A calendar for diaspora families.

The second of two major Islamic festivals, marking the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice — and a day of meat, prayer, and family across the Muslim world.

Two days when the door between the living and the loved-and-lost stands a little open — built around ofrendas, marigolds, and the names you say out loud so they aren't forgotten.

Five nights of small lamps, sweets, and the belief that light always finds the dark — celebrated wherever the South Asian diaspora settled, from London to Port of Spain.

Fifteen days starting with the first new moon of the lunar calendar — red envelopes, sticky rice cake, family meals, and the long-distance call home that pauses everything.

Two days that hold a whole year's energy — soca, steel pan, mas costumes, and the loudest street parade in the Western hemisphere.