Shab-e-Barat, observed on the fifteenth night of Sha'ban in the Islamic calendar, is a night of prayer and repentance, where individuals seek forgiveness and blessings. Celebrated in countries like ...

Thousands in Taiwan and China have celebrated the Lantern Festival, a holiday that marks the end of the Lunar New Year period ...

The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February became the odd month out.

The district will give students and staff off for Indigenous Peoples' Day and Veterans' Day again in 2025-26 and 2026-27.

Easter Sunday may still be more than two months away, but the Easter season kicks off in less than a month with the arrival ...

As-salamu alaykum, a greeting among Muslims that translates to peace be upon you, is how Sen. Yasmin Trudeau began recent testimony for her bill that would establish Eid al-Fitr and ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on ...

The Arabic term Ramadan connotes intense heat. It seems that in pre-Islamic Arabia, Ramadan was the name of a scorching hot summer month. In the Islamic calendar, however, the timing of Ramadan varies ...

With exuberant celebrations marking its reopening, China's Yiwu Small Commodities Market welcomes a throng of international buyers. The event featured traditional activities like lion dances and red ...

On Feb. 2, thousands of residents from D.C. and neighboring areas gathered in Chinatown to watch the annual Lunar New Year ...

The Kalamazoo Chinese Academy (KCA) hosted the Lantern Festival Sunday in celebration of the forthcoming final observances of ...