2015
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.
Bold
titles are primary holy days of
a tradition.
JANUARY 2015
- 1
- Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
- Feast of St Basil - Orthodox Christian
- Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
- 5
- Twelfth Night - Christian
- Mahayana New Year ** - Buddhist
- Guru Gobindh Singh birthday - Sikh
- 6
- Epiphany - Christian
- Feast of the Theophany - Orthodox Christian
- Dia de los Reyes - Christian
- Nativity of Christ - Armenian Orthodox Christian
- 7
- Feast of the Nativity - Orthodox Christian
- 11
- Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christian
- 13
- 18
- Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins - Christian
- World Religion Day * - Baha'i
- 19
- Timkat - Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
- 24
- Vasant Panchami ** - Hindu
- 25
- Conversion of St. Paul - Christian
Definitions
FEBRUARY 2015
- 1
- Triodion begins Orthodox Christian
- Four Chaplains Sunday- Interfaith
- 2
- Candlemas - Christian
- Presentation of Christ in the Temple - Anglican Christian
- St Brighid of Kildare - Celtic Christian
- Imbolc - Lughnassad * - Wicca - northern and southern hemispheres
- 3
- 4
- 14
- Saint Valentine's Day- Christian
- 15
- Nirvana Day ** - Buddhist - Jain
- Transfiguration Sunday - Christian
- Meatfare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 17
- Shrove Tuesday - Christian
- 19
- World Religion Day - Baha'i
- Chinese New Year - Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist
- 22
- Cheesefare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 23
- Clean Monday - Great Lent begins - Orthodox Christian
- 25
- Ash Wednesday - Christian
- 26 - March 1
- Intercalary Days * - Baha'i
Definitions
MARCH 2015
- 1
- Orthodox Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- Saint David of Wales - Christian
- 5
- Purim * - Jewish
- Magha Puja Day ** -Buddhist
- 6
- Holi ** - Hindu
- Hola Mohalla - Sikh
- 18
- L. Ron Hubbard birthday - Scientology
- 17
- St Patrick's Day - Christian
- Maha Shivaratri ** - Hindu
- 20 Equinox
- Ostara * - Wicca northern hemisphere
- Mabon * - Wicca southern hemisphere
- 21
- Naw Ruz (News Year) * - Baha'i
- Norooz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
- New Year - Hindu
- 21-28
- 22
- Saint Joseph's Day - Christian
- 25
- Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Christian
- 28
- Ramanavami ** - Hindu
- Birth of Prophet Zarathushtra ** - Zoroastrian
- 29
Definitions
APRIL 2015
- 2
- Maundy Thursday - Christian
- 3
- Good Friday - Christian
- Mahavir Jayanti ** - Jain
- 4-11
- Pesach (Passover) * - Jewish
- 4
- Therevadin New Year ** - Buddhist
- Hanuman Jayanti ** - Hindu
- Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian
- 5
- Easter - Christian
- Palm Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 12
- Pascha (Easter) - Orthodox Christian
- 14
- Baisakhi - New Year - Sikh
- 15
- Lord's Evening Meal - Jehovah's Witness Christian
- 16
- 21
- First Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 24
- Yom Ha'Atzmaut * - Jewish
- 29
- Ninth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
Definitions
MAY 2015
- 1
- Beltane - Samhain * - Wicca northern and southern hemispheres
- 2
- Twelfth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 4
- Visakha Puja - Buddha Day ** - Buddhist
- 7
- Lag B'Omer * - Jewish
- National Day of Prayer USA - Interfaith
- 2
- Ascension of Jesus - Orthodox Christian
1
- 13
- Lailat al Miraj * - Islam
- 21
- Declaration of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 24-25
- 24
- 29
- Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 31
- Pentecost - Orthodox Christian
- Trinity Sunday - Christian
Definitions
JUNE 2015
- 1
- Lailat al Bara'ah * - Islam
- 4
- Corpus Christi - Catholic Christian
- 7
- All Saints - Orthodox Christian
- 16
- Guru Arjan Dev martyrdom - Sikh
- 18
- 19
- New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian
- Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian
- Timkat - Ethiopian Orthodox
- 21 Solstice
- Litha * - Wicca northern hemisphere
- Yule * - Wicca southern hemisphere
- 29
- Saints Peter and Paul - Christian
Definitions
JULY 2015
- 2
- Asalha Puja ** - Buddhist
- 9
- Martyrdom of the Bab * Baha'i
- 13
- Ulambana (Obon) ** - Buddhist
- Lailat al Kadr * - Islam
- 18
- 23
- Emperor Haile Selassi birthday - Rastafari
- 24
- Pioneer Day - Mormon Christian
- 26
Definitions
AUGUST 2015
- 1
- Fast in honor of Mother of Jesus - Orthodox Christian
- Lammas - Christian
- 6
- Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian
- 13-15
- 15
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
- Dormition of the Theotokis - Orthdox Christian
- 29
- Raksha Bandhan ** - Hindu
- Beheading of John the Baptist - Christian
Definitions
SEPTEMBER 2015
- 1
- Ecclesiastical year begins - Orthodox Christian
- 4-5
- 5
- Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu
- 8
- Nativity of Mary - Christian
- 14
- Elevation of the Life Giving Cross - Holy Cross Day Christian
- 17
- Ganesh Chaturthi ** - Hindu
- 18
- Paryushana Parva ** - Jain
- 22
- Waqf al Arafa - Hajj * - Islam
- 23 Equinox
- Yom Kippur * - Jewish
- Eid al Adha - Sacrifice Day * - Islam
- Mabon * - Wicca northern hemisphere
- Ostara * - Wicca southern hemisphere
- 27
- Meskel - Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
- 28-Oct 4
- 29
- Michael and All Angels - Christian
Definitions
OCTOBER 2015
- 4
- Saint Francis Day - Christian
- 12
- Thanksgiving - Canada - Interfaith
- 13-21
- 13
- Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish
- 14
- Simchat Torah * - Jewish
- Hijra - New Year * - Islam
- 20
- Birth of the Báb - Baha'i
- Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh
- 22
- 23
- Saint George's Day - Christian
- Ashura * - Islam
- 25
- Reformation Day ** - Protestant Christian
- 28
- Milvian Bridge Day
- Christian
- 31
- All Hallows Eve - Christian
Definitions
NOVEMBER 2015
- 1
- All Saint's Day - Christian
- Samhain - Beltane * - Wicca northern and southern hemispheres
- 2
- All Soul's Day - Catholic Christian
- 11
- Diwali (Deepavali) ** - Hindu - Jain - Sikh
- 12
- Birth of Baha'u'llah - Baha'i
- New Year ** Jain
- 15
- Nativity Fast begins through 12/24 - Orthodox Christian
- 22
- Christ the King - Christian
- 24
- Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom - Sikh
- 25
- Guru Nanak Dev Sahib birthday - Sikh
- 26
- Thanksgiving- Interfaith USA
- Day of the Covenant - Baha'i
- 28
- Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha - Baha'i
- 29
- Advent begins - Christian
- 30
- Saint Andrew's Day - Christian
Definitions
DECEMBER 2015
- 6
- Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
- 7-14
- 8
- Immaculate Conception - Catholic Christian
- 12
- Advent Fast begins- Orthodox Christian
- Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
- 8
- Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) ** - Buddhist
- 16
- Posadas Navidenas through 12/25 - Christian
- 21 Solstice
- Yule - Christian
- Yule * - Wicca northern hemisphere
- Litha * - Wicca southern hemisphere
- 23
- 25
- 26
- Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra ** - Zoroastrian
- 27
- Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
- 28
- Holy Innocents - Christian
- 31
Definitions
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