January | ||
1 | The Circumcision or Naming of Jesus | Christianity |
1 to 3 | Ganjitsu (New Year's Day) | Shinto Japanese |
5 | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (1666 CE) (solar date, Nanakshahi) | Sikhism |
6 | Epiphany | Christianity |
6 to 7 | Christmas Eve & Day (Julian Calendar) (Eastern Orthodox Christian, Armenian Christian, Rastafarian) | Christianity |
12, 13 or 14 | Makar Sankrant/ Lohri/ Pongal (solar calendar) | Hindu |
16 | Shinran Memorial Day | Pure Land Buddhism |
18 | Tu B'Shevat (New Year for trees) | Judaism |
18 to 25 | Week of Prayer for Christian Unity | Christianity |
28 | Honen Memorial Day | Pure Land Buddhism |
29 on | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (1666 CE) (lunar date * Vikrami) | Sikhism |
February | ||
1 | Chun Jie/ Yuan Tan (New Year * Year of the Sheep) | Chinese |
2 | Candlemas to Presentation of the Lord | Catholic Christian |
2 | Presentation of Christ in the Temple | Anglican Christian |
3 to 4 | Setsubun (Bean Scattering) | Japanese |
6 | Vasanta Panchami/ Saraswati Puja | Hindu |
12 to 15 | Eid-Ul-Adha (The Festival of Sacrifice) | Islam |
15 | Parinirvana/ Nirvana Day | Mahayana & Pure Land Buddhist |
15 to 16 | Teng Chieh (Yuan Xiao) to (Lantern Festival) | Chinese |
March | ||
1 | St. David's Day | Christianity |
1 | Mahashivratri (Great Shiva Night) | Hindu |
2 to 20 | Baha'i Fast | Baha'i |
3 | Losar (Tibetan & Nepal New Year) | Tibetan Buddhist |
4 | Al-Hijra (New Year's Day 1423 AH | Islam |
4 | Shrove Tuesday/ Pancake Day/ Fat Tuesday/ Mardi Gras | Christianity |
5 | Birthday of Sri Ramakrishna | Hindu |
5 | Ash Wednesday | Christianity |
5 to 20 April | Lent | Christianity |
7 | The Women's World Day of Prayer | Christianity |
10 to 27 April | First Day of Lent/ The Great Fast | Orthodox Christian |
13 | Ashura | Islam |
17 | Holi (Spring Festival) | Hindu |
17 | St. Patrick's Day | Christianity |
18 | Purim | Judaism |
19 | St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Christianity |
21 | Naw-Ruz (New Year's Day) | Baha'i |
21 | Jamshedi Noruz (New Year's Day) | Fasli Zoroastrianism |
21 | Shunbun-No-Hi (Higan) (Spring Equinox) | Japanese |
25 | The Annunciation of the Lord/ Blessed Virgin (Lady Day) | (Christianity) |
26 | Khordad Sal | Fasli Zoroastrianism |
30 | Mothering Sunday/ Simnel Sunday | Christianity |
April | ||
Date variation | New Year 2546 (mostly Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos) | Hinayana Buddhist |
2 | Varsha to Pratipada (1st day of Chaitra to 1st month of lunar year, 2059 Vikrami era) | Hindu |
5 - | Qing Ming (Chi'ng Ming) (Festival of Pure Brightness) (Chinese) | |
6 | Passion Sunday | Christianity |
8 | Hanamatsuri (Birthday of the Lord Buddha) (Mahayana Buddhist) | |
11 | Rama Navami (Birthday of Rama) | Hindu |
13 | Palm Sunday | Christianity |
13 to 14 | Vaisakhi (Baisakhi) to Sikh New Year Festival (solar date, Nanakshahi, lunar date * Vikrami) | Sikhism |
13 to 20 | Holy Week | Christianity |
14 | Birthday of Guru Nanak (1469) (solar date, Nanakshahi/ Sikh) | |
14 | Mahavira Jayanti (599 BCE) (Jain) | |
17 | Maundy Thursday | Christianity |
17 to 24 | Pesach (Passover) | Judaism |
19 | Holy Saturday (Easter Eve) | Christianity |
20 | Easter Day | Christianity |
21 to 2 May | May Ridván (3 Holy Days, 1st, 9th & 12th days of Ridván) | Baha'i |
23 | St. George's Day | Christianity |
24 | Matsu Festival/ birthday of Tin Hau (goddess of the sea) (China, Taiwan) | |
27 | Easter Day/ Pascha (Orthodox Christian) | |
29 | Yom Ha-Shoah (Holocaust Day) | Judaism |
May | ||
7 - | Yom Ha'atzma'ut (Israel's independence to many voices from different religions are critical of this festival) | Judaism |
8 | Birthday of the Lord Buddha (Chinese) | |
11 to 17 | Christian Aid Week | Christianity |
14 | The Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (20th August 570 CE) | Islam |
15 | Vaisakha Puja/ Wesak/ Bodhi Day (Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist) | |
20 | Lag B'Omer | Judaism |
23 | Anniversary of the Declaration of the Bab | Baha'i |
28 | Zartusht-No-Diso (Shensai/ Zoroastrian) | |
29 | Anniversary of the Ascension of Baha'u'llah | Baha'i |
29 | Ascension Day (40th day after Easter) | Christianity |
June | ||
4 | Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat Festival) (Chinese) | |
6 to 7 | Shavuot (Festival of Weeks/ Pentecost) | Judaism |
8 | Pentecost/ Whitsuntide | Christianity |
14 | Saga Dawa/ Parinirvana (Birth of Buddha) (Tibet/ Nepal Buddhist) | |
14 | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan (1606) (lunar date * Vikrami) | Sikhism |
16 | Martyrdom of Guru Arjan (1606) (solar date, Nanakshahi/ Sikh) | |
19 | Corpus Christi (Corpus et Sanguis Christi) | Catholic Christian |
19 | Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion | Anglican Christian |
July | ||
1 | Ratha Yatra (Chariot Journey) | Hindu |
2 | Chokhor/ Cho Kor Du Chen/ Chungbacixi (Tibet/ Nepal Buddhist) | |
9 | Anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Bab | Baha'i |
13 | Asalha Pujha (Dhammacakka Day to Turning of the Wheel of Teaching) (Theravada Buddhist) | |
13 to 15 | O-Bon/ Festival of Souls (lunar date) | Japanese |
23 | Birthday of Haile Selassie 1 (Rastafarian) | |
August | ||
4 | Chinese Valentine's Day/ Seven Sisters' Festival (Chinese) | |
6 | The Transfiguration | Christianity |
6 | Peace Ceremony, Hiroshima | Japanese |
7 | Tisha B'Av | Judaism |
11 | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu |
11 to 20 | Farvardigan (Muktad to Zoroastrian) | |
12 | Chung Yuan (Yue Laan in Hong Kong) (Ghost Festival) (Chinese) | |
13 to 15 | O-Bon/ Festival of Souls (solar date, Japanese) | |
15 | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Christianity |
15 | Dormition (Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Mary) (Orthodox Christian) | |
20 | Janamashtami/ Krishna Jayanti (Birthday of Krishna) | Hindu |
21 | Jashan to E to Tiragan/ Maidyoishema Ghambar (Zoroastrian) | |
21 | No Ruz (New Year's Day) (Shensai calendar) (Zoroastrian) | |
24 to 25 | Paryushana to Parva/ Samvatsari (Jain) | |
26 | Khordad Sal (Birthday of Zarathustra)(Shensai/ Zoroastrian) | |
30 | Ganesh-Chaturthi (Birthday of Ganesha) | Hindu |
September | ||
11 | Ethiopian New Year's Day (Year of Mark) (Rastafarian) | |
11 | Mid-Autumn Festival (Harvest Moon Festival) (Chinese) | |
12 | Monkey God Festival (Chinese) | |
21 | Lailat-Ul-Isra' Wal Mi'raj (The Prophet's Night Journey to Jerusalem & Ascension) | Islam |
23 | Confucius' Birthday (Chinese) | |
23 | Shubun No Hi (Higan) (Autumn Equinox) | Japanese |
26 to 4 October | Navaratri/ Durga Puja/ Dusserah | Hindu |
27 to 28 | Rosh Hashana (New Year's Day 5764) | Judaism |
into October | Harvest Festival | Christianity |
October | ||
2 | Jashan to E to Mehergan (Zoroastrian) | |
4 | Chung Yeung Festival (Double 9) (Chinese) | |
6 | Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) | Judaism |
11 to 19 | Sukkot (Harvest Festival) | Judaism |
12 to 19 | Inter Faith Week of Prayer for World Peace | |
14 | Lailat to Ul to Bara'h (The Night of Forgiveness) | Islam |
18 | Simchat Torah (Progressive Jewish) | |
19 | Simchat Torah | Judaism |
20 | Anniversary of the Birth of the Bab | Baha'i |
24 | Divali Night (Lord Mahavira's Nirvana) (Jain) | |
25 | Nirvana Celebration (Jain) | |
25 | Divali (Deepavali) | Hindu |
25 | Divali | Sikhism |
26 | New Year VNS 2530 (Jain) | |
27 to 25 November | Ramadan (month of fasting) | Islam |
November | ||
1 | All Saints' Day (All Hallows', originally All Martyrs') | Christianity |
2 | All Souls' Day | Christianity |
2 | Anniversary of the Crowning of Haile Selassie 1 (Rastafarian) | |
8 or around | Kathina Day (Buddhist) | |
8 | Birthday of Guru Nanak (1469) (lunar date * Vikrami; solar date, Nanakshahi) | Sikhism |
12 | Anniversary of the Birth of Baha'u'llah | Baha'i |
15 | Shichi to Go to San (Seven/ Five/ Three) | Japanese |
23 | Lailat to Ul to Qadr (The Night of Power) | Islam |
24 | Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (1675) (solar date, Nanakshahi/ Sikh) | |
25 | Eid/ Ul/ Fitr | Islam |
26 | Day of the Covenant | Baha'i |
28 | Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (1675) (lunar date * Vikrami) | Sikhism |
28 | Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá | Baha'i |
30 | St. Andrew's Day | Christianity |
30 | Advent Sunday | Christianity |
December | ||
8 | Bodhi Day | Pure Land Buddhism |
8 | Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Christianity |
20 to 27 | Hanukah (Chanukkah) | Judaism |
22 | Dongzhi (Winter Solstice) (Chinese) | |
24 | Christmas Eve | Christianity |
25 | Christmas Day | Christianity |
25 | Boxing Day | Christianity |
26 | Zartusht/ No/ Diso | Fasli Zoroastrianism |
31 | Omisoka | Japanese |
Some dates may vary as determined by the moon and faith traditions. Hindus in India use the lunar caldendar. Sikhs divide between using the lunar calendar and the solar calendar (as do ordinary dates). |