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EarthSome Interfaith March Inspirations
Native American Indiginous Peoples
March and April Eagle Dances
The season of the Eagle Dances, when people of the Arizona Pueblo tribes dance to dramatize their communities’ relationship with the Sky-World.  This month is also known as Xsaak, the season when candlefish swarm and members of the Nisga’a tribes catch these fish, dry them, and render them into oil for lamps.

ChristianChristianityChristianity March 1 St David Of Wales Day
Celtic Christian saint known for his wisdom and missionary work.

JudaismBaha'i March 2nd ~ Ala
Beginning of the Bahai 19th month meaning loftiness
Judaism
Baha'i March 2 - March 19 Fasting Days
Baha'i faith decrees these days as prayer days with fasting sunrise to sunset.

Judaism Judaism~ March 2-3 ~ Purim
Beginning the evening of the 2nd and ending at nightfall the 3rd, Jewish celebration of the deliverance of the Jewish minority in Persia from genocide. Charity to the poor, sharing food with friends, and vigorous merrymaking mark the observance.

Sikh Sikh March 4th ~ Hola Mohalla
A Sikh 3 day festival, Hola Mohalla, also called Hola, takes place on the second day of the lunar month of Chett, usually a day after the Hindu spring festival Holi but sometimes, coincides with it. Celebrated by Sikhs all over the world, sometimes mock battles are fought and martial arts are displayed.

Hindu Hindu March 4th Holi
Hindu spring festival dedicated to the god of pleasure., spring, new life. Lasts for a day and a night startingon the day of the full moon. It is observed in a colorful and boisterous manner. People shower each other with colored water and smear red and green powder on each other.

Earth March 8 ~ International Women's Day
Committed to history and awareness of women's contributions and raising gender parity. Began in 1911 to raise awareness about discrimination and women's achievements. This year's theme is 'Accelerate Action'.
https://www.internationalwomensday.com


We're Celebrating Women's History Month!

Christianity ChristianityChristianSaint Days!
March 17
St Patrick's Day
Celebrating Patrick who brought Christianity to Ireland in early days of the faith.
March 19 St Joseph's Day
Remembrance of Joseph, husband of Mary the mother of Jesus.


Islam IslamMarch 19 Ramadan Ends
One of the most important Islamic Holy Days, the end of Ramadan is celebrated wit a feast and prayers.

Equinox Spring New Year
~ March 20
~
Wicca/Pagan Goddess ~ PaganOstara & Mabon
(northern/southern hemispheres)

The time when the sun is directly above a point on the equator.
The equinox will be either Vernal or Autumnal depending on the hemisphere.
Equinox celebrations as days of equal light & dark mark the turning of the wheel.

Ostara – Wicca
A time to mark the divine goddess’s blanketing of the Earth with fertility as the god stretches and grows to maturity, manifested in the reawakening of seeds within the Earth as they are touched by divine love.

Native American Native Spring Feast
A day to mark the coming and going of seasons and to honor planting through songs, stories, and prayer.

Baha'i Baha'iHappy New Year ~ Naw Ruz ~
Marking the beginning of the year 183 of the Bahá’í era, and the beginning of the
first month of the year, known as Bahá or “splendor.”


Persian/Zoroastrian ZoroastrianismNorouz ~ New Year
~
The beginning of the Zoroastrian new year, 1395 AY falls on the vernal Equinox
which also celebrates the renewal of the world and the creation of fire (which symbolizes righteousness).  Zarathustra, the founder of Zoroastrianism, received his revelation on this day.

JudaismBaha'i March 20th ~ Baha
Beginning of the Bahai 1st month meaning splendour

Hindu Hindu ~ March 26 ~ Ramanavami
A celebration in honor of the birth of Rama, the seventh incarnation of the god Vishnu. Hindus read the Ramayana, a Hindu epic, and religious dances called Ramalila are performed to depict scenes from his life.
This is the culmination of a week-long observance.


ChristianityChristianityChristian ~ March 29 ~ Palm Sunday
Christian remembrance and celebration of the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem when crowds spread palm fronds on the ground as Jesus rode into the city. It is observed by worship celebrations and parades using palm branches. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week.

Judaism/Jewish: Judiaism
Yom Kippur & Sukkot
Buddhism:
Tibetan Prayer Wheels
Bodhi Day
Buddhism
Judaism/Jewish:
Rosh Hashanah

Judiaism
Sikhism:
Scriptures
Sikh
Judaism:
Hanukkah

Judiaism
Sufi:
Whirling Prayer

Sufi
Islamic:
Call To Prayer

Islamic
TaoismTaoism or Daoism, Yin/Yang
 
Unity
 

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