Holidays and Holy Days
Calendar of Holidays and Observances
| Observance | Faith or Religion | Dates |
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Eid al-Fitr |
Islam | Sunday, May 1 to Monday, May 2 |
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Ascension Day |
Christian | Thursday, May 26 |
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Orthodox Ascension Day |
Orthodox Christian | Thursday, June 2 |
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Eid al-Adha |
Islam | Saturday, July 9 to Sunday, July 10 |
| Muharram (Islamic New Year) | Islam | Friday, July 29 to Sunday, August 8 |
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Ashura |
Islam | Sunday, August 7 to Monday, August 8 |
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Mabon Autumnal Equinox |
Pagan | Friday, September 23 |
| Rosh Hashanah | Judaism | Sunday, September 25 to Tuesday, September 27 |
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Navratri |
Hinduism | Monday, September 26 to Wednesday, October 5 |
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Fast of Gedaliah |
Judaism | Wednesday, September 28 |
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Yom Kippur |
Judaism | Tuesday, October 4 to Wednesday, October 5 |
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Dussehra |
Hinduism | Wednesday, October 5 |
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Mawlid al-Nabi |
Islam | Friday, October 7 to Saturday, October 8 |
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Sukkot |
Judaism | Sunday, October 9 to Sunday, October 16 |
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Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah |
Judaism | Sunday, October 16 to Tuesday, October 18 |
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Diwali |
Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikh, Jain | Monday, October 24 |
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Birth of Bahá'u'lláh |
Baha’i | Wednesday, October 26 to Thursday, October 27 |
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Samhain |
Pagan | Monday, October 31 to Tuesday, November 1 |
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All Saints Day |
Roman Catholic, Unitarian Universalist | Tuesday, November 1 |
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All Souls Day |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist | Wednesday, November 2 |
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First Sunday of Advent |
Christian | Sunday, November 27 |
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Bodhi Day |
Buddhism | Thursday, December 8 |
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Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Roman Catholic | Thursday, December 8 |
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Roman Catholic |
Monday, December 12
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Hanukkah/Chanukah |
Judaism | Sunday, December 18 to Monday, December 26 |
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Yule |
Pagan | Wednesday, December 21 |
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Joseph Smith's Birthday |
Mormon (CJCLDS) | Friday, December 23 |
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Christmas |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist | Saturday, December 25 |
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Kwanzaa |
African Heritage | Monday, December 26 to Sunday, January 1 |
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Gantan-sai |
Shinto | Sunday, January 1 |
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The Solemnity of Mary |
Roman Catholic | Sunday, January 1 |
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Fast of the 10th of Tevet |
Judaism | Tuesday, January 3 |
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Epiphany |
Christian | Friday, January 6 |
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Christmas |
Orthodox Christian | Saturday, January 7 |
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Nativity of Jesus Christ |
Christian | Monday, January 9 |
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Pongal |
Hinduism | Sunday, January 15 |
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Chinese New Year |
Multifaith, Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist | Sunday, January 22 |
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Imbolc |
Pagan | Wednesday, February 1 |
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Setsubun-sai |
Shinto | Friday, February 3 |
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Tu BiShvat |
Judaism | Sunday, February 5 to Monday, February 6 |
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Maha Shivaratri |
Hinduism | Saturday, February 18 |
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Start of Lent and Ash Wednesday |
Christian | Wednesday, February 22 |
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Clean Monday (Monday of Lent) |
Orthodox Christian | Monday, February 27 |
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Women's Day of Prayer |
Multifaith | Friday, March 3 |
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Fast of Esther |
Judaism |
Monday, March 6
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Purim |
Judaism | Monday, March 6 to Tuesday, March 7 |
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Holi |
Hinduism |
Wednesday, March 8
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Spring Equinox |
Pagan | Monday, March 20 |
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Ramadan |
Islam | Wednesday, March 22 to Friday, April 21 |
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Palm Sunday |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist | Sunday, April 2 |
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Fast of the First Born |
Judaism |
Wednesday, April 5
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Passover (Pesach) |
Judaism | Wednesday, April 5 to Thursday, April 13 |
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Holy (Maundy) Thursday |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist |
Thursday, April 6
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Good Friday |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist | Friday, April 7 |
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Vesak |
Buddhism |
Saturday, April 8
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Easter |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist |
Sunday, April 9
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Great Friday |
Orthodox Christian | Friday, April 14 |
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Orthodox Easter |
Orthodox Christian |
Sunday, April 16
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Yom HaShoah |
Judaism |
Monday, April 17 to Tuesday, April 18
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Laylat al-Qadr |
Islam |
Tuesday, April 18
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First Day of Riḍván |
Bahá’í | Friday, April 21 |
| Eid al-Fitr | Islam |
Friday, April 21 to Saturday, April 22 |
| Ninth Day of Riḍván | Bahá’í |
Saturday, April 29 |
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Twelfth Day of Riḍván |
Bahá’í |
Tuesday, May 2 |
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Pentecost |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist |
Sunday, May 28 |