Events

A Jewish festival commemorating an early victory in the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire: the recapture of Jerusalem in the year 164 BCE, and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple. It is also known as the Festival of Lights.

The winter solstice, hiemal solstice or hibernal solstice, also known as midwinter, occurs when one of the Earth’s poles has its maximum tilt away from the Sun.

Merry Christmas Eve! Toronto Humane Society and all of it’s public services are closed today. Please come visit us on December 27th!

Toronto Humane Society will be closed! Toronto Humane Society and all of it’s public services are closed today. Please come visit us on December 27th!

Toronto Humane Society and all of it’s public services are closed today. Please come visit us on December 27th.

Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture that is held from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually held on the 6th day.

All public veterinary services (including trap neuter and return) are closed. These services will reopen on December 30th.

Many Orthodox Christians in Canada celebrate Christmas Day on or near January 7 in the Gregorian calendar. This date works to be December 25 in the Julian calendar, which pre-dates the Gregorian calendar.

Lohri marks the end of winter, and is a traditional welcome of longer days and the sun’s journey to the northern hemisphere, by Hindus in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.

This signals the end of winter and the onset of spring throughout the northern hemisphere.

Makara Sankranti or Maghi, is a festival day in the Hindu calendar, dedicated to the deity Surya (sun).

The Old New Year or the Orthodox New Year, is an informal traditional holiday, celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar.