Festival of the Sacrifice, it honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to God’s command. Before Ibrahim could sacrifice his son, […]

Public holiday A federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of African-American slaves. It is also often observed for celebrating African-American culture. Originating in Galveston, Texas, it has […]

It was brought to Canada by French settlers celebrating the traditional feast day of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist.

A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1897, with the passing of the British North America Act, 1897 where the four […]

Public holiday A federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United States, on July 4, 1776. The Continental Congress declared that the thirteen American […]

Molad Tamuz: Wed, 48 minutes and 3 chalakim after 6:00 The tenth month of the civil year and the fourth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar, and […]

Also known as Chariot festival, is any public procession in a chariot. The term particularly refers to the annual Ratha Yatra in Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and other East Indian […]

The first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest […]

An Islamic holiday that occurs on the tenth day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic lunar calendar. For Muslims, Ashura marks the day in which the Islamic prophet […]

The 17th of Tammuz is a Jewish fast day commemorating the breach of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple.

Molad Av: Thu, 32 minutes and 4 chalakim after 19:00 The fifth month of the Hebrew year and corresponds to July or August on the Gregorian calendar. The name comes […]

A public holiday in Canada celebrated on the first Monday in August. Though the first Monday of August is celebrated in most of Canada as a public holiday, it is […]