2010 Calendar of World Religion sacred times

INTERFAITH CALENDAR
Primary sacred times for world religions

2010
* 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.

1
- Ecclesiastical Year begins - Orthodox Christian
2
- Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu
6
- Laylat al Kadr * ** - Islam
8
- Nativity of Mary - Christian
9-10
- Rosh Hashanah * - Jewish
10
- Eid al Fitr * ** - Islam
11
- Ganesa Chaturthi ** - Hindu
12
- Paryushana - Jain
14
- Elevation of the Life Giving Cross - Holy Cross Day - Christian
18
- Yom Kippur * - Jewish
23-29 (23-24 Primary Obligation Days)
- Sukkot * - Jewish
23 Equinox
- Mabon * - Wicca/Pagan Northern Hemisphere
- Ostara * - Wicca/Pagan Southern Hemisphere
29
- Michael and All Angels - Christian
30
- Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish

1
- Simchat Torah * - Jewish
4
- St Francis Day - Catholic Chrisian
8-16
- Navaratri ** - Hindu
11
- Thanksgiving - Interfaith - Canada
17
- Dasera ** - Hindu
20
- Birth of the Báb * - Baha'i
28
- Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
31
- All Hallows Eve - Christian
- Reformation Day ** - Protestant Christian

1
- All Saints' Day - Christian
- Samhain - Beltane * - Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres
2
- All Souls' Day - Catholic Christian
5
- Diwali - Hindu, Jain, Sikh
12
- Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
15
- Waqf al Arafa - Hajj * ** - Islam
- Nativity Fast through December 24 - Orthodox Christian
16
- Eid al Adha * ** - Islam
21
- Christ the King - Christian
- Guru Nanak birthday - Sikh
25
- Thanksgiving - Interfaith - USA
26
- Day of Covenant - Baha'i
28
- First Sunday of Advent - Christian
30
- Saint Andrew's Day - Christian

2-9
- Hanukkah * - Jewish
6
- Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
7
- Hijra - New Year * ** - Islam
8
- Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhism
- Immaculate Conception of Mary - Catholic Christian
12
- Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
16
- Ashura * ** - Islam
16
- Posadas Navidenas through December 25 - Hispanic Christian
21 Solstice
- Yule * - Wicca/Pagan Northern hemisphere
- Litha* - Wicca/Pagan Southern hemisphere
- Yule - Christian
25
- Christmas * - Christian
26
- Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
- Death of Prophet Zarathushtra ** - Zoroastrian
28
- Holy Innocents - Christian
31
- Watch Night - Christian

Updated on August 31, 2010