JANUARY
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- 1
- Mary, Mother of God – Catholic Christian
- Feast Day of St Basil – Orthodox Christian
- Shogatsu/Gantan-sai (New Years) – Shinto
- Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus – Orthodox Christian
- 5
- Twelfth Night – Christian
- Guru Gobindh Singh birthday – Sikh
- 6
- Epiphany – Christian
- Feast of the Epiphany (Theophany) – Orthodox Christian
- Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) – Christian
- 7
- Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox Christian
- Nativity of Christ – Orthodox Christian
- Christmas Day – Rastafarian
- 8
- Feast of the Holy Family – Catholic Christian
- 9
- Baptism of the Lord Jesus – Christian
- 13
- Maghi – Sikh
- 17
- Blessing of the Animals – Hispanic Catholic Christian
- Tu BiShvat – Judaism
- 18
- Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Christian
- 21
- Chinese New Year – Chinese
- 25
- Conversion of St Paul – Christian
- 30
- Mahayana New Year 3 days** – Buddhism
- 1
FEBRUARY
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- 2
- Candlemas – Presentation of Christ in the Temple – Christian
- Imbolc (Candlemas) * – Wicca/Neo Pagan
- Saint Brighid of Kildare – Christian
- 3
- St. Blaze Day – Christian
- Setsebun (beginning of spring) – Shinto
- 5
- Vasant Panchami – Hindu
- 14
- St. Valentine’s Day – Christian
- 15
- Nirvana Day ** – Buddhist
- 24
- St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist – Christian
- 27
- Meatfare – Orthodox Christian
- Transfiguration Sunday – Christian
- 2
MARCH
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- 1
- St. David of Wales – Christian
- Maha Shivaratri – Hindu
- Shrove Tuesday – Christian
- 2
- Ash Wednesday – Christian
- Lent Begins – Christian
- 6
- Cheesefare Sunday – Orthodox Christian
- 7
- Great Lent – Clean Monday – Orthodox Christian
- Lent Begins – Orthodox Christian
- 17
- St. Patrick’s Day – Christian
- Purim – Judaism
- 18
- Holi – Hindu
- 19
- St. Joseph’s Day – Christian
- 20
- Ostara – Vernal Equinox – Wicca/Neo Pagan
- 21
- Norooz (New Year) – Persian/Zoroastrian
- Naw-Rúz (New Year) * – Baha’i
- Ostara * – Wicca/Neo Pagan
- 26
- Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranthushtra) Zoroastrian
- 30
- Magha Puja Day ** – Buddhism
- 1
April
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- 2
- Hindi New Year – Hindu
- Ramayana Begins – Hindu
- 3
- Ramadan begins** – Islam
- 10
- Ramanavami – Hindu
- Palm Sunday – Christian
- 14
- Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) – Sikh
- Lent Ends – Christian
- Maundy Thursday – Christian
- 15
- Good Friday – Christian
- 16
- Theravadin New Year 3 days ** – Buddhism
- Hanuman Jayanti – Hindu
- Lazarus Saturday – Orthodox Christian
- Pesach Begins – Judaism
- 17
- Easter (Western) – Christian
- Palm Sunday – Orthodox Christian
- 21
- First Day of Ridvan * – Baha’i
- 22
- Holy Friday – Orthodox Christian
- 23
- St. George’s Day – Christian
- Pesach ends – Judaism
- 24
- Easter (Pascha) – Orthodox Christian
- 25
- St. Mark, Apostle and Evangelist – Christian
- 28
- Yom HaShoah – Judaism
- 29
- Ninth Day of Ridvan * – Baha’i
- 30
- St. James the Great Day – Orthodox Christian
- 2
MAY
- 1
- Beltane *b- Wicca/Neo Pagai
- 2
- Twelfth Day of Ridvan * – Baha’i
- Ramadan finishes** – Islam
- 3
- Saints Philip & James – Christian
- Eid al Fitr** – Islam
- 4
- National Day of Prayer – USA – Interfaith
- 5
- Yom Ha’Atzmaut – Judaism
- 19
- Lag B’Omer – Judaism
- 24
- Declaration of the Bab * – Baha’i
- 26
- Ascension of Jesus – Christian
- 27
- Visakha Puja – Buddha Day ** – Buddhism
- 29
- Ascension of Baha’u’llah * – Baha’i
JUNE
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- 2
- Ascension of Jesus – Orthodox Christian
- 5
- Pentecost – Christian
- Savuot begins – Judaism
- 6
- Savuot ends – Judaism
- 9
- St. Columba of Iona – Celtic Christian
- 12
- Pentecost – Orthodox Christian
- Trinity Sunday – Christian
- 15
- St. Vladimir – Christian
- 16
- Guru Arjan martyrdom – Sikh
- Corpus Christi – Catholic Christian
- 19
- New Church Day – Swedenborgian Christian
- All Saint’s Day – Orthodox
- 21
- Litha – Summer Solstice – Wicca/Neo Pagan
- 22
- First Nations Day – Canadian Native People
- Litha Summer Solstice * – Wicca/Neo Pagan
- 24
- Sacred Heart of Jesus – Catholic Christian
- Saint John the Baptist – Christian
- 29
- Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul – Christian
- 2
JULY
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- 10
- Martyrdom of the Bab * – Baha’i
- 11
- St Benedict Day – Catholic Christian
- 13
- Obon (Ulambana) ** – Buddhist/Shinto
- 15
- St. Vladimir the Great Day – Orthodox Christian
- 23
- Emperor Haile Selassie birthday – Rastafarian
- 24
- Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian
- 25
- St. James the Great Day – Christian
- 26
- Asalha Puja Day (Dhamma Day) ** – Buddhism
- 10
AUGUST
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- 1
- Lammas – Christian
- Lughnassad (Lammas) * – Wicca/Neo Pagan
- Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Jesus – Orthodox Christian
- 6
- Transfiguration of the Lord – Orthodox Christian
- 7
- Tish’a B’av – Judaism
- 11
- Raksha Bandhan – Hindu
- 15
- Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary – Catholic Christian
- Dormition of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian
- 19
- Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu
- 29
- Beheading of St. John the Baptist – Christian
- 31
- Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu
- 1
SEPTEMBER
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- 1
- Religious year begins – Orthodox Christian
- 8
- Nativity of Virgin Mary – Christian
- 11
- Ethiopian New Year – Rastafarian
- 14
- Elevation of the Life Giving Cross (Holy Cross) – Christian
- 23
- Fall Equinox * – Wicca/Neo Pagan
- 26
- Navaratri Begins – Hindu
- 29
- Michael and All Angels – Christian
- 1
OCTOBER
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- 4
- St Francis Day – Catholic Christian
- Blessing of the Animals – Christian
- Navaratri Ends – Hindu
- 5
- Yom Kippur – Judaism
- 6
- St. Thomas Day – Orthodox Christian
- 10
- Sukkot begins – Judaism
- 16
- Sukkot ends – Judaism
- 17
- Shemini Atzeret – Judaism
- 18
- St. Luke, Apostle & Evangelist – Christian
- Simchat Torah – Judaism
- 20
- Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth – Sikh
- 24
- Diwali (Deepavali) – Hindu
- 25
- Vikram New Year – Hindu
- 26
- Birth of the Bab * – Baha’i
- Rosh Hashanah begins – Judaism
- 27
- Birth of Baha’u’llah * – Baha’i
- Rosh Hashanah ends – Judaism
- 28
- Milvian Bridge Day – Christian
- 31
- All Hallows Eve – Christian
- Reformation Day – Protestant Christian
- Samhain – * Wicca/Neo Pagan
- Deep Diwali – Jain
- 4
NOVEMBER
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- 1
- All Saints Day – Christian
- 2
- All Souls Day – Catholic Christian
- Crowning of Emperor Haile Selassie – Rastafarian
- 12
- Birth of Baha’u’llah * – Baha’i
- 15
- Nativity Fast begins – ends Dec. 24 – Orthodox Christian
- 20
- Christ the King – Christian
- 21
- Yule – Winter Solstice – Wicca/Neo Pagan
- 24
- Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur – Sikh
- 26
- Day of the Covenant * – Baha’i
- 28
- Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Baha * – Baha’i
- 30
- St. Andrew’s Day – Christian
- 1
DECEMBER
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- 6
- St. Nicholas Day – Christian
- 8
- Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** – Buddhism
- Immaculate Conception of Mary – Catholic Christian
- 12
- Feast day – Our Lady of Guadalupe – Catholic Christian
- 16-25
- Posadas Navidenas – Hispanic Christian
- 18
- Hanukkah Begins – Judaism
- 21
- Yule – Christian
- St Thomas the Apostle – Christian
- 22
- Yule/Winter Solstice * – Wicca/Neo Pagan
- 24
- Christmas Eve – Christian
- 25
- Christmas * – Christian
- Feast of the Nativity ** – Orthodox Christian
- 26
- Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) Zoroastrian
- St Stephen’s Day – Christian
- Hanukkah Ends – Judaism
- 28
- Holy Innocents – Christian
- 30
- Holy Family – Catholic Christian
- 31
- Watch Night – Christian
- 6
