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AMA Manual of Style (10th ed.) : A Guide for Authors and Editors

AMA Manual of Style Committee

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Print Publication Date:
Mar 2007
Print ISBN-13:
9780195176339
Published to AMA Manual of Style:
Apr 2009
DOI:
10.1093/jama/9780195176339.001.0001
© American Medical Association
Contents

Seasons, Deities, Holidays

Chapter:
Capitalization
Author(s):

Brenda Gregoline

10.3.7 Seasons, Deities, Holidays

Do not capitalize the names of the seasons. Do capitalize the names of specific deities and manifestations.

Allah

Jesus Christ

Ganesh

Nature

God or Goddess (when used in a monotheistic sense)

Shiva

the goddess Athena

Zeus

the Holy Spirit

Capitalize recognized holidays and calendar events.

Christmas

New Year’s Eve

Eid ul-Fitr

Passover

Fourth of July

Ramadan

Good Friday

Rosh Hashanah

Kwanzaa

Thanksgiving Day

Labor Day