MONTH

DAY

HOLIDAY              

JANUARY

1

Feast of Mary - Catholic Christian

Feast of St Basil - Orthadox Christian

Kwanzaa Ends - Shamanism

Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto

5

Twelfth Night - Christian

Guru Gobindh Singh Day - Sikh

6

Three Kings Day - Christian

Epiphany - Christian

6 - 7

Christmas Eve and Day - Rastafarian Christian

7

Nativity of Christ - Orthodox Christian

Buddhist New Year - Buddhist

14

Maghi - Sikh

18

World Religion Day - Baha'i

26

Vasant Panchami - Hindu

30 - Feb 2

Hajj - Islam

31

Waqf al Arafa - Islam

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FEBRUARY

1

Four Chaplains Sunday - Interfaith

2

Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple (Candlemas) * - Christian

Imbolc (Candlemas) * - Wicca

Saint Brighid of Kildare Day - Celtic Christian

2 - 5

Id al Adha - Islam

7

Tu B'shvat * - Jewish

14

Saint Valentine's Day - Christian

15

Meat Fare - Orthodox Christian

Nirvana Day ** - Buddhist

18

Maha Shivaratri ** - Hindu

22

Hijra - New Year - Islam

23

Lent Begins (Clean Monday) - Orthodox Christian

24

Shrove Tuesday - Christian

St Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist - Christian

25

Ash Wednesday - Christian

25 - Apr 3

Lent - Christian

29

Orthodox Sunday - Orthodox Christian

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MARCH

1

Saint David Day - Christian

2

Ashura - Islam

3

Ramanavami **- Hindu

6

Holi** - Hindu

Maghu Puja Day ** - Buddhist

7

Purim * - Jewish

Hola Mohalla - Sikh

17

Saint Patrick's Day - Christian

21

Norooz (The New Day) - Zoroastrian

Naw Ruz (New Year) * - Baha'i

Ostara - Wicca

21 - 30

Ramayana ** - Hindu

25

Annunciation of the Lord to Mary * - Christian

26

Birth of Prophet Zarathushtra (Khordad Sal) (Fasali) - Zoroastrian

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APRIL

3

Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian

Conclusion of Lent - Christian

4

Palm Sunday - Christian

Palm Sunday - Orthodox Christian

6 -13

Pesach (Passover) * - Jewish

8

Maundy Thursday - Christian

Hana Matsuri - Japanese Buddhist

9

Good Friday - Christian

Holy Friday - Orthodox Christian

11

Easter - Christian

Easter - Holy Pascha - Orthodox Christian

12 - 13

Pesach (Passover) last 2 days * - Jewish

14

Baisakhi - Sikh

16

Lord's Evening Meal - Jehovah's Witness Christian

18

Yom HaShoah * - Jewish

21

Ridvan begins * - Baha'i

23

Saint George Day - Christian

29

Ninth Day of Ridvan - Baha'i

30

St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian

Beltane * - Wicca

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MAY

1

Beltane * - Wicca

2

Mawlid an Nabi * - Islam

Ridvan ends * - Baha'i

4

Buddha Day - Visakha Puja ** - Buddhist

9

Lag B'Omer * - Jewish

20

Ascension of Christ * - Christian/Orthodox Christian

23

Declaration of the Bab * - Babi

26 - 27

Shavuot * - Jewish

29

Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i

30

Pentecost - Christian/Orthodox Christian

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JUNE

6

Trinity - Christian

All Saints - Orthodox Christian

9

Saint Columba of Iona Day - Celtic Christian

10

Corpus Christi - Catholic Christian

16

Guru Arjan Dev martyrdom - Sikh

18

Blessed Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian

19

New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian

21

First Nations Day - Canadian Native People

Litha/Summer Solstice - Wicca

29

Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian

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JULY

2

Guru Purnima ** - Hindu

Asala Puja Day ** - Buddhist

9

Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i

11

St Benedict Day - Catholic Christian

13-16

Ulambana/Obon ** - Buddhist

24

Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian

25

St. James the Great Day - Christian

27

Tisha B'av * - Jewish

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AUGUST

1

Lammas - Christian

Lughnassad (Lammas) * - Wicca/Neo Pagan

Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus - Orthodox Christian

3

Raksha Bandhau ** - Hindu

6

Transfiguration of Our Lord * - Christian

15

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian

Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian

29

Beheading of St John the Baptist - Christian

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SEPTEMBER

1

Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year - Orthodox Christian

6

Krishan Jayanti ** - Hindu

8

Nativity of Mary - Christian

12

Lailat al Miraj - Islam

14

Elevation of the Life Creating Cross - Orthodox Christian

Holy Cross Day - Christian

16 - 17

Rosh Hashanah * - Jewish

18

Ganesh Chaturthi ** - Hindu

21

Fall Equinox * - Wicca

25

Yom Kippur * - Jewish

29

Michael and All Angels - Christian

30

Lailat al Bara'ah - Islam

Sukkot begins * - Jewish

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OCTOBER

4

St Francis Day - Catholic Christian

7

Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish

8

Simchat Torah * - Jewish

14 - 22

Navaratra Dashara ** - Hindu

15

Ramadan begins (through Nov 14) - Islam

18

St Luke, Apostle & Evangelist - Christian

20

Birth of the B'ab * - Baha'i

Guru Granth Sahib Installation - Sikh

22

Dasera ** - Hindu

25

Nirvana Celebration ** - Jain

28

Milvian Bridge Day - Christian

31

All Hallows Eve - Christian

Samhain * - Wicca

Reformation Day - Protestant Christian

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NOVEMBER