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January HolidaysOrthodox Christmas Celebrated by Orthodox Christians
Orthodox Christmas Date: January 7, 2011Orthodox Christmas is a religious observance for Orthodox Christians all over the world. Orthodox Coptic Christmas isn’t celebrated on December 25 as in most of the Western world because Coptic Christians follow the Julian calendar which has a 14-day difference from the Gregorian calendar used by Western Christians. Calendars differences aside, it is the same holiday in which the birth of Jesus is celebrated. Coptic Christmas Celebrated by Coptic Orthodox Christians
Coptic Christmas Date: January 7, 2011Coptic Christmas is a religious observance for Coptic Orthodox Christians all over the world. Orthodox Coptic Christmas isn’t celebrated on December 25 as in most of the Western world because Coptic Christians follow the Julian calendar which has a 14-day difference from the Gregorian calendar used by Western Christians. Calendars differences aside, it is the same holiday in which the birth of Jesus is celebrated. On the Coptic calendar it falls on the month of Kiyahk. (A kiyahk is a vase used in ancient Egyptian funeral rituals.) Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh is a Sikh religious observance
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh: January 5, 2011Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh is a religious observance for the Sikhism followers. The birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the Tenth Sikh Guru is celebrated on the 23rd day of the month of Poh of the Nanakshahi calendar followed by Sikhs to determine dates of important Sikh events, it corresponds to January 5 on the Gregorian calendar. The Building of the Cross Observed by Orthodox Coptic Christians
Building of the Cross Date: September 27, 2010Building of the Cross is a religious observance for Orthodox Coptic Christians all over the world. The Feast of the Building of the Cross is celebrated on September 27. On the Coptic calendar it falls on the seventeenth day of the month of Tout, and it commemorates the dedication of the Church of the Holy Cross built by the mother of Emperor Constantine, Queen Helen. Thaipoosam Cavadee Celebrated by the Tamils of Mauritius
Thaipoosam Cavadee of Mauritius: Jan 31Thaipoosam Cavadee is a public holiday in Mauritius. As a devotion to their Lord Muruga, the people of Mauritius have a yearly celebration called Thaipoosam Cavadee. It is also in this day that the Tamil people show deep thanks and appreciation for having a prosperous year and ask for a boundless blessing. Next Page » |
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