Archive
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2006 2007
Note: * Usually begins at sundown the day before this date.
APRIL 2008
- 6
- 8
- Birthday of Buddha ** - Buddhist - Mahayana
- 14
- Ramanavami ** - Hindu
- Baisakhi - Sikh
- 18
- 19
- Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian
- 20
- Hanuman Jayanti ** - Hindu
- Palm Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 20-23
- Theravadin New Year ** - Buddhist
- 20-21 *
- Pesach (Passover) first two days * - Jewish
- 21
- First Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 23
- St. George's Day - Christian
- 25
- Holy Friday - Orthodox Christian
- 26-27
- Pesach (Passover) final two days * - Jewish
- 27
- Easter/Pascha - Orthodox Christian
- 29
- Ninth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 30
- St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
Definitions
MARCH 2008
- 1
- Saturday of Souls - Orthodox Christian
- St. David of Wales - Christian
- 2
- Meatfare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 6
- Maha Shivaratri ** - Hindu
- 9
- Cheesefare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- Passion Sunday ** - Christian
- 10
- Lent begins - Clean Monday- Orthodox Christian
- 13
- L. Ron Hubbard Birthday - Scientology
- 16
- Palm/Passion Sunday - Christian
- Orthodox Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 17
- St Patrick's Day - Christian
- 20
- Mawlid an Nabi * - Islam
- Maunday Thursday - Christian
- 20 Vernal Equinox
- Ostara * - Wicca - Northern Hemisphere
- Mabon * - Wicca - Southern Hemisphere
- 21
- Good Friday - Christian
- Purim * - Jewish
- Norouz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
- Naw Ruz (New Year) * - Baha'i
- Magha Puja ** - Buddhist
- 22
- Holi ** - Hindu
- Hola Mohalla - Sikh
- 23
- 25
- Annunciation of the Virgin Mary - Christian
- 26
- Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra) - Zoroastrian
Definitions
FEBRUARY 2008
- 1
- Lammas - Christian -
Southern hemisphere
- 2
- Candlemas - Presentation of Christ in the Temple - Christian
- Imbolc * - Wicca- Northern Hemisphere
- Lughanssad * - Wicca- Southern Hemisphere
- 3
- Four Chaplains Sunday - Interfaith
- Transfiguration Sunday - Christian
- Setsubun Sai - Shinto
- 5
- Shrove Tuesday - Christian
- 6
- Ash Wednesday - Lent begins - Christian
- 7
- Chinese New Year - Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist
- 11
- Vasant Panchami ** - Hindu
- 14
- St. Valentine's Day - Christian
- 15
- Nirvana Day ** - Buddhist
- 17
- Triodion - Orthodox Christian
- 26-March 1
- Intercalary Days * - Baha'i
Definitions
JANUARY 2008
- 1
- Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
- Feast Day of St. Basil - Orthodox Christian
- Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
- 5
- Twelfth Night - Christian
- Guru Gobindh Singh birthday - Sikh
- 6
- Epiphany - Christian
- Feast of the Theophany - Orthodox Christian
- Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day - Hispanic Christian
- 7
- Feast of the Nativity - Orthodox Christian
- 10
- Muharram - (New Year) * - Islam
- 13
- Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christian
- Maghi - Sikh
- 17
- Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Christian
- 18-25
- Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Christian
- 19
- 20
- World Religion Day - Baha'i
- 22
- 22-25
- Mahayana New Year ** - Buddhist
- 25
- Conversion of Saint Paul - Christian
Definitions
DECEMBER 2007
- 2,9,16,23
- Sundays of Advent - Christian
- 5-12
- 6
- Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
- 8
- Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhist
- Immaculate Conception - Catholic Christian
- 12
- Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
- 16
- Posadas Navidenas begins - Christian
- 18
- 20
- 21
- St. Thomas Day - Christian
- 22 Winter Solstice
- Yule - Christian
- Yule * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere
- Litha * - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern hemisphere
- 25
- Christmas * - Christian
- Feast of the Nativity ** - Orthodox Christian
- 26
- Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) Zoroastrian
- St Stephen's Day - Christian
- 28
- Holy Innocents - Christian
- 30
- Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
- 31
Definitions
- 1
- All Saints' Day - Christian
- Samhain * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere
- Beltane * - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern hemisphere
- 2
- All Souls' Day - Christian
- 5
- 9
- Diwali (Deepavali) ** - Hindu,
Sikh, Jain
- 12
- Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 15
- Nativity Fast begins - Orthodox Christian
- 22
- Thanksgiving - Interfaith
- 24
- Guru Tegh Bahadur martyrdom - Sikh
- Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib - Sikh
- 25
- Christ the King Christian
- 26
- Day of Covenant * - Baha'i
- 28
- Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha * - Baha'i
- 30
- St. Andrew's Day - Christian
Definitions
OCTOBER 2007
- 4
- St Francis Day - Catholic Chrisian
- Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish
- 5
- 6
- St. Thomas Day - Ortodox Christian
- 9
- 12-20
- 13
- Eid al Fitr (Ramadan ends) ** - Islam
- 18
- St. Luke's Day - Christian
- 20
- Birth of the B'ab * - Baha'i
- Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh
- 21
- 28
- Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
- 31
- All Hallows Eve - Christian
- Reformation Day - Protestant Christian
Definitions
SEPTEMBER 2007
- 1
- Church year begins - Orthodox Christian
- 4
- Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu
- 8
- Nativity of Mary - Christian
- Paryushana Parva ** - Jain
- 13-14
- 13
- 14
- Elevation of the Life Giving Cross/Holy Cross Day - Christian
- 15
- Ganesa Chaturthi ** - Hindu
- 23 Fall Equinox
- Mabon * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere
- Ostara * - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern hemisphere
- 22
- 27-Oct. 3 (26-27 Primary Obligation days)
- 29
- Michael and All Angels - Christian
Definitions
AUGUST 2007
- 1
- Lammas - Christian northern
hemisphere
- 2
- Lughnassad * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere
- Imbolc * - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern hemisphere
- 6
- Transfiguration of The Lord - Orthodox Christian
- 11
- Lailat al Miraj * - Islam
- 15
- Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
- Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
- 28
- Lailat al Bara'ah * Islam
- Raksha Bandhan **- Hindu
- Paryushana begins ** - Jain
- 29
- Beheading of John the Baptist - Christian
Definitions
JULY 2007
- 9
- Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 11
- St Benedict Day - Catholic Christian
- 13
- Obon (Ulambana) ** - Buddhist
- 15
- St. Vladimir Day - Orthodox Christian
- 23
- Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassi I -Rastafari
- 24
- Pioneer Day - Mormon Christian
- Tisha B'Av * - Jewish
- 25
- St. James the Great Day - Christian
Definitions
JUNE 2007
- 3
- All Saints Day - Orthodox Christian
- Trinity Sunday - Christian
- 7
- Corpus Christi- Catholic Christian
- 9
- St. Columba of Iona - Celtic Christian
- 15
- Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian
- 16
- Guru Arjan Dev martyrdom - Sikh
- 21
- First Nations Day - Canadian Native People
- Litha * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere
- Yule * - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern hemisphere
- 19
- New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian
- 24
- Saint John the Baptist - Christian
- 29
- Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian
- 30
- Guru Purnima ** - Hindu
- Asala Puja Day - Dharma
** - Buddhist
Definitions
MAY 2007
- 1
- Beltane * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere
- Samhain * - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern hemisphere
- 2
- Buddha Day - Visakha Puja - Wesak
** - Buddhist
- 3
- St. Phillip and St. James the Lesser - Christian
- 6
- 17
- Ascension of Christ - Christian
- 23-24
- 23
- Declaration of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 27
- Pentecost - Christian
- Trinity - Orthodox Christian
- 29
- Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
Definitions
APRIL 2007
- 1
- 2
- Lord's Evening Meal ** - Jehovahs Witness Christian
- Theravadin Buddhist New Year ** - Buddhist
- Hanuman Jayanti ** - Hindu
- 3-10 *
- Pesach (Passover)* - Jewish
- 5
- Maundy Thursday - Christian
- 6
- Good Friday - Christian
- Holy Friday - Orthodox Christian
- 8
- Easter - Christian
- Easter/Pascha - Orthodox Christian
- 11
- Mahavir Jayanti ** - Jain
- 14
- Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) - Sikh
- 15
- 21
- 23
- St George's Day - Christian
- 30
- St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
Definitions
MARCH 2007
- 1
- St. David of Wales - Christian
- 3
- Magha Puja Day ** - Buddhist
- 4-5
- 4
- Holi ** - Hindu
- Hola Maholla - Sikh
- 13
- Birthday of L. Ron Hubbard - Scientology
- 17
- St Patrick's Day - Christian
- 19
- 19-27
- 21
- Norouz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
- Naw Ruz (New Year) * - Baha'i
- Ostara * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere
- Mabon * - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern hemisphere
- 25
- Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Christian
- Passion Sunday ** - Christian
- 26
- Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zarathushtra) Zoroastrian
- 27
- 31
- Mawlid an Nabi * - Islam
- Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian
Definitions
FEBRUARY 2007
- 2
- Candlemas - Christian
- Presentation of Christ in the Temple - Anglican Christian
- Imbolc * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere
- Lughnassad * - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern hemisphere
- 3
- 4
- Four Chaplains Sunday - Interfaith
- 11
- Meatfare - Orthodox Christian
- 14
- St. Valentines Day - Christian
- 15
- Nirvana Day ** - Buddhist
- 16
- Maha Shivaratri ** - Hindu
- 18
- Transfiguration Sunday - Christian
- Chinese New Year - Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist
- Cheesefare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 19
- Clean Monday (Lent begins) - Orthodox Christian
- 20
- Shrove Tuesday - Christian
- 21
- Ash Wednesday (Lent begins) - Christian
- 25
- Sunday of Orthodoxy - Orthodox Christian
- 26-March 1
- Intercalary Days * - Baha'i
Definitions
JANUARY 2007
- 1
- Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
- Feast of St Basil - Orthodox Christian
- Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
- 3
- Mahayana Buddhist New Year ** - Buddhist
- 5
- Twelfth Night - Christian
- Guru Gobindh Singh birthday - Sikh
- 6
- Epiphany - Christian
- Feast of the Theophany - Orthodox Christian
- Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings) - Christian
- 7
- Feast of the Nativity - Orthodox Christian
- Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christian
- 13
- 18-25
- Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Christian
- 20
- Muharram - (New Year) * - Islam
- 21
- World Religion Day - Baha'i
- 23
- Vasant Panchami ** - Hindu
- 25
- Conversion of St. Paul - Christian
- 28
- Triodion begins - Orthodox Christian
- 29
Definitions
FEBRUARY 2007
DECEMBER 2006
- 3,10,17,24
- Advent - Sundays of... - Christian
- 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
- 16-23
- 16-25
- Posadas Navidenas - Hispanic Christian
- 21
- Yule - Christian
- St. Thomas Day -Christian
- 22
- Yule * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere **
- Litha -* Wicca Neo-Pagan southern hemisphere **
- 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
- 28
- Holy Innocents - Christian
- 29
- 30
- Waqf al Arafa (Hajj Day) - Islam
- 31
- Watch Night - Christian
- Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
- Eid al Adha */** - Islam
Definitions
NOVEMBER 2006
- 1
- All Saints' Day - Christian
- Samhain * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere
- Beltane * - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern hemisphere
- 2
- All Souls' Day - Catholic Christian
- 5
- Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib - Sikh
- 12
- Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 15
- Nativity Fast begins - ends Dec. 24 - Orthodox Christian
- 21
- Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
- 23
- Thanksgiving - Interfaith
- 24
- Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur - Sikh
- 26
- Christ the King - Christian
- Day of the Covenant * - Baha'i
- 28
- Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha * - Baha'i
- 30
- St. Andrew's Day - Christian
Definitions
OCTOBER 2006
- 1
- Navaratri ends ** - Hindu
- 2
- Dasera ** - Hindu
- Yom Kippur
* - Jewish
- 4
- St Francis Day - Catholic Christian
- Blessing of the Animals - Christian
- 6
- St. Thomas Day - Orthodox Christian
- 7-13 (6-7 Primary Obligation Days)
- 14
- Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish
- 15
- 18
- St. Luke, Apostle & Evangelist - Christian
- Confucius' Birthday ** - Confucian
- 20
- Birth of the B'ab * - Baha'i
- Laylat el qadr * - Islam
- Jummatul Wida * - Islam
- Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh
- 21
- Diwali (Deepavali)
** - Hindu, Sikh, Jain
- 24
- 28
- Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
- 31
- All Hallows Eve - Christian
- Reformation Day - Protestant Christian
- Deep Diwali - Jain
Definitions
SEPTEMBER 2006
- 1
- Religious year begins - Orthodox Christian
- Pariyushan Parva - Jain
- 8
- Nativity of Virgin Mary - Christian
- 9
- Lailat al Bara'ah */** - Islam
- 11
- New Year (Nayrouz)- Coptic Christian
- 14
- Elevation of the Life Giving Cross (Holy Cross) - Christian
- 17
- Feast of Mithra - Zoroastrian
- 21
- St. Matthew's Day - Christian
- 23
- Navaratri begins (to October 1) ** - Hindu
- Mabon * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere
- Ostara * - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern hemisphere
- 23-24
- 24
- Ramadan begins (through Oct. 23) * - Islam
- 29
- St. Michael and All Angels - Christian
Definitions
AUGUST 2006
- 1
- Lammas - Christian
- Lughnassad * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere
- Imbolc * - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern hemisphere
- 3
- 6
- Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian
- 9
- Raksha Bandhan ** - Hindu
- 15
- Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
- Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
- Sri Krishan Jayanti ** - Hindu
- 16
- Krishna Janmashtami
** - Hindu
- 21-29
- Paryushana Prava ** - Jain
- 22
- Lailat al Miraj * - Islam
- 27
- Ganesa Chaturthi ** - Hindu
- 29
- Beheading of St. John the Baptist - Christian
Definitions
JULY 2006
- 1
- Most Precious Blood of Jesus - Catholic Christian
- 6
- Dalai Lama Birthday - Buddhist
- 9
- Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 11
- St Benedict Day - Catholic Christian
- Guru Purnima ** - Hindu
- Asalha Puja Day ** - Buddhist
- 13
- Obon (Ulambana) ** - Buddhist/Shinto
- 15
- St. Vladimir the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
- 24
- Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian
- 25
- St. James the Great Day - Christian
Definitions
JUNE 2006
- 1
- Ascension of Jesus - Orthodox Christian
- 2
- 4
- 9
- St. Columba of Iona - Celtic Christian
- 11
- Trinity - Christian
- Pentecost - Orthodox Christian
- 15
- Corpus Christi - Catholic Christian
- 16
- Guru Arjan martyrdom - Sikh
- 18
- All Saints - Orthodox Christian
- Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ - Catholic Christian
- 19
- New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian
- 21
- Litha * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere
- Yule * - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern hemisphere
- 22
- First Nations Day - Canadian Native People
- 23
- Sacred Heart of Jesus- Catholic Christian
- 24
- Nativity of Saint John the Baptist - Christian
- 29
- Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian
Definitions
MAY 2006
- 1
- Beltane * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere
- Samhain * - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern hemisphere
- 2
- Last day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 3
- Saints Philip & James - Christian
- 4
- National Day of Prayer - USA - Interfaith
- 13
- Buddha Day - Visakha Puja
** - Buddhist
- 16
- 23
- Declaration of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 25
- Ascension of Christ - Christian
- 29
- Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 31
- Feast of the Visitation - Catholic Christian
Definitions
APRIL 2006
- 6
- Rama Navami (close of Ramayana) ** - Hindu
- 9
- 11
- 12
- Lord's Evening Meal - Jehovah's Witness Christian
- 13-20
- Pesach (Passover) * - Jewish
- 13
- Hanuman Jayanti ** - Hindu
- Baisakhi
- Sikh
- Maundy Thursday - Christian
- Therevadin Buddhist New Year - Buddhist
- 14
- 15
- Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian
- 16
- EASTER - Christian
- Palm Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 21
- HOLY FRIDAY - Orthodox Christian
- First Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i
- 23
- Easter/Pascha
- Orthodox Christian
- St. George's Day - Christian
- 25
- 30
- St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
Definitions
MARCH 2006
- 1
- Ash Wednesday - Christian
- Lent begins - ends April 8 ** - Christian
- St. David of Wales - Christian
- 5
- Cheesefare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 6
- Lent begins (Clean Monday) - Orthodox Christian
- 12
- Orthodoxy Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 14
- Purim * - Jewish
- Magha Puja Day
** - Buddhist
- Holi ** - Hindu
- New Year's Day - Sikh
- 15
- 17
- St Patrick's Day - Christian
- 19
- St. Joseph's Day - Christian
- 20
- Ostara * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere
- Mabon * - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern hemisphere
- 21
- Norooz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
- Naw-Rúz (New Year) * - Baha'i
- 25
- Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary - Christian
- 26
- Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranthushtra) Zoroastrian
- 30
- Hindi New Year
- Vaisakhi ** - Hindu
- Ramayana begins (to April 6) ** -Hindu
Definitions
FEBRUARY 2006
- 2
- Vasant Panchami ** - Hindu
- Candlemas - Presentation of Christ in the Temple - Christian
- Imbolc * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern hemisphere
- Lughnassadh * - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern hemisphere
- 3
- St. Blaze Day - Christian
- Setsebun (beginning of spring) - Shinto
- 5
- Four Chaplains Sunday - Interfaith
- 9
- 12
- Triodion - Orthodox Christian
- 13
- Tu B'shvat * - Jewish
- Nirvana Day ** - Buddhist-Mahayana
- 14
- St. Valentine's Day - Christian
- 26
- Meat Fare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- Transfiguration Sunday - Christian
- Maha Shivaratri ** - Hindu
- 28
- Shrove Tuesday - Christian
Definitions
JANUARY 2006
- 1
- Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
- Feast Day of St. Basil - Orthodox Christian
- Shogatsu/Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
- 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 Julian Calendar
- 8
- Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christian
- Waqf al Arafa - Islam
- Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
- 10
- 13
- 14
- Mahayana Buddhist New Year - Buddhist
- Makar Sankrati ** - Hindu
- 15
- World Religion Day * - Baha'i
- 17
- Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Catholic Christian
- 18-25
- Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Christian
- 25
- Conversion of St. Paul - Christian
- 29
- Chinese New Year - Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist
- 31
Definitions
DECEMBER 2005
- 4,11,18
- Sundays of Advent continue - Christian
- 6
- St. Nicholas day - Christian
- 8
- Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhist
- Immaculate Conception - Catholic Christian
- 12
- Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
- 16-24
- 21
- Yule - Christian
- Yule/Winter Solstice * - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern
hemisphere
- Litha * - Wicca/NeoPagan southern hemisphere
- St. Thomas Day - Christian
- 24
- Christmas Eve Day - Christian
- 25
- Christmas * - Christian
- Feast of the Nativity ** - Orthodox Christian
- 26-January 2
- Hanukkah * (begins eve of 25th) - Jewish
- 26
- Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) Zoroastrian
- St. Stephen's Day - Christian
- 28
- Holy Innocents - Christian
- 30
- Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
- 31
Definitions
NOVEMBER 2005
- 1
- All Saints' Day - Christian
- Diwali (Deepavali) ** - Hindu
- 2
- All Souls' Day - Christian
- 3 or 4
- Eid al- Fitr - Ramadan ends - Major holy day - Islam
- 12
- Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 15
- Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji - Sikh
- 15-Dec 24
- Nativity Fast (Winter Lent) - Orthodox Christian
- 20
- Christ the King - Christian
- 24
- Thanksgiving - Interfaith USA
- Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur - Sikh
- 26
- Day of Covenant * - Baha'i
- 27
- Advent - First Sunday - Christian
- 28
- Ascension of Abdul-Baha - Baha'i
- 30
- St Andrew's Day - Christian
Definitions
OCTOBER 2005
- 4
- St Francis Day - Catholic Christian
- Ramadan begins ** (continues through November 3) - Islam
- Blessing of the Animals - Christian
- Navaratri begins ** - Hindu
- 4-5
- 12
- Dasera ** - Hindu
- Navaratri ends ** - Hindu
- Confucius Birthday - Chinese religions
- 13
- 18
- St Luke, Apostle & Evangelist - Christian
- Pavarana (Lent Ending Day) - Buddhist
- 18-24 (18-19 Primary Obligation days)
- 20
- Birth of the B'ab * - Baha'i
- Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh
- 25
- Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish
- 26
- 28
- Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
- 30
- 31
- All Hallows Eve - Christian
- Reformation Day - Protestant Christian
- Samhain * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
Definitions
SEPTEMBER 2005
- 1
- Ecclesiastical Year begins - Orthodox Christian
- Lailat al Miraj - Islam
- 7
- Ganesa Chaturthi ** - Hindu
- 8
- Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Christian
- Feast of Nativity of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
- 11
- New Year - Coptic Christian
- 14
- Elevation of the Life Giving Cross - Orthodox Christian
- Holy Cross Day - Christian
- 17
- Feast of Mithra - Zoroastrian
- 19
- Lailat al Bara'ah - Islam
- 21
- St. Matthew Day - Christian
- 22
- Mabon * - Fall Equinox - Wicca
- 29
- Michael and All Angels - Christian
Definitions
AUGUST 2005
- 1
- Lammas - Christian
- Lughnassad (Lammas) * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
- Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus - Orthodox Christian
- 6
- Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian
- 13
- 14
- 15
- Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
- Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
- 19
- Raksha Bandhan ** - Hindu
- 20
- 24
- St. Bartholomew Day - Christian
- 27
- Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu
- 29
- Beheading of St John the Baptist - Christian
Definitions
JULY 2005
- 6
- Birth of Dalai Lama ** - Buddhist
- 9
- Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 11
- St Benedict Day - Catholic Christian
- 13
- Ulambana (Obon) ** - Buddhist
- 15
- St. Vladimir the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
- 24
- Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian
- 25
- St. James the Great Day - Christian
Definitions
JUNE 2005
- 3
- Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian
- 4
- Immaculate Heart of Mary - Catholic Christian
- 9
- Ascension - Orthodox Christian
- 13-14
- 16
- Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib - Sikh
- Ganga Dussehra ** - Hindu
- 19
- Pentecost - Orthodox Christian
- New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian
- 21
- First Nations Day (Aboriginal Day) - Canadian Native People
- Litha * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
- 23
- Buddha Jayanti ** - Hindu
- 24
- Nativity of John the Baptist - Christian
- 26
- All Saints - Orthodox Christian
- 29
- Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian
- St. Peter Day - Catholic Christian
Definitions
MAY 2005
- 1
- Easter/Pascha Orthodox Christian (Julian
calendar)
- Beltane * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
- Rogation Sunday - Christian
- 2
- Twelfth Day of Ridvan - Baha'i
- 5
- Ascension of Christ - Christian
- National Day of Prayer USA - Interfaith
- 6
- 8
- St. Thomas Day - Orthodox Christian
- 14
- Matthias the Apostle - Anglican Christian
- 15
- 22
- 23
- Declaration of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 24
- Buddha Day - Visakha Puja ** - Buddhist
- 26
- Corpus Christi - Catholic Christian
- 29
- Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 31
- Feast of the Visitation - Catholic Christian
Definitions
APRIL 2005
- 4
- Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
- 9-18
- 14 or 13
- Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) - Sikh
- 18
- 21
- 21-May 2
- 23
- Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian
- St. George's Day - Christian
- 24-May 1
- Pesach (Passover) * - Jewish
- Hanuman Jayanti ** - Hindu
- 24
- Palm Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- Theravadin Buddhist New Year ** Buddhist
- 29
- Holy Friday - Orthodox Christian
- 30
- St James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
Definitions
MARCH 2005
- 1
- St David of Wales - Christian
- 6
- Meatfare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 8
- Maha Shivaratri **- Hindu
- 13
- Cheesefare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 14
- Lent begins (Clean Monday) - Orthodox Christian
- 17
- St Patrick's Day - Christian
- 20
- Palm Sunday - Christian
- Orthodox Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- 21
- Norouz (The New Day) - Persian/Zoroastrian
- Naw-Rúz (New Year's Day) - Baha'i
- Ostara * - Wicca/ Neo Pagan
- 23
- 24
- Maundy Thursday - Christian
- Lord's Evening Meal - Jehovah's Witness Christian
- 25
- Purim * - Jewish
- Good Friday - Christian
- Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary - Orthodox Christian
- Magha Puja Day ** - Buddhist
- Holi ** - Hindu
- 26
- Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zarathushtra) - Zoroastrian
- Holy Saturday - Christian
- 27
- Easter - Christian (Gregorian Calendar)
Definitions
FEBRUARY 2005
- 2
- Presentation of Jesus in the Temple - Candlemas - Christian
- St Brighid of Kildare - Celtic Christian
- Imbolc (Candlemas) * - Wicca
- 3
- St. Blase Day - Catholic Christian
- 6
- Four Chaplains Sunday - Interfaith
- Transfiguration Sunday - Christian
- 8
- Nirvana Day ** - Buddhist
- Shrove Tuesday - Christian
- 9 - March 19
- 9
- Ash Wednesday - Christian
- Chinese New Year - Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist
- 10
- Hijra - New Years - Islam
- 13
- Vasant Panchami ** - Hindu
- 14
- St Valentine's Day - Christian
- 15
- Nirvana Day ** - Buddhist
- 19
- 20
- Triodion begins - Orthodox Christian
-
Definitions
JANUARY 2005
- 1
- Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
- Feast of St Basil - Orthodox Christian
- Gantan-sai - Ganjitsu (New Years) - Shinto
- 5
- Twelfth Night - Christian
- Guru Gobindh Singh birthday - Sikh
- 6
- Epiphany * - Christian
- Feast of the Theophany - Orthodox Christian
- 7
- Nativity of Christ - Orthodox Christian
- 9
- Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christian
- 13
- 16
- World Religion Day - Baha'i
- Blessing of the the Animals - alternate Christian date
- 17
- Feast of Mithra - Zoroastrian
- 18-25
- Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Christian
- 19
- 19-22
- 21-24
- 25
- Mahayana Buddhist New Years (3 days) ** - Buddhist
- Tu B'shvat * - Jewish
- Conversion of St Paul - Christian
Definitions
DECEMBER 2004
- 5,12,19
- Sundays of Advent continue - Christian
- 8
- Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhism
- Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
- 8-15
- 12
- Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
- Advent Fast begins - Orthodox Christian
- 16-24
- Posadas Navideñas - Christian
- 21
- Yule - Christian
- Yule/Winter Solstice * - Wicca
- St Thomas the Apostle - Christian
- 24
- Christmas Eve - Christian
- 25
- Christmas * - Christian
- Feast Day of the Nativity - Orthodox Christian
- 26
- Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) - Zoroastrian
- St Stephen's Day - Christian
- Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
- 26 - January 1
- 27
- St John, Apostle & Evangelist - Christian
- 28
- Holy Innocents - Christian
- 31
Definitions
NOVEMBER 2004
- 1
- All Saints' Day - Christian
- 2
- All Souls' Day - Catholic Christian
- 10
- 12
- Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- Quds Day - Islam
- Diwali - Sikh
- Diwali (Deepawali) - Hindu
- 14
- Eid al Fitr - end of Ramadan - Islam
- 15
- Nativity Fast (Winter Lent) begins (through Dec 24) - Orthodox Christian
- 21
- Christ the King - Christian
- 24
- Guru Tegh Bahadur martyrdom - Sikh
- 25
- Thanksgiving (USA) - Interfaith
- 26
- Day of Covenant - Baha'i
- Birthday of Guru Nanak dev Sahib - Sikh
- 28
- Ascension of Abdul'l-Baha * - Baha'i
- 28 - December 24
- Advent - Christian (First Sunday)
- 30
- St Andrew's Day - Christian
Definitions
OCTOBER 2004
- Sept 30-Oct 5 (30&1 Primary Obligation Days)
- 4
- St Francis Day - Catholic Chrisian
- 7
- Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah* - Jewish
- 8
- 14-22
- Navaratra Dashara ** - Hindu
- 15
- Ramadan begins (through Nov 14) - Islam
- 18
- St Luke, Apostle & Evangelist - Christian
- 20
- Birth of the B'ab - Baha'i
- Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth Sahib - Sikh
- 22
- Dasera (Dussehra) ** - Hindu
- 25
- Nirvana Celebration - Jain
- 28
- Milvian Bridge Day - Christian
- 31
- All Hallows Eve - Christian
- Samhain * - Wicca
- Reformation Day - Protestant Christian
Definitions
SEPTEMBER 2004
- 1
- Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year - Orthodox Christian
- 6
- Krishna Jayanti (Janmashtami) ** - Hindu
- 8
- Nativity of Mary - Christian
- 12
- 14
- Elevation of the Life Giving Cross - Orthodox Christian
- Holy Cross Day - Christian
- 16-17
- 18
- Ganesh Chaturthi ** - Hindu
- 21
- 25
- 29
- Michael and All Angels - Christian
- 30
- Lailat al Bara'ah - Islam
- Sukkot begins * - Jewish
Definitions
AUGUST 2004
- 1
- Lammas - Christian
- Lughnassad (Lammas) * - Wicca/Neo Pagan
- Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus (through Aug
14)- Orthodox Christian
- 3
- Raksha Bandhan ** - Hindu
- 6
- Transfiguration of Our Lord - Orthodox Christian
- 15
- Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian
- Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian
- 29
- Beheading of St John the Baptist - Christian
Definitions
JULY 2004
- 2
- Guru Purnima ** - Hindu
- Asala Puja Day ** - Buddhist
- 9
- Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 11
- St Benedict Day - Catholic Christian
- 13-16
- Ulambana/Obon ** - Buddhist
- 24
- Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian
- 25
- St. James the Great Day - Christian
- 27
Definitions
JUNE 2004
- 3
- Buddha Jayanti * - Buddhist
- 6
- Trinity - Christian
- All Saints - Orthodox Christian
- 9
- Saint Columba of Iona Day - Celtic Christian
- 10
- Corpus Christi - Catholic Christian
- 16
- Guru Arjan Dev martyrdom - Sikh
- 18
- Blessed Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian
- 19
- New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian
- 21
- First Nations Day - Canadian Native People
- Litha * - Wicca
- 24
- Nativity of St John the Baptist - Christian
- 29
- Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian
Definitions
MAY 2004
- 1
- 2
- Mawlid an Nabi - Islam
- Ridvan ends * - Baha'i
- 4
- Buddha Day - Visakha Puja ** - Buddhist
- 9
- 20
- Ascension of Christ - Christian/Orthodox Christian
- 23
- Declaration of the Bab * - Baha'i
- 26-27
- 29
- Ascension of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i
- 30
- Pentecost - Christian/Orthodox Christian
Definitions
APRIL 2004
- 3
- Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian
- Conclusion of Lent - Christian
- 4
- Palm Sunday - Christian
- Palm Sunday - Orthodox Christian
- Lord's Evening Meal - Jehovah's Witness Christian
- 6-13
- Pesach (Passover) * - Jewish
- 8
- Maundy Thursday - Christian
- Hana Matsuri - Japanese Buddhist
- 9
- Good Friday - Christian
- Holy Friday - Orthodox Christian
- 11
- Easter - Christian
- Easter/Pascha - Orthodox Christian
- 12-13
- Pesach (Passover) last two days - Jewish
- 14 or 13
- Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) * - Sikh
- 18
- 21
- 23
- Saint George Day - Christian
- 29
- Ninth Day of Ridvan - Baha'i
- 30
- St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian
- Beltane * - Wicca
Definitions
MARCH 2004
- 1
- Saint David Day - Christian
- 2
- 3
- 6
- Holi ** - Hindu
- Magha Puja Day ** - Buddhist
- 7
- Purim * - Jewish
- Hola Mohalla - Sikh
- 17
- Saint Patrick's Day - Christian
- 21
- Norooz (The New Day) - Zoroastrian
- Naw Ruz (New Year) * - Baha'i
- Ostara - Wicca
- 21-30
- 25
- Annunciation to Mary - Christian
- 26
- Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zarathushtra) - Zoroastrian
Definitions
FEBRUARY 2004
- 1
- Four Chaplains Sunday - Interfaith
- 2
- Presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple (Candlemas) - Christian
- Imbolc (Candlemas) * - Wicca
- Saint Brighid of Kildare Day - Celtic Christian
- 2-5
- 7
- 14
- Saint Valentine's Day - Christian
- 15
- Meat Fare - Orthodox Christian
- Nirvana Day ** - Buddhist
- 18
- Maha Shivaratri ** - Hindu
- 22
- Hijra - New Year - Islam
- Transfiguration Sunday - Christian
- 23
- Lent Begins (Clean Monday) - Orthodox Christian
- 24
- Shrove Tuesday - Christian
- St Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist - Christian
- 25
- Ash Wednesday - Christian
- 25-April 3
- 29
- Orthodox Sunday - Orthodox Christian
Definitions
JANUARY 2004
- 1
- Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian
- Feast Day of St Basil - Orthodox Christian
- Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto
- 5
- Twelfth Night - Christian
- Guru Gobindh Singh Sahib birthday - Sikh
- 6
- 6-7
- Christmas Eve and Day - Rastafarian Christian
- 7
- Nativity of Christ - Orthodox Christian
- Buddhist New Year ** - Buddhist
- 11
- Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christian
- 14
- 18
- World Religion Day - Baha'i
- 26
- Vasant Panchami ** - Hindu
- 30 - Feb 2
- 31
Definitions
DECEMBER 2003