Spiritual festivals
Holy days, pilgrimages and observances of every faith. 175 on Mela so far, in date order: what is on or coming next first.
On now 2
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3Oct
Shemini Atzeret🇮🇱 Israel and 1 more countryOn now
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3Oct
Simchat Torah🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel and 2 more countriesOn now
October 2026 7
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10Oct
Nine Emperor Gods Festival🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 more countriesIn 7 days
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11Oct
Bathukamma🇮🇳 Hyderabad, IndiaIn 8 days
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18Oct
Lord of Miracles🇵🇪 Lima, PeruIn 2 weeks
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20Oct
Vijayadashami🇮🇳 Mysore, India and 2 more countriesIn 2 weeks
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29Oct
Karva Chauth🇮🇳 India and 3 more countriesIn 4 weeks
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29Oct
Lag BaOmer🇮🇱 Meron, IsraelIn 4 weeks
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31Oct
Reformation Day🇦🇹 Austria and 7 more countriesIn 4 weeks
November 2026 11
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1Nov
All Saints' Day🇦🇹 Austria and 23 more countriesIn 4 weeks
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2Nov
All Souls' Day🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 20 more countriesIn 4 weeks
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11Nov
St. Martin's Day🇦🇹 Austria and 17 more countriesIn 6 weeks
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11Nov
Bhai Dooj🇮🇳 India and 2 more countriesIn 6 weeks
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13Nov
Chhath Puja🇮🇳 Janakpur, India and 1 more countryIn 6 weeks
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15Nov
Shichi-Go-San🇯🇵 JapanIn 6 weeks
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16Nov
Shavuot🇮🇱 Jerusalem, IsraelIn 6 weeks
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21Nov
Presentation of Mary🇫🇷 France and 2 more countriesIn 7 weeks
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23Nov
Niiname-no-Matsuri🇯🇵 Tokyo, JapanIn 7 weeks
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29Nov
Feast of Christ the King🇦🇺 Australia and 7 more countriesIn 8 weeks
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30Nov
Saint Andrew's Day🇧🇾 Belarus and 18 more countriesIn 8 weeks
December 2026 10
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1Dec
Ngondo🇨🇲 Douala, CameroonIn 8 weeks
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5Dec
Hanukkah🇪🇬 Egypt and 9 more countriesIn 9 weeks
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6Dec
Saint Nicholas Day🇦🇱 Albania and 27 more countriesIn 9 weeks
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8Dec
Feast of the Immaculate Conception🇩🇲 Dominica and 9 more countriesIn 9 weeks
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8Dec
Feast of the Immaculate Conception🇦🇩 Andorra and 25 more countriesIn 9 weeks
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13Dec
Saint Lucy's Day🇫🇮 Finland and 6 more countries
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24Dec
Christmas Eve🇦🇷 Argentina and 32 more countries
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25Dec
Christmas🇦🇩 Andorra and 42 more countries
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25Dec
Christmas in Ukraine🇺🇦 Ukraine
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26Dec
Saint Stephen's Day🇦🇺 Australia and 30 more countries
January 2027 11
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1Jan
Hatsumōde🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
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5Jan
Isra and Mi'raj🇩🇿 Algeria and 12 more countries
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6Jan
Epiphany🇦🇷 Argentina and 33 more countries
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9Jan
Feast of the Black Nazarene🇵🇭 Manila, Philippines
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10Jan
Fête du Vodoun🇧🇯 Ouidah, Benin
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17Jan
Sinulog Festival🇵🇭 Cebu City, Philippines
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17Jan
Ati-Atihan Festival🇵🇭 Kalibo, Philippines
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17Jan
Tisha B'Av🇫🇷 France and 5 more countries
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19Jan
Timkat🇪🇷 Lalibela, Eritrea and 1 more country
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23Jan
Tu BiShvat🇮🇱 Israel
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23Jan
Mid-Sha'ban🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 15 more countries
February 2027 7
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2Feb
Candlemas🇧🇪 Belgium and 13 more countries
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2Feb
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple🇦🇲 Armenia and 15 more countries
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7Feb
Tết🇻🇳 Vietnam and 9 more countries
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7Feb
Maslenitsa🇧🇾 Moscow, Belarus and 2 more countries
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8Feb
Ramadan🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 29 more countries
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9Feb
Mardi Gras🇫🇷 France and 3 more countries
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9Feb
Shrove Tuesday🇧🇾 Belarus and 19 more countries
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Ngondo: Photokadaffi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Saint Lucy's Day: Fredrik Magnusson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Saint Andrew's Day: Henryk Siemiradzki, Public domain, source
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception: Francisco Rizi, Public domain, source
- Hatsumōde: KKPCW, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Feast of the Black Nazarene: Jsinglador, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Christmas Eve: Carl Larsson, Public domain, source
- Candlemas: Andrea Mantegna, Public domain, source
- Tisha B'Av: shlomi kakon, CC BY 2.5, source
- Shavuot: https://www.flickr.com/people/69061470@N05, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Isra and Mi'raj: عامر شاہین, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tết: vi:Lưu Ly, Public domain, source
- Nine Emperor Gods Festival: Kirill Kay, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lag BaOmer: Yoninah, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bathukamma: Randhirreddy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- All Saints' Day: Fra Angelico, Public domain, source
- St. Martin's Day: Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Public domain, source
- Ramadan: Gabby Canonizado, CC BY 2.0, source
- Timkat: Jean Rebiffé, CC BY 4.0, source
- Shichi-Go-San: Bergmann at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, source
- Hanukkah: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, source
- All Souls' Day: William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Public domain, source
- Epiphany: Gentile da Fabriano, Public domain, source
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception: Ciao411, Public domain, source
- Tu BiShvat: כוכבה לוי, CC BY 2.5, source
- Shrove Tuesday: Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Public domain, source
- Sinulog Festival: Herbert Kikoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ati-Atihan Festival: Bernardo "Berniemack" Arellano III, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Niiname-no-Matsuri: No machine-readable author provided. N yotarou assumed (based on copyr, CC BY 2.5, source
- Fête du Vodoun: Eureka9090, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lord of Miracles: Miguel Chong, Public domain, source
- Bhai Dooj: SandeshLamsalNepal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shemini Atzeret: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Simchat Torah: No machine-readable author provided. Merlin assumed (based on copyrigh, CC BY 2.5, source
- Vijayadashami: DiplomatTesterMan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Karva Chauth: Iamwiki001, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chhath Puja: Steffen Gauger, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Christmas: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Public domain, source
- Maslenitsa: Лобачев Владимир, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mardi Gras: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Presentation of Jesus at the Temple: Gaudenzio Ferrari, Public domain, source
- Reformation Day: 95Thesen.jpg : User:Shizhao derivative work: 6birc ( talk ), Public domain, source
- Presentation of Mary: Zograf Gregorij, Public domain, source
- Saint Nicholas Day: Chmee2, CC BY 3.0, source
- Feast of Christ the King: LMP 2001, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Saint Stephen's Day: Carlo Crivelli, Public domain, source
- Mid-Sha'ban: sayyed shahab-o- din vajedi, CC BY 4.0, source
- Christmas in Ukraine: Halyna Kuchmanych, CC BY-SA 4.0, source