List of Religious Holidays and Observances

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JULY 2022

10

Martyrdom of the Bab * – Baha’i

11

St Benedict Day – Catholic Christian

13

Obon (Ulambana) ** – Buddhist/Shinto

15

St. Vladimir the Great Day – Orthodox Christian

23

Emperor Haile Selassie birthday – Rastafarian

24

Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian

25

St. James the Great Day – Christian

26

Asalha Puja Day (Dhamma Day) ** – Buddhism

 

AUGUST 2022

1

Lammas – Christian

Lughnassad (Lammas) * – Wicca/Neo Pagan

Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Jesus – Orthodox Christian

6

Transfiguration of the Lord – Orthodox Christian

7

Tish’a B’av – Judaism

11

Raksha Bandhan – Hindu

15

Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary – Catholic Christian

Dormition of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian

19

Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu

29

Beheading of St. John the Baptist – Christian

31

Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu

 

SEPTEMBER 2022

1

Religious year begins – Orthodox Christian

8

Nativity of Virgin Mary – Christian

11

Ethiopian New Year – Rastafarian

14

Elevation of the Life Giving Cross (Holy Cross) – Christian

23

Fall Equinox * – Wicca/Neo Pagan

26

Navaratri Begins – Hindu

29

Michael and All Angels – Christian

 

OCTOBER 2022

4

St Francis Day – Catholic Christian

Blessing of the Animals – Christian

Navaratri Ends – Hindu

5

Yom Kippur – Judaism

6

St. Thomas Day – Orthodox Christian

10

Sukkot begins – Judaism

16

Sukkot ends – Judaism

17

Shemini Atzeret – Judaism

18

St. Luke, Apostle & Evangelist – Christian

Simchat Torah – Judaism

20

Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth – Sikh

24

Diwali (Deepavali) – Hindu

25

Vikram New Year – Hindu

26

Birth of the Bab * – Baha’i

Rosh Hashanah begins – Judaism

27

Birth of Baha’u’llah * – Baha’i

Rosh Hashanah ends – Judaism

28

Milvian Bridge Day – Christian

31

All Hallows Eve – Christian

Reformation Day – Protestant Christian

Samhain – * Wicca/Neo Pagan

Deep Diwali – Jain

 

NOVEMBER 2022

1

All Saints Day – Christian

2

All Souls Day – Catholic Christian

Crowning of Emperor Haile Selassie – Rastafarian

12

Birth of Baha’u’llah * – Baha’i

15

Nativity Fast begins – ends Dec. 24 – Orthodox Christian

20

Christ the King – Christian

21

Yule – Winter Solstice – Wicca/Neo Pagan

24

Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur – Sikh

26

Day of the Covenant * – Baha’i

28

Ascension of  ‘Abdu’l-Baha * – Baha’i

30

St. Andrew’s Day – Christian

 

DECEMBER 2022

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

16-25

Posadas Navidenas – Hispanic Christian

18

Hanukkah Begins – Judaism

21

Yule – Christian

St Thomas the Apostle – Christian

22

Yule/Winter Solstice * – Wicca/Neo Pagan

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

Hanukkah Ends – Judaism

28

Holy Innocents – Christian

30

Holy Family – Catholic Christian

31

Watch Night – Christian

 

JANUARY  2023

1

Mary, Mother of God – Catholic Christian

Feast Day of St Basil – Orthodox Christian

Shogatsu/Gantan-sai (New Years) – Shinto

Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus – Orthodox

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

8

Feast of the Holy Family – Catholic Christian

13

Maghi – Sikh

17

Blessing of the Animals – Hispanic Catholic Christian

18

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Christian

25

Conversion of St. Paul – Christian

30

Mahayana New Year 3 days** – Buddhism

 

FEBRUARY 2023

2

Candlemas – Presentation of Christ in the Temple – Christian

Imbolc (Candlemas) * – Wicca/Neo Pagan

Saint Brighid of Kildare – Christian

3

St. Blaze Day – Christian

Setsebun (beginning of spring) – Shinto

14

St. Valentine’s Day – Christian

15

Nirvana Day ** – Buddhist

24

Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist – Christian

 

MARCH 2023

1

St. David of Wales – Christian

17

St. Patrick’s Day – Christian

19

St. Joseph’s Day – Christian

21

Norooz (New Year) – Persian/Zoroastrian

Naw-Rúz (New Year) * – Baha’i

Ostara * – Wicca/Neo Pagan

25

Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Christian

26

Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranthushtra) Zoroastrian

30

Magha Puja Day ** – Buddhism

 

April 2023

9

Easter – Christian

14

Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) – Sikh

16

Theravadin New Year 3 days ** – Buddhism

21

First Day of Ridvan * – Baha’i

23

St. George’s Day – Christian

25

Saint Mark, Apostle and Evangelist – Christian

29

Ninth Day of Ridvan * – Baha’i

30

St. James the Great Day – Orthodox Christian

 

MAY 2023

1

Beltane * – Wicca/Neo Pagan

2

Twelfth Day of Ridvan *  – Baha’i

3

Saints Philip & James – Christian

4

National Day of Prayer – USA – Interfaith

24

Declaration of the Bab * – Baha’i

27

Visakha Puja – Buddha Day ** – Buddhism

29

Ascension of Baha’u’llah * – Baha’i

 

JUNE 2023

9

St. Columba of Iona – Celtic Christian

16

Guru Arjan martyrdom – Sikh

19

New Church Day – Swedenborgian Christian

22

First Nations Day – Canadian Native People

Litha Summer Solstice * – Wicca/Neo Pagan

24

Saint John the Baptist – Christian

29

Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul – Christian

 

JULY 2023

10

Martyrdom of the Bab * – Baha’i

11

St Benedict Day – Catholic Christian

13

Obon (Ulambana) ** – Buddhist/Shinto

15

St. Vladimir the Great Day – Orthodox Christian

Saint Vladimir – Christian

24

Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian

25

St. James the Great Day – Christian

26

Asalha Puja Day (Dhamma Day) ** – Buddhism