Religious Holidays
Religious Holidays - Many holidays are linked to faiths and religions.
Christian holidays are defined as part of the liturgical year. The Catholic patronal feast day or 'name day' are celebrated in each place's patron saint's day, according to the Calendar of saints.
In Islam, the largest holidays are Eid ul-Fitr (immediately after Ramadan) and Eid ul-Adha (at the end of the Hajj).
Jews have two Holiday seasons: the Spring Feasts of Pesach (Passover), Chag Ha-Matzot (Festival of Unleavened Bread), and Shavuot (Weeks, called Pentacost in Greek); and the Fall Feasts of Yom Teruah (Day of Blessing, also called Rosh HaShannah), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), and Sukkot (Tabernacles).
Hindus, Jains and Sikhs observe several holidays, one of the largest being Diwali (Festival of Light).
Japanese holidays contain references to several different faiths and beliefs.
Celtic, Norse, and Neopagan holidays follow the order of the Wheel of the Year. Some are closely linked to Swedish festivities.
The Bahá'í Faith observes holidays as defined by the Bahá'í calendar.
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