Observance calendar
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Upcoming festivals, feast days, and pilgrimages at sacred sites worldwide. Filter by tradition, country, or type, and add any observance to your calendar.
January 2027
- Add to calendarGenna (Ethiopian Christmas)Festival
Thu, Jan 7, 2027
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela· Ethiopia · Christianity
Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas (Jan 7), after 43 days of Advent fasting. Tens of thousands of pilgrims fill the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela for an all-night procession through this 'New Jerusalem.'
- Add to calendarTimkat (Epiphany)Festival
Tue, Jan 19, 2027
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela· Ethiopia · Christianity
Ethiopia's celebration of Epiphany (Jan 19), commemorating the baptism of Christ, with processions of the tabots draped in embroidered cloth carried around the town amid chanting.
January 2028
- Add to calendarGenna (Ethiopian Christmas)Festival
Fri, Jan 7, 2028
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela· Ethiopia · Christianity
Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas (Jan 7), after 43 days of Advent fasting. Tens of thousands of pilgrims fill the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela for an all-night procession through this 'New Jerusalem.'
- Add to calendarTimkat (Epiphany)Festival
Wed, Jan 19, 2028
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela· Ethiopia · Christianity
Ethiopia's celebration of Epiphany (Jan 19), commemorating the baptism of Christ, with processions of the tabots draped in embroidered cloth carried around the town amid chanting.