Celebrations & Observations
Types of Celebrations
- Child Welcoming/Dedication/Naming Celebration
- Adoption Celebration
- Coming of Age Celebration
- Graduation/Individual Accomplishment Celebration
- Group Recognition Celebration
- Engagement Celebration
- Wedding – including affirmation (sharing the future)
- Major Life Events
- Memorials & Funerals
Annual Observations and Celebrations
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January
The New Year Reality Revival was inspired by an event held in California in the 90’s by the “Atheist United” group and ideas generated through the “Inquiring Minds Program. The event offers an opportunity to educate within our community. Event…
Freethinkers Day, also known as Thomas Payne Day, is an opportunity to promote appreciation of freethought thought the life and works of Thomas Paine. Freethought supports reason over faith, and rejects arbitrary authority.
February
Darwin Day has experienced great success within the global community and has participation from all sectors of society. Events celebrate the wonder and beauty of both science and humanity. The event also serves to recognize and celebrate the achievements of…
March
Woman’s Day dates back to the early 1900’s, a time of turbulent growth in the industrial world that saw growing demands for women to have the right to vote. It is an international celebration of the social, economic, and political…
The Spring (Vernal) Equinox is one of two days in the calendar year when day and night hours are almost equal to one another; it is also the first day of Spring in the Gregorian calendar.
The Autumnal Equinox is one of two days in the calendar year when day and night hours are almost equal to one another; it is also the first day of Autumn, or Fall, in the Gregorian calendar.
April
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May
The National Day of Reason is a day when all Americans can come together to celebrate rational thinking. Anybody can take part in this inclusive day, regardless of their worldview.
June
World Environment Day is designed to stimulate worldwide awareness of ecological issues. It is also focused on generating political action for environmental conservation.
The Summer Solstice has been celebrated in some way or another for thousands of years. During the month of June various religions celebrate seasonal holy days that are in some way linked to the Summer Solstice. On that day in…
The Winter Solstice has been celebrated in some way or another for thousands of years. In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice is often connected with various religious holy days.
Alpha & Omega is a celebration of the beginning and the end; the new and the old. We come together to recognize and to celebrate the new things, events, happenings, influences and influencers that are shaping our world on individual…
July
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August
The Ingersoll Day is to celebrate the life and works of one of the most popular freethinkers in US history. Heard by more Americans than any human being before the advent of motion pictures and radio, Robert Ingersoll was the…
September
The Banned Book Week is celebrating the freedom to read. It was started by the American Library Association in 1981 in response to a growing number of attempts to ban books in public libraries across the country.
The Autumnal Equinox is one of the two days in the calendar year when day and night hours are almost equal to one another; it is also the first day of Autumn, or Fall, in the Gregorian calendar.
The Spring (Vernal) Equinox is one of the days in the calendar year when day and night hours are almost equal to one another; it is also the first of Spring in the Gregorian calendar.
October
Declaring October the Month of Freethought was inspired by the work done in Texas to commemorate the many German Freethinkers that emigrated to this Area, and several others across the US, during the 19th Century.
Freethought “Coming Out” Day is an annual day of celebration which gives those Freethinkers who have been unable to proudly declare themselves a platform from which to do so.
November
“The Freedom From Religion Foundation” and the “American Atheists” have Declared, and TRNI has adopted, the week during Thanksgiving holiday a national event for the Separation of Church and State.
December
International Human Rights Day is celebrated as a way to promote, defend, and remember the basic human rights every person in every country has as a result of being born into this world.
The Winter Solstice has been celebrated in some way or another for thousands of years. In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice is often connected with various religious holy days.
The Summer Solstice has been celebrated in some way or another for thousands of years. During the month of June various religions celebrate seasonal holy days that are in some way linked to the Summer Solstice. The Winter Solstice, or the…
Human Light is a celebration of humanist values: tolerance, compassion, empathy, honesty, free inquiry, reason and rationality, and more.