| Observance |
Faith or Religion |
Dates |
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Autumnal Equinox
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Pagan
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Tuesday, Sept. 22
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Rosh Hashanah
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Judaism
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Friday, Sept. 11 to Sunday, Sept. 13
|
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Fast of Gedaliah
|
Judaism
|
Monday Sept. 14
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Yom Kippur
|
Judaism
|
Sunday, Sept. 20 to Monday, Sept. 21
|
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Sukkot
|
Judaism
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Friday, Sept. 25 to Friday, Oct. 2
|
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Shemini Atzeret
|
Judaism
|
Friday, Oct. 2 to Saturday, Oct. 3
|
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Simchat Torah
|
Judaism
|
Saturday, Oct. 3 to Sunday, Oct. 4
|
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Navratri
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Hinduism
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Sunday, Oct. 11 to Monday, Oct. 19
|
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Dussehra
|
Hinduism
|
Tuesday, Oct. 20
|
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Birth of Bahá'u'lláh
|
Baha’i
|
Tuesday, Nov. 10 to Wednesday, Nov. 11
|
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Diwali
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Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikh, Jain
|
Friday, Nov. 6 to Tuesday, Nov. 10
|
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Samhain
|
Pagan
|
Saturday, Oct. 31 to Sunday, Nov. 1
|
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All Saints Day
|
Roman Catholic, Unitarian Universalist
|
Sunday, Nov. 1
|
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All Souls Day
|
Christian, Unitarian Universalist
|
Monday, Nov. 2
|
| Birth of the Báb |
Bahá'í
|
Friday, July 9 to Saturday, July 10
|
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First Sunday of Advent
|
Christian
|
Sunday, Nov. 29
|
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Hanukkah/Chanukah
|
Judaism
|
Friday, Dec. 4 to Saturday, Dec. 12
|
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Feast of the Immaculate Conception
|
Roman Catholic
|
Tuesday, Dec. 8
|
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Bodhi Day
|
Buddhism
|
Monday, Dec. 8
|
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
|
Roman Catholic
|
Saturday, Dec. 12
|
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Yule
|
Pagan
|
Monday, Dec. 21
|
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Joseph Smith's Birthday
|
Mormon (CJCLDS)
|
Wednesday, Dec. 23
|
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Christmas
|
Christian, Unitarian Universalist
|
Friday, Dec. 25
|
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Kwanzaa
|
African American Heritage
|
Saturday, Dec. 26 to Friday, Jan. 1
|
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Fast of the 10th of Tevet
|
Judaism
|
Sunday, Dec. 20
|
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Gantan-sai
|
Shinto
|
Friday, Jan. 1
|
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The Solemnity of Mary
|
Roman Catholic
|
Friday, Jan. 1
|
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Epiphany
|
Christian
|
Wednesday, Jan. 6
|
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Christmas
|
Orthodox Christian
|
Thursday, Jan. 7
|
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Pongal
|
Hinduism
|
Thursday, Jan. 14 to Sunday Jan. 17
|
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Tu BiShvat
|
Judaism
|
Friday, Jan. 22 to Saturday, Jan. 23
|
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Imbolc
|
Pagan
|
Monday, Feb. 1 to Tuesday, Feb. 2
|
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Setsubun-sai
|
Shinto
|
Wednesday, Feb. 3
|
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Chinese New Year
|
Multifaith, Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist
|
Saturday, Feb. 6 to Saturday, Feb. 20
|
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Ramadan
|
Islam
|
Sunday, Feb. 7 to Monday, March 8
|
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Start of Lent and Ash Wednesday
|
Christian
|
Wednesday, Feb. 10
|
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Month of ‘Alá
|
Bahá'í
|
Tuesday, March 2 to Saturday, March 20
|
|
Women's Day of Prayer
|
Multifaith
|
Friday, March 5
|
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Laylat al-Qadr
|
Islam
|
Monday, March 5
|
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Maha Shivaratri
|
Hinduism
|
Saturday, March 6 to Sunday, March 7
|
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Eid al-Fitr
|
Islam
|
Tuesday, March 9 to Wednesday, March 10
|
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Clean Monday (Monday of Lent)
|
Orthodox Christian
|
Monday, March 15
|
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Spring Equinox
|
Pagan
|
Saturday, March 20
|
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Naw-Ruz
|
Baha’i
|
Saturday, March 20 to Sunday, March 21
|
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Holi
|
Hinduism
|
Sunday, March 21 to Monday, March 22
|
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Palm Sunday
|
Christian, Unitarian Universalist
|
Sunday, March 21
|
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Fast of Esther
|
Judaism
|
Monday, March 22
|
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Purim
|
Judaism
|
Monday, March 22 to Tuesday, March 23
|
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Holy (Maundy) Thursday
|
Christian, Unitarian Universalist
|
Thursday, March 25
|
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Good Friday
|
Christian, Unitarian Universalist
|
Friday, March 26
|
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Easter
|
Christian, Unitarian Universalist
|
Sunday, March 28
|
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Chaitra Navrati
|
Hinduism
|
Wednesday, April 7 through Thursday, April 15
|
|
First Day of Riḍván
|
Bahá’í
|
Wednesday April 20 to Thursday April 21
|
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Fast of the First Born
|
Judaism
|
Wednesday, April 21
|
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Passover (Pesach)
|
Judaism
|
Wednesday, April 21 to Thursday, April 29
|
|
Ninth Day of Riḍván
|
Bahá’í
|
Wednesday, April 28 to Thursday, April 29
|
|
Great Friday
|
Orthodox Christian
|
Friday, April 30
|
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Beltane
|
Pagan
|
Saturday, May 1
|
|
Twelfth Day of Riḍván
|
Bahá’í
|
Saturday, May 1 to Sunday May 2
|
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Orthodox Easter
|
Orthodox Christian
|
Sunday, May 2
|
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Yom HaShoah
|
Judaism
|
Monday, May 3 to Tuesday, May 4
|
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Ascension Day
|
Christian
|
Thursday, May 6
|
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Pentecost
|
Christian, Unitarian Universalist
|
Sunday, May 16
|
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Eid al-Adha
|
Islam
|
Sunday, May 16 to Wednesday, May 19
|
|
Vesak
|
Buddhism
|
Thursday, May 20
|
|
Declaration of the Báb
|
Bahá'í
|
Sunday, May 23 to Monday, May 24
|
|
Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh
|
Bahá'í
|
Friday, May 28 to Saturday, May 29
|
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Muharram
|
Islam
|
Sunday, June 6 to Sunday, July 4
|
|
Orthodox Ascension Day
|
Orthodox Christian
|
Thursday, June 10
|
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Shavuot
|
Judaism
|
Thursday, June 10 to Saturday, June 12
|
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Ashura
|
Islam
|
Monday, June 14 to Tuesday, June 15
|
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Litha
|
Pagan
|
Monday, June 21
|
|
Martyrdom of the Báb
|
Bahá'í
|
Friday, July 9 to Saturday, July 10
|
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Asalha Puja Day
|
Buddhism
|
Friday July 29
|
|
Tish'a B'Av
|
Judaism
|
Monday, July 31 to Tuesday, Aug. 1
|
|
Lughnasadh
|
Pagan
|
Sunday Aug. 1
|
|
Feast of the Assumption
|
Roman Catholic
|
Sunday Aug. 15
|