1-Christmas
Christmas is considered the most famous religious festival of the world, it is basically an the annual commemoration of the Jesus Christ's birth, that is celebrated on 25th December by the millions of people all around the world. On the festival of Christmas, a civil holiday is observed in a great number of nations of the world and it is considered an integral part of the holiday season and the holiest festival for the Christians, now this event is celebrated also by a great number of non-Christians.
2-Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha
Eid-ul-Adha and Hajj are basically Islamic festivals and regarded as the second most famous religious festival of the world. Hajj is a pilgrimage to Makkah for the Muslims and the largest gathering of Muslims every year in the world. It is one of the important religious duty of Muslims and one of the five basic pillars of Islam. Hajj is the demonstration and symbol of the solidarity of the Muslims, and their submission to Allah. After the performance of the Hajj, Eid-ul-Adha is celebrated on the tenth of Zil-Hajj.
3-Easter
On the number three, we will include the third most famous religious festival of the world, it is basically a holy festival of Christians, who celebrated this festival in the memorization of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, on the 3rd day after his crucifixion, that's why Easter is also known as the "Resurrection Sunday". Easter usually falls on any Sunday between 22 March and 25 April and holidays are observed in all around the world for the Christians.
4-Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year comes on the number four in the list of the most famous religious and traditional festivals of the world. On the Chinese New Year, an important traditional holiday is observed in throughout the China and it is also known as the "Spring Festival" in China. Traditionally, the celebrations of the Chinese New Year start from the Chinese New Year's Eve, which is the last day of the last month of the "Chinese Calendar", to the "Lantern Festival" on the fifteenth day of the first month.
5-Deepavali or Diwali
Deepavali or Diwali is considered the fifth most popular religious and traditional festival of the world. Diwali is commonly known as the "Festival of Lights", it is basically a religious festival of Hindus, consisting of five days celebrations. The celebrations of this festival start on the 13th Lunar day of the "Ashwin" which is a Hindu Calendar month and it ends on the second Lunar day of Kartik, which is also a Hindu calendar month. Diwali falls between the mid-October and mid-November, according to the Gregorian calendar.
6-Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr
Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr are regarded as the one of the most spiritual and religious festivals of the world. Ramadan is basically a month which comes with the number nine in Islamic Calendar. In the holy Month of Ramadan, Muslims of all over the world observe fasts, and observing fast is considered one of the five basic pillars of Islam. The month of Ramadan consists of 29 or 30 days, this holy month is not only for observing fast but the recitation of Holy Quran and the offering of prayers are also increased. After Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first Shawwal.
7-Pentecost
Pentecost comes on the number seven in the list of the most famous religious festivals of the world. Pentecost is basically celebrated both by Jews and Christians, it is, in fact, the Greek name for the "Feast of Weeks". According to the calendar of the ancient Israel, it is a prominent feast, that is celebrated in the gratitude of the giving of the Law on Sinai, In Judaism, it is celebrated as "Shavuot". While in Christianity, this festival is celebrated as Pentecost and also known as the "Birthday of the Church".
8-Setsubun
Setsubun is also included in the most popular religious and traditional festival of the world. It is basically celebrated on the day before the beginning of the spring season in Japan, that's why it is also called the "Spring Setsubun". It is celebrated on the 3rd February as an integral part of the spring festival. It is thought about this day that it causes to cleanse away all the evils of the previous year and also drive away all the disease-bringing evil spirits for the next year.
9- Krishna Janmashtami
Krishna Janmashtami is considered the ninth most famous religious and traditional festival of the world. This festival is basically celebrated by the Hindus in the annual commemoration of the Krishna's birth, which is the name of a Hindu deity who is the eighth avatar of Vishnu. The celebrations of this traditional festival of Hindus are conducted on "Ashtami", which is the eighth day of the Krishna Paksha of the month of Shraavana, which falls between August and September.
In the last, I am going to share with you the information about another most famous religious and traditional festival of the world. It is basically a Hindu festival, dedicated to the worship of "Durga" which is another Hindu deity. In Sanskrit, the literal meaning of the word "Navratri" is nine nights. During these ten days and nine nights, nine different forms of Shakti are worshiped and the tenth day is usually referred to as "Dussehra", it is celebrated with great religious zeal in India.
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