Daylight Saving Time Starts

The practice of setting the clock forward by one hour when there is longer daylight during the day, so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. Daylight saving […]

Ramadan Starts

The ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community. A commemoration of Muhammad’s first revelation, the annual observance of […]

St. Patrick’s Day

The Feast of Saint Patrick, a cultural and religious celebration held on 17th of March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick c. 385 – c. 461), the foremost patron […]

Eastern Orthodox Lent begins

Great Lent, or the Great Fast is the most important fasting season in the church year in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Byzantine Rite Lutheran Churches and the Eastern Catholic Churches, […]

Benito Juarez’s Birthday (Mexico)

Observed Celebrates Benito Juarez’s contributions to Mexico. Today remembered as a reformer dedicated to democracy, reducing the influence of the Catholic Church in Mexican politics, campaigning for equal rights for […]

Purim (Tel Aviv)

A Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, and Achaemenid Persian Empire official who was planning to kill all the Jews in the empire, as […]