Holidays from Various Faiths
January 2023
Date | Holiday/Religion |
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January 1 | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - Catholic Christianity |
January 5 | Parkash Utsav Dasveh Patsha - Sikh |
January 6 | Epiphany - Christianity |
January 6 | Orthodox Christmas - Eastern Christianity |
January 7 | Mahayana New Year begins - Buddhism |
January 20 | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti - Sikhism |
January 22 | Lunar New Year - Confucian, Daoist and Buddhist |
February 2023
Date | Holiday/Religion |
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February 15 | Nirvana Day - Buddhism |
February 18 | Maha Shivaratri - Hinduism |
February 22 | Ash Wednesday (beginning of Lent) - Christianity |
February 25 | Ayyám-i-Há begins - Bahá'í |
March 2023
Date | Holiday/Religion |
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March 6 | Purim - Judaism |
March 8 | Holla Mohalla begins - Sikhism |
March 8 | Holi (Festival of Colors) - Hinduism |
March 17 | St. Patrick’s Day - Christianity |
March 20 | Naw-Rúz - Bahá'í New Year’s Day |
March 20 | Spring Equinox |
March 23 | Ramadan begins - Islam |
April 2023
Date | Holiday/Religion |
---|---|
April 2 | Palm Sunday (Holy Week Begins) - Christianity |
April 5 | Passover (Pesach) begins - Judaism |
April 6 | Holy Thursday - Christianity |
April 7 | Good Friday - Christianity |
April 9 | Easter Sunday - Christianity |
April 13 | Sikh New Year |
April 14 | Vaisakhi - Sikhism |
April 16 | Orthodox Easter - Orthodox Christianity |
April 17 | Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) - Judaism |
April 18 | Laylat al Qadr - Islam |
April 21 | Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) - Islam |
May 2023
Date | Holiday/Religion |
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May 18 | The Ascension of Jesus (Day of Obligation) - Catholic Christianity |
May 19 | Vesak (Buddha Day) - Buddhism |
May 25 | Shavuot begins - Judaism |
May 28 | Pentecost - Christianity |
June 2023
Date | Holiday/Religion |
---|---|
June 28 | Waqf al Arafa - Hajj - Islam |
June 29 | Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) - Islam |
June 21 | Summer Solstice |
July 2023
Date | Holiday/Religion |
---|---|
July 19 | Hijra (Islamic New Year) - Islam |
July 31 | Feast Day of Saint Ignatius - Catholic Christianity |
August 2023
Date | Holiday/Religion |
---|---|
August 15 | Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary (Day of Obligation) - Catholic Christianity |
August 29 | Onam - Hinduism |
September 2023
Date | Holiday/Religion |
---|---|
September 1 | Pahila Prakash Granth Sahib - Sikhism |
September 6 | Sri Krishna Janmashtami - Hinduism |
September 7-8 | Rosh Hashanah - Judaism |
September 15-16 | Yom Kippur - Judaism |
September 20 | Sukkot begins - Judaism |
September 22 | Autumnal Equinox |
September 26 | Mawlid - (Sunni) Islam |
September 28 | Simchat Torah - Judaism |
October 2023
Date | Holiday/Religion |
---|---|
October 4 | Feast Day of St. Francis - Catholic Christianity |
October 7 | Simchat Torah - Judaism |
October 15 | Navatri begins - Hinduism |
November 2023
Date | Holiday/Religion |
---|---|
November 1 | Solemnity of All Saints (Day of Obligation) - Christianity |
November 2 | Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (All Souls) - Christianity |
November 7 | Birth of the Báb - Bahá'í |
November 8 | Birth of Bahá’u’lláh - Bahá'í |
November 12 | Diwali (Deepavali) - Hinduism |
November 22 | Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Birthday - Sikhism |
November 26 | Solemnity of Christ the King - Christianity |
December 2023
Date | Holiday/Religion |
---|---|
December 7 | Hanukkah begins - Judaism |
December 8 | Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary (Day of Obligation) - Catholic Christianity |
December 12 | Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christianity |
December 21 | Winter Solstice |
December 24 | Christmas Eve - Catholic Christianity |
December 25 | Christmas - Catholic Christianity |
December 26 | Kwanzaa begins - African-American |
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