2011
Note: 1. * Holy days usually begin at sundown the day before this date.
2. ** Local or regional customs may use a variation of this date.
JANUARY 2011
- 1
- Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
- Feast of St Basil - Orthodox Christian
- Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
- 5
- Twelfth Night - Christian
- 6
- Epiphany - Christian
- Feast of the Theophany - Orthodox Christian
- 14
- 16
- World Religion Day - Baha'i
- 20
Definitions
FEBRUARY 2011
- 15
- Nirvana Day ** - Buddhism
Definitions
MARCH 2011
- 2
- Four Chaplains Sunday - Christian/Jewish Interfaith
- 9
- Ash Wednesdsay - Christian
- 17
- St Patrick's Day - Christian
- 20 Vernal Equinox
- Mawlid an Nabi * - Islam
- Purim * - Jewish
- Ostara * Wicca northern hemisphere
- Mabon * Wicca southern hemisphere
- 21
- Norouz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
- Naw Ruz (New Year) * - Baha'i
- 26
- Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra) Zoroastrian
Definitions
APRIL 2011
- 13
- 17
- Palm/Passion Sunday - Christian
- 19-20 *
- Pesach (Passover) first two days * - Jewish
- 21
- First Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 22
- 24
- Easter/Pascha - Orthodox Christian
- 24
- 24-26
- Pesach (Passover) final two days * - Jewish
- 29
- Ninth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 30
- St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
Definitions
MAY 2011
- 1
- 2
- Twelfth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 9
- Yom Ha'Atzmaut * - Jewish
- 17
- Buddha Day - Visakha Puja ** - Buddhist
- 22
- 29
- Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
Definitions
JUNE 2011
- 2
- Ascension of Christ - Christian
- 8-9
- 12
- 19
- Trinity Sunday- Christian
- 21 Summer Solstice
- First Nations Day - Canadian Native People
- Litha * - Wicca northern hemisphere
- Yule * - Wicca southern hemisphere
- 23
- Corpus Christi- Catholic Christian
Definitions
JULY 2011
- 1
- Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian
- 9
- Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 11
- St Benedict Day - Catholic Christian
- 24
- Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian
- 25
- St. James the Great Day - Christian
Definitions
AUGUST 2011
- 1
- Lammas - Christian
- Lughnassad (Lammas) - Wicca/Neo Pagan
- Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus - Orthodox Christian
- 9
- 15
- Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
- Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
- 31
Definitions
SEPTEMBER 2011
- 23 Autumnal Equinox
- Mabon * - Wicca northern hemisphere
- Ostara * - Wicca southern hemisphere
- 24
- 29-30
Definitions
OCTOBER 2011
- 4
- St Francis Day - Catholic Chrisian
- 8
- 10
- Thanksgiving - Interfaith - Canada
- 13-19 (13-14 Primary Obligation Days)
- 20
- Birth of the B'ab * - Baha'i
- Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish
- 21
- 24
- Eid al Fitr - Ramadan ends * - Islam
- 27
- Reformation Day - Protestant Christian
- 28
- Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
- 31
- All Hallows Eve - Christian
Definitions
NOVEMBER 2011
- 1
- All Saints' Day - Christian
- 2
- All Souls' Day - Catholic Christian
- 7
- 12
- Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 24
- Thanksgiving - Interfaith
- 26
- Day of Covenant * - Baha'i
- 27
- First Sunday of Advent - Christian
Definitions
DECEMBER 2011
- 6
- Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
- 8
- Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhism
- Immaculate Conception - Catholic Christian
- 12
- Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
- 21-28
- 22 Winter solstice
- Yule - Christian
- Yule * - Wicca northern hemisphere
- Litha * - Wicca southern hemisphere
- 25
- 26
- Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra Zoroastrian
- 28
- Holy Innocents - Christian
- 30
- Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
- 31
Definitions
Updated on November 19, 2007
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