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Religious Observances

Ramadan Hindu Festivals Community Gatherings Festivals Hinduism Fasting Community Events Pilgrimage Eid Celebrations Holy Week

Al-Aqsa Reopens in East Jerusalem After 40-Day Closure With Worshippers Returning

Heavy policing with renewed settler visits keeps access contested.

Buckingham Palace Says King Charles Will Not Issue Easter Message

Houston Deletes 'Spring Holiday' Post After Blowback Over Good Friday Wording

Easter Essays Call for Renewal, Service, Peace

Israel Restores Clergy Access to Holy Sepulchre After Palm Sunday Blockade

Passover Starts April 1 With Heightened Security After March Attacks

Jerusalem Cancels Palm Sunday Procession as War Disrupts Holy Week

Georgia Buries Patriarch Ilia II as Church Begins Two-Month Succession Process

Al-Aqsa Closed for Eid for First Time Since 1967, With Israel Citing Missile Threat Near Old City

Ronaldo’s Eid al-Fitr Greeting in Traditional Attire Goes Viral

Eid al-Fitr Dates Split as Gulf Marks Friday and India, Pakistan Set Saturday

Germany Marks Ramadan’s Close as Steinmeier Salutes Muslim Communities

Birmingham Schools Adjust Schedules for Eid Al-Fitr With Closures on March 19–20

Saudi Arabia Sets Eid al-Fitr for March 20 as Afghanistan Celebrates on March 19 and South Asia Awaits Moon Rulings

Grand Mosque of Paris Sets Eid al-Fitr in France for Friday, March 20

Saudi Arabia Sets Eid Al-Fitr for March 20 After No Crescent Sighting, UAE to Celebrate on March 19

Eid al-Fitr 2026 Likely on March 20 or 21 as Moon-Sighting Calls and Forecasts Diverge

Laylat al-Qadr Fills Mosques From Abu Dhabi to Karachi as Conflict Closures Limit Access at Key Sites

Calgary Board Backs Ramadan ‘No Food’ Lunch Spaces After Fairview Email Fuels Online Backlash

Shia Families in Madhya Pradesh to Mark a Muted Eid al-Fitr After Reported Death of Iran’s Khamenei