| Month |
Day |
Date |
Holy Day |
Faith Tradition |
Restrictions/Obligations |
| September |
Tuesday |
1 |
Ramadan, 1st Day |
Islam |
Food Restriction |
| |
Monday |
22 |
Mabon |
Pagan |
Special Worship |
| |
Friday |
19-29 |
Laylat al Qadr |
Islam |
Special Worship |
| |
Tuesday |
30 - 10/1 |
Rosh Hashanah |
Judaism |
Work Restirction |
| |
Tuesday |
30 |
Navaratri Begins |
Hinduism |
Special Worship |
| |
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| October |
Wednesday |
1 |
Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramadan ends) |
Islam |
Work Restriction |
| |
Thursday |
9* |
Yom Kippur |
Judaism |
Work/Food Restrictions |
| |
Thursday |
9 |
Dussehra |
Hinduism |
Special Worship |
| |
Tuesday |
14 |
Sukkot |
Judaism |
Work Restriction |
| |
Monday |
20* |
Birth of the Báb |
Bahá’í |
Work Restriction |
| |
Wednesday |
22* |
Simchat Torah |
Judaism |
Special Worship |
| |
Tuesday |
28 |
Diwali |
Sikh/Hinduism, Jainism |
Special Worship |
| |
Friday |
31 |
Samhain |
Pagan |
Special Worship |
| |
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| November |
Saturday |
1 |
All Saints’ Day |
Christian |
Special Worship |
| |
Wednesday |
12* |
Birth of Bahá’u’lláh |
Bahá’í |
Work Restriction |
| |
Thursday |
13 |
Guru Nanak’s Birthday |
Sikh |
Special Worship |
| |
Sunday |
30 - 10/1 |
First Sunday of Advent |
Christian |
Special Worship |
| |
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| December |
Sunday |
7 |
The Day of Arafat |
Islam |
Food Restriction |
| |
Monday |
8 |
Immaculate Conception |
Roman Catholic |
Special Worship |
| |
Monday |
8 |
Bodhi Day |
Buddhism |
Special Worship |
| |
Monday |
8 |
Eid-ul-Adha |
Islam |
Work Restriction |
| |
Friday |
12 |
Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Roman Catholic |
Special Worship |
| |
Sunday |
21 |
Yule |
Pagan |
Special Worship |
| |
Monday |
22* |
Chanukah (8 days)( |
Judaism |
Special Worship |
| |
Tuesday |
23 |
Joseph Smith’s Birthday |
Latter Day Saints (Mormon) |
Special Worship |
| |
Thursday |
25 |
Christmas |
Christian |
Special Worship |
| |
Friday |
26-1/1 |
Kwanzaa |
African Heritage |
Special Worship |
| |
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| January |
Thursday |
1 |
Solemnity of Mary |
Roman Catholic |
Special Worship |
| |
Tuesday |
6 |
Epiphany |
Christian |
Special Worship |
| |
Wednesday |
7 |
Nativity of Jesus Christ |
Orthodox Christian |
Special Worship |
| |
Monday |
19-29 |
Ashoura |
Islam |
Special Worship/Food Restriction |
| |
Monday |
26-1/1 |
Lunar (Chinese) New Year |
Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist |
Special Worship |
| |
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| February |
Monday |
2 |
Imbolc |
Pagan |
Special Worship |
| |
Wednesday |
25 |
Ash Wednesday |
Christian |
Special Worship/Food Restriction |
| |
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| March |
Monday |
2 |
19 Day Fast begins |
Bahá’í |
Food Restriction |
| |
Friday |
6 |
Shivaratri |
Hinduism |
Special Worship |
| |
Tuesday |
10 |
Great Lent begins |
Orthodox Christian |
|
| |
Tuesday |
10* |
Purim |
Judaism |
Special Worship |
| |
Wednesday |
11 |
Holi |
Hinduism |
Special Worship |
| |
Friday |
20 |
Mohammad’s birthday |
Islam |
|
| |
Friday |
20 |
Spring Equinox |
Pagan |
Special Worship |
| |
Saturday |
21 |
Naw Ruz (New Year’s Day) |
Bahá’í/Zoroastian |
Work Restriction |
| |
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| April |
Sunday |
5 |
Palm Sunday |
Christian |
Special Worship |
| |
Wednesday |
8 |
Buddha’s Birthday |
Buddhism (Japan, Korea) |
Special Worship |
| |
Thursday |
9 |
Maundy Thursday |
Christian |
Special Worship |
| |
Thursday |
9 - 16 |
Passover |
Judaism |
Food/Work Restrictions |
| |
Friday |
10 |
Good Friday |
Christian |
Special Worship/Food Restriction |
| |
Sunday |
12 |
Easter |
Christian |
Special Worship |
| |
Sunday |
12 |
Palm Sunday |
Orthodox Christian |
Special Worship |
| |
Monday |
13 |
Baisakhi (New Year) |
Hinduism, Sikh |
Special Worship |
| |
Thursday |
16 |
Holy Thursday |
Orthodox Christian |
Special Worship |
| |
Friday |
17 |
Holy Friday |
Orthodox Christian |
Special Worship |
| |
Sunday |
19-29 |
Easter/Pascha |
Orthodox Christian |
Special Worship |
| |
Tuesday |
21* |
Yom Hashoah |
Judaism |
Special Worship |
| |
Tuesday |
21 |
Ascension |
Christian |
Special Worship |
| |
Tuesday |
21* |
Ridvan (through May 2) |
Bahá’í |
Special Worship/Work Restriction |
| |
Wednesday |
29 |
Ridvan (through May 2) |
Bahá’í |
Special Worship/Work Restriction |
| |
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| May |
Friday |
1 |
Beltane |
Pagan |
Special Worship |
| |
Saturday |
2 |
12th Day of Ridvan |
Bahá’í |
Work/Food Restrictions |
| |
Wednesday |
13 |
Vesak |
Buddhism (Southeast Asia) |
Special Worship |
| |
Saturday |
23* |
Declaration of the Bab |
Bahá’í |
Work Restriction |
| |
Thursday |
28 |
Ascension of Jesus |
Orthodox Christian |
Special Worship |
| |
Friday |
29* |
Ascension of the Bahá’u’lláh |
Bahá’í |
Work Restriction |
| |
Friday |
29 - 30 |
Shavuot |
Judaism |
Special Worship/Work Restriction |
| |
Sunday |
31 |
Pentecost |
Christian |
Special Worship |
