Holidays from Various Faiths
August 2018
| Date | Day of the Week | Holiday/Religion |
|---|---|---|
| August 1 | Wednesday | Lammas - Christian Fast in Honor of Holy Mother of Jesus - Orthodox Christian |
| August 6 | Monday | Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox Christian |
| August 15 | Wednesday | Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic Christian |
| August 15 | Wednesday | Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox Christian |
| August 20-21 | Monday-Tuesday | Eid al-Adha - Islam |
| August 29 | Wednesday | Raksha Bandhan - Hindu |
September 2018
| Date | Day of the week | Holiday/Religion |
|---|---|---|
| September 1 | Saturday | Religious year begins - Orthodox Christian |
| September 3 | Monday | Krishna Janmashtami - Hindu |
| September 8 | Saturday | Nativity of Virgin Mary - Christian |
| September 10-11 | Monday-Tuesday | Rosh Hashannah - Jewish |
| September 12 | Wednesday | Hijra - New Year - Islam |
| September 13 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi - Hindu |
| September 14 | Friday | Elevation of the Life Giving Cross (Holy Cross) - Christian |
| September 14 | Friday | Paryushana Parva - Jain |
| September 19 | Wednesday | Yom Kippur - Jewish |
| September 21 | Friday | Ashura - Islam |
| September 22 | Saturday | Equinox |
| September 23-30 | Sunday-Sunday | Sukkot - Jewish |
| September 27 | Thursday | Meskal - Ethiopian Orthodox Christian |
| September 29 | Saturday | Michael and All Angels - Christian |
October 2018
| Date | Day of the week | Holiday/Religion |
|---|---|---|
| October 1 | Monday | Shemini Atzeret - Jewish |
| October 2 | Tuesday | Simchat Torah - Jewish |
| October 4 | Thursday | St Francis Day - Catholic Christian |
| October 4 | Thursday | Blessing of the Animals - Christian |
| October 8 | Monday | Thanksgiving - Canada - Interfaith |
| October 9-16 | Tuesday - Tuesday | Navaratri - Hindu |
| October 18 | Thursday | St. Luke, Apostle & Evangelist - Christian |
| October 19 | Friday | Dasara - Hindu |
| October 20 | Saturday | Birth of the Báb - Baha'i |
| October 20 | Saturday | Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh |
| October 31 | Wednesday | All Hallows Eve - Christian |
| October 31 | Wednesday | Reformation Day - Protestant Christian |
November 2018
| Date | Day of the week | Holiday/Religion |
|---|---|---|
| November 1 | Thursday | All Saints Day - Christian |
| November 2 | Friday | All Souls Day - Catholic Christian |
| November 7 | Wednesday | Diwali - Sikh - Jain - Hindu |
| November 8 | Thursday | Jain New Year - Jain |
| November 8 | Thursday | Vikram New Year - Hindu |
| November 12 | Monday | Birth of Baha'u'llah - Baha'i |
| November 15-24 | Thursday-Saturday | Nativity Fast - Orthodox Christian |
| November 21 | Wednesday | Mawlid an Nabi - Islam |
| November 22 | Thursday | Thanksgiving USA - Interfaith |
| November 23 | Friday | Guru Nanak Dev Sahib birthday - Sikh |
| November 25 | Sunday | Christ the King -Christian |
| November 26 | Monday | Day of the Covenant - Baha'i |
| November 28 | Wednesday | Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha - Baha'i |
| November 30 | Friday | St. Andrew's Day - Christian |
December 2018
| Date | Day of the week | Holiday/Religion |
|---|---|---|
| December 2-24 | Saturday-Monday | Advent - Christian |
| December 3-10 | Monday-Monday | Hanukkah - Jewish |
| December 6 | Thursday | Saint Nicholas Day - Christian |
| December 8 | Saturday | Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) - Buddhist |
| December 8 | Saturday | Immaculate Conception of Mary - Catholic Christian |
| December 12 | Wednesday | Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian |
| December 16-25 | Sunday-Tuesday | Posadas Navidenas - Hispanic Christian |
| December 21 | Friday | Yule - Christian |
| December 21 | Friday | Solstice |
| December 21 | Friday | Saint Thomas the Apostle - Christian |
| December 24 | Monday | Christmas Eve - Christian |
| December 25 | Tuesday | Christmas - Christian |
| December 25 | Tuesday | Feast of the Nativity - Orthodox Christian |
| December 26 | Wednesday | St Stephen's Day - Christian |
| December 28 | Friday | Holy Innocents - Christian |
| December 30 | Sunday | Holy Family - Catholic Christian |
| December 31 | Monday | Watch Night - Christian |
January 2019
| Date | Day of the week | Holiday/Religion |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Tuesday | Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christian |
| January 1 | Tuesday | Feast Day of St Basil - Orthodox Christian |
| January 1 | Tuesday | Gantan-sai (New Years) - Shinto |
| January 1 | Tuesday | Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus - Orthodox Christian |
| January 5 | Saturday | Twelfth Night - Christian |
| January 5 | Saturday | Guru Gobindh Singh birthday - Sikh |
| January 6 | Sunday | Epiphany - Christian |
| January 6 | Sunday | Feast of the Epiphany (Theophany) - Orthodox Christian |
| January 6 | Sunday | Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) - Christian |
| January 6 | Sunday | Nativity of Christ - Armenian Orthodox |
| January 7 | Monday | Feast of the Nativity - Orthodox Christian |
| January 8 | Tuesday | Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian |
| January 13 | Sunday | Maghi - Sikh |
| January 13 | Sunday | Baptism of the Lord Jesus - Christian |
| January 17 | Thursday | Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Catholic Christian |
| January 18-25 | Friday-Friday | Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - Christian |
| January 19 | Saturday | Timkat - Ethiopian Orthodox Christian |
| January 20 | Sunday | World Religion Day - Baha'i Tu BiShavat * - Jewish |
| January 21-23 | Monday-Wednesday | Mahayana New Year - Buddhist |
| January 25 | Friday | Conversion of St. Paul - Christian |
February 2019
| Date | Day of the week | Holiday/Religion |
|---|---|---|
| February 2 | Saturday | Candlemas - Presentation of Christ in the Temple - Christian |
| February 2 | Saturday | Saint Brighid of Kildare - Celtic Christian |
| February 3 | Sunday | St. Blaze Day - Christian |
| February 3 | Sunday | Setsebun-sai (beginning of spring) - Shinto |
| February 3 | Sunday | Four Chaplains Sunday - Interfaith |
| February 5 | Tuesday | Chinese New Year - Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist |
| February 8 | Friday | Nirvana Day - Buddhism |
| February 10 | Sunday | Cheesefare Sunday - Orthodox Christian |
| February 12 | Tuesday | Triodion - Orthodox Christian |
| February 14 | Thursday | St. Valentine's Day - Christian |
| February 15 | Friday | Nirvana Day - Buddhist - Jain |
| February 17 | Sunday | Triodion begins - Orthdox Christian |
| February 26 | Tuesday | Intercalary Days begin - Baha'i |
March 2019
| Date | Day of the week | Holiday/Religion |
|---|---|---|
| March 1 | Friday | St. David of Wales - Christian |
| March 1 | Friday | Intercalary Days end - Baha'i |
| March 2-20 | Saturday-Wednesday | Nineteen Day Fast - Baha'i |
| March 3 | Sunday | Meatfare Sunday - Orthodox Christian |
| March 3 | Sunday | Transfiguration Sunday - Christian |
| March 5 | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday - Christian |
| March 6 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday - Lent begins- Christian |
| March 10 | Sunday | Orthodox Sunday - Orthodox Christian |
| March 11 | Monday | Clean Monday - Great Lent begins - Orthodox Christian |
| March 17 | Sunday | St. Patrick's Day - Christian |
| March 19 | Tuesday | St. Joseph's Day - Christian |
| March 20 | Wednesday | Equinox |
| March 21 | Thursday | Naw-Rúz (New Year) - Baha'i |
| March 21 | Thursday | Hola Mohalla - Sikh |
| March 21 | Thursday | Magha Puja Day - Buddhist |
| March 21 | Thursday | Purim - Jewish |
| March 25 | Monday | Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Christian |
April 2019
| Date | Day of the week | Holiday/Religion |
|---|---|---|
| April 3 | Wednesday | Laylat al Miraj - Islam |
| April 9 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti - Jain |
| April 14 | Sunday | Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) - Sikh |
| April 14 | Sunday | Palm Sunday - Christian |
| April 17 | Wednesday | Orthodox Sunday - Orthodox Christian |
| April 18 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday - Christian |
| April 19-21 | Friday-Sunday | Theravadin New Year - Buddhist |
| April 19 | Friday | Good Friday - Christian |
| April 20-27 | Saturday-Saturday | Pesach - Jewish |
| April 20 | Saturday | Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian |
| April 21 | Sunday | Easter - Christian |
| April 21 | Sunday | First Day of Ridvan - Baha'i |
| April 21 | Sunday | Lailat al Bara'ah - Islam |
| April 21 | Sunday | Palm Sunday - Orthodox Christian |
| April 23 | Tuesday | St. George's Day - Christian |
| April 26 | Friday | Holy Friday - Orthodox Christian |
| April 28 | Sunday | Pascha - Easter - Orthodox Christian |
| April 29 | Monday | Ninth Day of Ridvan - Baha'i |
| April 30 | Tuesday | St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian |
May 2019
| Date | Day of the week | Holiday/Religion |
|---|---|---|
| May 2 | Thursday | Last day of Ridvan - Baha'i |
| May 2 | Thursday | National Day of Prayer USA - Interfaith |
| May 2 | Thursday | Yom HaShoah - Jewish |
| May 3 | Friday | Saints Philip & James - Christian |
| May 6 | Monday | Ramadan begins - Islam |
| May 9 | Thursday | Yom Ha'Atzmaut - Jewish |
| May 18 | Saturday | Visakha Puja - Buddha Day - Buddhist |
| May 23 | Thursday | Declaration of the Bab - Baha'i |
| May 23 | Thursday | Lag B'Omer - Jewish |
| May 29 | Wednesday | Ascension of Baha'u'llah - Baha'i |
| May 30 | Thursday | Ascension of Jesus - Christian |
June 2019
| Date | Day of the week | Holiday/Religion |
|---|---|---|
| June 1 | Saturday | Laylat al Kadr - Islam |
| June 5-7 | Wedneday-Friday | Eid al Fitr - Islam |
| June 6 | Thursday | Ascension of Jesus - Orthodox Christian |
| June 9 | Sunday | St. Columba of Iona - Celtic Christian |
| June 9 | Sunday | Pentecost - Christian |
| June 9-10 | Sunday-Monday | Shavuot - Jewish |
| June 15 | Saturday | Saint Vladimir Day - Christian |
| June 16 | Sunday | Guru Arjan martyrdom - Sikh |
| June 16 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday - Christian |
| June 20 | Thursday | Corpus Christi - Catholic Christian |
| June 21 | Friday | Solstice |
| June 22 | Saturday | First Nations Day - Canadian Native People |
| June 23 | Sunday | All Saints - Orthodox Christian |
| June 28 | Friday | Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholic Christian |
| June 29 | Saturday | Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul - Christian |
July 2019
| Date | Day of the week | Holiday/Religion |
|---|---|---|
| July 9 | Tuesday | Martyrdom of the Bab - Baha'i |
| July 11 | Thursday | St Benedict Day - Catholic Christian |
| July 13-15 | Saturday-Monday | Obon (Ulambana) - Buddhist/Shinto |
| July 15 | Monday | St. Vladimir the Great Day - Orthodox Christian |
| July 16 | Tuesday | Asalha Puja Day - Buddhist |
| July 25 | Thursday | St. James the Great Day - Christian |
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