Home›Sources›Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual CommemorationsSourcesReligious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual CommemorationsCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/religious-celebrations-an-encyclopedia-of-holidays-festivals-solemn-observances-and-spiritual-commemorations.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/religious-celebrations-an-encyclopedia-of-holidays-festivals-solemn-observances-and-spiritual-commemorationsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-religious-celebrations-an-encyclopedia-o, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/religious-celebrations-an-encyclopedia-of-holidays-festivals-solemn-observances-and-spiritual-commemorations}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXJ. Gordon Melton's encyclopedia surveys religious holidays and observances across world traditions entry by entry, giving each one's documented origin, date and manner of observance as practiced, drawing on Melton's own long standing work cataloguing religious movements and practices directly. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with any specific entry. Use it for established facts about the history and practice of a specific holiday or observance; a claim needing deep engagement with one tradition's internal theological reasoning for an observance may need a source specific to that tradition.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (188 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2J. Gordon Melton's encyclopedia surveying religious holidays and observances across world traditions entry by entry, giving each one's documented origin, date and manner of observance, drawing on Melton's long-standing work cataloguing religious movements.NotesWell-attestedReference encyclopedia surveying religious holidays and observances across world traditions, giving their origin, date and manner of observance. Use for established facts about the history and practice of a specific holiday or observance.CitationAuthorWell-attestedJ. Gordon Melton (editor)PublisherWell-attestedABC-CLIOPublication YearWell-attested2011URLWell-attestedhttps://search.worldcat.org/title/religious-celebrations-an-encyclopedia-of-holidays-festivals-solemn-observances-and-spiritual-commemorations/oclc/658003809Source TypeWell-attestedreferenceClaims Backed By This Source (188 claims)This source backs 188 claims across the atlas. As facts: 80 well-attested. As cited relationships: 30 holds, 1 connected. Plus 77 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicHolidays & Festivals, 101 claims: 24 well-attested, 15 holds, 62 general references.Mythical Creatures, 37 claims: 23 well-attested, 8 holds, 6 general references.Articles, 27 claims: 20 well-attested, 1 holds, 6 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Observance Rules, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Calendars, 5 claims: 4 holds, 1 general references.Sacred Foods, 3 claims: 2 holds, 1 general references.Well-attested80ArticlesA Figure the Church Repeatedly Tried to SuppressA Winter Holiday Built Without a DeityAshes, a Switch, and a Bag of FruitBuilding the Altar for the DeadFour Dishes Given to Someone or Something Rather Than Simply EatenHow Old Is the Ofrenda?One Visitor, Both RolesSaint Nicholas's Fearsome CompanionWhat a Religious Event IsWhat an Observance Rule Entry CoversHolidays & FestivalsDarwin DayGreen Corn CeremonyHumanLightNational Day of ReasonWorld Humanist DayMythical CreaturesBelsnickelKnecht RuprechtKrampusObservance RulesHumanLight, 23 DecemberSourcesReligious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual CommemorationsHolds30ArticlesFour Dishes Given to Someone or Something Rather Than Simply EatenCalendarsGregorian CalendarHolidays & FestivalsAscension DayCorpus ChristiEpiphanyIsra and Mi'rajLas PosadasOur Lady of FatimaOur Lady of GuadalupeOur Lady of LourdesWatch NightYom KippurMythical CreaturesBelsnickelKnecht RuprechtSacred FoodsPan de MuertoConnected1Observance RulesHumanLight, 23 DecemberGeneral References77ArticlesA Winter Holiday Built Without a DeityAshes, a Switch, and a Bag of FruitFour Dishes Given to Someone or Something Rather Than Simply EatenOne Visitor, Both RolesWhat a Religious Event IsWhat an Observance Rule Entry CoversCalendarsGregorian CalendarHolidays & FestivalsAdventAll Hallows' EveAll SaintsAll Souls' DayAscension DayAsh WednesdayBirth of Baha'u'llahBirth of the BabBodhi DayBright WeekChrist the KingClean MondayCorpus ChristiDarwin DayDay of ArafahDay of the CovenantDia de los MuertosDivine Mercy SundayDormition of the TheotokosEpiphanyExaltation of the Holy CrossFeast of the AssumptionFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionForgiveness SundayGreat LentGreen Corn CeremonyHoly WeekHumanLightIslamic New YearIsra and Mi'rajLag BaOmerLas PosadasLaylat al-Bara'ahLaylat al-QadrLazarus SaturdayMahavir JayantiMahavira Nirvana DiwasMawlidMichaelmasNational Day of ReasonNativity of the Blessed Virgin MaryObonOnamShowing 1 to 50 of 74 entities carrying this claim. 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