Holidays and Holy Days
Calendar of Holidays and Observances
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| Observance | Faith or Religion | Dates |
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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 |
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| Observance | Faith or Religion | Dates |
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Mawlid al-Nabi |
Islam | Sunday, September 15 to Monday, September 22 |
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Autumnal Equinox |
Pagan | Sunday, September 22 |
| Rosh Hashanah | Judaism | Wednesday, October 2 to Friday, October 5 |
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Navratri |
Hinduism | Thursday, October 3 to Saturday, October 12 |
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Fast of Gedaliah |
Judaism | Sunday, October 6 |
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Yom Kippur |
Judaism | Friday, October 11 to Saturday, October 12 |
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Sukkot |
Judaism | Wednesday, October 16 to Wednesday, October 23 |
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Shemini Atzeret |
Judaism | Wednesday, October 23 to Friday, October 25 |
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Simchat Torah |
Judaism | Saturday October 24 to Wednesday October 25 |
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Dussehra |
Hinduism | Saturday, October 12 |
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Samhain |
Pagan | Thursday, October 31 to Friday, November 1 |
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Diwali |
Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikh, Jain | Thursday, October 31 to Friday, November 1 |
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All Saints Day |
Roman Catholic, Unitarian Universalist | Friday, November 1 |
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All Souls Day |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist | Saturday, November 2 |
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Birth of Bahá'u'lláh |
Baha’i | Sunday, November 3 |
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First Sunday of Advent |
Christian | Sunday, December 1 |
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Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Roman Catholic | Saturday, December 8 |
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Roman Catholic |
Thursday, 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) | Monday, December 23 |
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Hanukkah/Chanukah |
Judaism | Wednesday, December 25 to Friday, January 2 |
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Christmas |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist | Wednesday, December 25 |
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Kwanzaa |
African American Heritage | Thursday, December 26 to Wednesday, January 1 |
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Gantan-sai |
Shinto | Wednesday, January 1 |
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The Solemnity of Mary |
Roman Catholic | Wednesday, January 1 |
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Epiphany |
Christian | Saturday, January 6 |
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Christmas |
Orthodox Christian | Tuesday, January 7 |
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Fast of the 10th of Tevet |
Judaism | Monday, January 10 |
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Pongal |
Hinduism | Tuesday, January 14 to Friday January 17 |
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Bodhi Day |
Buddhism | Thursday, January 18 |
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Chinese New Year |
Multifaith, Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist | Wednesday, January 29 |
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Imbolc |
Pagan | Saturday, February 1 |
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Setsubun-sai |
Shinto | Monday, February 3 |
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Tu BiShvat |
Judaism | Wednesday, February 12 to Thursday, February 13 |
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Maha Shivaratri |
Hinduism | Wednesday, February 26 |
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Ramadan |
Islam | Friday, February 28 to Sunday, March 30 |
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Clean Monday (Monday of Lent) |
Orthodox Christian | Monday, March 3 |
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Start of Lent and Ash Wednesday |
Christian | Wednesday, March 5 |
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Women's Day of Prayer |
Multifaith | Thursday, March 13 |
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Purim |
Judaism | Thursday, March 13 to Friday, March 14 |
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Holi |
Hinduism |
Friday, March 14
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Fast of Esther |
Judaism |
Thursday, March 21
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Spring Equinox |
Pagan | Thursday, March 20 |
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Laylat al-Qadr |
Islam |
Thursday, March 27
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| Eid al-Fitr | Islam |
Saturday, March 29 to Sunday, March 30 |
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Palm Sunday |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist | Sunday, April 13 |
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Holy (Maundy) Thursday |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist |
Thursday, April 17
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Good Friday |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist | Friday, April 18 |
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Fast of the First Born |
Judaism |
Saturday, April 12
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Passover (Pesach) |
Judaism | Saturday, April 12 to Sunday, April 20 |
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Great Friday |
Orthodox Christian | Friday, April 18 |
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Easter |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist |
Sunday, April 20
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First Day of Riḍván |
Bahá’í | Sunday April 20 |
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Orthodox Easter |
Orthodox Christian |
Sunday, April 20
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Yom HaShoah |
Judaism |
Wednesday, April 23 to Thursday, April 24
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| Ninth Day of Riḍván | Bahá’í |
Monday, April 28 to Tuesday April 29 |
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Twelfth Day of Riḍván |
Bahá’í |
Wednesday, April 30 to Thursday May 1 |
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Vesak |
Buddhism |
Monday, May 12
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Ascension Day |
Christian |
Thursday May 29 |
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Orthodox Ascension Day |
Orthodox Christian |
Thursday May 29 |
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Pentecost |
Christian, Unitarian Universalist |
Sunday, June 8 |
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Eid al-Adha |
Islam |
Friday June 6 to Saturday June 7 |
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Muharram |
Islam |
Sunday July 6 |
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Ashura |
Islam |
Saturday July 5 to Sunday July 6 |
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Asalha Puja Day |
Buddhism |
Thursday July 10 |