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2008 - 2009 Interfaith Calendar |
* Means that Holy days begin at sundown the day
before this date.
** Regional customs, group preference or
moon sightings may cause a variation of this
date.
Bold titles are primary holy days of a
tradition. |
| August
2008 |
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August
1 |
Lammas -
Christian
Fast in
honor of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus -
Orthodox Christian |
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August 2 |
Lughnassad * -
Wicca
Northern
Hemisphere
Imbolc * -
Wicca
Southern
Hemisphere |
| August
6 |
Transfiguration of Our Lord
- Orthodox Christian |
| August
10 |
Tisha B'Av * -
Jewish |
| August
15 |
Assumption of Blessed
Virgin Mary -
Catholic
Dormition
of the Theotokos -
Orthodox Christian |
| August
16 |
Raksha Bandhan ** -
Hindu |
| August
18 |
Lailat al Bara'ah * -
Islam
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| August
24 |
Krishna
Janmashtami
** - Hindu |
| August
25 |
Assumption of the Virgin Mary -
Catholic
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| August
28 |
Paryushana
-
Jain |
| August
29 |
Beheading of John the Baptist -
Christian |
| August
31 |
Lailat al Miraj * -
Islam |
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September 2008 |
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September 1 |
Church year begins -
Orthodox Christian |
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September 2 |
Ramadan
begins * - Islam
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September 3 |
Ganesa Chaturthi ** -
Hindu
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September 8 |
Nativity of Mary -
Christian |
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September 14 |
Holy Cross Day -
Christian |
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September 15 |
Moon Cake Festival -
Chinese Taoist tradition
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September 22 |
Autumnal Equinox
Mabon * - Wicca
Northern Hemisphere
Ostara * - Wicca
Southern Hemisphere |
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September 28 |
Laylat al Kadar -
Islam |
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September 29 |
Michael and All Angels -
Christian |
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September 30 - October 1 |
Rosh Hashanah
* - Jewish |
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September 30 - October 8 |
Navaratri ** -
Hindu |
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| October
2008 |
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October
2 |
Eid al Fitr
- Ramadan ends * - Islam |
| October
4 |
St Francis Day -
Catholic |
| October
9 |
Yom Kippur
* -
Jewish
Dasera
** - Hindu |
| October
13 |
Thanksgiving -
Interfaith -
Canada |
| October
14-20 |
Sukkot * -
Jewish |
| October
20 |
Birth of the B'ab * -
Baha'i
Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth - Sikh |
| October
21 |
Semini Atzeret * -
Jewish |
| October
22 |
Simhat Torah * -
Jewish
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| October
27 |
Reformation Day -
Protestant Christian
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| October
28 |
Milvian
Bridge
Day -
Christian
Diwali
- Deepavali ** - Hindu - Sikh - Jain |
| October
31 |
All Hallows Eve -
Christian
Reformation Day - Protestant Christian |
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| November
2008 |
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November 1 |
All Saints' Day -
Christian
Samhain * - Wicca
Northern Hemisphere
Beltane * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere |
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November 2 |
All Souls' Day -
Christian |
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November 12 |
Birth of Baha'u'llah * -
Baha'i
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November 13 |
Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib
- Sikh |
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November 15 |
Nativity Fast begins -
Orthodox Christian |
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November 23 |
Christ the King -
Christian |
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November 24 |
Guru Tegh Bahadur Martydrom -
Sikh |
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November 26 |
Day of Covenant * -
Baha'i |
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November 27 |
Thanksgiving -
Interfaith - USA |
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November 28 |
Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha * -
Baha'i |
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November 30 |
First Sunday of Advent -
Christian
St. Andrew's Day - Christian |
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December 2008 |
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December 6-9 |
Hajj -
Islam |
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December 8 |
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** -
Buddhism
Immaculate Conception - Catholic |
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December 9 |
Eid al Adha
* - Islam |
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December 12 |
Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe -
Catholic
Advent Fast begins - Orthodox Christian |
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December 16-25 |
Posedas Novidenas -
Christian |
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December 21 |
Yule * -
Wicca
Northern Hemisphere
Litha * -
Wicca
Southern Hemisphere
Yule -
Christian |
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December 22-29 |
Hanukkah * -
Jewish |
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December 25 |
Christmas
* -
Christian
Feast of the Nativity ** - Orthodox Christian |
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December 26 |
Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra)
- Zoroastrian |
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December 28 |
Holy Innocents -
Christian
Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic |
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December 29 |
Muharram (first day of new year) * -
Islam |
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December 31 |
Watch Night -
Christian |
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January 2009 |
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January 1 |
Mary, Mother of God - Catholic
Feast of St. Basil - Orthodox Christian
Gantan-sai (New Years) -
Shinto |
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January 3 |
Vasant Panchami ** - Hindu |
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January 5 |
Twelfth Night - Christian
Guru Gobindh Singh birthday -
Sikh |
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January 6 |
Epiphany - Christian
Feast of the Theophany - Orthodox
Christian
Dia de los Reyes - Christian |
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January 7 |
Nativity of Christ -
Orthodox Christian |
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January 11 |
Mahayana New Year (3 days) ** - Buddhism
Baptism of Lord Jesus - Christian |
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January 13 |
Maghi - Sikh |
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January 17 |
Blessing of the Animals - Hispanic Christian |
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January 18 |
World Religion Day - Baha'i
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins
- Christian |
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January 25 |
Conversion of St. Paul - Christian |
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January 26 |
Chinese New Year - Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist |
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February 2009 |
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February 1 |
Four Chaplains Sunday - Interfaith USA |
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February 2 |
Candlemas - Christian
Presentation of Christ in the Temple -
Anglican Christian
Imbolc * - Wicca Northern
hemisphere
Lughnassad * - Wicca Southern hemisphere |
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February 8 |
Triodion begins - Orthodox Christian |
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February 9 |
Tu B'shvat * - Jewish |
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February 14 |
Saint Valentine's Day - Christian |
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February 15 |
Nirvana Day ** - Buddhism |
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February 21 |
Saturday of Souls #1 - Orthodox Christian |
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February 22 |
Transfiguration Sunday - Christian
Meatfare Sunday - Orthodox Christian |
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February 23 |
Maha Shivaratri ** - Hindu |
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February 24 |
Saint Matthew's Day - Christian
Shrove Tuesday - Christian |
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February 25 |
Ash Wednesday - Lent begins - Christian |
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February 26 |
Intercalary Days begin * Baha'i |
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March 2009 |
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March 1 |
Intercalary Days conclude * - Baha'i
Cheesefare Sunday - Orthodox Christian
Four Chaplains Sunday - Christian/Jewish
Interfaith
Saint David of Wales - Christian |
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March 2 |
Lent begins - Clean Monday - Orthodox
Christian |
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March 8 |
Orthodox Sunday - Orthodox Christian |
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March 9 |
Mawlid an Nabi * - Islam
Clean Monday - Orthodox Christian |
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March 10 |
Purim * - Jewish |
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March 11 |
Holi ** - Hindu
Hola Mohala - Sikh |
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March 13 |
L. Ron Hubbard birthday - Scientology |
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March 17 |
St Patrick's Day - Christian |
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March 21 |
Ostara * - Wicca -
Northern Hemisphere
Mabon * - Wicca - Southern Hemisphere
Norouz (New Year) - Persian/Zoroastrian
Naw Ruz (New
Year) - Baha'i |
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March 25 |
Annunciation of Virgin Mary - Christian |
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March 26 |
Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra) -
Zoroastrian |
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March 27 |
New Year ** - Hindu |
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March 29 |
Passion Sunday ** - Christian |
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April 2009 |
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April 3 |
Ramanavami ** - Hindu |
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April 5 |
Palm Sunday - Christian |
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April 7 |
Mahavir Jayanti ** - Jain |
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April 9-10 |
Pesach (Passover) first two days * - Jewish |
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April 9-12 |
Theravadin New Year ** - Buddhism |
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April 9 |
Lord's Evening Meal - Jehovah's Witness
Christian
Maundy Thursday - Christian
Hanuman Jayanti - Hindu |
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April 10 |
Good Friday - Christian |
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April 12 |
Easter - Christian
Palm Sunday - Orthodox Christian |
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April 13 |
Easter Monday - Christian |
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April 14 |
Baisakhi - Sikh |
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April 15-16 |
Pesach (Passover) final two
days * - Jewish |
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April 17 |
Holy Friday - Orthodox Christian |
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April 18 |
Lazarus Saturday - Orthodox Christian |
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April 19 |
Easter/Pascha - Orthodox Christian |
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April 21 |
Yom HaSho'ah * - Jewish
First Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i |
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April 23 |
Saint George's Day - Christian |
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April 29 |
Yom Ha'Atzmaut * - Jewish
Ninth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i |
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April 30 |
St. James the Great Day - Orthodox Christian |
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May 2009 |
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May 1 |
Beltane * - Wicca Northern hemisphere
Samhain * - Wicca Southern hemisphere |
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May 2 |
Twelfth Day of Ridvan * - Baha'i |
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May 9 |
Buddha Day - Visakha Puja -
Vesak ** - Buddhism |
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May 12 |
Lag B'Omer * - Jewish |
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May 21 |
Ascension of Jesus - Christian |
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May 23 |
Declaration of the Bab * - Baha'i |
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May 28 |
Ascension of Jesus - Orthodox Christian |
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May 29-30 |
Shavuot * - Jewish |
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May 29 |
Ascension of Baha'u'llah * -
Baha'i |
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May 31 |
Pentecost - Christian
Lag B'Omer - Jewish |
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June 2009 |
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June 7 |
Trinity - Christian
Pentecost - Orthodox Christian |
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June 9 |
Saint Columba of Iona - Celtic Christian |
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June 11 |
Corpus Christi - Catholic |
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June 14 |
All Saints - Orthodox Christian |
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June 16 |
Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom - Sikh |
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June 19 |
Sacred Heart of Jesus - Catholic
New Church Day - Swedenborgian Christian
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June 21 |
Summer Solstice
Litha * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
Yule * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
First Nations Day - Canadian Native People |
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June 24 |
Saint John the Baptist Birth - Christian |
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June 28 |
Saints Peter and Paul - Christian |
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July 2009 |
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July 7 |
Asalha Puja Day ** Buddhism |
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July 9 |
Martyrdom of the Bab * - Baha'i |
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July 11 |
St Benedict Day - Catholic |
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July 13 |
Ulambana (Obon> ** Buddhism |
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July 15 |
Saint Vladimir's Day - Christian |
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July 20 |
Lailat al Miraj * - Islam |
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July 23 |
Haile Selassi I birthday - Rastafari |
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July 24 |
Pioneer Day- Mormon Christian |
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July 25 |
St. James the Great Day - Christian |
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July 30 |
Tisha B'Av * - Jewish |
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August 2009 |
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August 1 |
Lammas - Christian
Fast Day in honor of Holy Mother of Jesus
- Orthodox Christian |
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August 2 |
Lughnassad - Wicca
Northern hemisphere
Imbolc* - Wicca Southern hemisphere
Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus -
Orthodox Christian |
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August 5 |
Raksha Bandhan ** - Hindu |
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August 6 |
Transfiguration of the Lord - Orthodox
Christian |
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August 7 |
Lailat al Bara'ah * - Islam |
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August 14 |
Krishna Janmashtami ** - Hindu |
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August 15 |
Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Catholic
Dormition of the Theotokos - Orthodox
Christian |
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August 17 |
Paryushana ** - Jain |
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August 22 |
Ramadan begins * - Islam |
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August 23 |
Ganesa Chaturthi ** - Hindu |
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August 25 |
Assumption of Virgin Mary - Catholic |
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August 29 |
Beheading of John the Baptist - Christian |
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September 2009 |
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September 1 |
Ecclesiastical Year begins - Orthodox
Christian |
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September 8 |
Nativity of Mary - Christian |
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September 14 |
Elevation of the Life Giving Cross -
Christian |
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September 17 |
Lailat al Kadr * - Islam |
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September 19-20 |
Rosh Hashanah * - Jewish |
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September 19-27 |
Navaratri ** - Hindu |
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September 20 |
Eid al Fitr * - Ramadan ends -
Islam |
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September 22 |
Autumnal Equinox
Mabon * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
Ostara * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere |
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September 28 |
Yom Kippur * - Jewish
Dasera ** - Hindu |
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September 29 |
Michael and All Angels - Christian |
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October 2009 |
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October 3-9 |
Sukkot * - Jewish |
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October 4 |
St Francis Day - Catholic |
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October 10 |
Shemini Atzeret * - Jewish |
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October 11 |
Simchat Torah * - Jewish |
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October 12 |
Thanksgiving - Interfaith - Canada |
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October 17 |
Diwali (Deepavali) ** - Hindu, Jain |
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October 20 |
Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth -
Sikh |
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October 27 |
Reformation Day - Protestant Christian |
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October 28 |
Milvian Bridge Day - Christian |
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October 29 |
Birth of the Bab - Baha'i |
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October 30 |
All Hallows Eve - Christian |
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November 2009 |
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November 1 |
All Saints' Day - Christian
Samhain * - Wicca Northern
hemisphere
Beltane * - Wicca Southern hemisphere
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November 2 |
All Souls' Day - Catholic
Guru Nanak Dev Sahib birthday Sikh |
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November 12 |
Birth of Baha'u'llah * - Baha'i |
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November 15 |
Nativity Fast begins (through Dec 24) -
Orthodox Christian |
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November 22 |
Christ the King - Christian |
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November 24 |
Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom - Sikh |
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November 25-28 |
Hajj * - Islam |
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November 26 |
Thanksgiving - Interfaith - USA
Day of Covenant * - Baha'i
Hajj Day * - Islam |
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November 28 |
Eid al Adha * - Islam
Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha * Baha'i |
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November 29 |
First Sunday of Advent - Christian |
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November 30 |
Saint Andrew's Day - Christian |
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December 2009 |
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December 6 |
Saint Nicholas Day - Christian |
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December 8 |
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhism
Immaculate Conception - Catholic |
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December 12 |
Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic
Advent Fast begins - Orthodox Christian
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December 12 |
Hanukkah * - Jewish |
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December 16-25 |
Posadas Navidenas - Christian |
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December 18 |
Hijra - New Year * - Islam |
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December 21 |
Winter Solstice
Yule - Christian
Yule * - Wicca northern hemisphere
Litha * - Wicca southern hemisphere |
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December 25 |
Christmas
* - Christian |
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December 26 |
Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra -
Zoroastrian |
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December 27 |
Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic
Ashura * - Islam |
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December 28 |
Holy Innocents - Christian |
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December 31 |
Watch Night - Christian |
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