Religions For Peace- USA Multifaith Calendar

Where did this multifaith calendar come from?

This multifaith calendar is a collaborative effort of Religions for Peace-USA, the Interfaith Center at the Presidio, and other interfaith partners. It is based on information referenced from a variety of sources.

We are, of course, deeply appreciative for the print version of the Multifaith Calendar 2007 of the Multifaith Action Society of Vancouver, Canada. We highly recommend it for purchase. Visit http://www.multifaithaction.org/calendar_overview.htm for more information on ordering yours today.

The information for this multifaith calendar has been gathered through a number of other sources. Primarily, internet websites of various religious organizations have been referenced. For example, majority of information regarding the Jewish holidays has been obtained from the Orthodox Union Organization website. Various Buddhist organizations have been sourced for the Buddhist holidays, including Urban Dharma organization. Information for the Hindu festivals was retrieved from the Hindu Almanac at www.hinduism.about.com. The United Nations website was used for information on world holidays and social justice days. Additional information was retrieved from the Interfaith Center at the Presidio organization, Religious Facts.com, and The US Naval Observatory. Various multifaith calendars have been referred to such as those available on the internet at provided by the Harvard Divinity School, Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at Wellesley College, as well as PBS and the interfaith calendar.org.

In addition, we have referenced the print calendars available from the NCCJ, The Sikh Cultural Society, The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Art Calendar, and The Jewish Calendar by Kar-ben Publishing.

Other Resources

The Baha'i Faith: The Official Website of the Baha'is of the United States. Baha'i Calendar.
Retrieved September 10, 2007, from http://www.bahai.us/bahai-calendar

Infoplease. (2005). Major Holidays.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0875655.html

Interfaith Calendar. (October 20, 2005). Interfaith Calendar.
http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/

PBS.(October 14, 2005). Multifaith Calendar. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/calendar/month_april.html

Presidio. Holy Days May 2005.
http://www.interfaith-presidio.org/May05HolyDays.htm

Orthodox Union. The Jewish Calendar . Retrieved September 1, 2007 from
http://www.ou.org/calendar/2008.htm

Religion Facts. Bahá’í Calendar. Retrieved October 20, 2005 from
http://www.religionfacts.com/bahai/holidays.htm

About. The Hindu Almanac 2005. Retrieved October 20, 2005, from
http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/extra/bl-alm.htm

Urban Dharma. Buddhist calendar. Retrieved August 17, 2007, from
http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma6/2004cal.html

US Naval Observatory. Phases of the Moon. Retrieved October 20
2006, from http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html

Council for spiritual and Ethical Education. Annotated Calendar of Religious Holy Days
Retrieved October 20, 2005, from http://www.csee.org/calendar06.html

Witchvox. Popular Pagan Holidays. Retrieved January 3, 2007, from http://www.witchvox.com/_x.html?c=holidays

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Online Chapel Calendar. Retrieved September 12, 2007, from http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/calendar.asp

Avesta. Zoroastrian Religious Calendar. Retrieved August 1, 2007, from http://www.avesta.org/zcal2007.htm

Union for Reform Judaism. Jewish Holidays. Retrieved September 2, 2007, from http://urj.org/holidays/

The United Nations. UN Conferences and Events. Retrieved August 30, 2007, from http://www.un.org/events/

The Multifaith Action Society of BC. Multifaith Calendar 2007. Bacnchette Press, 2006.