Home›Subcategories›ObservancesSubcategoriesObservances57 of 224 entries in Holidays & Festivals. Click any to see everything it connects to.Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Observances." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/subcategories/holiday/observances.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Observances. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/subcategories/holiday/observancesCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-observances, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Observances}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/subcategories/holiday/observances}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXCalendar observances that are neither a feast's celebration nor a fast's abstention in the strict sense, commemorations, remembrance days and comparable dates that a tradition marks without either feasting or fasting as the defining act. This is the broadest and least defined of the holiday subcategories, the one a date lands in when it does not fit the more specific types nearby.FactsLearn MoreSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedDays a tradition marks without ranking them as feasts or festivals - commemorations of a teacher or a martyr, preparatory and penitential seasons, monthly and fortnightly observances, days of remembrance for the dead. The grouping is residual: it collects what the calendar sets apart but does not celebrate. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedHolidays & Festivals 1BrowseCompareSelect all 57AdventObservances34 linksAkshaya TritiyaObservances5 linksAll Hallows' EveObservances5 linksAsalha PujaObservances5 linksAshuraObservances22 linksBodhi DayObservances5 linksBright WeekObservances16 linksChaturmasyaObservances3 linksChristmastideObservances5 linksDarwin DayObservances5 linksDas Lakshana ParvaObservances4 linksDay of ArafahObservances10 linksDay of the CovenantObservances4 linksDziadyObservances3 linksEastertideObservances7 linksEsbatObservances1 linkForgiveness SundayObservances16 linksGuru Gobind Singh GurpurabObservances4 linksGuru Nanak GurpurabObservances6 linksGuru PurnimaObservances4 linksHiganObservances4 linksHoly WeekObservances38 linksIslamic New YearObservances10 linksIsra and Mi'rajObservances11 linksKarva ChauthObservances3 linksKathinaObservances5 linksKukur TiharObservances4 linksLaylat al-Bara'ahObservances8 linksLaylat al-QadrObservances16 linksMagha PujaObservances4 linksMaghiObservances5 linksMaha ShivaratriObservances4 linksMartyrdom of Guru ArjanObservances4 linksMartyrdom of the BabObservances5 linksMawlidObservances19 linksNaga PanchamiObservances3 linksNational Day of ReasonObservances4 linksNyepiObservances3 linksOrdinary TimeObservances6 linksPalm SundayObservances40 linksParinirvana DayObservances5 linksParyushanaObservances4 linksPitru PakshaObservances4 linksQingmingObservances4 linksRadonitsaObservances3 linksRaksha BandhanObservances3 linksReformation DayObservances10 linksRosh ChodeshObservances3 linksSunday of OrthodoxyObservances17 linksTu B'AvObservances5 linksTu BiShvatObservances3 linksUposathaObservances4 linksVaikuntha EkadashiObservances4 linksVat PurnimaObservances4 linksWatch NightObservances14 linksWorld Humanist DayObservances3 linksNemontemiObservances3 linksLearn MoreThe Observances This group holds observances, the appointed days and periods a tradition sets aside for religious attention, whether in commemoration, devotion or discipline, spanning the range of solemn and reflective occasions of the sacred year. The browser will find the observances the atlas gathers from across the traditions. The entries describe each observance's occasion and customs, noting the tradition and the time in the calendar it marks.Sources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year