Denison Cultural Observances

Bahá’u’lláh commemorates the death of the founder of the Baha’i faith; Bahaullah died on May 29, 1892.

Denison celebrates the LGBTQIA community in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan.

In Judaism, Shavuot commemorates receipt of the Torah on Mount Sinai (two of three pilgrimage festivals).

Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.

Kupala Night, also called Ivanа-Kupala and the Feast of Ivan Kupala, is a traditional eastern Slavic celebration.

On July 4, 1776, Congress passed the Declaration of Independence.