Faith Holidays
Hindu
The Indian national calendar or “Saka calendar” was introduced in 1957 based on the traditional regional Hindu calendars; these share the names of the twelve months but have some different festivals and the month which starts the year also varies from region to region.
2022 |
Holiday/Observance/Celebration |
|---|---|
| January 14, 2022 | Makar Sankranti, a harvest festival that marks the increase of the sun twinned with the Punjab celebration Lohri, which marks the passing of the winter solstice. |
| February 5, 2022 | Vasanta Panchami is a North Indian celebration associated with Saraswati and Lakshmi, the Goddess of Learning and the Goddess of Wealth as well as the colour yellow |
| March 1, 2022 | Maha Shivaratri, “the Great Night of Shiva”, is a major festival in Hinduism, but one that is solemn and marks a remembrance of “overcoming darkness and ignorance” in life and the world and honors the God Shiva |
| March 19, 2022 | Holi is the Festival of Colours that welcomes in Spring, generally celebrated over two days, with people throwing colourful powder and coloured water on each other. |
| Arpil 2 - April 11 | Chaitra Navratri, a nine-day festival dedicated to nine forms of Goddess Shakti. |
| August 18, 2022 | Sri Krishna Jayanti (Janmashtami) celebrates the birthday of Krishna, the 8th incarnation of the God Vishnu. |
| October 24, 2022 | Diwali is a popular festival known as the Festival of Lights, celebrated continuously for five days. It is associated with a story about the destruction of evil by Lord Vishnu in one of his many manifestations. |