Holidays and Holy Days
Calendar of Holidays and Observances
| Observance | Faith or Religion | Dates |
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Autumnal Equinox |
Pagan | Saturday, September 23 |
| Rosh Hashanah | Judaism | Friday, September 15 to Sunday, September 17 |
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Fast of Gedaliah |
Judaism | Monday, September 18 |
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Yom Kippur |
Judaism | Sunday, September 24 to Monday, September 25 |
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Navratri |
Hinduism | Sunday, October 15 to Tuesday, October 24 |
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Mawlid al-Nabi |
Islam | Tuesday, September 26 to Wednesday, September 27 |
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Sukkot |
Judaism | Friday, September 29 to Friday, October 6 |
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Shemini Atzeret |
Judaism | Friday, October 6 to Tuesday, October 8 |
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Simchat Torah |
Judaism | Saturday October 7 to Sunday October 8 |
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Birth of Bahá'u'lláh |
Baha’i | Monday, October 16 to Tuesday, October 17 |
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Dussehra |
Hinduism | Tuesday, October 24 |
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Samhain |
Pagan | Monday, October 31 to Tuesday, November 1 |
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All Saints Day |
Roman Catholic, Unitarian Universalist | Wednesday, November 1 |
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All Souls Day |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist | Thursday, November 2 |
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Diwali |
Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikh, Jain | Sunday, November 12 |
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First Sunday of Advent |
Christian | Sunday, December 3 |
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Bodhi Day |
Buddhism | Friday, December 8 |
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Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Roman Catholic | Friday, December 8 |
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Hanukkah/Chanukah |
Judaism | Thursday, December 7 to Friday, December 15 |
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Roman Catholic |
Tuesday, December 12
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Yule |
Pagan | Thursday, December 21 to Monday, January 1 |
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Joseph Smith's Birthday |
Mormon (CJCLDS) | Saturday, December 23 |
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Christmas |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist | Monday, December 25 |
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Kwanzaa |
African American Heritage | Tuesday, December 26 to Monday, January 1 |
2024 |
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Gantan-sai |
Shinto | Monday, January 1 |
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The Solemnity of Mary |
Roman Catholic | Monday, January 1 |
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Fast of the 10th of Tevet |
Judaism | Doesn't occur in 2024 |
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Epiphany |
Christian | Saturday, January 6 |
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Christmas |
Orthodox Christian | Sunday, January 7 |
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Pongal |
Hinduism | Monday, January 15 to Thursday January 18 |
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Chinese New Year |
Multifaith, Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist | Saturday, February 10 |
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Imbolc |
Pagan | Thursday, February 1 |
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Setsubun-sai |
Shinto | Saturday, February 3 |
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Tu BiShvat |
Judaism | Wednesday, January 24 to Thursday, January 25 |
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Start of Lent and Ash Wednesday |
Christian | Wednesday, February 14 |
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Women's Day of Prayer |
Multifaith | Friday, March 1 |
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Maha Shivaratri |
Hinduism | Friday, March 8 |
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Clean Monday (Monday of Lent) |
Orthodox Christian | Monday, March 18 |
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Ramadan |
Islam | Sunday, March 10 to Tuesday, April 9 |
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Spring Equinox |
Pagan | Tuesday, March 19 |
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Fast of Esther |
Judaism |
Thursday, March 21
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Purim |
Judaism | Saturday, March 23 to Sunday, March 24 |
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Holi |
Hinduism |
Monday, March 25
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Palm Sunday |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist | Sunday, March 24 |
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Holy (Maundy) Thursday |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist |
Thursday, March 28
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Good Friday |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist | Friday, March 29 |
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Easter |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist |
Sunday, March 31
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Laylat al-Qadr |
Islam |
Saturday, April 6
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| Eid al-Fitr | Islam |
Tuesday, April 9 to Wednesday, April 10 |
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First Day of Riḍván |
Bahá’í | Saturday April 20 |
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Fast of the First Born |
Judaism |
Monday, April 22
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Passover (Pesach) |
Judaism | Monday, April 22 to Tuesday, April 30 |
| Ninth Day of Riḍván | Bahá’í |
Sunday, April 28 to Monday April 29 |
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Twelfth Day of Riḍván |
Bahá’í |
Wednesday, May 1 to Thursday May 2 |
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Great Friday |
Orthodox Christian | Friday, May 3 |
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Orthodox Easter |
Orthodox Christian |
Sunday, May 5
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Yom HaShoah |
Judaism |
Sunday, May 5 to Monday, May 6
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Pentecost |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist |
Sunday, May 19 |
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Vesak |
Buddhism |
Thursday, May 23
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Pentecost |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist |
Sunday, May 19 |
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Ascension Day |
Christian |
Thursday May 9 |
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Orthodox Ascension Day |
Orthodox Christian |
Thursday June 13 |
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Eid al-Adha |
Islam |
Sunday June 16 to Wednesday June 19 |
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Muharram |
Islam |
Sunday July 29 to Sunday August 4 |
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Ashura |
Islam |
Tuesday July 16 to Wednesday July 17 |
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Asalha Puja Day |
Buddhism |
Sunday July 21 |