interfaith calendar
When viewing the calendar please note:
* Holy days usually begin at sundown the day before this date.
** Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date.
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1st
- Mary, Mother of God – Catholic Christian
- Feast Day of St Basil – Orthodox Christian
- Gantan-sai (New Years) – Shinto
- Holy Name of Jesus – Orthodox Christian
5th
- Twelfth Night – Christian
- Guru Gobindh Singh birthday – Sikh
6th
- Epiphany – Christian
- Feast of the Epiphany (Theophany) – Orthodox Christian
- Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) – Christian
- Nativity of Christ – Armenian Orthodox Christian
7th
- Feast of the Nativity ** – Orthodox Christian
8th
- Baptism of the Lord Jesus – Christian
12th-15th
- Mahayana New Year ** – Buddhist
13th
- Maghi – Sikh
15th
- World Religion Day – Baha’i
17th
- Blessing of the Animals – Hispanic Catholic Christian
19th-25th
- Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Christian
19th
- Triodion begins – Orthodox Christian
- Timkat – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
25th
- Conversion of St. Paul – Christian
28th
- Chinese New Year – Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist
-
1st
- Vasant Panchami ** – Hindu
2nd
- Candlemas – Presentation of Christ in the Temple – Christian
- Imbolc – Lughnassah * – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- Presentation of Christ in the Temple – Anglican Christian
- Saint Brighid of Kildare – Celtic Christian
3rd
- St. Blaze Day – Christian
- Setsebun sai (beginning of spring) – Shinto
5th
- Four Chaplains Sunday – Interfaith
11th
- Tu BiShvat * – Jewish
12th
- Triodion – Orthodox Christian
14th
- St. Valentine’s Day – Christian
15th
- Nirvana Day ** – Buddhist – Jain – Sikh
19th
- Meatfare Sunday – Orthodox Christian
25th
- Maha Shavaratri ** – Hindu
26th
- Cheese Fare Sunday – Orthodox Christian
- Transfiguration Sunday – Christian
26th-Mar 1st
- Intercalary – Baha’i
27th
- Great Lent begins – Clean Monday – Orthodox Christian
28th
- Shrove Tuesday – Christian
-
1st
- St. David of Wales – Christian
- Ash Wednesday – Christian
2nd-20th
- Nineteen Day Fast * – Baha’i
5th
- Orthodox Sunday – Orthodox Christian
12th
- Purim – Jewish
- Magha Puja Day ** – Buddhist
13th
- Holi ** – Hindu
- Hola Mohalla – Sikh
17th
- St. Patrick’s Day – Christian
19th
- St. Joseph’s Day – Christian
20th Equinox
- Ostara * – Wicca/Pagan northern hemisphere
- Mabon * – Wicca/Pagan southern hemisphere
20th-28th
- Ramayana ** – Hindu
21st
- Norooz (New Year) – Persian/Zoroastrian
- Naw-Rúz (New Year) * – Baha’i
25th
- Annunciation of the Virgin Mary – Christian
28th
- Hindu New Year ** – Hindu
-
1st
- Lazarus Saturday – Orthodox Christian
2nd
- Palm Sunday – Orthodox Christian
5th
- Ramanavami ** – Hindu
9th
- Palm Sunday- Christian
10th
- Mahavir Jayanti ** – Jain
11th
- Lord’s Evening Meal – Jehovah’s Witness Christian
- Hanuman Jayanti – Hindu
11th-14th
- Theravadin Mew Year ** – Buddhist
11th-18th
- Pesach (Passover) * – Jewish
13th
- Maundy Thursday – Christian
14th
- Holy Friday – Orthodox Christian
- Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) – Sikh
- Good Friday – Christian
16th
- Easter – Christian
- Pascha (Easter) – Orthodox Christian
21st
- First Day of Ridvan * – Baha’i
23rd
- St. George’s Day – Christian
- Yom HaShoah * – Jewish
24th
- Lailat al Miraj * – Islam
29th
- Ninth Day of Ridvan * – Baha’i
30th
- St. James the Great Day – Orthodox Christian
-
1st
- Beltane – Samhain * – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
- Yom Ha’Atzmaut – Jewish
2nd
- Twelfth Day of Ridvan * – Baha’i
3rd
- Saints Philip & James – Christian
4th
- National Day of Prayer – USA – Interfaith
10th
- Visakha Puja – Buddha Day ** – Buddhist
12th
- Lailat al Bara’ah * – Islam
14th
- Lag B/Omer * – Jewish
23rd
- Declaration of the Bab * – Baha’i
27th
- Ramadan begins * – Islam
29th
- Ascension of Baha’u’llah * – Baha’i
31st-Jun 1st
- Shavout * – Jewish
25th
- Ascension of Jesus – All Christians
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4th
- Pentecost – All Christians
9th
- St. Columba of Iona – Celtic Christian
11th
- Trinity Sunday- Christian
15th
- Corpus Christi – Catholic Christian
- Saint Vladimir – Christian
16th
- Guru Arjan martyrdom – Sikh
19th
- New Church Day – Swedenborgian Christian
21st Solstice
- First Nations Day – Canadian Native People
- Litha * – Wicca/Pagan northern hemisphere
- Yule * – Wicca/Pagan southern hemisphere
22nd
- Laylat al Kadr * – Islam
23rd
- Sacred Heart of Jesus – Catholic Christian
26th-28th
- Eid al Fitr * – Islam
29th
- Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul – Christian
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9th
- Martyrdom of the Bab * – Baha’i
- Asalha Puja Day – Buddhist
11th
- St Benedict Day – Catholic Christian
- All Saints – Orthodox Christian
13th
- Ulambana – Obon ** – Buddhist
13th-15th
- Obon ** – Shinto
15th
- St. Vladimir the Great Day – Orthodox Christian
23rd
- Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranthushtra) ** – Zoroastrian
24th
- Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian
25th
- St. James the Great Day – Christian
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1st
- Lammas – Christian
- Lughnassad – Imbolc * – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
- Tish’a B’av * – Jewish
- Fast in Honor of Holy Mother of Jesus – Orthodox Christian
6th
- Transfiguration of the Lord – Orthodox Christian
7th
- Raksha Bandhan ** – Hindu
15th
- Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary – Catholic Christian
- Dormition of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian
- Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu
26th-Sept 4th
- Paryushana Parva ** – Jain
29th
- Beheading of St. John the Baptist – Christian
31st
- Waqf al Arafa – Hajj Day * – Islam
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1st
- Religious year begins – Orthodox Christian
1st-4th
- Eid al Adha * – Islam
8th
- Nativity of Virgin Mary – Christian
14th
- Elevation of the Life Giving Cross (Holy Cross) – Christian
21st-22nd
- *Rosh Hashanah* – Jewish
- New Year – Hijra * – Islam
21st-29th
- Navaratri ** – Hindu
22nd Equinox
- Mabon * – Wicca/Pagan northern hemisphere
- Ostata * – Wicca/Pagan southern hemisphere
25th
- Ganesh Chaturthi ** – Hindu
27th
- Meskel – Ethiopian Christian
29th
- Michael and All Angels – Christian
30th
- Yom Kippur* – Jewish
- Dasara – Hindu
-
1st
- Ashura * – Islam
4th
- St Francis Day – Catholic Christian
- Blessing of the Animals – Christian
5th-11th
- Sukkot * – Jewish
9th
- Thanksgiving – Canada – Interfaith
12th
- Shemini Atzeret * – Jewish
13th
- Simchat Torah * – Jewish
18th
- St. Luke, Apostle & Evangelist – Christian
19th
- Diwali – Deepavali ** – Hindu – Sikh – Jain
20th
- Birth of the Báb * – Baha’i
- Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth – Sikh
- Jain New Year – Jain
28th
- Milvian Bridge Day – Christian
29th
- Reformation Day – Protestant Christian
31st
- All Hallows Eve – Christian
- Reformation Day ** – Protestant Christian
-
1st
- All Saints Day – Christian
- Samhain – Beltane * Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
2nd
- All Souls Day – Catholic Christian
4th
- Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib – Sikh
12th
- Birth of Baha’u’llah * – Baha’i
15th
- Nativity Fast begins – ends Dec. 24 – Orthodox Christian
23rd
- Thanksgiving- Interfaith USA
24th
- Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur – Sikh
26th
- Christ the King – Christian
- Day of the Covenant * – Baha’i
28th
- Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Baha * – Baha’i
30th
- St. Andrew’s Day – Christian
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1st
- Mawlid an Nabi * – Islam
3rd-24th
- Advent – Christian
6th
- Saint Nicholas Day – Christian
8th
- Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** – Buddhist
- Immaculate Conception of Mary – Catholic Christian
12th
- Feast day – Our Lady of Guadalupe – Catholic Christian
13th-20th
- Hanukkah * – Jewish
16th-25th
- Posadas Navidenas – Hispanic Christian
21st
- Yule – Christian
- Yule * – Wicca/Pagan northern hemisphere
- Litha * – Wicca/Pagan southern hemisphere
24th
- Christmas Eve – Christian
25th
- Christmas * – Christian
- Feast of the Nativity ** – Orthodox Christian
26th
- Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) ** – Zoroastrian
- St Stephen’s Day – Christian
28th
- Holy Innocents – Christian
31st
- Watch Night – Christian
- Holy Family – Catholic Christian