Waldensians observe Christmas and Easter as meaningful commemorations of significant events in Christian history — the birth and resurrection of Jesus. However, these holidays are not treated as holy days of obligation or as possessing inherent spiritual significance. They are rather occasions for grateful remembrance and family celebration within the broader Christian tradition.

The most distinctive Waldensian holiday is February 17, commemorating La Bona Nuove (The Good News) — the Waldensian Liberty Day celebrating the 1848 emancipation of Waldensians in Piedmont when King Carlo Alberto granted civil rights and religious liberty to the Waldensian Church. This date holds profound historical and spiritual significance for Waldensians as a marker of God's faithfulness and the triumph of religious liberty.

The Waldensian Church teaches Christian freedom regarding holiday observance. Believers are neither required to observe Christmas and Easter nor prohibited from doing so. What matters is that the focus remains on Christ and the gospel throughout the year, not on the calendar of religious holidays. The emphasis is on faithful discipleship and worship of Christ in the present rather than on adherence to particular holiday traditions.