February 1 has been designated as the annual World Hijab Day, designed to foster religious sensitivity and tolerance. The event encourages non-Muslim women for one day to don the headscarf traditionally worn by Muslim women.

Watch our story this week on two young women who observed World Hijab Day.

This week (January 24-25) is the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat, the festival celebrating a new year for trees and spring in Israel.

Mahayana Buddhists celebrate the new year (January 24).