Love and Peace

Love and Peace Know No Bounds

So great is love that divine truth is revealed within the heart.
So great is peace that all blessings are found within it.

Love and Peace could be the theme of every holiday. Love and Peace could be the theme of every month, every week, and every day. Love and Peace can be the theme for your life.

My holiday message is a message of love and peace. Love as a pure affection is what we feel for another outside of physical intimacy. Life's true and lasting gifts are family, friendship, and fulfillment, which come about by sharing love and peace.

Prayer

Prayers for Love and Peace

Wisdom

Words That Have Always Been True

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

Rumi

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

Mother Teresa

The essence of peace is love. Out of love and the willingness to act selflessly, strategies, tactics, and techniques for a peaceful struggle arise naturally. Peace is a process.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.

Martin Luther King Jr.

When LOVE is present, wisdom can be revealed, creativity can manifest, strength can be powerful, health can flourish, wealth can be employed, and intelligence can be applied.

The Love Linguist

When you emulate the Divine Creator's love, love flows into your life. Love creates harmony between people, between humanity and the natural world.

Shalom is the word for Peace in Hebrew. It is also the word for Hello. The root word is WHOLE. When you greet someone hello you impart peace, making the person feel whole and complete. You show you care, convey interest, ask about their well-being, and focus on them. A smile can brighten another person and is an indicator of emotional support and love. It is a privilege to acknowledge another person.

Words alone can make a person feel better about themselves. Take advantage of that and greet someone today. Reach out to friends, family, and even strangers. No special education or training is needed. Just care in your heart and the willingness to connect.

You may make all the difference in a person's life with a simple hello or a kind-hearted gesture. Perform an act of loving-kindness today. Bring peace to another person's heart. Every day can be celebrated like a holiday. That is my holiday message.

Share this holiday message — Love and Peace.

Around the World

Holidays Around the World

This list notes the observance, not the date. Many holidays follow lunar or religious calendars and shift from year to year.

JANUARY

New Year's Day · Secular · Worldwide
Orthodox Christmas (January 7) · Christian · Russia, Serbia, Ethiopia and others
Makar Sankranti · Hindu · India
Pongal · Hindu · Tamil Nadu (India)
Lohri · Sikh/Hindu · Punjab (India)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day · USA
World Religion Day · Bahá'í · International
Tu BiShvat · Jewish · Israel and worldwide Jewish communities
Timkat · Ethiopian Orthodox · Ethiopia

FEBRUARY

Groundhog Day · USA and Canada
World Interfaith Harmony Week · UN · International
Valentine's Day · Secular · Worldwide
Lunar New Year / Chinese New Year · East and Southeast Asia · Worldwide
Lantern Festival · China, Taiwan, Vietnam
Nirvana Day · Buddhist · International
Presidents' Day · USA
Carnival / Mardi Gras · Christian · Brazil, France, USA and others
Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day · Christian · UK, Ireland, Canada
Ash Wednesday · Christian · Worldwide
Vasant Panchami · Hindu · India
World Day of Social Justice · UN · International

MARCH

International Women's Day · UN · International
Holi · Hindu · India, Nepal, worldwide
Purim · Jewish · Israel and worldwide Jewish communities
Ramadan begins · Islamic · Worldwide (date shifts annually by lunar calendar)
Nowruz · Persian/Zoroastrian · Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia and diaspora
St. Patrick's Day · Christian/Cultural · Ireland, USA, worldwide
Spring Equinox / Ostara · Pagan/Secular · Northern Hemisphere
World Water Day · UN · International
Palm Sunday · Christian · Worldwide
Hola Mohalla · Sikh · India

APRIL

April Fools' Day · Secular · Worldwide
Holy Week · Christian · Worldwide
Good Friday · Christian · Worldwide
Easter · Christian · Worldwide
Orthodox Holy Week and Easter · Eastern Orthodox · Worldwide
Passover (Pesach) · Jewish · Israel and worldwide Jewish communities
Ram Navami · Hindu · India
Baisakhi/Vaisakhi · Sikh/Hindu · Punjab (India), worldwide Sikh communities
Earth Day · Secular · International
World Book Day · UNESCO · International
Ridván · Bahá'í · International

MAY

International Workers' Day / May Day · Secular · International
Mother's Day · Secular · USA, Canada, Australia and others
Eid al-Fitr · Islamic · Worldwide (date varies by lunar calendar)
Buddha Purnima / Vesak · Buddhist · India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia
Shavuot · Jewish · Israel and worldwide Jewish communities
Cinco de Mayo · Cultural · Mexico, USA
National Day of Prayer · USA
Memorial Day · USA
Victoria Day · Canada

JUNE

Eid al-Adha · Islamic · Worldwide (date varies by lunar calendar)
International Children's Day · UN · International
Father's Day · Secular · USA, Canada, UK and others
Summer Solstice / Litha · Pagan/Secular · Northern Hemisphere
Juneteenth · USA
Dragon Boat Festival · China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia
World Environment Day · UN · International
Corpus Christi · Catholic · Worldwide

JULY

Canada Day · Canada
Independence Day · USA
Muharram / Islamic New Year · Islamic · Worldwide (date varies)
Asalha Puja / Dharma Day · Buddhist · Thailand, Southeast Asia
Bastille Day · France
Tisha B'Av · Jewish · Israel and worldwide Jewish communities
World Population Day · UN · International

AUGUST

Raksha Bandhan · Hindu · India
Krishna Janmashtami · Hindu · India, worldwide
Obon · Buddhist/Shinto · Japan
Assumption of Mary · Catholic · Worldwide
Independence Day · India (August 15)
International Youth Day · UN · International
Lammas / Lughnasadh · Pagan · Celtic traditions worldwide

SEPTEMBER

Rosh Hashanah · Jewish · Israel and worldwide Jewish communities
Yom Kippur · Jewish · Israel and worldwide Jewish communities
Sukkot · Jewish · Israel and worldwide Jewish communities
Simchat Torah · Jewish · Israel and worldwide Jewish communities
Ganesh Chaturthi · Hindu · India
Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival · China, Vietnam, Korea
Chuseok · Korean · South Korea
Autumn Equinox / Mabon · Pagan/Secular · Northern Hemisphere
International Day of Peace · UN · International
Labor Day · USA, Canada

OCTOBER

Navratri · Hindu · India
Dussehra / Vijayadashami · Hindu · India
Yom Kippur (when falls in October) · Jewish
Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day · USA
Thanksgiving · Canada
Diwali (when falls in October) · Hindu, Sikh, Jain · India, worldwide
Halloween · Secular/Celtic · USA, UK, Ireland, worldwide
Reformation Day · Protestant Christian · Germany and others
World Mental Health Day · UN · International

NOVEMBER

Diwali (when falls in November) · Hindu, Sikh, Jain · India, worldwide
Day of the Dead / Día de los Muertos · Mexico, Latin America
All Saints' Day · Catholic · Worldwide
All Souls' Day · Catholic · Worldwide
Guy Fawkes Night · UK
Remembrance Day / Veterans Day · USA, UK, Canada, Australia
Guru Nanak Jayanti · Sikh · India, worldwide Sikh communities
Thanksgiving · USA
Advent begins · Christian · Worldwide
World Kindness Day · International

DECEMBER

Hanukkah · Jewish · Israel and worldwide Jewish communities
St. Nicholas Day · Christian · Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and others
Bodhi Day · Buddhist · Japan, worldwide
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe · Catholic · Mexico, Latin America
Winter Solstice / Yule · Pagan/Secular · Northern Hemisphere
Christmas Eve · Christian · Worldwide
Christmas Day · Christian · Worldwide
Kwanzaa · African American cultural · USA
Boxing Day · UK, Canada, Australia and others
New Year's Eve · Secular · Worldwide

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