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Clear filtersEid al-Adha - the Islamic Festival of Sacrifice, 10 Dhu al-Hijjah, and how it is observed
Eid al-Adha is the Islamic Festival of Sacrifice on 10 Dhu al-Hijjah (the 12th and final month of the Hijri calendar), coinciding with the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son. Public holiday in most Muslim-majority countries.
Galungan - the Balinese day of dharma's return, and the 210-day pawukon cycle
Galungan is the Balinese Hindu festival marking the return of dharma after Bhatara Guru's descent into the underworld. It always falls on a Wednesday and recurs on a 210-day pawukon cycle, so Bali sees it roughly twice a Gregorian year.
Asarnha Bucha - the day the Buddha taught his first sermon after the rains retreat
Asarnha Bucha falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month and marks the end of the three-month Vassa rains retreat, when the Buddha is said to have delivered his first sermon at Deer Park. A public holiday in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.
Ashura - the 10th of Muharram, the martyrdom of Husayn at Karbala, and the Islamic new year observance
Ashura is observed on the 10th day of the first Islamic month (Muharram), commemorating for Shia Muslims the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. For Sunni Muslims, Ashura is associated with the day Moses and the Israelites were saved from Pharaoh, and is marked by fasting and charitable acts.
Islamic New Year - 1 Muharram, the first day of the Hijri calendar
Islamic New Year on 1 Muharram marks the first day of the Hijri lunar calendar. Observed by Muslims worldwide; a public holiday in Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and several other Muslim-majority and Muslim-minority countries. Not a public holiday in Egypt, Turkey, or Pakistan.
Tisha B'Av - the Jewish day of mourning, the destruction of the Temples, and the day of Jewish catastrophes
Tisha B'Av is a Jewish day of mourning observed on the 9th day of the Hebrew month of Av, commemorating the destruction of the First Temple by the Babylonians in 586 BCE and the Second Temple by the Romans in 70 CE. The day is also associated with several other catastrophes in Jewish history, including the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 and the start of World War I in 1914.