2009
* Means that Holy days begin at sundown the day before this date.
** Regional customs,
group preference or moon sightings may
cause a variation of this date.
Bold
titles are primary holy days of a tradition.
JANUARY 2009
- 1
- Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
- Feast of St Basil - Orthodox Christian
- Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
- 3
- Vasant Panchami ** - Hindu
- 5
- Twelfth Night - Christian
- Guru Gobindh Singh birthday - Sikh
- 6
- Epiphany - Christian
- Feast of the Theophany - Orthodox Christian
- Dia de los Reyes - Christian
- 7
- Nativity of Christ - Orthodox Christian
- Ashura * - Islam
- 11
- Mahayana New Year (3 days) ** - Buddhist
- Baptism of Lord Jesus - Christian
- 13
- 17
- Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Christian
- 18
- World Religion Day - Baha'i
- Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins - Christian
- 25
- Conversion of St. Paul - Christian
- 26
- Chinese New Year - Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist
Definitions
FEBRUARY 2009
- 1
- Four Chaplains Sunday - Interfaith USA
- 2
- Candlemas - Christian
- Presentation of Christ in the Temple - Anglican Christian
- Imbolc * - Wicca Northern hemisphere
- Lughnassad * - Wicca Southern hemisphere
- 8
- Triodion begins - Orthodox Christian
- 9
- 14
- Saint Valentine's Day - Christian
- 15
- Nirvana Day ** - Buddhism
- 21
- Saturday of Souls #1 - Orthodox Christian
- 22
- Transfiguration Sunday - Christian
- Meatfare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 23
- Maha Shivaratri ** - Hindu
- 24
- Saint Matthew's Day - Christian
- Shrove Tuesday - Christian
- 25
- Ash Wednesday - Lent begins - Christian
- 26
- Intercalary Days begin * Baha'i
Definitions
MARCH 2009
- 1
- Intercalary Days conclude * Baha'i
- Cheesefare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- Four Chaplains Sunday - Christian/Jewish Interfaith
- Saint David of Wales - Christian
- 2
- Lent begins - Clean Monday - Orthodox Christian
- 8
- Orthodox Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 9
- Mawlid an Nabi * - Islam
- Clean Monday - Orthodox Christian
- 10
- 11
- Holi ** - Hindu
- Hola Mohala - Sikh
- 13
- L. Ron Hubbard birthday - Scientology
- 17
- St Patrick's Day - Christian
- 21 Vernal Equinox
- Ostara * - Wicca - Northern Hemisphere
- Mabon * - Wicca - Southern Hemisphere
- Norouz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
- Naw Ruz (New Year) - Baha'i
- 25
- Annunciation of Virgin Mary - Christian
- 26
- Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra) Zoroastrian
- 27
- 29
- Passion Sunday ** - Christian
Definitions
APRIL 2009
- 3
- 5
- 7
- Mahavir Jayanti ** - Jain
- 9-10 * (9-16 in full)
- Pesach (Passover) first two days * - Jewish
- 9-12
- Theravadin New Year ** - Buddhist
- 9
- Lord's Evening Meal - Jehovah's Witness Christian
- Maundy Thursday - Christian
- Hanuman Jayanti - Hindu
- 10
- 12
- Easter - Christian
- Palm Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 13
- 14
- 15-16
- Pesach (Passover) final two days * - Jewish
- 17
- Holy Friday - Orthodox Christian
- 18
- Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian
- 19
- Easter/Pascha - Orthodox Christian
- 21
- Yom HaSho'ah * - Jewish
- First Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 23
- Saint George's Day - Christian
- 29
- Yom Ha'Atzmaut * - Jewish
- Ninth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 30
- St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
Definitions
MAY 2009
- 1
- Beltane * - Wicca Northern hemisphere
- Samhain * - Wicca Southern hemisphere
- 2
- Twelfth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 9
- Buddha Day - Visakha Puja - Vesak ** - Buddhist
- 12
- 21
- Ascension of Jesus - Christian
- 23
- Declaration of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 28
- Ascension of Jesus - Orthodox Christian
- 29-30
- 29
- Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 31
- Pentecost - Christian
- Lag B'Omer - Jewish
Definitions
JUNE 2009
- 7
- Trinity - Christian
- Pentecost - Orthodox Christian
- 11
- Corpus Christi - Catholic Christian
- 9
- Saint Columba of Iona - Celtic Christian
- 14
- All Saints - Orthodox Christian
- 16
- Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom - Sikh
- 19
- Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian
- New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian
- 21 Summer Solstice
- Litha * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
- Yule * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
- First Nations Day - Canadian Native People
- 24
- Saint John the Baptist Birth - Christian
- 28
- Saints Peter and Paul - Christian
Definitions
JULY 2009
- 7
- Asalha Puja Day ** Buddhist
- 9
- Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 11
- St Benedict Day - Catholic Christian
- 13
- Ulambana (Obon> ** Buddhist
- 15
- Saint Vladimir's Day - Christian
- 20
- Lailat al Miraj * - Islam
- 23
- Haile Selassi I birthday - Rastafari
- 24
- Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian
- 25
- St. James the Great Day - Christian
- 30
Definitions
AUGUST 2009
- 1
- Lammas - Christian
- Fast Day in honor of Holy Mother of Jesus - Orthodox Christian
- 2
- Lughnassad - Wicca Northern hemisphere
- Imbolc* - Wicca Southern hemisphere
- Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus - Orthodox Christian
- 5
- Raksha Bandhan ** - Hindu
- 6
- Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian
- 7
- Lailat al Bara'ah * - Islam
- 14
- Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu
- 15
- Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
- Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
- 17
- 22
- 23
- Ganesa Chaturthi ** - Hindu
- 25
- Assumption of Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
- 29
- Beheading of John the Baptist - Christian
Definitions
SEPTEMBER 2009
- 1
- Ecclesiastical Year begins - Orthodox Christian
- 8
- Nativity of Mary - Christian
- 14
- Elevation of the Life Giving Cross - Christian
- 17
- 19-20
- 19-27
- 21
- Eid al Fitr * - Ramadan ends - Islam
- 22 Autumnal Equinox
- Mabon * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
- Ostara * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
- 28
- Yom Kippur * - Jewish
- Dasera ** - Hindu
- 29
- Michael and All Angels - Christian
Definitions
OCTOBER 2009
- 3-9 (3-4 Primary Obligation Days)
- 4
- St Francis Day - Catholic Christian
- 10
- Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish
- 11
- 12
- Thanksgiving - Interfaith - Canada
- 17
- Diwali (Deepavali) ** - Hindu, Jain
- 20
- Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh
- 27
- Reformation Day - Protestant Christian
- 28
- Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
- 29
- Birth of the Bab - Baha'i
- 31
- All Hallows Eve - Christian
Definitions
NOVEMBER 2009
- 1
- All Saints' Day - Christian
- Samhain * - Wicca Northern hemisphere
- Beltane * - Wicca Southern hemisphere
- 2
- All Souls' Day - Catholic Christian
- Guru Nanak Dev Sahib birthday Sikh
- 12
- Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 15
- Nativity Fast begins (through Dec 24) - Orthodox Christian
- 22
- Christ the King - Christian
- 24
- Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom - Sikh
- 25-28
- 26
- Thanksgiving - Interfaith - USA
- Day of Covenant * - Baha'i
- Hajj Day * - Islam
- 28
- Eid al Adha * - Islam
- Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha * Baha'i
- 29
- First Sunday of Advent - Christian
- 30
- Saint Andrew's Day - Christian
Definitions
DECEMBER 2009
- 6
- Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
- 8
- Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhism
- Immaculate Conception - Catholic Christian
- 12
- Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
- Advent Fast begins - Orthodox Christian
- 12-19
- 16-Dec 25
- Posadas Navidenas - Christian
- 18
- 21 Winter Solstice
- Yule - Christian
- Yule * - Wicca northern hemisphere
- Litha * - Wicca southern hemisphere
- 25
- 26
- Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra - Zoroastrian
- 27
- Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
- 28
- Holy Innocents - Christian
- 31
Definitions
Updated on April 25, 2008
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