Dec. 4, 2009

Happy Holidays

Warm wishes to those who are celebrating some of the many religious or cultural holidays this December.

• Tuesday, Dec. 8 — Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Catholic)
• Tuesday, Dec. 8 — Bodhi Day (Buddhism)
• Friday to Sunday, starting at sundown, Dec. 11 through Dec. 19 — Hanukkah (Jewish)
• Saturday, Dec. 12 — Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Roman Catholic)
• Friday, Dec. 18 — Hijira (Islam)
• Monday, Dec. 21 — Winter Solstice/Yule (Pagan/Wiccan)
• Wednesday, Dec. 23 — Joseph Smith’s Birthday (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints — Mormon )
• Friday, Dec. 25 — Christmas (Christian)
• Saturday, Dec. 26, through Friday, Jan. 1 — Kwanzaa (African Heritage)
• Saturday, Dec. 26 — Zarathosht Diso, the death of Prophet Zarathustra (Zoroastrian)
• Sunday, Dec. 27 — Ashoura (Islam)

For more information about the faiths that celebrate some of these holidays, and others, read the Inferfaith Online Guide on Infonet.

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