April 2021 Multifaith Calendar

 

Photograph by Reverend Steve Waites, Carmel Highlands, Ca.

April 1      Christian Holy (Maundy) Thursday

April 2     Christian Holy (Good Friday)

April 3     Christian Holy Saturday

                  Judaism Seventh Day of Pesah

April 4     Christian Easter

                Judaism Eighth, Last Day of Pesah, Orthodox

                Canada Refugee Rights Day

                UN International Day for Mine Awareness And Action

April 5     International Golden Rule Day

April 7     Judaism Eve of Yom HaShoah (begins at sundown)

                UN Day of Remembrance, Victims of the Rwanda Genocide

                WHO World Health Day

April 8     Baha'i Jala’l

                 Buddhism Buddha Birth date

                Judaism Yom HaShoah

April 12  New Moon

April 13 Hinduism New Year’s Day

                Hinduism Ramayana Week Begins

                Islam Ramadan Begins

April 14 Hinduism Vaisakhi

                Sikhism Vaisakhi

April 18 USA/Canada National Volunteer Week 

April 19 Jainism Ambil Ori (First Half) begins 

April 20 Baha'I First Day of the Festival of Ridvan

April 21 Hinduism Ramanavami

April 22 UN Earth Day

April 23 UNESCO World Book Day

April 24 Christian/Eastern Lazarus Saturday

April 25 Christian/Eastern Palm Sunday

Jainism Mahavira-jayanti

April 26 Buddhism Theravada, New Year

               Christian/Eastern Holy Week Begins

                Christian St. George’s Day

April 27 Baha'i Jamal

               Hinduism Hanuman Jayanti

               Jainism Aymbil Ori ends

              Full Moon (Super-moon)

April 28 Baha'i Ninth Day of Ridvan

               Buddhism Nichiren Foundation Day

                International Workers Memorial Day

April 29 Christian/E Holy Thursday

April 30 Christian/E Holy Friday

                Zoroastrianism Ghambar Maidyozarem begins

 

A mentor of mine sent me the multifaith calendar every year. She left the earth plane and to honor her Spirit I am now ordering my own and using excerpts of it for our monthly updates. This organization does such a terrific job. I recommend them highly. www.multifaithcalendar.org produced by the Multifaith Action Society.

One of my favorite quotes is by Ram Dass “We are all just walking each other home.” When we learn about other cultures, religions and nations we become fellow humans on this beautiful planet called earth.

Pax,

Bishop Sophia Angela

March 2021 Multifaith Calendar

 

Photograph by Reverend Steve Waites

March 1. Baha'i - Ala (Loftiness) nineteenth and final month of the Baha'i year. There is a 19 day fast until March 19^th.

                Anglican and Welsh Christian - St. David’s Day

                Zero Discrimination Day at the UN

March 3. World wildlife day. 

March 5. Christian - World day of prayer. Annual day of prayer hosted by Anglican, Orthodox, Protestant and Catholic traditions.

March 7. Interfaith services for Commonwealth Day. 

March 8. Commonwealth Day.

International Women’s Day UN

March 10. Islam - Lay al Mi’raj (also called Isra and Mi’raj) commemorates the Prophets ascension to heaven.

March 11. Hinduism - Mahashivaratri is dedicated to Shiva.

March 13. Birth Date of L.Ron Hubbard.

                New Moon

March 14. Buddhism - Memorial of Shan-ta Zendo Daishi Chinese priest of the Tang Era. He developed the practice of reciting the name of Amida Buddha.

                Sikh New Year’s Day

                Mothering Sunday UK

March 15. Eastern Orthodox - Great Fast Lent begins, also called Clean Monday it occurs seven weeks before Orthodox Easter.

March 16. Zoroastrianism - Ghambar hamaspathmaedem begins and continues through March 20.  It celebrates the creation of human beings and commemorates passed souls.

March 17. Buddhism - Festival of Higan-e begins and continues until March 23. Beginning three days before the March Vernal Equinox and three days after it honors the ancestors and is a time to come together and chant the name of Amida Buddha.

                Celtic Christian - St. Patrick’s Day

March 20. Baha’i - Naw-Ru’z New Year. Bah’a the first month of the Baha’i New Year (Splendor).

                Shinto - Shunbun-no-hi. Spring Memorial Service and Vernal Equinox

                Wicca - Ostara Celebrates the return of the Goddess as Maiden, the courting of the Goddess by God and the reawakening of the seeds in earth.

                March Equinox 

March 21. Zoroastrian - Now Ruz (Fasli) New Year it celebrates the the renewal of the world and the creation of fire. (symbolic of Asha or righteousness. Zarathustra received his revelation on this day.

                World Down Syndrome Day

                International Day for the elimination of Racial discrimination UN

                Week of Solidarity People Struggling against Racism and Radical Discrimination UN. 

March 22. World Water Day UN

March 23. World Meteorological Day UN

March 25. International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery UN 

March 26. Zoroastrian - Birth of the Prophet Zarathustra (Fasli)

March 27. Judaism - Eve of Pesah begins at sundown.

                Earth Hour taking responsibility for a sustainable future.

March 28. Western Christianity - Palm Sunday, Holy week begins.

                Islam - Laylat al Bara’at - Night of Repentance/Forgiveness in preparation for Ramadan. Prayers and fasting begin at sunset and may continue until sunset of the following day May 29.

                Judaism - Feast Day of Pesah (Passover) continues until April 4 and commemorates the departure of the Israelites from Egypt.

                Full Moon

March 29. Hinduism - Holi referred to as the Festival of Colors it welcomes Spring and is dedicated to Krishna or Kama.

                Sikhism - Hola Mohalla is a three day festival following Holi, the 10^th Sikh Guru. Guru Gobind Singh Ji started it as a time for military preparedness.

 

A mentor of mine sent me the Multifaith calendar every year. She left the earth plain and to honor her Spirit I am now ordering my own and using excerpts of it for our monthly updates. This organization does such a terrific job. I recommend them highly. www.multifaithcalendar.org produced by the Multifaith Action Society.

 

One of my favorite quotes is by Ram Dass “We are all just walking each other home.” When we learn about other cultures, religions and nations we become fellow humans on this beautiful planet called earth.

Pax,

Most Reverend Sophia Angela DeBry, 

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