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This is a timeline of events during the year 2024 which relate to religion.
Events
[edit]- 2 April – The Dignitas Infinita is declared, condemning violations of human dignity.[1]
- 14–19 June – At least 1300 people die because of extreme heat during the Hajj.[2]
Religious holy days and observances
[edit]Source:[3]
January
[edit]- 1 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
- 6 - Epiphany
- 7 - Christmas Eastern Orthodox
- 17 - Guru Gobind Singh's birthday
February
[edit]- 14 - Ash Wednesday
March
[edit]- 8 - Maha Shivaratri
- 10 - Ramadan begins
- 20–21 – Nowruz
- 23 – Purim
- 24 – Palm Sunday
- 25 - Feast of the Annunciation
- 28 - Holy Thursday
- 29 - Good Friday
- 31 - Easter
April
[edit]- 9 - Ramadan ends
- 9–10 – Eid al-Fitr
- 13 – Vaisakhi
- 17 - Rama Navami
- 22 - Passover begins
- 30 - Passover ends
May
[edit]- 3 - Orthodox Good Friday
- 5 - Orthodox Easter Sunday
- 9 - Feast of the Ascension
- 19 - Pentecost
- 23 - Vesak
- 26 - Trinity Sunday
- 30 – Corpus Christi
June
[edit]- 7 - Feast of the Sacred Heart
- 11-13 - Shavuot
- 16–17 – Eid al-Adha
- 24 – Nativity of St. John the Baptist
- 29 – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
July
[edit]- 16–17 – Ashura
- 31 – Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola
August
[edit]- 12–13 – Tisha B'Av
- 15 – Feast of the Assumption of Mary
- 26 – Krishna Janmashtami
September
[edit]- 7 – Paryushana
- 16 – Mawlid-al-Nabi
October
[edit]- 2–4 – Rosh Hashanah
- 11–12 – Yom Kippur
- 17 – Sukkot
- 23–24 – Shemini Atzeret
- 24–25 – Simchat Torah
November
[edit]- 1 - All Saints' Day
- 1 - Diwali
- 2 - All Souls' Day
- 15 – Guru Nanak Gurpurab
- 16 – Remembering the Martyrs of the UCA
- 24 – Feast of Christ the King
December
[edit]- 1 – Advent Season
- 3 – Feast of St. Francis Xavier
- 8 – Immaculate Conception
- 12 – Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- 25 - Christmas
- 25 - Hanukkah Begins
- 26–1 – Kwanzaa
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "New Vatican document lists 'grave violations' of human dignity - Vatican News". 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Relatives search for missing in Saudi Arabia as hajj death toll tops 900". France24. 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Calendar of Religious Holy Days and Observances". Xavier. Retrieved 15 December 2023.