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International Day of Nowruz/Eid-e-Navroz

A day to celebrate the New Year by Persian, Iranian, Muslim, and other communities, as well as the festival for commencing the start of spring and the renewal of nature.

World Water Day

A day focusing on what water means to people around the world, what it’s true value is, and what we can do to protect water as a vital resource.

Trivia Tuesday

Join us for our online event, Trivia Tuesdays! Keep your brain active and have a little fun all while helping Toronto Humane Society raise money to keep improving the lives of animals.  Buy a ticket for one game night or for the whole 4 week tournament.

World Tuberculosis (TB) Day

A day to grow awareness surrounding the worldwide epidemic of tuberculosis and the efforts being made to abolish the disease

Purple Day (Epilepsy Awarness Day)

A global effort dedicated to raising epilepsy awareness by inviting others to wear purple and host events to show their support

 Pesach (Passover) Begins

Passover celebrates freedom by commemorating the Israelites’ Exodus (depature) from Egypt and their transition from slavery to freedom.

 Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday symbolizes the beginning of Holy Week as a way to remember Jesus’s celebratory entry into Jerusalem.

Holi (Festival of Colours)

Originally, Holi was a festival to celebrate the beginning of Spring in hopes of good harvest and land fertility. Today it is more so for representing and commemorating a legend from Hindu mythology.

Mid-Sha’ban/Shab e-Barat

A holiday celebrated on the 14th night of Sha’aban as being a night of fortune and forgiveness

Hola Mohalla (“Hola”)

Sikh festival that consists of demonstrations of martial arts and sports, worship services and singing hymns, as well as the traditional parade.