An * means that the holiday begins on the evening before

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  • New Year's Day- The beginning of the Gregorian calendar year of 2007. Celebrated with festivities and jubilance.
  • Temple Day [Buddhism] - A day of special serivces held in North Ameican Buddhist Temples.
  • Feast of Basil [Orthodox Christianity] - The commemoration of Saint Basil who wrote the Eucharist Liturgy.
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  • Mahayana Buddhist New Year [Buddhism] - According to the Mahayana Buddhists the new year begins with the full moon in January. This day is celebrated in different ways in various countries.
  • Full Moon 13:57 Universal Time
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  • Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Ji [Sikhism] - The birthday celebration of the tenth and final Sikh master.
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  • Armenian Christmas - Christmas day for the Armenian Orthodox Church.
  • Epiphany [Anglican, Protestant, Catholicism] - Meaning manifestation, this is the end of the 12 days of Christmas. It also marks the day the Three Kings visited the baby Jesus. Only Catholics who follow the pre Vatican II calendar celebrate Epiphany on this day.
  • Theophany [Orthodox Christianity] - This day commemorates the Baptism of Jesus by John for Orthodox Christians who follow the Gregorian calendar and celebrate Christmas on December 25th.
  • El Dia de Los Reyes [Christianity] - In Latino and Hispanic culture, the day of Epiphany is known as the Day of Three Kings.
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  • Epiphany [Catholicism] - Celebrated on this day by those following the calendar established after Vatican II.
  • Christmas [Orthodox Christianity] - Celebrates the birth of Jesus according to the Julian calendar.
  • Baptism of the Lord [Anglican] - Celebrates the day Jesus was baptized by John.
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  • Baptism of the Lord [Catholicism] - This day celebrates the baptism of Jesus according to the calendar established after Vatican II.
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  • Baptism of the Lord [Protestant] - Celebrates the day Jesus was baptized by John.
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  • Swami Vivekananda [Hinduism] - Commemorates the birth of Swami Vivekananda who brought Hinduism to America at the 1893 World's Parlament of Religions.
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  • Baptism of the Lord [Catholicism] - This day celebrates the baptism of Jesus according to the pre Vatican II calendar.
  • Maghi [Sikhism] - Commemorates the battle of Chali Mukte in which forty Sikhs laid down their lives in defense of their Guru Gobind Singh.
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  • Makar Sankranti [Hinduism] - This day celebrates the sun's northern journey. During this time, there is an equal amount of daylight and nightfall. Sesames seeds are customary symbolic of soft and tender feelings that are exchanged at this time.
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• Martin Luther King Day [United States] - A commemoration of the struggles of the Equal Rights Movement and Dr. King's battle for equality and justice.
• Seijin-no-hi [Shintoism] - On this Coming-of-age Day, young men and women go to shrines dressed in traditional clothing. Their families announce their adulthood to the spirits and pray for health.
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  • Week of Prayer for Christian Unity [Christianity] - A week long event in which Christians pray for unity among themselves and others.
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  • Theophany [Orthodox Christianity] - Observed as the day that Jesus was baptized by those who follow the Julian calendar.
  • New Moon 4:01 Universal Time
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  • Islamic New Year [Islam] - The first month of the Islamic year. It celebrates the Hijra (migration) of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina where they established the first Islamic community.
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  • World Religion Day [Baha'i] - A celebration of the unity found in all faiths.
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  • Vasanta Panchami [Hinduism] - A North Indian celebration marking the first day of spring which is associated with the Goddess of Learning and the Goddess of Wealth. Traditionally people dress in yellow garb symbolizing spirituality and auspiciousness.
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  • St Paul's Day [Anglican, Catholicism] - This day commemorates the conversion of Saint Paul.
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  • International Holocaust Remembrance Day - Declared a day of remembrance by the United Nations. It also marks the day of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp.
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  • Triodion [Orthodox Christianity] - Marks the beginning of the preparations for Lent.
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  • * Ashura [Islam] - An optional fast day for Sunni Muslims commemorating the day Noah left the ark, as well as Moses being saved from the Egyptians by Allah. For Shi'a Muslims this day also marks the martyrdom of Hussein, the grandson of Muhammad, and is a required day of fasting that is marked with grief and mourning.
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  • Jashan Sadeh [Zoroastrianism] - A mid winter festival that celebrates the discovery of fire.
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  • Birthday of Guru Hai Rai [Sikhism] - Commemorates the birthday of the Sikh master Guru Hai Rai.