Calendar

This calendar includes:

  1.  Major holidays of all the major world religions.
  2. Scheduled conversations and courses of the Hazelnut Connection.

Choose a category in the green box.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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Beltane (P, W)
Beltane (P, W)
May 1 all-day
Honors life and fertility
Ridvan (Ba)
Ridvan (Ba)
May 1 – May 2 all-day
A twelve-day festival in the Bahá’í Faith, when its founder Baha’u’llah declared his mission.
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Great Friday (OC)
Great Friday (OC)
May 3 all-day
Commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the cross (Orthodox date)
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Pascha (OC)
Pascha (OC)
May 5 all-day
Celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
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Yom Ha’Shoah (Ju)
Yom Ha’Shoah (Ju)
May 6 all-day
Holocaust Memorial Day
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Ascension Day (C)
Ascension Day (C)
May 9 all-day
Celebrates the departure of Christ from Earth into the presence of God
Ascension of the Lord (OC)
Ascension of the Lord (OC)
May 9 all-day
Celebrates the departure of Christ from Earth into the presence of God (Orthodox date)
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Buddha’s Birthday (Bu)
Buddha’s Birthday (Bu)
May 15 all-day
Holiday that commemorates the birth of the Buddha
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Pentecost (C)
Pentecost (C)
May 19 all-day
Celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus after his Ascension
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Declaration of the Báb* (Ba)
Declaration of the Báb* (Ba)
May 23 all-day
Commemorates declaration of the Báb, the forerunner of Bahá’u’lláh the founder of the Bahá’í Faith
Vesak (Bu)
Vesak (Bu)
May 23 all-day
The festival commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Gautama Buddha in Theravada, Tibetan Buddhism and Navayana.
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Lag B’Omer* (Ju)
Lag B’Omer* (Ju)
May 26 all-day
Celebrates anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, author of the Zohar (text of Jewish mysticism)
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Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh* (Ba)
Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh* (Ba)
May 29 all-day
This Bahá’í holiday commemorates the anniversary of the death of the founder of the Bahá’í faith, Bahá’u’lláh, and his teachings.
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