a fixed Gregorian annual date.
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Dia de Meritxell / Mare de Déu de Meritxell
The Government of Andorra identifies 8 September as the feast of the Virgin of Meritxell and a national holiday in the Andorran labor calendar.
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Divine Mercy Sunday
The Holy See identifies the Second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday in the 2026 papal calendar
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Diwali (Deepawali)
The Government of India holiday calendar published by IIRS/ISRO lists Diwali (Deepawali) as a gazetted holiday on 8 November 2026.
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Dolyatra / Dol Yatra
Government of India Controller of Communication Accounts holiday information lists Holika Dahan/Dolyatra on 3 March 2026, providing a current official calendar anchor for the movable festiv…
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Dragon Boat Festival
The General Office of China’s State Council sets the 2026 Dragon Boat Festival public-holiday period at 19–21 June.
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Drukpa Tshezhi
Bhutan’s Ministry of Education identifies Drukpa Tshezhi as a national holiday observed on the fourth day of the sixth Bhutanese lunar month, commemorating the Buddha’s First Sermon.
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Dussehra (Maha Ashtami)
Government of India office calendars list Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) on 19 October 2026.
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Dussehra (Mahanavami)
Government of India office calendars list Dussehra (Mahanavami) on 20 October 2026.
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Dussehra (Mahanavami)
Government of India
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Dusshera (Mahanavami)
The 2026 Government of India office calendars cited for Assam place Dusshera (Mahanavami)/Mahanavami on 20 October 2026.
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Dusshera (Saptami)
The Controller of Defence Accounts Guwahati lists Dusshera (Saptami) on 18 October 2026 among restricted holidays for Central Government administrative offices in Assam.
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Dydd Santes Dwynwen / St Dwynwen’s Day
Visit Wales states that Dydd Santes Dwynwen is celebrated on 25 January every year and identifies St Dwynwen as the Welsh patron saint of lovers.
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Día de la Cruz
El Salvador’s Ministry of Culture describes Día de la Cruz on 3 May as an important Salvadoran celebration with syncretic Christian and Indigenous elements.
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Día de la Virgen de Caacupé
Paraguay Law No. 7544/2025 lists December 8, Día de la Virgen de Caacupé, among national holidays and states that holidays outside the movable list remain on their dates each year.
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Día de la Virgen de los Ángeles
Costa Rica's Ministry of Labour states that August 2 commemorates the Virgen de los Ángeles under article 148 of the Labour Code and that the holiday is not moved to another day.
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Día de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia
The Dominican Ministry of Labor’s official 2026 holiday notice lists 21 January, Día de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia, and states that it is not moved.
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Día de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
The Dominican Ministry of Labor’s official 2026 holiday notice lists 24 September, Día de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, and states that it is not moved.
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Día de Reyes / Epiphany
Spain’s official tourism guidance lists 6 January, Día de Reyes, among nationwide non-working holidays in 2026.
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Día de Todos los Santos (All Saints’ Day)
Colombia’s Law 51 of 1983 includes Todos los Santos among the religious holidays in the national paid-rest framework and applies Monday-transfer treatment when the holiday does not fall on…
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Early May bank holiday
GOV.UK official bank-holiday calendar
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Easter Monday
GOV.UK lists Easter Monday on 6 April 2026 for England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Easter Saturday
The Government of Assam/NIC 2026 calendar lists Easter Saturday on 4 April as a restricted holiday.
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Easter Sunday
Government of India holiday calendars list Easter Sunday on 5 April 2026.
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Eid al-Adha
Islamic calendar authorities place Eid al-Adha on 10 Dhu al-Hijjah; the corresponding Gregorian date may differ by community because lunar-calendar determinations can vary.
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Eid al-Adha (Hari Raya Haji in Singapore)
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower lists Hari Raya Haji on 27 May 2026 and marks the date subject to further confirmation. This verifies the Singapore 2026 public-holiday mapping, not a unive…
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Eid al-Fitr (Hari Raya Puasa in Singapore)
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower lists Hari Raya Puasa on 21 March 2026 and marks the date subject to further confirmation. This verifies the Singapore 2026 public-holiday mapping, not a un…