In the spirit of diversity and inclusion, we provide the following Multifaith Holy Days & Festivals realizing that it is not exhaustive.
01 Thursday
August = Datkaagmini Giizis / Wiihoon (Aboriginal)
Datkaagmini Giizis is also known as Thimbleberry Moon (Ojibwe). Wiihoon is the season of the late salmon runs (Other).
Kamal (Baha’i)
Kamal, meaning Perfection, is the eighth month of the Baha’i year.
Lugnasad / Lammas (Wicca)
Celebrates the grain harvest, the Harvest of First Fruits, which many traditions celebrate as the funeral of Lugh, the sun God, whose strength is visibly waning by late summer.
03 Saturday
Paryushana Parva to Aug 10 (Jainism)
The holiest period of the Year for the Shvetambara sect, celebrated for 8 days and a time of dedication to Jain ideals through fasting, worship of the Jina and public reading of the life-story of Lord Mahavira from the Kalpastura.
Laylat-al-Qadr (Islam)
Commemorates the revealing of the Qu’ran to the prophet Muhammad in 610 CE.
05 Monday
Civic Holiday (Canada)
Most Canadian Territories and Provinces celebrate some aspect of their culture & history.
06 Tuesday
New Moon
Transfiguration Day (Christianity-Eastern)
Commemorates the appearance of Jesus in a transfigured state during his earthly life to three of his disciples as narrated in the Gospels.
08 Thursday
Eid-al-Fitr to Aug 10 (Islam)
The Breaking of the Fast is a 3-day feast to end Ramadan. Note: Some may celebrate starting Aug 07.
Fravardeghan / Muktad to Aug 17 (Zoroastrianism)
Memorializes ancestors in preparation for Nowruz (New Year) observed by followers of the Shensai calendar.
14 Wednesday
Obon(Shinto)
The Festival / Feast of Souls (also called Lonesome Souls) commemorates departed ancestors through lighting lanterns, circular folk dances, plus the laying out of food and burning of money for the souls. Some also celebrate the day before and the day after. Tokyo commemorates this day in July.
20 Tuesday
Asma(Baha’i)
Asma, meaning Names, is the ninth month of the Baha’i year.
21 Wednesday
Full Moon
Raksha Bandhan (Hinduism)
Raksha Bandhan, meaning “Tying on Protection,” is a festival in which married and unmarried girls and women tie amulets on the wrists of their brothers for protection against evil.
24 Saturday
Birth of Zarathustra (Zoroastrianism)
Denotes the birth of Zoroaster, the founder and prophet of the Persian-based faith by the Shensai calendar.
28 Wednesday
Janmashtami (Hinduism)
Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna and his survival of an early life threat.
Should you wish your faith’s days to be included, please contact the Chaplain for consideration.
Phone: 416.675.6622 ext.4427
Email: chaplain@humber.ca